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Rio Tinto said Chairman Simon Thompson would step down because of its destruction of two ancient rock shelters in Australia last year, bowing to demands from some investors for greater accountability for the incident.

The decision won’t affect Dr. Seuss’s best-known works, which publisher Random House Books for Young Readers and several booksellers said would remain available to customers.

The retail chain said it would restart share buybacks and dividends and spend at least $550 million on capital expenditures during new fiscal year.

The retailer’s holiday sales rose solidly, capping off a year when revenue increased more than it had in the previous 11 years combined.

Chains are collecting data from millions of customers as they sign up for shots, enrolling them in patient systems and having recipients register customer profiles.

The executive chairman also said the company would look for ways to help workers monetize some of their shares after the company was forced to call off its listings.

The videoconferencing software provider also said its revenue more than quadrupled to $2.65 billion in its latest fiscal year as lockdowns drove demand for its service.

The American Petroleum Institute said the move to put a price on carbon emissions would be a step toward meeting terms of the Paris climate accord.

SK Innovation wants the Biden administration to reverse a trade ruling it lost to rival LG Chem involving a factory project seen as key to the electric-car plans of Ford and Volkswagen.

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