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• Joe Biden leads in the polls in 4 pivotal states

  12-09-2020 23:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, speak with community members in Wauwatosa, Wis.
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  Four new polls conducted by The New York Times/Siena College show Joe Biden leading Donald Trump in Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin.
  Biden is ahead 50%-41% in Minnesota, 46%-42% in Nevada, 45%-42% in New Hampshire, and 48%-43% in Wisconsin. When all four states are combined, Biden leads 48%-42%.
  In recent weeks, Biden and Trump have made cam
  
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• Netflix faces growing political uproar over the film 'Cuties' as critics argue it's 'complicit' in child trafficking

  12-09-2020 21:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  The French film "Cuties" is drawing strong opposition from a growing number of Capitol Hill lawmakers who are demanding investigations into Netflix.
  A controversial movie poster promoting the film in the US was pulled and replaced with another image. The film was released in the US on Sept. 9.
  Opposition to the film's release has been driven mostly by political conservatives including Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley, along with Democrat Tulsi Gabbard.
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• 2 United employees are reportedly suing the airline for staffing NFL, MLB, and NCAA charter flights with young, blond crews

  12-09-2020 21:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Two veteran United flight attendants are suing the airline for discriminating against employees based on their physical attributes by only staffing athletic team charter flights with young, blond crews, Bloomberg reported.
  The flight attendants, which Bloomberg identified as a Black woman and a Jewish woman who have both worked at United for more than 28 years, said they could not work on the charter flights because they were not on the "preferred" list.
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• 62% of Americans are worried that 'political pressure' from the Trump administration will rush a coronavirus vaccine, new poll shows

  12-09-2020 20:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A researcher works on a vaccine against the new coronavirus COVID-19 at the Copenhagen's University research lab in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 23, 2020.
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  62% of adults in the US worry that "political pressure from the Trump administration lead the FDA to rush to approve a coronavirus vaccine without making sure that it is safe and effective," according to a new poll from Kaiser Family Foundation. 
  President Donald Trump has claimed that a vaccine for
  
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• Photos submitted to be included in the Library of Congress' permanent collection show American life during the coronavirus pandemic

  12-09-2020 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Screenshot of the Library of Congress' "COVID-19: American Experiences" Flickr group landing page.
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  The Library of Congress is inviting Flickr users across the US to submit images documenting their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic for inclusion in its permanent collections.
  The agency wants to assemble a "diverse collection" of images to help future generations understand the impact of COVID-19 on American life.
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• Israel is about to enter a second nationwide lockdown after its COVID-19 cases saw a major surge since reopening in May

  12-09-2020 19:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Women wear face masks as a preventive measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Jerusalem on September 10, 2020.
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  Israel is about to enter a second COVID-19 lockdown as the country experiences a resurgence in cases following what some say was a fumbled reopening.
  Israel is the first country in the world to reenter a full, nationwide shutdown during the pandemic, per The Times.
  There are more than 145,000 reported cases with nearly 1,
  
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• The Democrat challenger to a Trump and QAnon supporter suddenly dropped out of race for Georgia House seat

  12-09-2020 19:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Marjorie Taylor Greene in a campaign ad.
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  Kevin Van Ausdal, the Democrat candidate in the race for Georgia's 14th congressional district, announced on Friday he was dropping out of the race and moving out of the state.
  Van Ausdal was running opposite the GOP candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene, the staunchly pro-Trump candidate who has expressed support for the baseless, far-right QAnon conspiracy theory. 
  Greene, who won a runoff primary race last month, had already been ex
  
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• 'Doom Patrol' will return for season 3 exclusively on HBO Max as DC Universe moves away from original TV shows

  12-09-2020 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  HBO Max announced on Saturday that it had renewed "Doom Patrol," a former DC Universe original, for a third season exclusively for Max.
  DC publisher and creative chief Jim Lee told The Hollywood Reporter last month that "original content that is on DCU is migrating to HBO Max."
  The move comes after a dramatic restructure at DC's corporate parent, WarnerMedia, that resulted in hundreds of layoffs at the comics company.
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• A Los Angeles artist is selling $180 'Karen' Halloween masks, calling them 'the real monsters of 2020'

  12-09-2020 18:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jason Adcock
  An artist is selling "Karen" Halloween masks for $180 online in a nod to the viral meme that has come to represent problematic white women.
  The "Karen" meme especially took hold this year as middle-aged white women began going viral for asserting their sense of entitlement in actions that some perceive as racist.
  Los Angeles-based artist Jason Adcock created two versions of the "Karen" mask: one with an angry expression and another covered in warts that is dubbed KAREN-19, likely in
  
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• Trump urges voters in North Carolina to cast their ballots twice — by mail and at the polls — to 'make sure' they're counted

  12-09-2020 17:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his first re-election campaign rally in several months in the midst of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., June 20, 2020.
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  President Donald Trump on Saturday asked voters in North Carolina to cast a ballot twice, which is illegal, to make sure their vote got counted.
  His tweet comes a day after North Carolina released an app to help voters monitor the status of their absentee ballots.
  North Carolina A
  
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• Warren Buffett's $570 million bet on Snowflake shows he completely trusts his deputies, investor Jake Taylor says

  12-09-2020 17:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bill Pugliano/GettyBerkshire Hathaway's $570 million bet on Snowflake shows CEO Warren Buffett completely trusts his two portfolio managers, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, one fund manager says."Buffett has given full agency to his lieutenants," Jake Taylor, CEO of Farnam Street Investments and cohost of the "Value: After Hours" podcast, told Business Insider."A high-profile tech IPO is a resounding confirmation that his actions match his words," he added.Taylor's comments echo those of Paul Lount
  
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• A Wall Street chief strategist explains how the shockingly quick onset of pandemic fear may have set up both the economy and stock market for a surprisingly strong 2021

  12-09-2020 17:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe sharp reaction to the coronavirus pandemic through widespread saving and economic policy could boost the US recovery in 2021, James Paulsen, chief investment strategist at The Leuthold Group, said in a Friday note.The government's degree of policy support dwarfs that seen during recessions in the 1980s and 2008. Companies took similarly drastic precautions by slashing extraneous costs to lower breakeven points, Paulsen noted.Americans reacted by saving more and
  
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• From warehouses to tech office expansions, these are the key commercial real-estate deals and trends to watch

  12-09-2020 17:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We rounded up the latest news on commercial real-estate deals and trends.
  Katie Warren/Business InsiderThe coronavirus pandemic threw the real-estate world into disarray, as people emptied out of offices, hotels, and malls and worked from their homes. That disruption has transformed how people and companies finance, operate, and occupy real estate. Some big firms have been rethinking office needs — and some commercial real-estate deals were put on ice as financing dries up. Coworking
  
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• A photographer breached Joe Biden's security perimeter at a Pennsylvania airport

  12-09-2020 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, board their plane at the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport on Sept. 11, 2020.
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  A credentialed photographer breached Joe Biden's airport security perimeter in Pennsylvania on Friday.
  Biden and his wife, Jill, were walking up the chartered airplane's staircase when the photographer was able to join the press pool under the aircraft's left wing.
  The man was quickly caught by Secret Service and physically removed from the tarmac.
  
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• Oxford and AstraZeneca are resuming coronavirus vaccine trials after a participant fell ill

  12-09-2020 16:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Capped vials are seen during filling and packaging tests for the large-scale production and supply of the University of Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222.
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  Clinical trials for the coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have resumed in the United Kingdom after the process was recently halted over a participant's adverse reaction. 
  The company said Saturday in a press release that a review board "has concl
  
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• PRESENTING: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says workplace rules are dead and credits much of the company's success to scrapping strict office policies

  12-09-2020 16:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Reed Hastings.
  Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images / NetflixThe world of work completely shifted since the pandemic hit — and maybe for the better. In this exclusive op-ed, Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix and co-author of his new book "No Rules Rules," shares how the shift to a less controlled and bureaucratic environment in the workplace is beneficial for success. He explains his radical approach to leadership, and why he believes scrapping stringent policies around expenses, travel, manda
  
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• A Navy early-warning plane was damaged after hitting a fighter jet while landing on an aircraft carrier

  12-09-2020 16:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An E-2D Hawkeye lands on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan during exercise Keen Sword 19, November 7, 2018.
  US Navy/Mass Comm. Specialist 3rd Class MacAdam Kane Weissman
  A Navy E-2C Hawkeye early-warning plane struck the tail fin of a missile on a parked F/A-18 fighter jet when the Hawkeye landed on the aircraft carrier Nimitz.
  No one was injured, but the Navy hasn't said whether the accident has sidelined the aircraft.
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• The USPS is accused of 'confusing' voters by mailing all Americans 'postcards with misinformation' about voting

  12-09-2020 16:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Colorado Secretary of State on Friday said the postal service is confusing voters by mailing out a nationwide postcard encouraging Americans to plan ahead.
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  The United States Postal Service was accused Friday of misleading American voters by sending a national mailer encouraging them to plan ahead before they vote by mail.
  Jena Griswold, the Colorado secretary of state, leveled the accusations against USPS in a tweet late Friday, arguing the mailer is "conf
  
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• The hard truths about 9/11's aftermath and the US's legacy in Afghanistan

  12-09-2020 16:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Smoke pours from the World Trade Center towers after they were hit by two hijacked airliners in a terrorist attack September 11, 2001.
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  Nineteen years after the September 11 attacks, memories of that day and its destruction are still vivid in the minds of Americans and others around the world.
  In Afghanistan, September 11 was just the start, and the war the US has fought there since then will last long after US troops leave, writes Candace Rondeaux, senior fellow and p
  
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• Now is the worst time to buy a new Xbox

  12-09-2020 16:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Xbox One X, left, and Xbox One S, right.
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  With two new Xbox consoles scheduled to launch on November 10, there has never been a worse time to buy a current-gen Xbox One.
  The new Xbox consoles will do everything that the current Xbox One consoles can do, plus they'll be able to power next-gen games.
  Most critically: Both next-gen Xbox consoles cost the same price as the current ones, at $300 and $500.
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  When the next-gen Xbox console
  
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• Athletes, priests and politicians: 9 public figures who didn't take the coronavirus seriously and then got infected themselves

  12-09-2020 16:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro adjusts his protective face mask at a press statement during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brasilia, Brazil, March 20, 2020. Picture taken March 20, 2020.
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  Some political figures, athletes, and celebrities didn't take the COVID-19 pandemic threat seriously, refusing to wear face masks or publicly joked about the virus.
  But despite dismissing claims about the threat of the virus, they ended up getting it themselves.
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• I've been trying to teach my kids about collective responsibility during the pandemic. It's too bad our political leaders are undermining the message.

  12-09-2020 16:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A mother with her two daughters wearing masks to guard against spreading COVID-19 on a walk, May 9, 2020 in Salerno, Italy.
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  During the pandemic, I've been trying to be a good role models for my children. Telling them to social distance, limit contact with others, and wear masks.
  But many of our leaders have been terrible role models and our fellow Americans have been flouting the rules. This makes it harder to teach collective responsbility to kids.
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• Job diary: Here's what it's like to be a cat sitter during the pandemic, where landing a gig is more competitive than ever

  12-09-2020 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Madolline Gourley and Jaspurr the cat from her recent pet sit.
  Madolline Gourley
  Madolline Gourley is a 29-year-old traveler and writer from Brisbane, Australia who has worked around the world as a house and pet sitter since 2012.
  Gourley hadn't scheduled any sits since March due to the pandemic, but in August she accepted a cat sit for former clients who were planning a week-long vacation.
  Gourley says that beyond observing social distancing measures in the apartment complex and using han
  
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• We're ignoring one of the most obvious ways to avoid spreading the coronavirus: stop talking so much

  12-09-2020 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Teachers wearing masks attend a meeting at Jean-Jaures elementary school in Cenon near Bordeaux, France on May 11, 2020 amid preparations to re-open primary schools.
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  Talking loudly may spread the virus to others better than being quiet.
  It's possible that this is part of the reason why English speakers have had higher infection rates than the Japanese. 
  But that doesn't mean we should all go silent. 
  Talking to others is one of the most important th
  
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• 4 ways to strengthen your soft skills as a freelancer

  12-09-2020 15:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Having solid soft skills is key to being a successful freelancer.
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  Learning to leverage soft skills — such as collaboration, time management, communication, and critical thinking — can help you stand out in today's job market. 
  As a freelancer, it's critical to take notes and ask for feedback to pick up on details about expectations for new projects. 
  You are in charge of your own schedule, so hone in your time management skills, and be specific when
  
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• 7 lessons about mental strength I learned from being a therapist

  12-09-2020 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Amy Morin.
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  Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, licensed clinical social worker, mental strength coach, and international bestselling author.
  In her years working as a mental health professional, Morin says her understanding of what mental strength is has evolved, and adds that most people have misconceptions when it comes to mental strength.
  It's very possible to be mentally strong in one area of your life but not in another, Morin explains, and says that mental strength
  
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• Trump's $300 unemployment benefit is expiring with nearly 30 million Americans still on unemployment

  12-09-2020 15:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Trump's Lost Wages Assistance program aimed at supplementing weekly unemployment checks by $300 is ending this week.
  FEMA said states still setting up their programs will get enough funding to provided six weeks of benefits dating back to August 1.
  Nearly 30 million Americans are on unemployment as prospects dim on another coronavirus relief bill for the foreseeable future.
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  For millions of Americans this week, a temporary
  
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• Facebook wants to know how it's shaping the 2020 elections — researchers say it's looking too late and in the wrong places

  12-09-2020 15:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Facebook's executives have repeatedly pledged to do better about cleaning up the platform, but the company has a long way to go.
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  Facebook said it will pay thousands of users to participate in an independent study of how its social media products influence the 2020 US elections.
  The company wants to know "whether and how" social media changes people's votes, but said it doesn't expect results until at least mid-2021, long after Americans
  
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• I've spent weeks using Microsoft's ambitious new foldable phone with 2 screens — here are the best and worst things about it

  12-09-2020 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Microsoft's Surface Duo is a foldable Android smartphone with two screens that can open and close like a book.
  The Surface Duo's unconventional design and hinge make it great for productivity.
  But it still has many drawbacks, especially when it comes to the quality of its camera.
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  After remaining largely absent from the mobile phone industry for years, Microsoft finally made its grand reentry with the Surface Duo:
  
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• A government agency just warned this week's West Coast wildfires could spark a financial crisis. A top economist thinks the effects could linger for years.

  12-09-2020 15:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Firefighters battle wildfires in Southern California on Saturday.
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  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the government agency that regulates the US deriviatives markets, released a report this week that said increasing wildfires in the US could spark a financial crisis. 
  Further, the CFTC said climate change 'poses a major risk to the stability of the US financial system and to its ability to sustain the American economy.' The ripple effe
  
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• How rural states can bridge the 'digital divide,' according to two economic development experts

  12-09-2020 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  These are the state policies that impact digital access among rural Americans.
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  Rural communities are disproportionately affected by the pandemic, as limited access to high-speed internet makes it difficult for people to work from home, access healthcare, and homeschool their kids. 
  Brian Whitacre and Roberto Gallardo, experts in economic development, examined initiatives and restrictions from rural state governments to determine which policies impacted the
  
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• Apple has been noticeably absent from the race for a foldable phone — and there's a good reason why

  12-09-2020 15:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple's iPhone 11
  Crystal Cox/Business Insider
  Tech companies like Samsung, Microsoft, and Motorola are among the first to launch foldable smartphones.
  But today's foldable phones are still noticeably more expensive than standard phones, and it's clear that companies are still refining their ideas.
  Plus, there still isn't any evidence that customers are actually interested in foldable phones.
  If Apple does release a foldable phone, it's likely to wait until the market has matured a bit more as
  
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• Tommy Hilfiger is selling his sprawling Greenwich estate for $48 million. Take a look at the historic 22-acre property.

  12-09-2020 14:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hilfiger says he and his wife are moving to Palm Beach, Florida.
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  Tommy Hilfiger is selling his Greenwich, Connecticut, estate for $47.5 million, per Sotheby’s International Realty.
  During the pandemic, wealthy New Yorkers in search of more space have been flocking to the affluent Connecticut city.
  "I hear from my friends in real e
  
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• REVIEW: I've fallen in and out of love with the VW GTI — but the 44-year-old hot hatch can still work its magic on me

  12-09-2020 14:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VW GTI
  Matthew DeBord/Insider
  The legendary VW Golf GTI arrived in 1976 when I was nine years old. It's captivated me for decades, but I've found plenty of other cars to fall for in 44 years.
  VW recently loaned me a 2020 GTI that stickered at about $38,000.
  As usual, I initially thought the GTI was a little crude compared with fancier cars, and even with the VW Golf R, a snazzier sibling that I last drove a few years ago.
  But over a week, the GTI worked its charms on me, and once again I asked
  
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• Some states have 'unintentionally' pursued a herd-immunity strategy to control the coronavirus, experts say — and it's kind of working

  12-09-2020 14:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A server at the Hungry Tarpon Restaurant in Islamorada, Florida, gives an entree to a couple on June 1, 2020.
  Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Handout via REUTERS
  A population can achieve herd immunity after enough people become immune to a virus, either through vaccination or infection.
  Arizona, Florida, and Texas — which had huge coronavirus outbreaks following early reopenings — may have reached low levels of herd immunity that have helped slow the virus's spread in the
  
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• Citi's next CEO — Wall Street's return to office — Banking bootcamp

  12-09-2020 14:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
   It may have been a short workweek, but there was no shortage of big Wall Street news.Citi announced that CEO Michael Corbat will be retiring next year and Jane Fraser, currently the firm's president and head of consumer banking, will be taking the helm. Fraser's elevation to CEO marks the first time a woman will lead a major US bank — a watershed moment for women in finance. You can read all the details from Reed Alexander here:Wall Street shatters a glass ceiling as Jane Fraser
  
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• New Tesla challengers are scoring huge investments, but Nikola, Rivian, and Lucid may arrive too late to gain ground in the electric car market

  12-09-2020 14:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tesla got to where it is the hard way, with a modest 2010 IPO that raised around $260 million, followed by a decade of slogging through what CEO Elon Musk has often called "production hell."
  Maurizio Pesce
  A batch of electric-vehicle startups — such as Lucid, Rivian, and Fisker — has launched exciting new vehicles and attracted billions in investment.
  The traditional auto industry is also shifting to EVs and taking stakes in startups: GM acquired an 11% share in Nikola last week.
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• This opulent Mercedes G-Wagen is a $500,000 art piece on wheels — see inside the G63 Steampunk Edition

  12-09-2020 14:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Carlex Design G63 Steampunk Edition.
  Carlex Design
  Polish car customizer Carlex Design developed a totally over-the-top, steampunk-themed G-Wagen called the Steampunk Edition. 
  Carlex plans to build 10 of the SUVs, and said each one takes 5,200 hours to build. 
  Each limited-edition G63 will feature a leather interior, wood floors, and a bespoke, hand-etched copper roof with steampunk-inspired designs. 
  The conversion costs roughly $350,000, not including the price of the SUV itse
  
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• Some Tesla Model Y owners say they've found parts in their cars that look like 'someone made a run to Home Depot'

  12-09-2020 14:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The new Tesla Model Y is seen at its unveiling in Hawthorne, California on March 14, 2019.
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  Tesla owners have found parts inside their Model Y cars held on by straps that don't appear to be standard. 
  In forums, some owners said the parts looked like someone had "made a run to Home Depot to make Q2 numbers."
  It isn't clear how widespread the possible use of the non-standard parts is, or if they can cause any issues with the cars' performance. 
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• Lucid Motors will launch an electric SUV on the heels of its Air sedan — see the first images of 'Project Gravity'

  12-09-2020 14:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lucid Motors Project Gravity.
  Lucid Motors
  After debuting its all-electric sedan, the Air, Lucid Motors also published images of its upcoming SUV.
  For now, it's called Project Gravity and it will be built on the same platform as the Air.
  A company spokesperson told Business Insider that Lucid hopes to bring Project Gravity to market by 2023.
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  On the heels of the all-electric Lucid Air sedan, California EV startup Lucid Motors also released a ha
  
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