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More Economic Backlash: PayPal Scraps N.C. Expansion Worth $3.6 Million

More Economic Backlash: PayPal Scraps N.C. Expansion Worth $3.6 Million

PayPal Calls OFf Expansion into NC Over State's Discrimination Law

PayPal said Tuesday it was canceling a 400-job expansion in North Carolina, the biggest tangible economic loss so far in response to a new state law that restricts protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

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