Updated at 5:15 p.m. ET
Amazon will no longer build its additional headquarters in New York City.
The decision announced Thursday comes after an outcry from local politicians, union leaders and community organizers who had organized weeks of protests against massive financial breaks promised to Amazon, one of the world’s most valuable companies.
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