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• The 8 best mechanical keyboards of 2021 for gaming and fast typing

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  Mechanical keyboards offer tactile and auditory feedback that can reduce typos for fast typists.
  Many gamers also appreciate the speed of mechanical keyboards.
  The best mechanical keyboards come from brands like Das, Razer, Logitech, SteelSeries, and more.
  Mechanical keyboards create both tactile and auditory feedback, delivering more accuracy for typing and more speed for gaming. The best mechanical keyboards deliver a mix of speed and accuracy in a comfortabl
  
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• How to watch UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum this Saturday on ESPN+

  16-04-2021 21:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Robert Whittaker punches Darren Till during their UFC Fight Night match in July 2020.
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  UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum will be broadcast live on ESPN and ESPN+ on April 17.
  Prelims start at 7 p.m. ET, while the main card is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. ET.
  Every UFC Fight Night is included with ESPN+, which costs $6 a month or $60 per year.
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• Tentrr lets you book private campsites and glampsites around the country - here's what it's like to use

  16-04-2021 21:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Tentrr connects campers with private landowners and State Parks for secluded camping vacations.
  Campers can choose fully-equipped 'glampsites' or opt for traditional campsites with their own gear.
  Prices for glamping destinations typically start in the low $100s and campsites start from $35.
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• The 5 best shower curtains in 2021

  16-04-2021 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you buy through our links, we may earn money from affiliate partners. Learn more.Quiet TownTable of Contents: Masthead StickyA shower curtain that keeps water where it belongs and also looks great is a surprisingly tall order. We spoke with Donna McMahon, an award-winning bath designer, about how to choose stylish and functional shower curtains.These are the best shower curtains that blend longevity with washability and versatility.A good shower curtain looks great, dries quickly, and keeps m
  
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• NASA has reportedly picked SpaceX's Starship to land its next astronauts on the moon

  16-04-2021 21:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  NASA is awarding SpaceX an exclusive contract to land humans on the moon, The Washington Post reported.
  The company's Starship spaceship will carry out NASA's Artemis mission.
  Musk's company beat out Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin for the contract, the Post reported.
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  NASA has picked SpaceX to land its next astronauts on the moon, according to The Washington Post's Christian Davenport.NASA is set to make an official a
  
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• Jim Cramer bought bitcoin when it was worth $12,000 - and said he recently sold half his 'phony' portfolio to pay off a mortgage

  16-04-2021 21:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  CNBC 'Mad Money' host, Jim Cramer.
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  CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer used bitcoin profits to pay off a mortgage.
  He said he bought the digital asset when it was worth $12,000 - the level it was at in 2019.
  Cramer said spending bitcoin on a genuine use was like "phony money paying for real money."
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  TV anchor Jim Cramer said he bought "a lot of" bitcoin when it was worth $12,000 and used some profits
  
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• Our honest review of Firstleaf, a wine subscription box that sends bottles from top vineyards and learns your tastes over time

  16-04-2021 21:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Firstleaf's introductory box of six wines is only $40 and then the price goes up to about $90 for all future shipments.
  Firstleaf/InstagramTable of Contents: Masthead StickyFirstleaf is a unique wine club that lets you rate the wines after testing to curate the selection to your preferences.You can get your first box for $40; each subsequent box is about $90, which works out to around $15 a bottle. The wines all
  
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• Amazon is spending a whopping $465 million on 'The Lord of the Rings' season 1: 'This will be the largest television series ever made'

  16-04-2021 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  The season 1 production budget is four times more than what HBO's "Game of Thrones" cost per season.
  Amazon paid $250 million for "The Lord of the Rings" rights, and the show will cost $1 billion overall.
  The show's storyline will be set thousands of years before "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."
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  We've known that Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings" will cost $1 billion to produce, but according to a Friday report, the first season al
  
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• GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar create 'America First Caucus' that emphasizes 'Anglo-Saxon political traditions'

  16-04-2021 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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  GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar formed the "America First Caucus," Punchbowl News reported.
  The group will reportedly emphasize "common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions."
  It will also push racist lies about immigration and foreign aid and parrot Trump's conspiracy theories about the election.
  Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is facing a federal sex-trafficking investigation, said he'll join the caucus.
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• The 6 best keyboards of 2021

  16-04-2021 20:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  A keyboard is one of the most important accessories you'll buy for a PC or Mac.
  We spent hundreds of hours testing dozens of keyboards from 10 brands.
  Logitech's versatile, comfortable MX Keys is the best keyboard for most people.
  A keyboard is among the most important purchases you can make for your computer, ranking right alongside your monitor and mouse. You will use it every day, and it will never become obsolete. That's why it's important to buy a keyboard
  
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• 4 things that might explain the labor shortage hitting the reopening American economy

  16-04-2021 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Empty tables stand at a restaurant in Manhattan on March 1, 2021 in New York City.
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  9.7 million people are actively seeking work, but businesses are reporting major labor shortages.
  The New York Times reported on four reasons that might account for that disconnect.
  These include jobless benefits disincentivizing people to work and pandemic health concerns.
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  The pandemic cost millions of Americans their jobs, and while the Bur
  
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• 10 products for a bathroom remodel all with a gold finish

  16-04-2021 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Looking to renovate your bathroom?
  If you're looking for gold pieces to redesign your bathroom, we've got you covered.
  We rounded up 10 gold pieces, from shower heads to light fixtures, across all different price points.
  Having a bathroom you really love makes mundane tasks like showering and brushing your teeth activities you can actually enjoy. Adding some gold accents to your bathroom can make for a chi
  
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• A Florida McDonald's is paying people $50 just to show up for a job interview, and it's still struggling to find applicants

  16-04-2021 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  McDonald's is scrambling to hire workers, as restaurants face a labor shortage.
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  One McDonald's in Florida is offering $50 for anyone who comes in for a job interview.The owner of the location, Blake Casper, told Insider that restaurants are "scrambling for help."
  Casper said it has not been this difficult to hire workers in decades.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  A McDonald's in Florida is paying people $50 just to show up for a job interview. But it's still not attracting many
  
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• Asana has hired over 500 employees in the last year. Its head of people reflects on the steps she took to guide the company through 2020.

  16-04-2021 20:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Anna Binder has been the head of people at Asana since May 2016.
  Last year she guided the company through the transition as "chief corona officer."
  Her tips for navigating a challenge include establishing guiding principles and relying on a core team.
  This article is part of a series called "Secrets of Success," which examines specific leadership tips from prominent business leaders.Anna Binder's job as head of people at Asana, a web and mobile app designed to help
  
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• The FBI used my journalism to charge a January 6 insurrectionist. I have complicated feelings about that.

  16-04-2021 20:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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  An Insider contributor's reporting led to federal charges for one of the men who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6
  Journalist Abigail Higgins explains why she declined to submit to an FBI interview about the case.She also reflects on her own ambivalence, knowing her reporting could help send a source to prison.
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  When I got out of the shower one morning at the end o
  
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• The best online sales happening now, including discounts at Nintendo, Senreve, and Sephora

  16-04-2021 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you buy through our links, we may earn money from affiliate partners. Learn more.Alyssa Powell/Business InsiderWe rounded up the best sales and deals happening online today, including savings at Nintendo, Senreve, and Sephora.Deals in this story are subject to change throughout the day. The prices listed reflect the deal at the time of publication. For even more deals and savings across the web, check out our round-up of the best deals from Amazon. The best deals available right nowLong John
  
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• Bitcoin tumbles 5% from record highs amid Turkey's crypto-payments ban starting April 30

  16-04-2021 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
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  Bitcoin slipped as much as 5% Friday after reports that Turkey has banned the use of cryptocurrencies.
  The move stoked fear among investors of a precedent that other countries may follow.
  Cryptocurrencies have become popular in Turkey as a hedge against the lira.
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  Bitcoin slipped as much as 5% from record highs on Friday after amid reports that Turkey's central bank will bar the use of cryptocur
  
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• The 10 best Google Assistant-enabled products of 2021

  16-04-2021 19:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Hundreds of smart home devices are compatible with Google's voice assistant, Google Assistant.
  You can control these devices with voice commands or automated routines in the Google Home app.
  Look for the "Works with Google Assistant" logo to find devices certified by Google.
  A voice-controlled smart home lets you turn on lights, adjust the thermostat, and more with a few simple commands. Google Assistant has consistently led the smart-home field in terms of voi
  
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• Jeff Bezos shared a note from a couple that bought 2 shares of Amazon in 1997 - and are now using the proceeds to buy a house after the company's 172,499% post-IPO run

  16-04-2021 19:39 via feedproxy.google.com
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  Jeff Bezos shared a note from a couple who bought two shares of Amazon in 1997 in his recent shareholder letter.
  It's not specified when the purchase occurred. But if the couple bought shares at the closing price on Amazon's IPO day, it's made 172,499%, according to data compiled by Insider.
  Their son is now selling some of the stock to help purchase a home. The shares have grown in value to more than $80,000.
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• Chamath Palihapitiya-backed Clover Health surges 36% after adding former Trump official to its board of directors

  16-04-2021 19:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chamath Palihapitiya.
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  Demetrios Kouzoukas, a former Trump official at the heath-care agency CMS, is now on CLOV's board.
  Clover Health's business model is reliant on the CMS' new direct-contracting program.
  The company's stock surged as much as 36% on Friday after the news broke.
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  Chamath Palihapitiya's Clover Health surged as much as 36% on Friday after adding
  
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• Cathie Wood bought more than 3 million shares of the self-driving truck company TuSimple on its IPO yesterday - and the stock is struggling

  16-04-2021 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
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  TuSimple Holdings.
  Two of Cathie Wood's ARK ETFs picked up over 3 million combined shares of TuSimple Thursday.
  The combined holdings were worth some $123 million as of Thursday's closing price.
  TuSimple stock was down as much as 9% on Friday after Wood's purchase.
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  Cathie Wood bought more than 3 million shares of the self-driving truck company TuSimple Holdings on its public debut Thursday.The San Diego,
  
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• How to transfer Apple Cash to your bank or Visa debit card

  16-04-2021 19:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You can transfer Apple Cash to your bank or Visa debit card via the Apple Wallet app.
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  You can transfer Apple Cash to your bank account free of charge, or to a Visa debit card with a 1% fee.
  You can use Apple Cash to send money via iMessage, where you can also accrue cash back from your Apple Card.
  To transfer Apple Cash to your bank, start the Apple Wallet app and open the menu on the Apple Cash card.
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• Photos show how Brazil is coping with its worst COVID-19 surge yet that's infecting mostly young people

  16-04-2021 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Carlos Alberto places his hand on the coffin that contains the remains of his 41-year-old wife Aparecida de Freitas, who died from complications related to COVID-19, at a burial service in the Inhauma cemetery, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, April 15, 2021.
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  COVID-19 cases and deaths are rising again in Brazil in its worst surge since the pandemic started.
  A more contagious variant is spreading quickly, and mostly young people are getting infected.
  In total, nearly
  
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• Dismal earnings for Canadian cannabis

  16-04-2021 18:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Employees tend to medical cannabis plants at Pharmocann, an Israeli medical cannabis company in northern Israel.
  REUTERS/Amir CohenWelcome to Insider Cannabis, our weekly newsletter where we're bringing you an inside look at the deals, trends, and personalities driving the multibillion-dollar global cannabis boom.Sign up here to get it in your inbox every week.It's been a rough start to earnings season for Canadian companies, with Aphria's stock dropping over 14% after losing significant market
  
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• Golden Corral's CEO reveals how the chain implemented a drive-thru-less drive-thru

  16-04-2021 18:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Golden Corral pivoted to curbside pickup and drive-thru concepts during the pandemic.
  Buffets were closed around the US, effectively shutting the chain down.
  The chain created "virtual drive-thrus" to restart business.
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  Golden Corral made an unorthodox move for a buffet chain and added drive-thrus at some locations during the pandemic, but the drive-thrus are very different from the industry standard, CEO Lance Trenary told Insid
  
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• The 8 best hotels in Myrtle Beach for an affordable summer beach vacation

  16-04-2021 18:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Myrtle Beach is a lively coastal resort town just a couple of hours' drive north of Charleston.
  Budget hotels can be found around $100 and luxury and family resorts with suites run closer to $200.
  The best Myrtle Beach hotels have great guest amenities, locations, and new COVID-19 policies.
  Table of Contents: Masthead StickyNamed for its natural abundance of crape myrtle trees, Myrtle Beach has fast beco
  
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• GOP Reps. Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene were the only 'no' votes on a bill reauthorizing the National Marrow Donor Program

  16-04-2021 18:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rep. Lauren Boebert; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
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  GOP Reps. Greene and Boebert voted against a bill that would renew the National Marrow Donor Program.
  The program helps match bone marrow donors with leukemia patients.
  "Nothing in this bill prevents the funding of aborted fetal tissue," a spokesman for Greene said.
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  GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Lauren Boebert of Colorado were the only members of Congress
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg is being pressured to abandon plans for an Instagram for children. Advocacy groups worry about endless scrolling and body-image shaming.

  16-04-2021 18:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Dozens of advocacy groups urged Facebook to drop plans for an Instagram for kids under 13.
  They said the platform isn't a solution to preventing children from using Instagram.
  Facebook has said it would be a parent-controlled experience allowing kids to keep up with friends.
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  Children's advocacy groups are begging Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg to abandon plans for an Instagram for children. In a let
  
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• Biden says gun violence 'stains our character and pierces the very soul of our nation' in response to Indianapolis mass shooting

  16-04-2021 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Joe Biden speaks about the Colorado shootings in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 23, 2021.
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  Biden said gun violence "stains our character" after the latest mass shooting in Indiana.
  A gunman killed eight people and injured others after opening fire in a FedEx facility.The Indianapolis massacre is the latest in a string of mass shootings in 20201.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  President Joe Biden said gun violen
  
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• 4 virus variants are spreading in the US, and studies suggest they can make people sicker, evade the immune response, or spread faster. Here's why experts are concerned.

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  Dr. Anthony Fauci in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2021.
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  There are four coronavirus variants that experts in the US are worried about.
  These include variants first identified in South Africa, the UK, and Brazil.
  They may spread more easily, make people sicker, escape immune responses, evade tests, or render treatments ineffective, studies suggest.
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  Several coronavirus variants have evolved mutations that mean they spr
  
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• Russia is expelling 10 US diplomats in retaliation to Biden's latest sanctions and amid Ukraine tensions

  16-04-2021 18:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FILE PHOTO: Russia's FM Lavrov meets with Iran's FM Zarif in Moscow
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  Russia is expelling 10 US diplomats in response to new US sanctions.The Biden admin. issued new sanctions over Russian election interference and the SolarWinds hack.Meanwhile, Russia has amassed 80,000 troops on Ukraine's borders, sparking fears of an invasion.
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  The Kremlin is expelling 10 US diplomats in response to the Biden administration's latest sanctions, Russian Foreign
  
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• The vaccines keep giving consumer sentiment a shot in the arm. It just set another pandemic-era high.

  16-04-2021 18:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Healthcare workers ride the Cyclone rollercoaster on the first day of the Coney Island parks reopening, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, April 9, 2021.
  Brendan McDermid/ReutersThe University of Michigan sentiment index rose to 86.5 from 84.9 in March - a new pandemic high.
  Another measure of current economic conditions also hit a one-year high in the Friday release.
  Optimism around stimulus, vaccination, and projected ec
  
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• Washington state sets 2030 target date for banning the sale of gas-powered cars

  16-04-2021 18:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The bill also stipulates that a miles-driven tax be introduced in the state.
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  Washington state lawmakers passed a bill targeting 2030 for a ban on the sale of new gas-fueled cars.There would be restrictions only on passenger cars, not heavy-duty trucks.The date is more aggressive than California's 2035 goal for phasing out combustion-car sales.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Washington state lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday setting a target to stop sales
  
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• 10 reasons why the value-stock resurgence has further to run, according to BofA

  16-04-2021 18:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe rally in value stocks is not yet over, according to a Friday note from Bank of America.Value stocks have outperformed growth stocks over the past seven months, reversing a decade-long trend as investors anticipate a full reopening of the US economy.Detailed below are the 10 reasons why the rally in value stocks will continue, according to BofA.Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.The outperformance in value stocks relative to grow
  
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• The owner of a single New Jersey deli boasts a $105 million market cap - despite making only $14,000 in sales last year

  16-04-2021 18:08 via feedproxy.google.com
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  Google MapsA New Jersey deli owner's stock has tripled in the past year, valuing it at $105 million.Hometown International's total sales were $36,000 over the past two years."The pastrami must be amazing," investor David Einhorn joked this week.See more stories on Insider's business page.A New Jersey deli owner on the brink of bankruptcy has inexplicably tripled in value over the past 12 months. Its market capitalization now stands at $105 million, or about 7,500 times its s
  
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• Why scorpion venom is the most expensive liquid in the world

  16-04-2021 18:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Scorpion venom is not only dangerous - it can also make you quite a bit of money.The deathstalker is one of the most dangerous scorpions on the planet, and its venom is also the most expensive liquid in the world at $39 million per gallon.But it's not so simple to just buy a gallon - you'd have to milk one scorpion 2.64 million times to fill a gallon.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Following is a transcript from the video:Narrator: The deathstalker is one of the most dangerous sco
  
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• More than 440 finance firms are moving assets worth over $1.2 trillion to the EU post-Brexit

  16-04-2021 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fog shrouds the Canary Wharf business district including global financial institutions Citigroup Inc., State Street Corp., Barclays Plc, HSBC Holdings Plc and the commercial office block No. 1 Canada Square, on the Isle of Dogs on November 05, 2020 in London, England.
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  Over 440 finance firms have moved, or will move, to the EU after Brexit, a report showed.
  They are taking bank assets worth £900 billion with them.
  There is likely a higher "dark" figure and that wil
  
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• Angela Merkel got a shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine amid Germany's faltering rollout. She once said she wouldn't, and then the rules changed.

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  German Chancellor Angela Merkel discusses COVID-19 measures in Berlin on Sunday.
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  German Chancellor Angela Merkel, 66, received a first shot of AstraZeneca vaccine on Friday.Earlier guidance called for only under-65s to get it, at which point Merkel said she would not.
  The rules later flipped to advise only those over 60 to get it, and so Merkel did.
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  German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
  
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• Nikola could sink 27% due to daunting operational headwinds and insider selling, CFRA says

  16-04-2021 17:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  Trevor Milton, the founder of Nikola.
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  CFRA reiterated its "sell" rating and lowered its price target to $8 on shares of Nikola Thursday.
  Analyst Garrett Nelson cited operational headwinds and insider sales from founder Trevor Milton as his reasoning.
  Nelson says he has a "low degree of confidence in management's ability to execute" amid competition.
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  Nikola could sink 27% from current levels due to "daunting operati
  
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• Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl join the crypto frenzy and collaborate with 3D artist Extraweg on NFT charity auction

  16-04-2021 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Dave Grohl performs with Mick Jagger during The Rolling Stones' "50 & Counting" worldwide tour
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  Mick Jagger and 3D artist Extraweg collaborated on the audio-visual NFT, which is being auctioned for charity.
  Dave Grohl is featured on the NFT's soundtrack and picked the supported charities with Jagger.
  The 24-hour auction will raise money for music and environmental charities.
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• Republicans say less than 6% of Biden's plan is traditional infrastructure. BofA says it's more like half.

  16-04-2021 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
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  Bank of America says about half of Biden's infrastructure plan is traditional, or physical, infrastructure.
  This contrasts with the GOP argument that less than 6% of Biden's plan goes to roads and bridges.
  The bank added that nontraditional infrastructure will take longer to prompt economic growth.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  The leaders of the Republi
  
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• 16 beautiful beach hotels in the US to book this summer, including oceanfront family resorts and luxury stays for couples

  16-04-2021 17:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you buy through our links, we may earn money from affiliate partners. Learn more.The Diplomat Beach Resort
  With access to sandy shores, gorgeous views, and water sports, beachfront hotels are coveted stays.
  We found the best beach hotels across the US, from Hawaii and California to Florida and Maine.
  Keep in mind that right now is peak season for many beach areas and hotel prices tend to soar.
  Summer is just around the corner and with more people becoming fully vaccinated every day, the urge
  
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• NASA's InSight Mars lander is about to go into hibernation. If its batteries ran out, it could die.

  16-04-2021 17:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An illustration shows InSight with its instruments deployed on the Martian surface.
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  NASA's InSight Mars lander will hibernate to save power, since its solar panels are covered in dust.
  InSight will shut down science instruments to keep its electronics warm through the Martian winter.
  If its batteries die, InSight should recharge and come back to life, but that's not a guarantee.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  NASA's $800 million Mars lander is in an energy crisis.
  
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• Apple Music reportedly said it will pay artists a penny per stream - double what Spotify pays

  16-04-2021 17:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Apple told artists that it will pay them a penny for every stream from a listener.
  That is about double what Spotify pays its artists.
  A movement has launched in the music industry for streaming platforms to pay artists more.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Apple Music is telling artists that it will start paying them one cent per stream, per a Friday report from the Wall Street Journal.The company told artists the news in a
  
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• Elon Musk's The Boring Company scrubbed any mention of its LA and DC tunnels from its website, leaving the future of those projects in doubt

  16-04-2021 17:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  The Boring Company removed its LA and DC project plans from its site.
  The plan for a tunnel to LA's Dodgers Stadium was announced in 2017 and the DC plan in 2018.
  The company might not be able to build the hyperloops because of environmental regulations.
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  The Boring Company removed any mention of its plans to build transit tunnels in Los Angeles and Washington DC from its website in April.Bloomberg first reported the projects had been
  
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• Amazon is reportedly creating a furniture-assembly service that would task delivery drivers with building items for customers

  16-04-2021 17:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Amazon is developing a furniture-assembly and installation service, Bloomberg reported.
  The service would compete with what Wayfair and others have already been offering.
  Delivery drivers would be tasked with assembling and installing furniture and appliances, per the report.
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  Amazon is creating a new furniture-assembly service that would task delivery drivers with unpacking and building items for
  
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• Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, and other GOP lawmakers who criticized Trump or voted to impeach him have spent tens of thousands of dollars on private security

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  Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks during a news conference with a group of bipartisan lawmakers to unveil a COVID-19 emergency relief framework in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020.
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  Lawmakers who criticized Trump or voted to impeach him spent thousands to improve personal security after the Capitol attack.
  Republicans including Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney beefed up their security, per Punchbowl News.Federa
  
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• US and Mexican sanctions offer a glimpse of who actually runs Mexico's ascendant Jalisco cartel

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  Recent sanctions on CJNG members show that the group is one of the few with a traditional hierarchical structure.
  That kind of centralized command structure carries risks, including fragmentation and spikes in violence if key leaders are arrested or killed.
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  Sanctions recently imposed by the United States and Mexico on CJNG members allegedly linked to two high-profile murders demonstrate that the criminal group is one of the few remaining w
  
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• New York is about to spew a lot more carbon into the air, thanks to Andrew Cuomo and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s anti-nuclear crusade

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  These 2013 file photos show New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, in Albany, N.Y. and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Dallas, Texas.
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  Andrew Cuomo and the anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. pushed to close the Indian Point nuclear power plant.But without nuclear energy, New York needs to burn a lot more fossil fuels to produce electricity.This anti-science fearmongering in the name of environmentalism will, ironically, lead to more carbon emissions spewed into the air.This
  
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• How are real estate investments taxed? What potential investors should know

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  Investing in real estate can create income and diversify your portfolio, but there are many tax implications to consider.
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  Real estate investing can generate interest, dividends, rental income, business income, and capital gains, depending on how the investment is structured.
  If you invest in a rental property, you can reduce your taxable income by subtracting any expenses for managing and maintaining the property to rent.
  A 1031 exchange allows real estate investor
  
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