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Bezos blocks Washington Post Harris endorsement days before the election
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos overruled the editorial board's drafted Kamala Harris endorsement and announced the paper would not endorse a presidential candidate. Two columnists resigned and more than 200,000 subscribers canceled. Blue Origin, owned by Bezos, held a $3.4 billion NASA contract at the time of the decision.