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• Trump used Gab, a platform popular with the far-right, to break his social media silence with a post denouncing his impeachment trial

  06-02-2021 10:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Donald Trump.
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  Gab was founded by "Christian technology entrepreneur" Andrew Torba.
  The post was a letter to Congressman Jamie Raskin, who asked Trump to testify at his impeachment.
  Trump faces a second impeachment over his role in stirring up a mob to storm the US Capitol on January 6.
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  Former President Donald Trump made his social media comeback on Friday with a post on Gab in w
  
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• Whole Foods employees' claims about being punished for wearing Black Lives Matter face masks have been dismissed by a federal judge

  06-02-2021 10:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Employees sued Whole Foods for sending workers home for wearing BLM masks.
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  A judge on Friday dismissed complaints from Whole Foods employees who wore Black Lives Matter masks.
  The employees said the company had enforced its dress code for BLM masks, but not other slogans.
  Title VII doesn't protect free speech in a private workplace, wrote a US district court judge. 
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• The Indian government and its supporters are attacking Western celebrities for supporting the farmers' protests

  06-02-2021 10:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Activists burn an effigy depicting the climate-change activist Greta Thunberg in New Delhi, India.
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  India's government has slammed Western celebrities for backing the farmers protesting in New Delhi.
  Farmers say the government's proposed reforms to agricultural laws will leave them poorer.
  Pro-government crowds burned photos of Rihanna and Greta Thunberg on Thursday.
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  The Indian government has launched an attack on We
  
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• Supreme Court lifts California's ban on indoor worship services but keeps restrictions on limited occupancy

  06-02-2021 08:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A visitor walks through the Serra Chapel during the reopening of Mission San Juan Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Thursday, February 4, 2021.
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  The Supreme Court ruled that California cannot ban indoor worship service. 
  They can, however, limit capacity to 25% and ban singing and chanting.
  There were four different opinions given by the Justices on this case. 
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• Trump's record number of executions last year led to rise in COVID-19 cases on death row

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  A no trespassing sign is displayed outside the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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  Trump's administration conducted 13 executions in the final six months of his term. 
  The executions were likely super-spreader COVID-19 events, an Associated Press analysis found. 
  By the end, 70% of death row inmates had contracted the virus. 
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  The string of executions that former President Donald Trum
  
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• Biden says Trump shouldn’t receive intelligence briefings, citing ‘erratic behavior unrelated to the insurrection'

  06-02-2021 06:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Joe Biden
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  Biden told CBS Evening News that he doesn't believe Trump should receive intelligence briefings.
  Former presidents have typically had access to classified intelligence briefings.
  Trump has yet to submit any requests for intelligence briefings.
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  In an interview with CBS Evening News' Norah O'Donnell, President Joe Biden said he doesn't believe Trump should receive classified intelligen
  
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• A short squeeze happens when a stock suddenly spikes - a bind for traders who bet borrowed money it would drop

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  A short squeeze afflicts short-sellers, investors who have soldstocks they don't actually own, in hopes of buying them back later for less money. If the stock rises instead, the strategy goes awry.
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  A short squeeze refers to a stock rise in price, adversely affecting investors who'd expected a decline.
  Signs of an imminent short squeeze include heavy buying or a high amount of a stock's shares being sold short.
  Buy-limit orders and hedging strategies of
  
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• Biden says the $15 minimum wage hike likely won't be part of the COVID-19 relief package

  06-02-2021 03:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Joe Biden.
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  President Joe Biden says a $15 minimum wage hike is not likely to be in the COVID-19 relief bill.
  Biden said he would be open to negotiating an incremental wage increase separately.
  "Look, no one should work 40 hours a week and live below the poverty wage," Biden said.
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  President Joe Biden said he does not believe a measure to raise the minimum wage to $15 will ultimately be included in the COVID-19 stimu
  
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• A woman charged in the Capitol riot can take a trip to Mexico after a federal judge rules in her favor

  06-02-2021 02:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  A photo shared by the FBI, which it says shows Jenny Cudd in the Capitol during the January 6 riot.
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  A federal judge granted Jenny Cudd's request to leave the country for a retreat in Mexico.
  Cudd was charged last month for her participation in the Capitol insurrection on January 6.
  Following the attack, Cudd told a local news outlet that she would "do it again."
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  Jenny Cudd, who was charged with participating in the Janu
  
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• A man in New Hampshire is detained on suspicion of sending pro-Trump death threats to members of Congress

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  People attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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  A man in New Hampshire must remain in custody on suspicion he sent death threats to lawmakers.
  Ryder Winegar is accused of calling 6 legislators in December, telling them to keep Trump in office.
  If the member of Congress did not, Winegar said he and other "patriots" would murder them.
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  A man in New Hampshire will
  
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• Scientists are making flip-flops out of algae that are 100% biodegradable - and it could reduce plastic pollution

  06-02-2021 01:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Researchers at UC San Diego have figured out how to turn algae and plants into 100% biodegradable flip-flops.The sandals aren't yet available in stores, but the researchers founded a startup to try to make that happen.Investors have poured billions of dollars into algae research, and it could signal the future of eco-conscious clothing.Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories.Read the original article on Business Insider
  
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• 'Lou Dobbs Tonight' canceled by Fox News

  06-02-2021 01:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lou Dobbs introducing "Lou Dobbs Tonight" on Fox Business, January 4 2020
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  "Lou Dobbs Tonight" has been canceled by Fox News.
  The host will no longer have a role with the network, according to the Los Angeles Times.
  The show's cancellation also comes in the wake of Smartmatic filing a $2.7 billion defamation suit against Fox News.
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  Fox News Media canceled "Lou Dobbs Tonight," which aired on Fox Business Network, and is moving to
  
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• Parler offered Trump's company 40% ownership of the app to make it his go-to social media platform

  06-02-2021 00:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Parler ex-CEO John Matze and former President Donald Trump.
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  The Trump Organization held failed talks with Parler to become a part-owner, BuzzFeed News reported.
  Parler offered a 40% stake in exchange for Trump making the app his go-to social media platform.
  The talks could have violated anti-bribery laws, ethics experts told BuzzFeed.
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  Parler and the Trump Organization, negotiating on behalf of the
  
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• How to draw freely on Microsoft Word or insert shapes to customize documents

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  It's easy to create your own drawings in Microsoft Word.
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  You can draw freely in Microsoft Word using the "Draw" feature whether you have Word for Mac or Windows.
  You can also insert customizable shapes into your document, or draw using the "Scribble" feature.
  The process of drawing in Word varies based on which version of Word and device you're using.
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  If you've ever wanted to express an idea visually rather than wi
  
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• How to use Aero Shake in Windows 10 to focus on a single open window and minimize clutter

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  You can use Aero Shake in Windows 10 to focus on one open window, folder, or document.
  Selecting and shaking on an item will minimize other open windows.
  To return the other windows to the screen, shake it again.
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  Aero Shake allows you to minimize other windows on your PC by shaking the window you want to focus on. This can be helpful if you have a lot of programs and files open on your desktop. Not only can you use this to select wha
  
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• The 4 best best clothes steamers we tested in 2021

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  Clothes steamers remove wrinkles with minimal effort, and they're gentler than irons on most delicate fabrics.The best steamer is from Sunbeam because it allows you to control the force of steam, and has a protective shield for your fingers. Read more: The best clothing ironsTable of Contents: Masthead StickySteamers can do lots of things that irons can't - de-wrinkle delicate fabrics, lift stale smells out of clothes, smooth your curtains without taking them down, and refresh upholstery. They c
  
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• How to invest in equity crowdfunding, a way to give small private firms a boost - and possibly profit yourself

  06-02-2021 00:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Equity crowdfunding provides an online platform that puts private companies and individual investors together. Firms receive funding, and investors an ownership share in the business.
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  Equity crowdfunding lets individuals invest in private companies in return for an equity stake.
  You can invest via equity crowdfunding platforms, which vary in their standards and specialties.
  Equity crowdfunding investments are riskier and less liquid than publicly traded secur
  
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• Republican congressmen Louie Gohmert and Andrew Clyde fined $5,000 each for refusing to go through a new metal detector in the Capitol

  06-02-2021 00:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is searched by U.S. Capitol Police after setting off the metal detector outside the doors to the House of Representatives Chamber on January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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  Louie Gohmert and Andrew Clyde have been issued $5,000 fines for refusing to pass through metal detectors outside the House chamber. 
  The metal detectors were installed following the deadly Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6. 
  Some Republican members have pus
  
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