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By Anne Steele Spotify s pandemic boost may be peaking. The Swedish audio-streaming giant posted stronger-than-expected subscription growth in the fourth quarter of 2020 as more listeners tuned into music and podcasts from home amid the coronavirus pandemic. Still, the company offered a conservative outlook for the current year as new sign-ups could ebb. Shares in Spotify Technology SA fell 9% Wednesday morning in New York to $315. The pandemic proved to be a boon for streaming content as lockdowns across the world had consumers turning to screens and smart speakers for entertainment. In a way it s been one of the most interesting social experiments I ve ever seen in real time with a billion-plus people overnight changing pretty much everything about their habits, Spotify Chief Executive Daniel Ek said in an interview. Assuming Covid is beyond us in the latter part of 2021, what s going to happen to cons
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Surveillance video captured Dec. 21 at the Oregon State Capitol shows David Medina, 31, pushing his way into the building, which was closed due to the pandemic. Medina also engaged in confrontations with Oregon State Police at the event.
Many people who tried to storm the Oregon Capitol building on Dec. 21 did not face criminal charges. Two weeks later, some of them would support similar actions in Washington, D.C.
Three men who participated in efforts to storm the Oregon Capitol building Dec. 21 also appear to have traveled to Washington D.C to take part in last week’s failed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.