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• HRH The Prince of Wales unveils new sustainability charter, backed by the likes of Bank of America and AstraZeneca

  10-01-2021 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2020.
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  His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales announced Sunday the creation of the 'Terra Nova' - a charter giving businesses a roadmap to a more sustainable future.
  The charter is backed by some of the world's biggest businesses, including: Bank of America, BlackRock, Unilever, AstraZ
  
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• Arizona Republican committee is debating a proposal to censure Cindy McCain, wife of the late GOP Sen. John McCain

  10-01-2021 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Cindy McCain embraces GOP Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona at an Election night party on November 6, 2018.
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  The Republican committee in Arizona's most populous county considered censuring Cindy McCain, the widow of the late GOP Sen. John McCain, according to The Arizona Republic.
  The Maricopa County Republican Committee floated a proposal on Saturday that would have censured McCain, but the measure did not move forward.
  The state party confirmed via Twitter that they would vote on a
  
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• Key Democratic lawmaker Joe Manchin says there is 'no doubt' Trump needs to be impeached

  10-01-2021 22:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
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  Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said in no uncertain terms that President Donald Trump's recent conduct was grounds for impeachment.
  But Manchin cautioned Congress "to be practical" before going to trial.
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  Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said in no uncertain terms that President Donald Trump's recent conduct was grounds for impeachment;
  
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• US aircraft carriers still rule the seas, but Russia and China both have plans to change that

  10-01-2021 22:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Chinese DF-21D missile is driven past an image of the Great Wall of China, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, September 3, 2015.
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  US Navy aircraft carriers have been a dominant force on the world's oceans for decades.
  But Russia and China, seen as the US's two main rivals in the years to come, are working hard new new weapons that could threaten that dominance.
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  In August, China launched two ballistic missiles that,
  
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• Sen. Roy Blunt says 'it should be up to' Trump whether he resigns but he should 'finish the last 10 days of his presidency'

  10-01-2021 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri).
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  GOP Sen. Roy Blunt on Sunday rejected calls for President Donald Trump to resign, insisting that the president should complete his term in office.
  On the CBS program "Face the Nation," Blunt said, "No," when asked if he would call on Trump to resign.
  "Well, it would be up to him, but my view would be is what the president should do is finish the last 10 days of his presidency," Blunt added.
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• Trump has not reached out to Pence since the US Capitol riots on Jan. 6: report

  10-01-2021 21:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Donald Trump listens as Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a coronavirus briefing in February 2020.
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  President Donald Trump has not reached out to Vice President Mike Pence since the Jan. 6 riots at the US Capitol building, according to a NBC News report.
  NBC News Senior Washington correspondent Hallie Jackson reported on Sunday that Trump did not contact Pence on Wednesday night, when the vice president presided over the Electoral College certification pro
  
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• President George H.W. Bush's sister, Nancy Bush Ellis, has died at the age of 94 died from COVID-19 complications

  10-01-2021 21:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nancy Walker Bush Ellis attends the 2014 John F. Kennedy Profile In Courage Award Ceremony at The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library And Museum on May 4, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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  Nancy Bush Ellis, the sister of former President George H.W. Bush, has died, the George and Barbara Bush foundation confirmed Sunday.
  Bush Ellis died at the age of 94 at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts due to complications from COVID-19, The New York Times reported.
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• Israel, already leading the world in rolling out the COVID-19 vaccines, aims to immunize entire country by the end of March

  10-01-2021 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives a coronavirus vaccine at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020.
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  Israel expects to have immunized all its citizens who are 16-years-old and up by the end of March. 
  That timeline would likely make Israel the world's first country to immunize the vast majority of its population from the pandemic. 
  Israel has far outpaced the rest of the world with its vaccination campaign, already ha
  
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• Trump lowers the White House flag after pressure from both Republicans and Democrats

  10-01-2021 20:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Donald Trump.
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  Lawmakers requested President Donald Trump to lower the White House's flag to half-staff in honor of a US Capitol Hill police officer who died after the deadly Capitol Hill siege on Wednesday.
  On Sunday, days after the police officer's death, Trump lowered the White House's flag.
  "He gave his life protecting our nation's Capitol, its Members, and all who worked inside from a violent mob intent on harm," Republican Rep. Nancy Mace o
  
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• Here are the most prominent people who got banned from social media platforms after the Capitol riots

  10-01-2021 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Riots at the US Capitol Building.
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  Donald Trump, Sidney Powell, and Michael Flynn were among the people whose accounts were banned following the attack on the Capitol.
  These accounts, social media platforms said, violate their rules of engagement and pose a risk to the public. 
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  Almost immediately after the attack on the Capitol building last Wednesday, social media platforms began suspending an
  
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• The Capitol Hill physician is warning lawmakers they may have been exposed to COVID-19 during the siege on the building

  10-01-2021 20:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pro-Trump supporters storm the US Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021.
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  Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus while they sheltered during Wednesday's insurrection at the US Capitol. 
  In a letter to lawmakers, Dr. Brian Monahan, the Capitol's attending physician, wrote that sheltering House members "may have been exposed to another occupant with coronavirus infection."
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• Rep. James Clyburn: Let's give Biden 100 days in office before House delivers articles of impeachment against Trump

  10-01-2021 20:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 22: Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) speaks during a news conference to discuss an upcoming House vote regarding statues on Capitol Hill on July 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. House Democrats have introduced a bill that would replace the bust of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber at the U.S. Capitol with one of former Justice Thurgood Marshall. Taney was the author of the 1857 Dred Scott decision that declared African Americans couldn'
  
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• Arnold Schwarzenegger called Republicans 'spineless' in a video comparing the attack on the US Capitol to the rise of Nazi Germany

  10-01-2021 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger attends the European Premiere of "The Last Stand" at Odeon West End on January 22, 2013 in London, England.
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  Former California GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday called members of the Republican Party "spineless" following the siege of the US Capitol last week. 
  In a lengthy video posted on Twitter, the actor and politician compared the insurrection in Washington, DC, to the rise of Nazi Germany, blasting Republicans who enabl
  
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• Twitter is warning of more DC violence as tech giants move to suspend Trump and calls for the president's removal grow

  10-01-2021 19:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hello everyone! Welcome to this weekly roundup of stories from Insider from Business co-Editor in Chief Matt Turner. Subscribe here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Sunday.Read on for a breakdown of the biggest stories of the past week, the inside track on a COVID vaccine loophole, and insight into Instagram's mysterious algorithm. Read time: 5 minutes. Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesHello!It's hard to find words to describe the past week.I watched with horror as pro-Trum
  
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• Mary Trump says her uncle Donald is 'unstable' and 'needs to be removed immediately'

  10-01-2021 19:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Trump's (right) niece, Mary Trump (left), is publishing a tell-all book about her uncle and their "toxic" family.
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  President Donald Trump's estranged niece says her uncle is 'unstable' and called again for him to be removed from office 'immediately' in an interview with the Guardian.
  Mary Trump previously called for her uncle's removal from office in a separate interview with Insider this week, saying he should be 'impeached and removed from office immediately.'
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• Forbes editor issues warning to companies intending to hire Trump press secretaries: 'We'll assume everything you talk about is a lie'

  10-01-2021 18:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  The editor of Forbes, Randall Lane, warned companies against hiring officials from President Donald Trump's administration. 
  Lane wrote that, following Wednesday's attempted coup, there should be a "truth reckoning."
  As part of that reckoning, Lane believes there will be "repercussions" for those who have lied on behalf of Trump.
  Lane name-called Trump's former press secretaries and said companies that employ t
  
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• Marriott and Citi suspend political donations to GOP lawmakers who sided with Trump and objected to Biden's certification as president

  10-01-2021 18:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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  Marriott and Citi have cut off donations to GOP lawmakers who objected to certifying Democrat Joe Biden as president. 
  Marriott and Citi are among the largest US companies to announce the will halt PAC donations to the GOP members who took part in the failed attempt to overturn the election.
  Companies including Microsoft, Google, GM, and Coca-Cola hav
  
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• Amazon's decision to sever ties with Parler might not kill the controversial social media platform

  10-01-2021 18:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Amazon Web Services will kick Parler off its platform on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time.
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  Amazon will kick Parler off its web servers, leaving the controversial social network to scramble for a new web host.
  Tech giants including Apple, Google, and Amazon have all recently backed away from Parler, an app that mainly appealed to far-right conservatives with limited content moderation.
  Parler CEO John Matze said the site could be down for up to a week, as "
  
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• Trump's former chief of staff says he never believed supporters would take his comments 'literally'

  10-01-2021 18:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.
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  Former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said he never thought Donald Trump's supporters would take the president's statements and rhetoric at face value.
  "I never thought I'd see what I saw on Wednesday," Mulvaney said during an NBC interview. "Yes, the rhetoric was very high and very fiery. You and I both know; however, that American politicians do this on a regular basis."
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• Despite having intimate knowledge of the pain and death caused by the coronavirus, a surprising number of US healthcare workers are refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine

  10-01-2021 18:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A dentist receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Anaheim on January 8, 2020.
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  A large number of healthcare workers in US nursing homes and hospitals are refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. As much as 80% are turning down a shot in some institutions, according to AP.
  In a number of states, officials have raised the alarm about the low take-up rate of vaccines among healthcare workers.
  Vaccine skepticism is higher than average among those working in a healthc
  
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• Parler has removed a violent comment about Mike Pence by pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood

  10-01-2021 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Attorney Lin Wood speaks during a rally.
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  Parler, the "free speech" social network, removed a post by Lin Wood, in which the pro-Trump lawyer made violent remarks about Vice President Mike Pence.
  "Get the firing squads ready. Pence goes FIRST," wrote Wood, according to Mediate. Wood claimed it was not a threat. 
  The message, along with a few others, violated Parler's terms of service, and was removed, CEO John Matze told Mediate on Saturday. 
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• An off-duty Capitol Police officer has died by apparent suicide days after the department lost an officer during the Capitol riots

  10-01-2021 17:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The US Capitol, as seen from the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill.
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  A second Capitol Police officer has died just days after the US Capitol building was breached on Jan. 6, according to the Capitol Police.
  The federal law enforcement agency confirmed the death of Officer Howard Liebengood, 51, who worked with the US Senate.
  "He was assigned to the Senate Division, and has been with the Department since April 2005," the agency wrote. "Our thoughts and praye
  
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• Darknet drug dealers have been accused of hiding a Bitcoin stash that's now worth $16 million. They bought an old fishing boat and a squid permit to conceal their crime, say US attorneys.

  10-01-2021 17:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin.
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  A federal judge issued a warrant for seizure for about 392 Bitcoin, valued at about $16 million, which US attorneys said was owned by a group of Darknet drug dealers. 
  US attorneys said the owners bought a 1974 Triumph fishing boat and a California squid permit to "conceal and disguise" drug money. 
  The value of the Bitcoin is more than 10 times what it had been in January 2019, when it was found in during a search of a
  
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• China wants to modify the engines on its J-20 stealth fighter to match the US's F-22

  10-01-2021 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  J-20 stealth fighters
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  Chinese engineers have been directed to modify the engine on the J-20 until it matches America's F-22 Raptor, an insider says.
  The pandemic and other issues have caused delays, with warning that China risks falling behind in long-term aircraft development.
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  China will cease using the Russian engine currently fitted on China's new generation J-20 stealth fighter jet, replacing it with an upgraded home-grown
  
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• COVID-19 masks for pets spiked 500% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Top vets tell us why animals shouldn't wear one.

  10-01-2021 17:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A pet dog wears a special mask in Shenyang, Liaoning Province of China.
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  Sales for New York-based company Pet Masks have rocketed around 500% during the pandemic, the Southwest News Service (SWNS) reported.
  But the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) both advise people against putting masks on their pets.
  The masks can cause distress for pets, and may make it difficult for them to breathe.
  The r
  
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• Pelosi urges lawmakers to 'return to Washington this week' as calls for impeachment grow

  10-01-2021 17:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is meeting with White House officials to hash out a deal on another coronavirus rescue package.
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  In a letter circulated to House representatives Saturday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged her colleagues to prepare to return to Washington, DC, as soon as this week.
  Her remarks are the latest signal that the House could move forward with impeachment proceedings ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's Inauguration Day.
  Lawmakers have widely blamed President
  
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• 'America has turned crazy': 7 people from around the world described how it felt to watch the US Capitol siege

  10-01-2021 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Trump supporters near the US Capitol, on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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  People worldwide were shocked over the violent siege of the US Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters on Wednesday. 
  Insider spoke to people from different countries, including Russia, Hong Kong, and Germany, to find out how they perceived the events in Washington DC this week.
  Most condemned the attack and criticized the lack of police response. 
  Some drew compari
  
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• What happened last week? The Capitol riots led to Twitter suspending Trump, while Parler erupted with talk of violence, and Simon & Schuster cancelled a senator's book.

  10-01-2021 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.
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  What happened last week?
  Twitter and Facebook suspended President Donald Trump's accounts as armed Trump supporters ransacked the Capitol on Wednesday. Twitter made its ban permanent on Friday. 
  On Wednesday, alternative social media app Parler erupted in calls for a violent revolution. Google banned it from its app store on Friday. 
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• What actually happens when fighter pilots take off their masks

  10-01-2021 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Capt. Zoe Kotnik clips on her mask in her F-16 prior to a sortie at Eglin Air Force, Florida, November 2017.
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  A fighter pilot's mask is primarily used to prevent the pilot from getting hypoxic, which is the lack of oxygen to the brain.
  The effect of flying without the mask depend on how high the jet is flying and how long the pilot goes without the mask.
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  What happens if a fighter pilot takes off their mask? Movies l
  
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• Credit card companies need to help stop the spread of untraceable 'ghost guns'

  10-01-2021 16:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  The ATF estimates 10,000 ghost guns were recovered by law enforcement in 2019 alone.
  In December, ATF acknowledged for the first time in federal court that it is illegal to sell complete ghost gun kits without serial numbers or a background check.
  Credit card companies have an opportunity -- and a responsibility -- to be part of the solution by refusing to process these dangerous and illegal sales.
  Shannon Watts is the founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
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• A majority of Americans now believe Trump should be removed from office before Biden's Inauguration Day, new poll says

  10-01-2021 16:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Donald Trump prepares to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, to Olympic gold medalist and former University of Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in Washington.
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  A poll conducted between January 8 and 9 after the riot on the US Capitol building found that 56% of people believe President Donald Trump should be removed from office before Inauguration Day on January 20. 
  
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• Author James Patterson on the moment his life changed direction, his working style, and his best career advice

  10-01-2021 16:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  James Patterson is the author of bestselling books like "Alex Cross" and "Michael Bennett."
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  Dan Schawbel is a bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur, and host of the "5 Questions with Dan Schawbel" podcast, where he interviews world-class humans by asking them just five questions in under 10 minutes.
  He recently spoke with James Patterson, author of numerous New York Times bestselling books including the recently released "The Last Days of John Lennon."
  Patterson says th
  
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• GOP Sen. Pat Toomey says Trump should 'resign and go away as soon as possible'

  10-01-2021 16:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sen. Pat Toomey leaves the Senate chamber during a recess in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on January 30, 2020.
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  GOP Sen. Pat Toomey said on Sunday that President Donald Trump should resign and leave office "as soon as possible" after the deadly and harrowing riots at the US Capitol on January 6.
  On NBC's "Meet the Press," Toomey, a conservative senator from Pennsylvania, stressed that a quick exit would be the best solution for moving the count
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg is copying the tactics used by China's tech industry to try and beat China's tech industry

  10-01-2021 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Washington.
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  China built an internet parallel to our internet with copycat apps for the likes of YouTube and Twitter. However, as Chinese apps such as TikTok become mainstream, Silicon Valley companies are now looking to China for new ideas. 
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has spoken about the risks of Chinese apps going mainstream, but is now taking a page out of China's book and stea
  
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• Wall Street analysts loved test driving the new Mustang Mach-E - and say it could be bad news for Tesla investors

  10-01-2021 15:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ford reveals its first mass-market electric car the Mustang Mach-E, which is an all-electric vehicle that bears the name of the company's iconic muscle car at a ceremony in Hawthorne, California on November 17, 2019. This is Ford's first serious attempt at making a long-range EV and will be the flagship of a new lineup that will include an electric F-150 pickup truck.
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  Ford's electric Mustang Mach-E is beginning to hit dealerships. 
  So far, the crossover ha
  
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• Apple and Hyundai are reportedly planning to team up and build a 'beta' version of an electric car by 2022

  10-01-2021 15:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook.
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  Apple and Hyundai plan to sign a deal that would lead to a 'beta' version of an Apple electric vehicle as early as 2022, according to a Sunday report from Reuters.
  The companies are planning to sign a deal by March 2021 to partner on the cars, according to a Sunday report from local newspaper Korea IT News, which was cited by Reuters. 
  Hyundai and Apple may build a US factory that would eventually allow the companies to make about 400,000 vehicles e
  
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• These are the Republican lawmakers facing calls for resignation after they attended the Trump rally ahead of the Capitol riot

  10-01-2021 15:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Supporters of President Donald Trump entered the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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  Days after last week's riot at the US Capitol, lawmakers have condemned the violence exhibited during the riot.
  Others have referred to the rioters as "patriots" and displayed support for their actions.
  Rioters were emboldened not just by President Donald Trump, who was pleading them to protest the election results, but also by the Republican rally attendees, which incl
  
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• The GOP's dangerous political games lit the fire that is now burning down America's democracy

  10-01-2021 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., attend the Senate Judiciary Committee markup on judicial nominations and the Online Content Policy Modernization Act, in Dirksen Building on Thursday, December 10, 2020.
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  The GOP has long inflamed the fears of their supporters, sparked conspiracy theories, and burned down norms.
  Now, the fire the Republican party started is out of control and consuming our democracy.
  And the GOP doesn't like reaping wh
  
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• When should people who've already gotten COVID-19 get the vaccine? Doctors say it depends on whether they still have symptoms.

  10-01-2021 15:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A medical worker conducts a rapid coronavirus test in Brooklyn, New York, on August 27, 2020.
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  Doctors say it's generally alright for people who had a prior coronavirus infection to get vaccinated, assuming they don't have symptoms or an active infection.
  A CDC advisory committee suggested that individuals wait 90 days after their infection, since reinfection is unlikely during that period.
  But for patients with long-term coronavirus symptoms, it's unclear whether the
  
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• The top 9 shows on Netflix this week, from 'Bridgerton' to 'Cobra Kai'

  10-01-2021 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "Bridgerton"
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  "Bridgerton" and "Cobra Kai" were Netflix's most popular TV shows this week. 
  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.
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  "Bridgerton" is projected to be watched by 63 million households in its first mont
  
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• Elon Musk made a jab at Facebook, linking the rampage at the Capitol to the social network. It's the latest insult in a years-long feud between Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.

  10-01-2021 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Susan Walsh/AP; Erin Scott/Reuters
  There's no love lost between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. 
  The billionaire tech CEOs — who helm Tesla and SpaceX, and Facebook, respectively — have been feuding since at least 2016, when a SpaceX rocket explosion destroyed a Facebook satellite. 
  Since then, they've butted heads over everything from artificial intelligence to Facebook's data-collection practices. 
  Most recently, Musk tied Facebook to the violent insurrection in Washi
  
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• Bitcoin gets 'less risky the higher it goes': Legendary investor Bill Miller breaks down why the cryptocurrency could surge 100% in 2021

  10-01-2021 15:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Heidi Gutman/CNBC/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty ImagesLegendary investor Bill Miller told CNBC on Friday he sees bitcoin surging 100% in 2021 as more investors add the coin to their portfolios as a hedge against inflation."One of the things that's interesting about Bitcoin is that it gets less risky the higher it goes, and that's the opposite of what happens with most stocks," the Miller Value Partners founder said. He added that he's not sure when the price of the cryptocurrency will
  
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• 'Wildly overvalued': A former Wall Street chief strategist says it's time for stock bulls to sell their holdings - and warns of a particularly vicious comeuppance for small-caps

  10-01-2021 15:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesInvestors should sell their long positions in stocks as the market is "wildly overvalued," AlphaOmega Advisors' Peter Cecchini said in a note on Wednesday.Higher taxes under a Democratic controlled Congress and higher long-term interest rates under are two risks to the stock market that could be particularly troublesome for tech and small cap stocks, according to the note."The reflation narrative on a Democratic sweep ignores the impact of higher taxes and the potential
  
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