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• Yelp insiders describe aggressive and misleading sales tactics as employees prey on small businesses during the pandemic

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  Hello everyone! Welcome to this weekly roundup of Business Insider stories from co-Editor in Chief Matt Turner. Subscribe here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Sunday.Read on for on Yelp insiders describing misleading sales tactics, a messy exit at Vista Equity Partners, and employees at travel media company Skift speaking out. Yelp; Samantha Lee/Business InsiderHello!Polls this morning show Joe Biden leading President Donald Trump in the final few days of the race for the Wh
  
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• 'Calm before the storm:' Washington DC braces for possible post-election disorder

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  Protective wood boards are placed on the front of the McPherson Building on October 28, 2020 near the White House in Washington, DC.
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  Washington DC is bracing itself ahead of the 2020 presidential election on Tuesday. 
  Three people who live in the capital told Business Insider that while Washington is still pretty quiet, there's a "tension in the air" and an atmosphere of "uncertainty" as more people fear post-election violence.
  Some businesses in the capital hav
  
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• Federal judge to hear Republican challenge that could block 127,000 drive-thru ballots in Texas

  01-11-2020 17:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  A Texas federal judge set an emergency hearing on Monday to hear a legal challenge regarding drive-thru voting in Harris County, which could potentially block roughly 127,000 votes, according to CNN.
  Andrew Hanen of the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, will conduct the hearing.
  Harris County is the state's largest county, with over 4.7 million residents.
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• Democrat Sara Gideon takes on GOP Sen. Susan Collins for US Senate in Maine

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  GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is facing the toughest re-election battle of her career against Maine State House Speaker Sara Gideon. 
  For decades, Collins has cultivated a unique political brand as an independent, moderate, New England Republican.
  Trump winning the presidency and taking over the GOP mantle made it much more difficult for Collins to thread the needle between being a
  
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• I've worked in childcare for 15 years. Here's how to solve the US childcare crisis once and for all

  01-11-2020 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The pandemic has revealed that our childcare system isn't working.
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  The pandemic has amplified our country's already-existing childcare crisis.
  With parents making up 41% of the workforce, a lack of childcare is affecting the labor market and decreasing economic output.
  Public companies and policymakers must come together to build a universal, well-oiled plan that includes public-private cost-sharing, compensation for unpaid caregiving labor, and higher pay for qualified
  
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• You could spend your vacation living in a castle, an old manor house, or even a former church – if you agree to swap your home for a week

  01-11-2020 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This Scottish castle is available for swap on the website Love Home Swap.
  Love Home Swap
  You could spend a week living in a castle, an old manor house, or even a former church – but you have to agree to swap your own house in return.
  Although travel restrictions make vacations abroad tricky, more people are choosing to enjoy staycations by swapping homes with someone else in their home country.
  Celia Pronto from Love Home Swap spoke to Business Insider about how the industry is changing d
  
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• The most exciting new tech gadgets of 2020 are designed for the future, not today

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  Apple's iPhone 12
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  Some of the year's major new tech products, from the 5G iPhone 12 to foldable phones and new consoles from Sony and Microsoft, are based on technologies that aren't quite useful yet — but will be in a few years.
  Today's widely delayed 5G networks, for example, aren't much faster than 4G LTE networks. 
  5G was positioned as being the biggest upgrade in Apple's iPhone 12 lineup.
  Foldable phones like the Microsoft Surface Duo and Samsung
  
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• 6 steps I followed to get hundreds of new clients — without spending a dime on advertising or marketing

  01-11-2020 16:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In over six years in business, Jen Glantz has found hundreds of clients without spending money on advertising or marketing.
  Jen Glantz
  Jen Glantz is an entrepreneur and founder of the company Bridesmaid for Hire, and she works as a professional bridesmaid in the weddings of complete strangers.
  When launching her business in 2014, Glantz didn't have the money to spend on marketing and advertising, so instead she spent time learning strategy and social media to become her own PR person.
  She
  
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• Anti-Trump PAC transports controversial billboards of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner from NYC to the president's Mar-a-Lago property

  01-11-2020 16:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lincoln Project's Billboard of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
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  The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump PAC, has taken down two billboards featuring Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner appearing to make light of coronavirus death tolls.
  The Trump family threatened to sue the group if it did not take down the billboards. 
  The PAC, which is made up of Republicans against President Donald Trump, has complied with the demands and transported these billboards via boat to th
  
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• The Air Force is giving Lockheed Martin $25 million to transform large cargo planes into bomb trucks

  01-11-2020 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A high-altitude airdrop of palletized munitions (JASSM simulants) from a C-17 using standard operational airdrop procedures conducted during the Air Force's Advanced Battle Management Family of Systems Onramp #2 activities.
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  The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin $25 million to transform large cargo aircraft into bomb trucks,
  The new capability would allow those aircraft to complement traditional fighters and bombers with enhanced long-range standoff weapons, and the service e
  
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• GOP Sen. Cory Gardner defends his seat against Democrat John Hickenlooper in Colorado

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  Former Governor John Hickenlooper will face first-term GOP Sen. Cory Gardner in Colorado 2020 US Senate's race. 
  Hickenlooper has a long track record in Colorado as a former two-term mayor of Denver and a former governor, serving from 2011 to 2019. 
  Since 2014, Colorado has rapidly transformed from a swing state to much more reliably Democrat at the federal and state levels.
  Colorado runs its elections almost ent
  
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• White House lashes out at Fauci, accuses him of 'playing politics' after he offered a bleak assessment of the US coronavirus response

  01-11-2020 15:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Donald Trump reacts as Dr. Anthony Fauci steps away from the podium after speaking and answering questions at the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on U.S., April 22.
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  The White House on Sunday lashed out at Dr. Anthony Fauci, criticizing him for speaking out about the state of COVID-19 cases in the US.
  Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned in an interview published Saturday the US
  
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• Cadillac might be going electric, but the all-new Escalade SUV proves the brand can still deliver on traditional luxury

  01-11-2020 15:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Enormous, expensive, powerful, and luxurious, the all-new Cadillac Escalade is now a rolling technology platform with seating for seven and room for a week's worth of luggage.
  Matthew DeBord/Insider
  Cadillac loaned me a $112,000 Escalade Platinum ESV, the all-new version of the brand's full-size luxury SUV.
  The new Escalade has been hotly anticipated, as Lincoln's revamped Navigator captivated customers when it came to market a few years back.
  My four-wheel-drive Escalade came with a 6.2-liter,
  
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• Why it's time to eliminate daylight savings time, according to a neurologist

  01-11-2020 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nearly 40% of adults get less than the recommended seven hours of sleep per night.
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  Turning the clock forward in the spring eliminates an extra hour of sleep that is critical to our overall health and wellness, says neurologist Michael S. Jaffee.
  Sleep shortages can result in negative chronic health conditions — including heart disease, diabetes, obesity, asthma, and depression — and damage a child's developing brain. 
  Experts who advocate to end dayli
  
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• Fauci calls into meetings virtually and avoids going in person to the White House because 'of all the infections there'

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  Dr. Anthony Fauci at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on June 30, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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  Dr. Anthony Fauci told the Washington Post he does not go to the West Wing anymore because "of all the infections there."
  Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member of the White House coronavirus task force,  also revealed he has not spoken with President Donald Trump since early October. 
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• Advanced safety features can drop car insurance premiums by 10% — but they make repairs much more expensive

  01-11-2020 15:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Nissan Ariya Concept car as visualized with the next generation of its driver-assist system, ProPilot.
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  Most cars made today are equipped with some degree of advanced driver-assistance system, or ADAS.
  Though ADAS-equipped cars are safer than ever, the sensors they use make them more expensive to repair when they crash.
  But because ADAS technologies can significantly reduce claims rates, car insurance companies are willing to offer discounts of about 10% off premiums from a "typical s
  
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• People are calling to boycott Home Depot after its co-founder said he was voting for Trump and encouraged others to do the same

  01-11-2020 15:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bernie Marcus (right) cofounded Home Depot.
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  People on social media are calling for a boycott of Home Depot after its co-founder pledged his support for President Trump in the upcoming 2020 election.
  In a Friday opinion article in Fox News, Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus explained why he was supporting a second term for President Trump and why other Americans should do similarly. 
  Marcus donated $7 million to Trump d
  
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• In small-town Minnesota, national politics are nasty. But residents have to find ways to get along.

  01-11-2020 15:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Windom, Minnesota, is a town where national issues are visible on a local scale.
  The county voted for President Donald Trump by a wide margin in 2016, even though the state went Democrat and is expected to again this year.
  Residents are growing increasingly diverse as meatpacking and farming jobs attract immigrants.
  They may disagree on racism, the pandemic, the economy, and more, but they still find ways to get along — because they have to.
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• Those viral videos of friendly police officers mask the problematic reality of policing

  01-11-2020 15:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pembroke Pines Police resource officer Miguel Martinez observes students as they stand six feet apart during a graduation ceremony at Pembroke Pines Charter High School on May 15, 2020 in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
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  Viral videos showing police officers playing basketball or dancing with residents portray them in a heartwarming light.
  But sometimes those very same officers are accused of using excessive force, violence, and racist policing practices.
  That's why we should f
  
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• Campaign tactics for getting your attention may be annoying, but they do work. Here's how business coaches and consultants can use them to get ahead.

  01-11-2020 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Barack Obama used email to communicate with voters.
  Jason Reed/Reuters
  Casey Fuerst has worked with nonprofits and small businesses to give them the messaging, strategic marketing plans, and collateral materials to support their work for 20+ years.
  While the 2020 election has been particularly contentious, there are five things that candidates are often successful at — and can be used by coaches and consultants.
  A strong catchphrase is just a start; you need to show you can back
  
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• Employees at global software firm Zoho have turned the company's Austin headquarters into a fully functioning farm. It's become a respite during the pandemic, and could serve as a model for a new way of working.

  01-11-2020 15:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A portion of the farm at Zoho's headquarters.
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  When international software company Zoho bought 360 acres of land outside of Austin, Texas, the plan was to build a new headquarters for its 150 local employees. 
  But when a group of Zoho employees drove out to check out the land in February, they decided to do something totally different: start a farm. 
  Since then, Zoho's workers have hauled in crops of melons, peppers, arugula, and more. There are fruit trees growing nearby, and the
  
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• Congress hasn't approved a coronavirus relief bill, putting the US at risk of repeating a critical mistake from Obama's 2009 stimulus. Democrats want to avoid it.

  01-11-2020 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Congress adjourned without passing another stimulus bill at a moment many experts say it is critical to prop up the economy.
  "With each passing each week, the ditch we're gonna have to crawl out of digs deeper," economist Wendy Edelberg said.
  Democrats appear eager to avoid repeating what many economists say was a key mistake from 2009, pulling back government spending too soon.
  "If I'm the chairman
  
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• An epidemiologist explains the CDC's new guidelines on 'close contact' and how to follow them

  01-11-2020 15:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The CDC's new guidance on "close contact" could improve contact tracing and lower infection rates.
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  New guidance from the CDC suggests new evidence has emerged on how contagious COVID-19 really is, says Ryan Malosh, an epidemiologist who studies respiratory virus transmissions.
  It suggests that spending even 15 minutes of contact with a person infected with COVID-19 can lead to transmission, whether you stand six feet apart or not. 
  This insight trumps our initial assumption
  
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• Stocks will have 'real problems' if Trump loses the presidency, says legendary investor Mark Mobius

  01-11-2020 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Richard Brian/ReutersLegendary investor Mark Mobius told Bloomberg on Friday that stocks in the US and globally will have "real problems" if Donald Trump loses the presidency this week.When asked by Bloomberg's Guy Johnson if the US stock market is sustainable at its current high valuation, Mobius said: "I think it is, and this is not a political statement. I'm just stating the fact— if Trump gets in, then it's sustainable. If not, then we have real problems."Mobius also said that Joe Bide
  
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• US public-health experts say they're staying home this Thanksgiving — but some will still gather with family

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  Dr. Anthony Fauci, left, will be skipping an extended family Thanksgiving this year.
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  As Thanksgiving approaches, Americans must decide whether to gather with their loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic.
  Many US public-health experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, are tweaking their holiday traditions and hunkering down at home with their immediate families.
  Here's how nine experts are choosing to spend their Thanksgiving this year.
  
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• A handful of under-the-radar elections in a few states could decide the next 10 years of American politics

  01-11-2020 15:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ohio voters wait in line at the Franklin County Board of Elections on the first day of early voting Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio.
  AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth
  All 50 states will have their legislative and congressional districts redrawn next year. 
  Republicans will have the power to redraw 3-4x times more districts than Democrats. 
  Democrats can fight against unfair redistricting, if they win key local races in Ohio, Texas, Kansas, and Missouri on Tuesday. 
  Zachariah Sip
  
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• A camper van maker just unveiled a Class B RV based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and it costs more than $300,000

  01-11-2020 14:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Advanced RV's B Box prototype.
  Advanced RV.
  Advanced RV has revealed a prototype of its "B Box" camper van built on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cab chassis.
  The B Box fits a full bathroom, kitchen, and dual living room and bedroom inside of the highly insulated box.
  Advanced RV's president Mike Neundorfer estimates that the price will be similar to the company's other vans, which have recently ranged between $310,000 to about $490,000 with a median price of about $380,000.
  Advanced RV has begun ma
  
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• A hangman's noose displayed in a polling station in Missouri covered up following complaints of voter intimidation towards Black voters

  01-11-2020 14:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Photo of the noose displayed at the Stone County Courthouse in Galena, Missouri posted by the Democratic candidate for Secretary of State Yinka Faleti on October 30, 2020.
  Yinka Faleti
  A replica of hangman's noose which was on display in a Missouri polling station has been covered up following complaints of voter intimidation of Black voters.
  The noose was on display in a glass cabinet between in the hallway of the Stone County Courthouse building in Galena, AP reported. 
  The Missouri Demo
  
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• Lindsey Graham says women 'have a place in America' and 'can go anywhere' if they are against abortion

  01-11-2020 14:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
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  Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Saturday that women are welcome anywhere in the country if they're against abortion.
  "I want every young woman to know there's a place for you in America if you are pro-life, if you embrace your religion, and you follow a traditional family structure — that you ca
  
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• The top 9 shows on Netflix this week, from 'The Queen's Gambit' to 'Barbarians'

  01-11-2020 14:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "The Queen's Gambit"
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  The original hits keep on coming for Netflix, as "The Queen's Gambit" surges to the top of the streamer's popularity rankings.
  Netflix introduced daily top lists of the most popular titles on the streaming service in February.
  Streaming search engine Reelgood keeps track of the lists and provides Business Insider with a rundown of the week's most popular TV shows on Netflix.
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
  "The Queen's Gambit," starring
  
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• Tech companies promised schools an easy way to detect cheaters during the pandemic. Students responded by demanding schools stop policing them like criminals in the first place.

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  Colleges' increased reliance on exam monitoring software during the pandemic has sparked uproar among students and faculty around the world who say the tools are invasions of privacy, biased, and ineffective.
  One company, Proctorio, has drawn particular ire for its CEO's attempts to silence critics with lawsuits and personal attacks against students and teachers.
  But Proctorio's aggressive response has instead put the spotlight on a more fundamental issue: why are schools
  
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• GM's revival of the Hummer as an all-electric halo car is a stroke of marketing genius

  01-11-2020 14:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Hummer is back, this time as an all-electric mega-truck.
  GMC
  General Motors relaunched the controversial Hummer brand this past week, reviving a paramilitary nameplate once synonymous with testosterone swagger and defiant gas-guzzling, but as an all-electric pickup under GMC division.
  I begged GM to save Hummer back in 2008, lost the case, and was completely surprised when the brand staged a dramatic comeback with an entirely new mojo.
  GM isn't noted for brilliant marketing moves, but bring
  
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• Police officers in North Carolina pepper-sprayed demonstrators marching to the polls to vote

  01-11-2020 14:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Police disperse a crowd of demonstrators in front of the court house in Graham, North Carolina on October 31, 2020.
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  Police officers used pepper spray to disperse a crowd of people who were peacefully marching to a polling station in Graham, North Carolina, on Saturday.
  Videos of the event show at least one deputy spraying a man in the face while others aim pepper spray at demonstrators' feet.
  Several children were also affected by the pepper spray, with one mother tellin
  
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• One of the largest private jet firms in the US is upgrading its entire fleet as more wealthy flyers turn to private aviation – take a look inside one of the luxurious jets

  01-11-2020 14:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A newly-refurbished XOJET Aviation Bombardier Challenger 300.
  Thomas Pallini/Business Insider
  XOJET Aviation is refurbishing its fleet of 42 Bombardier Challenger 300 and Cessna Citation X aircraft.
  Both aircraft will see upgrades to their exterior and interiors, as well as a branding alignment to XOJET's new parent, Vista Global. 
  We toured a Bombardier Challenger 300 during a layover in Westhampton Beach, New York. 
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
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• America's biggest unions are bungling the current racial justice moment and failing their workers of color

  01-11-2020 14:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kentucky State Representative, Attica Scott, addresses Black Lives Matter demonstrators as they gather in a park in protest against police brutality on October 22, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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  Organized labor hasn't stepped up to fully support workers of color during the this year's Black Lives Matter protests.
  Many unions are also leaving workers out to dry and not supporting strikes and collective action.
  This isn't just a missed opportunity for unions, it could hurt
  
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• These 3 trades are an investor's best bet for hedging against a split government, JPMorgan strategist says

  01-11-2020 14:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Morry Gash-Pool/Getty ImagesInvestors looking to hedge against a divided government following the 2020 elections will need to look beyond buying Treasurys, JPMorgan strategist John Normand said in a Thursday podcast.While typically the top safe haven for such a scenario, yields are too low for Treasurys to serve as an effective hedge, he said.Normand instead recommended investors consider "second-best hedges" including holding the dollar against emerging-market currencies and owning the yen agai
  
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• Democratic Senator Gary Peters faces off against Republican John James in Michigan

  01-11-2020 13:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Republican John James is challenging Democratic Sen. Gary Peters for US Senate in Michigan.
  For Democrats, ensuring that Peters keeps his seat will be key to winning back the Senate majority as they play offense to defeat Republicans in several other states.
  James previously unsuccessfully challenged Sen. Debbie Stabenow in 2018. Still, his compelling background and fundraising talent make him one o
  
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• Gig workers have a lot more to gain under a Joe Biden presidency, like unemployment benefits and paid time off

  01-11-2020 13:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Joe Biden's has publicly opposed California's Prop. 22.
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  Joe Biden's plan to provide unemployment benefits and paid time off to gig workers goes well beyond those that Prop. 22, if passed, will create. 
  The candidate has opposed the California ballot measure, accusing firms like Uber of "trying to gut the law and exempt their workers." 
  Instead, Biden hopes to use AB5 — the state law Prop. 22 would replace — as a national model for em
  
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• Futuristic architecture, entertainment hubs and kinetic solar panels: This is what spaceports could look like if commercial space flights become a reality

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  Canaria, Dentsu, Noiz, Space Port Japan Association
  Spaceport City is a design concept for commercial space flight, which designers propose to build in Tokyo.
  It's based around space travel, but also features its own terrestrial travel network with self-driving cars, autonomous trains, and electric scooters.
  The site will operate as a base for space-related research and business, but also includes an art museum, a 4D cinema, and a restaurant selling astronaut food.
  Though this isn't yet reality,
  
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• 15 photos of the moments that defined the 2020 US presidential campaign

  01-11-2020 12:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump during Thursday night's debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
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  The US presidential election is two days away.
  It follows months of campaigning by Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump in the midst of two defining national moments, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.
  Scroll down to see the 15 images of the 2020 presidential election campaign.
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• 'Never see me again'? What Donald Trump has said he'd do if he loses the election

  01-11-2020 11:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Donald Trump playing golf in Scotland, June 20, 2011.
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  President Donald Trump has repeatedly mused about what he would do if he lost the election. 
  Possibilities suggested by the president and his circle range from anything from disappearing entirely, to fronting a rightwing media empire — to attempting to cling to power. 
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
  Throughout his campaign — and as his polling numbers worsened— President Don
  
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• Bolivia's biggest political party promised to legalize a toxic bleach to treat COVID-19. After winning a landslide victory, there is nothing to stop it

  01-11-2020 11:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bolivia's President-elect Luis Arce, in El Alto, Bolivia on October 24, 2020.
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  Bolivia's MAS party surged to victory in last week's presidential election, pledging to rebuild a country devastated by the coronavirus pandemic and political turmoil. 
  Their victory is also a triumph for a fringe alternative medicine movement embraced by the MAS that believes that consuming toxic bleach cures COVID-19.
  The substance, chlorine dioxide, is also known as "Miracle M
  
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• Video shows Barack Obama nailing flawless three-pointer as he joins Joe Biden on last campaign push before election

  01-11-2020 11:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former President Barack Obama scores a three pointer at the gymnasium of the old Flint Northwestern High School in Michigan, on October 31, 2020.
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  A viral video shows Former President Barack Obama nailing a perfect three-pointer on Saturday as he joined Democratic nominee Joe Biden on the campaign trail in Michigan.
  Obama can be seen receiving a bounce pass, dribbling, and then shooting a three-pointer from the corner of a basketball court amid cheers from onlookers and a
  
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• The Biden campaign cancelled events in Texas after a convoy of trucks flying Trump flags surrounded their bus and ran into a person's car, officials say

  01-11-2020 04:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The campaign bus for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is seen parked in front of the Iowa State Capitol on February 03, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa.
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  The Biden campaign cancelled events in Texas on Friday after a convoy of trucks flying Trump flags surrounded their bus and ran into a person's car, local Democratic officials said.
  Videos shared on Twitter showed vehicles with multiple Trump flags surrounding the Biden-Harris campaign bus on th
  
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• Obama rips Trump's 'obsession' with crowd sizes during rally for Biden: 'Did no one come to his birthday party as a kid?'

  01-11-2020 01:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former President Barack Obama spoke during a drive-in campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Flint, Michigan on Saturday.
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  Former President Barack Obama ripped President Donald Trump during two drive-in rallies on Saturday, criticizing his "obsession" with crowd sizes and asking, "Did no one come to his birthday party as a kid?"
  Obama spoke at two events in Flint and Detroit, Michigan, for presidential nominee Joe Biden, who appeared alongside t
  
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• Trump campaign rallies 'likely led to more than 700 deaths' from coronavirus, study finds

  01-11-2020 00:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  President Donald Trump's campaign rallies were linked to 30,000 coronavirus cases and "likely led to more than 700 deaths," according to a new study by Stanford University economists.
  The paper focused on 18 campaign rallies held between June 20 and September 30.
  "The communities in which Trump rallies took place paid a high price in terms of disease and death," the authors of the study wrote.
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
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