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• Costco is the latest major retail chain to raise its minimum wage for employees nationally, the company will go from $16 to $17 an hour for all positions starting Monday.
• Former New York Times columnist Nick Kristof is running for Governor of Oregon in 2022, joining a crowded Democratic primary in what could be a tough three-way general election race.
• Health ministry officials in Singapore are investigating a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases as more than 5,000 new infections were reported Wednesday, a record for the city-state.
• Beijing is warning the Biden administration that the US faces "huge risks" in supporting Taiwan as Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is "confident" that the US would defend the island if needed.
• Verizon Wireless says it will use Amazon's low-orbit satellites to extend 4G and 5G coverage in rural areas and to corporate customers in a major partnership deal.