Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, said the African country has a long history of corruption. The amount paid is much higher than the recent annual aid granted to her.
While the tech giants have plenty of money to build data centers, smaller companies are taking on debt and seizing big opportunities to work with them.
A new industry group wants to set aside the piecemeal, state-by-state approach to imposing food coloring and labeling laws in favor of federal oversight. The opposition has shaken the MAHA coalition.
A lawyer for President Trump said the BBC's review of a speech he gave was "defamatory." The broadcaster apologized on Monday for an "error of judgement".
This will be the second flight of Jeff Bezos' space company's orbital rocket and will include a key test of whether it can land a booster stage for later reuse.