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• Trump nominates antiabortion conservative Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court

  26-09-2020 23:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  US President Donald Trump announces his US Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett (R), in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on September 26, 2020.
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  President Donald Trump on Saturday announced his nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, an antiabortion conservative, to replace liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.
  Barrett's addition to the court would shift the ideological balance of it sharply to the right, giv
  
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• How to watch UFC 253: Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya faces undefeated challenger Paulo Costa

  26-09-2020 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya hoists his belt.
  Photo by Carmen Mandato/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesIsrael Adesanya will defend the UFC Middleweight Championship against Paulo Costa in the main event of UFC 253 tonight on ESPN+.Adesanya and Costa both enter UFC 253 undefeated; Costa is known for his knockout power while Adesanya is respected for his fluid fighting style.UFC 253 is the first in a s
  
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• 2 Former GOP congressmen announce they support Biden, calling Trump 'an ill-formed man who lacks basic self-control'

  26-09-2020 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The American flag at half-staff at the US Capitol after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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  Two former GOP congressmen, Charles Djou of Hawaii and Mickey Edwards of Oklahoma, announced their support for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in a Roll Call opinion article.
  Djou and Edwards are part of "Republicans and Independents for Biden," a group of nearly 100 former GOP lawmakers who are supporting the former vice president.
  
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• Senate will reportedly begin hearings to confirm Trump's Supreme Court pick on October 12

  26-09-2020 21:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Amy Coney Barrett has served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2017. Multiple outlets have reported that Trump will name her to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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  The GOP-led Senate will reportedly begin confirmation hearings on President Donald Trump's pick to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on October 12, according to reports from The Hill and Politico on Saturday. 
  The hearing is expected to last four days an
  
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• Trump makes a $500 billion economic appeal to Black Americans, while pledging to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

  26-09-2020 21:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Trump greets former NFL running back Herschel Walker at a campaign event aimed at Black Americans on Sept. 25, 2020.
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  At a Georgia campaign event on Friday, President Trump unveiled a $500 billion economic plan designed to boost opportunities for for Black Americans.
  The "Platinum Plan" would create 3 million new jobs and 500,000 new black-owned businesses, according to Forbes.
  Trump also announced that he supports making Juneteenth a federal holiday, along with des
  
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• Putin says Russia and the US should make a deal to stop meddling in each other's elections

  26-09-2020 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Russian President Vladimir Putin called for an end to election meddling in a statement released Friday. 
  The suggestion comes as a part of a "comprehensive program" meant to enhance and strengthen the relationship between the two countries, according to the statement. 
  Lawmakers learned earlier this year that Russia was taking steps to influence the votes in this year's presidential election.
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• DOJ accuses TikTok owner of being a 'mouthpiece' of Chinese Communist Party

  26-09-2020 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  The Justice Department filed a response to TikTok's request for an injunction to delay President Donald Trump's partial ban on the app that is scheduled for September 27.
  The DOJ accused the CEO of TikTok's parent company Byte Dance, Zhang Yiming, of acting as a "mouthpiece" for the Chinese Communist Party, The Verge and NPR reported. 
  Earlier this month, the US Commerce Department said that it would enact a partial ban that would prevent US citizens from dow
  
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• The UK pledged more than $700 million to ensure a COVID-19 vaccine is distributed fairly across the world

  26-09-2020 20:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Johnson urged countries to unite against the virus, which he called a "common foe."
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  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged £571 million ($727 million) to a World Health Organization effort to ensure a coronavirus vaccine is distributed fairly across the globe. 
  Johnson addressed the UN General Assembly in a recorded speech on Saturday. He said the COVID-19 pandemic caused countries to have divided approaches to mitigating its spread. 
  He told leaders that they "simply can
  
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• 2020 is a stressful mess. Now, brands are trying to capitalize on the dystopian year from hell.

  26-09-2020 19:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Reese's Big Cups with Pretzels.
  Reese's
  Reese's said its snarky ad campaign for its new Big Cups with Pretzels is symbolic of everyone in 2020 — "keeping it together on the outside, but we're salty on the inside." 
  The candy brand joins a number of other companies that are crafting marketing based on how horrible and stressful 2020 has been. 
  Other campaigns that acknowledge how bad this year is include Natural Lights' offer to build a "mobile dorm" as colleges go remote du
  
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• US presidents tend to make far more money after they leave office — here's how

  26-09-2020 19:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Pensions, book deals, and speaking engagements are ways presidents can make money once they are out of office.
  Brand deals are gaining popularity with former presidents as well.
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  Becoming the president of the United States is a live-changing transition – but one commonly asked question is how US presidents make money after leaving office.A US president makes an annual salary of $400,000 while in office. This is on top of b
  
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• Only 1,000 boxes of Pumpkin Spice mac and cheese are being raffled off by Kraft, which says it's 'trolling the classic PSL' from Starbucks

  26-09-2020 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kraft's limited edition Pumpkin Spice Macaroni and Cheese
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  Kraft is releasing a limited edition Pumpkin Spice Macaroni and Cheese flavor this fall.
  1,000 lucky winners will get to try a box, which comes with a coffee cup and a special pumpkin-spice flavor packet.
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  As the leaves turn orange, flannel-wearers everywhere anticipate the arrival of the classic drink: The Pumpkin Spice Latte. But this year, there's another seasonal treat to look
  
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• John Legend says that Americans 'will have to start thinking about going somewhere else' if Trump is reelected

  26-09-2020 18:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  John Legend performs "Glory" with the rapper Common at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
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  In an interview with Cosmopolitan UK, John Legend says that Americans may have to consider leaving the country if President Trump is reelected.
  "Every once in a while you think about it," Legend said. "I don't know what one's supposed to do when you have a leader who is trying to destroy democracy."
  Trump has feuded with Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, throu
  
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• A Tesla Model 3 in China was caught on video smashing into a fake pedestrian in an automatic braking test

  26-09-2020 18:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  A widely shared clip on Twitter appears to show a Tesla Model 3 dramatically failing an automatic braking test in China.
  In the clip, originally posted to the social media site Weibo, a simulated pedestrian on a controlled path is mowed down by the car.
  In the US, AAA has found major flaws with many automakers' emergency braking software, including Tesla. 
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   Tesla's automatic braking apparently wasn't enough to save a simulated p
  
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• A Black fourth grader was suspended for having a BB gun visible in his online class

  26-09-2020 17:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ka Mauri Harrison, a 9-year-old in Harvey, Louisiana, got suspended for showing a BB gun during his virtual class.
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  A Harvey, Louisiana elementary school suspended a Black fourth grader for unintentionally showing a BB gun during class. 
  NOLA.com reported that 9-year-old Ka Mauri Harrison moved a BB gun that his younger brother tripped on during an English test. Because the gun was visible during class, school officials said it violated their intern
  
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• How to manage devices on HBO Max and remove or add their access to your account

  26-09-2020 17:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You can add or remove a single device or unlink all of your devices from your HBO Max account.
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  You can manage devices on HBO Max to use any number of devices and web browsers with the streaming platform, but you can only stream on up to three devices at once.
  You can review and remove devices you're no longer using from the list of devices on both the mobile app and a browser on your computer.
  If you want to prevent a device from using HBO Max in the future, change y
  
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• How to stream HBO Max over a cellular connection and watch content without Wi-Fi

  26-09-2020 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HBO Max protects your data usage by defaulting to only streaming with a Wi-Fi connection.
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  You can stream the entire HBO Max library over a cellular connection on any device where the app or desktop site is accessible.
  If you use a smartphone or tablet, you have the option of streaming HBO Max titles over an internet connection or through your device's cellular data connection. 
  Cellular streaming uses a lot of data, so the HBO Max app defaults to only allow you to
  
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• How to use an Uber Eats gift card to pay for orders on the app

  26-09-2020 17:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You can add a gift card to your Uber Eats wallet and select it as your payment method during checkout.
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  You can use Uber Eats gift cards to pay balances on orders from restaurants and other food establishments that deliver via the Uber Eats platform.  
  Gift cards are available in $25, $50, $100, and $200 denominations and can be delivered via email or text. 
  You can add your gift card to your Uber Eats wallet and select it when paying for your order. 
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• Some people aren't taking COVID-19 seriously, and virus deniers are ignoring the warnings about the deadliest pandemic in modern history, experts say

  26-09-2020 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  People protest at the US Capitol against the state's extended stay-at-home order on April 19.
  Reuters/Lindsey Wasson
  COVID-19 has infected 31 million people and killed 970,000 people worldwide, including the US, partly because of divisions over how serious the health consequences of the virus are and how quickly governments responded and addressed the risks of the pandemic.
  Experts tell Business Insider that people are denying or minimizing the risk of COVID-19 mostly because the virus itself h
  
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• How to add widgets to your iPad's home screen, and customize or remove them later

  26-09-2020 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You can add widgets to your iPad's home screen when it's in landscape mode.
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  To add widgets to your iPad's home screen, you just need to tap and hold your finger on a blank part of the home screen, then tap the plus sign icon.
  Once you've added a widget to your iPad's home screen, you can rearrange, customize, or remove it at any time.
  There are a variety of widgets available for your iPad with the new iPadOS 14 update, including breaking news headlines, your dail
  
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• Wisconsin Republicans tried to stifle a plan for poll workers to collect absentee ballots in parks across Madison

  26-09-2020 16:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In this 2018 file photo, a sign directs voters towards a polling place near the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin.
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  Poll workers in Madison, Wisconsin, are expected to appear at more than 200 different locations over the weekend to allow residents the opportunity to register to vote, apply for an absentee ballot, and turn in their ballots, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported.
  Republicans in the state have opposed the "Democracy in the Park" event because of a restriction on i
  
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• The US military's attempts to recruit Gen-Z gamers on Twitch is predatory and problematic

  26-09-2020 16:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The US Army Esports team playing Call of Duty at an event in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in January 2020.
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  The Army and Navy are targeting gamers for recruitment on Twitch.
  Many Twitch users are young members of Gen Z, so the military's use of video games as a recruiting tactic is problematic and predatory.
  This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
  Timmy O'Connell is a freshman college student from Alexandria, VA.
  This is an opinion column. T
  
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• PRESENTING: A 24-year-old game developer for Roblox who makes over $1 million a year shares how he started his own company after dropping out of school

  26-09-2020 16:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Alex Hicks.
  Alex HicksIn 2010, Alex Hicks released his first video game on Roblox. Ten years later, he's made more than $1 million a year as the owner of game development studio RedManta, which creates games for the popular kids platform and has since generated nearly one billion plays combined.After several software engineering internships at Roblox, Hicks developed a solid understanding about game design, developer toolsets, and operations — a skill set that led him to quit college and
  
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• Post Malone joined the ranks of male celebs trying to capture the millennial market of rosé drinkers this summer. It all says a lot about the generation's thirst.

  26-09-2020 16:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Post Malone is the latest male millennial celeb to create a brosé.
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  A number of male household entertainment names have been cashing in on millennials' famed thirst for rosé.
  In June, Post Malone launched a rosé called Maison No. 9.
  Prior to that, Instagram personality The Fat Jewish and "Bachelor" alum Colton Underwood also launched their own rosé brands.
  Rosé appeals to millennials of all genders because of the lifestyle it evokes
  
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• I was the first one laid off from my company during the pandemic. Since then, I've worked as a poll worker — here's what it's been like.

  26-09-2020 16:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jess Smith-Winchester.
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  Jess Smith-Winchester is a 34-year-old former account manager at a digital art studio in Atlanta, GA.
  She was the first one let go at her old company during the pandemic.
  She's signed up to be a poll worker, and is working on her photography and monetizing her social media.
  This is her story, as told to Caroline Cox.
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  Back in February, I was prepping to find another job. 2019 was a fantas
  
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• Amazon unveiled wild new devices that can move within the home — and it might say a lot about the company's future plans

  26-09-2020 16:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Ring Always Home Cam
  Ring
  Amazon launched two new smart home products that can move within the home: the Echo Show 10 and Ring Always Home Cam.
  The Echo Show 10 can reorient its display, camera, and speakers to face the user's direction, while the Ring Always Home Cam is a mini security drone that can fly around the home.
  Both product could serve as a step toward Amazon's broader ambitions to build an Alexa-enabled home robot, as reports from Business Insider and Bloomberg have indicated.
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• Trump doubles down on questioning the transfer of power if he loses the election

  26-09-2020 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Newport News, Virginia.
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  Speaking to supporters in Newport News, Virginia, on Friday, President Trump again raised the prospect of refusing to accept the election result next month.
  Trump has repeatedly spread disinformation that mail-in votes are exposed to fraud, and Democrats plotting to steal the election. "We're not going to stand for it," he said in Atlanta.
  Trump has long refused to countenance the prospect of de
  
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• Florida Gov. DeSantis lifted all restrictions on restaurants and small businesses as the coronavirus continues to spread

  26-09-2020 16:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday put forth new legislation aimed at protesters.
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  Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced that all restaurants and small businesses statewide can reopen and operate at full capacity. 
  DeSantis has championed opening businesses in the state as a move to restrengthen the Florida economy,  but the decision comes as the number of confirmed cases in the state continues to rise.
  "We're not closi
  
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• What having a stutter taught me about becoming a leader

  26-09-2020 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Michael Thompson.
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  Michael Thompson is a career strategist who works with business professionals and entrepreneurs to open more doors and receive greater satisfaction from their work.
  In childhood, Thompson struggled with a severe speech impediment. Despite working hard to improve his communication, in adulthood he still encountered clients and colleagues who weren't willing to embrace him as a leader.
  Through his experience having a stutter, Thompson says he learned that leaders
  
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• How the pandemic made summer 2020 the summer of hotel buyouts for wealthy travelers

  26-09-2020 15:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Cape Arundel Inn
  All-property buyouts, where one family or group rents out every single room, gained new urgency — and appeal — during the pandemic-constrained summer season.
  From inns on the coast of Maine to island resorts, buyouts presented an appealing option to travelers looking to minimize their exposure to others.
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   It was only supposed to be a week-long trip away from New York City for Dan Bassichis.In mid-March, the div
  
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• Former Pence aide says there were private meetings about the possibility of Trump refusing to accept election results

  26-09-2020 15:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Oliva Troye, a former aide to Vice President Mike Pence, said Friday a group of staffers had previously discussed what would happen if President Donald Trump refused to accept the election results in November.
  Troye, in an interview with CNN, said it's not surprising that Trump would reject a peaceful transfer of power in November.
  "What if his plan is four more years of Donald Trump should he win, and will he leave after that?" Troye said on CNN.
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• An Everlast executive reveals how the 'sport fighting' company is reaching new audiences through buzzy fashion collaborations with brands like Saint Laurent and Urban Outfitters

  26-09-2020 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Everlast products are now available at Urban Outfitters.
  Urban Outfitters
  Everlast is expanding its business by betting big on strategic, and often unexpected, partnerships with luxury brands such as Saint Laurent and Gen Z favorites like Urban Outfitters.
  Though the 110-year-old brand is best known for outfitting and equipping professional boxers, wrestlers, and mixed martial arts athletes, it's finding wider name recognition through experimenting with fashion. 
  "What's important to us is
  
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• Stock investors should capitalize on the recent market correction by broadening portfolios beyond just tech, says one top Wall Street strategist

  26-09-2020 15:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Brendan McDermid/ReutersTech stocks' time in the spotlight is over, and investors should begin shifts to value stocks and cyclical sectors, James Paulsen, chief investment strategist at The Leuthold Group, said in a recent note.The S&P 500's brief Thursday correction marks "an opportunity to 'broaden your bets'" before valuations rebound, Paulsen said.Money supply growth surged in recent months on the back of Federal Reserve easing and the CARES Act. That trend has preceded economic expansio
  
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• Big Law is going through a huge transformation: here's the latest news on pay, hiring, and career prospects

  26-09-2020 15:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The latest news on Big Law hiring, pay, layoffs, and legal tech.
  Ohio State University Moritz School of LawThe business of law is going through some major changes. Some Big Law firms have made layoffs, others have rolled back compensation cuts that they imposed earlier in the year, and a select few are giving surprises bonuses to overworked first years. Meanwhile, firms are increasingly turning to tech to help boost productivity and cut costs. And aspiring lawyers are facing a lo
  
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• These are the key commercial real-estate deals and trends to watch

  26-09-2020 15:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We rounded up the latest news on commercial real-estate deals and trends.
  Katie Warren/Business InsiderThe 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 and flex-of
  
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• Astronauts are testing NASA's new spacesuits underwater as the agency pushes toward the next moon landing

  26-09-2020 15:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An astronaut uses a hammer underwater in NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston, Texas.
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  NASA is developing new spacesuits for its planned missions to the moon.
  Astronauts are testing the spacesuits in a giant pool: the Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston, Texas.
  The pool mimics the feeling of microgravity and serves as a training ground for astronauts learning how to do spacewalks. 
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  NASA is racing to get astronauts back to the moon in 20
  
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• Consumer and fan expectations are forcing the NBA, the NHL, and Nike to see brand activism as good for business

  26-09-2020 15:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sports fans and consumers are now expecting brands to take a stance.
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  Consumers are quick to notice when brands don't take a stand in activism, especially in today's political climate. 
  Players in major sports, including the NBA, NHL, and ATP, are ramping up activism by boycotting games as an act of solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement.
  Brands like Nike, Google, and Lyft are also more increasingly participating in activism, but some pe
  
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• 7 steps to successfully merge finances with your significant other

  26-09-2020 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  A compatible financial plan involves planning and setting goals for your future life together.
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  When it comes to combining finances with your significant other, it's critical to determine a budget and discuss your long-term financial goals.
  Set goals early and often, and map out a plan that includes joint accounts for shared essentials and separate accounts for more "fun" purchases. 
  You'll likely experience major life changes as the years go by, so regularly revis
  
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• Popular deepfake apps are making it easier than ever to make AI-powered manipulated videos — spawning new memes, and an increased potential for abuse

  26-09-2020 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Making deepfake videos — which use AI to convincingly swap one person's face with another's — is easier than ever before.
  While deepfakes were once the domain of sophisticated coders, new apps are democratizing the technology and making it accessible to wide swaths of people — and turning a profit while doing so.
  The trend has spawned new memes on apps like TikTok and YouTube, as well as new concerns about their potential for abuse or misinformation, acco
  
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• I had to teach my NYU psych class to 360 students from a cell phone while trapped in an elevator with my kids. It went surprisingly well.

  26-09-2020 14:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jay Van Bavel with his children while stuck in the elevator of their apartment building.
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  Jay Van Bavel is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at New York University, which is currently following a hybrid learning model with both in-person classes and virtual instruction.
  On Wednesday, he got stuck in the elevator of his apartment building with his two kids, just 10 minutes before his remote Introduction to Psychology course with over 300 students was about to st
  
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• Tesla's new 'tabless' cell design is 'brilliant,' said a top battery researcher

  26-09-2020 14:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tesla new 4680 battery cell was revealed last week.
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  Tesla's new 4680 battery cell is an "A-plus" design according to Shirley Meng, a scientist from the University of California San Diego.
  But she added that Tesla can't achieve is ambitious goals by itself — to get to ten terawatts of worldwide capacity, other players will be required.
  "The world needs so many batteries," she said.
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  Tesla's Battery Day this week brought big n
  
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• New York's transit system is in a financial crisis — but saving it is vital to the US economy, experts say

  26-09-2020 14:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Experts say the consequences of a meltdown at the MTA could spread far beyond the New York metro area.
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  New York's transit agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, says it needs $12 billion in emergency federal aid to fund itself through 2021. 
  Subways and buses are vital to New York's $1.8 trillion economy — if the transit network fails, the entire region could suffer.
  But that's not all. Experts, activists, and transit officials w
  
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• BMW's most iconic sports car wears a wild grille and starts at $69,900 — check out the brand-new M3

  26-09-2020 14:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  2021 BMW M3 and M4.
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  BMW just unveiled the brand-new 2021 M3 and M4.
  In Competition guise, the cars make 503 horsepower.
  You can get the non-Competition models with a six-speed manual, though.
  BMW will launch the M3 and M4 in March 2021 with a starting price of $69,900 for the M3 sedan and $71,800 for the M4 coupe.
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  First things first. Yes, the new M3 and M4 wear the big grille. Much like death or taxes, the big grille — this diptych o
  
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• 'Divided We Fall' author David French on why America could come apart, the loss of free speech culture, and how Trump could be the GOP's new Reagan

  26-09-2020 14:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A woman wearing a "Black Antifa" shirt holds a rainbow flag across from people holding a Trump flag at Freedom Plaza near a Proud Boys rally on July 6, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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  He's also a lawyer, free speech advocate, Iraq War veteran, and an early Never Trumper. His new book, "Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation," was released this week.
  French spoke with Business Insider Columnist Anthony L. Fisher about
  
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• Wall Street economists are getting fed up with the government’s inability to agree upon more stimulus

  26-09-2020 14:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ting Shen/Xinhua/Getty ImagesWall Street is finally accepting diminished chances for a near-term stimulus deal, and firms' latest GDP forecasts reflect growing pessimism toward the economy's chances without fresh aid.Goldman Sachs halved its GDP growth forecast to 3% on Wednesday. JPMorgan followed suit one day after, cutting its estimate to 2.5% from 3.5%.Morgan Stanley and Bank of America trimmed their expectations earlier in the month. All four of the Wall Street giants cited an absence of ne
  
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• Private-equity recruiting backs off — Barclays trading rout — Alts gatekeepers

  26-09-2020 14:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
   Recruiting for private-equity associates is looking a whole lot different this year. As Reed Alexander and Casey Sullivan reported, private-equity firms and headhunters are backing off from going after young investment bankers in their first few weeks on the job — and setting brand new timelines for the ultra-competitive process.It's a big reversal after years of one-upping to nab top talent out of investment banks. PE associate recruiting had started in mid-September last year, mark
  
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• California's ban of gas-powered cars by 2035 looks great for Tesla, but could distract the young automaker from its best chance to grow

  26-09-2020 14:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order banning the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035, on the hood of a Ford Mustang Mach-E.
  Daniel Kim/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool
  Tesla is ideally positioned to take advantage of California's move to ban internal-combustion vehicle sales by 2035.
  But Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order could also be seen as a potential distraction from a much bigger opportunity for Tesla to grow outside of California and the US.
  The challenge is that US vehicl
  
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