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• A former firefighter charged in the Capitol riot took a bus organized by Turning Point USA to DC, filing says

  03-03-2021 08:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they push barricades to storm the US Capitol in Washington D.C on January 6, 2021.
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  A man charged in the Capitol riot said he took a bus organized by Turning Point USA to DC.
  Robert Sanford, 55, said he rode the bus with 50 other people. 
  Turning Point USA is a conservative organization geared towards young people. 
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• A Texas ER doctor said reopening too soon is 'devastating' to state's medical community

  03-03-2021 05:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Texas Governor Greg Abbott (center) visits with Barbara Alexander of Bedford as she receives her COVID-19 shot from Arlington firefighter Andrew Harris at a mass vaccination site inside the Esports Stadium Arlington & Expo Center in Arlington, Texas, Monday, January 11, 2021.
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  Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans to reopen the state "100%" and lift Texas's mask mandate.
  Dr. Natasha Kathuria, a doctor based in Austin, Texas said "we can't let our guard
  
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• With New York clearing the way, the House reissued a subpoena for Trump's tax records

  03-03-2021 04:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  The House Oversight Committee reissued a subpoena for former Trump's accounting firm, Mazar USA. 
  They are seeking eight years of Trump's financial records. 
  Last week, The Supreme Court paved the way for the Manhattan DA's office to access the records.  
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  The House Oversight Committee reissued a subpoena for former President Donald Trump's accounting firm last week, House counsel Doug Letter said in a filing on Tue
  
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• Elizabeth Warren says the ultra-rich should be audited every 3 years

  03-03-2021 04:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Felipe Castro holds a sign advertising a tax preparation office for people that still need help completing their taxes before the Internal Revenue Service deadline on April 14, 2010 in Miami, Florida.
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  US Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to double the IRS budget, she told Bloomberg on Tuesday.
  The money would pay for increased auditing of the ultra-rich, she said.
  "The audit rate of the top one tenth of 1%... will be 30%. That means every three years, in effect," Warren said.
  
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• Texas Gov. Abbott has reopened the state '100%' amid a rebound of cases, despite regretting doing the same thing last year

  03-03-2021 03:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
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  Gov. Greg Abbott said last year he regretted reopening bars too soon as Texas saw a surge in COVID-19 cases.
  On Tuesday, he reopened Texas "100%" after the CDC recommended against rolling back restrictions.
  The CDC has warned states not to reopen prematurely as coronavirus variants still spread.
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  Last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he regretted reopening bars too soon in the ear
  
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• Elon Musk is trying to create a new city called 'Starbase' at SpaceX's Texas launch site

  03-03-2021 01:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Left: SpaceX founder Elon Musk at a press briefing on March 2, 2019. Right: SpaceX's Starship serial No. 8 rocket prototype launches from a pad in Boca Chica, Texas, on December 9, 2020.
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  Elon Musk is trying to create a city called Starbase at SpaceX's launch facilities in Texas.
  Musk wrote on Twitter that the city would be "much larger" than Boca Chica Village, where SpaceX is developing its Starship rocket.
  SpaceX has approached the judge's office in Cameron County,
  
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• Biden hit with first Cabinet defeat as White House withdraws Neera Tanden nomination for budget chief

  03-03-2021 01:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Neera Tanden.
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  Biden's pick to head the White House budget office withdrew on Tuesday.
  Sen. Joe Manchin came out in opposition to Neera Tanden's nomination, jeopardizing her path forward in an evenly divided Senate.
  Tanden sparked controversy because of her heated attacks on Republicans — and some on the left, too.
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  President Joe Biden was hit with his first cabinet defeat on Tuesday as his pick
  
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• Retail advertising's growing pains

  03-03-2021 00:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hi and welcome to this weekly edition of Insider Advertising, where we track the big stories in media and advertising.Remember you can sign up to get this newsletter daily here. This week: Retail media growing painsGoogle's 'sweetheart deals'New York Times a-changingzz/STRF/STAR MAX/IPx via AP PhotoRetail advertising's slogIt seems like every day there's another retailer that's trying to turn its site into an advertising platform.Ulta Beauty, CVS and Walgreens, to name a few, have acce
  
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• Frontier Airlines canceled a flight after booting a group of maskless passengers. Now it's facing claims of anti-Semitism.

  03-03-2021 00:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321.
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  Frontier Airlines canceled a flight after Orthodox Jewish passengers were removed from a flight for not wearing masks.
   
  Anti-discrimination organizations are now calling for an investigation. 
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  Frontier Airlines is facing claims of anti-Semitism after a routine flight from Miami to New York City was canceled on Sunday due to maskless passengers, the New York Times is reporting.
  
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• Retail trade group slams Texas and Mississippi for lifting mask mandates, saying it puts workers at risk

  03-03-2021 00:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Joanne Millar store manger of Joules in Belfast places a sign in the shop window advising customers that face masks must be worn at all times as face coverings are now compulsory for shoppers.
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  Texas and Mississippi governors announced mask mandates will be lifted.
  Retail trade group RILA opposes the moves and calls it a "premature victory celebration."
  Retail workers have had to enforce mask rules and risk dangerous confrontations in the last year.
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• Your grandpa's walking shoes are the latest millennial and Gen Z status symbol

  03-03-2021 00:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Walking shoes are hot right now among millennials and Gen Z.
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  Walking shoes have become popular among millennials and Gen Z for their comfort, The WSJ reported.
  Millennials have redefined footwear as a status symbol by favoring function over appearance.
  The walking shoe is the latest evolution of the "ugly-fashion" movement, but this time with a WFH twist.
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  Walking shoes are getting new life in the soles of mill
  
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