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• Mitt Romney rebuked some of his Republican Senate colleagues, calling January 6 Capitol riots an 'insurrection against the Constitution'

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  Sen. Mitt Romney speaks during a news conference in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on December 1, 2020.
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  Sen. Mitt Romney rebuked some of his Republican colleagues after a hearing about the January 6 Capitol insurrection.Romney reiterated the riots at the Capitol amounted to "an insurrection against the Constitution."Several Republicans at a hearing on Wednesday downplayed the insurrection, which resulted in five deaths.See mo
  
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• CEO of $100 million New Jersey deli has reportedly been fired

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  Hometown International has fired its CEO.
  The CEO is also the principal and wrestling coach at the local high school.The firing comes after questions about his role at the company.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  The CEO of a company that runs a single business, a New Jersey deli with a market cap of over $100 million, has been fired, per a financial filing, CNBC reports. The news that Hometown International fired its CEO Paul Morina comes after questions arose about his
  
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• Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee quietly signed a law that prohibits trans students and staff from using bathrooms or locker rooms that match their gender

  15-05-2021 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tennessee Governor Bill Lee.
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  Tennesee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill that prohibits trans students and staff from using restrooms and changing rooms that match their gender.
  The bill requires that communal school bathrooms and lockers be limited to those of the same "biological sex" at birth.
  Schools must provide "reasonable accommodations" for students "unwilling or unable" to use the communal areas, according to the legislation.
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• Binance's Indian exchange lists Shiba Inu coin a day after Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin's $1 billion donation

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  Changpeng Zhao is the CEO of the world's largest crypto exchange Binance.
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  India's WazirX crypto exchange listed shiba inu coin this week.Shiba inu coin, which launched less than a year ago, took inspiration from dogecoin.
  The listing comes a day after Vitalik Buterin donated $1 billion worth of the tokens to a crypto-based COVID-19 relief fund for India.
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  The largest cryptocurrency exchange in India has listed shib
  
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• 'Donald Trump didn't need to sleep five hours a night': McCarthy says that Biden doesn't have the 'energy' of the former president

  15-05-2021 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with congressional leaders in the Oval Office, which included (clockwise from left) House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
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  Kevin McCarthy said that President Biden doesn't have the "energy" of former President Trump.
  "Donald Trump didn't need t
  
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• The Biden administration moved more than $2 billion earmarked for COVID measures to deal with the influx of migrants at the border

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  A Border Patrol temporary processing facility in Donna, Texas, for migrant children and families, pictured March 17, 2021.
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  The Department of Health and Human Services moved more than $2 billion from COVID-related relief funds to help the situation at the border.
  At the southern border, there's been an influx of migrants seeking entrance into the country.
  US officials have struggled to respond to the surge.
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• China has proved it can build warships. It faces another challenge if it wants to catch up with the US.

  15-05-2021 19:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, sails into Hong Kong for port call, July 7, 2017.
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  As the People's Liberation Army Navy expands its fleet, maintaining the right numbers of ships is a vital consideration strategically and to control cost.
  Beijing plans further aircraft carrier strike groups, so it needs numbers of aircraft carriers and submarines to keep pace with those of surface warships.
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  As China plans to add more m
  
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• GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's 'offended' by House Republicans minimizing the Capitol riot

  15-05-2021 18:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), foreground, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing as Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) listens.
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  Sen. Lisa Murkowski criticized House GOP efforts to downplay the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
  "I'm offended by that," Murkowski told CNN. "This was not a peaceful protest."
  Murkowski said she would be open to backing an investigation examining the riot.
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• Uber has launched a new anti-racism campaign and committed to fresh hiring practices aimed at improving diversity

  15-05-2021 17:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Uber said it is committed to continuing its anti-racism work.
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  On Friday, Uber announced the launch of a new anti-racism initiative.Its plans involve more training for drivers and riders and new hiring practices.
  The move comes after Uber pledged to make its business more diverse.
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  Uber on Friday launched a new anti-racism campaign and committed to new internal hiring practices to help boost diversity.In a statement on its website, the
  
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• A Lyft driver was hospitalized after being hit by a suspected drunk driver going 85 mph, now he's battling Lyft over its pandemic-era insurance cutbacks.

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  Lyft driver Drew Wajnert is unable to walk after being hit by a suspected drunk driver while on the job.
  But Lyft dropped an insurance policy during the pandemic that may have covered his medical bills.
  One expert told Insider Lyft's insurance, even with that policy when it was in effect, falls far short of what traditional employers must provide.
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  Shortly before 9 p.m. on March 2, in Lakewood, Colorado, Drew Wajnert was rea
  
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• White House says it 'communicated directly' to Israelis that safety of journalists in Gaza is 'paramount' after media building was bombed

  15-05-2021 17:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A thick column of smoke rises from the Jala Tower as it is destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city controlled by the Palestinian Hamas movement, on May 15, 2021
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  The White House has spoken with the Israeli government after its military destroyed a building that houses media outlets.
  Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the White House told Israel that the safety of the media is of "paramount responsibility."
  The Israeli military executed an airstrike that d
  
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• Marvel actor Blondy Baruti, who starred in 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2,' launched BePerk, a social network designed to give people more control

  15-05-2021 17:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Marvel actor and BePerk CEO Blondy Baruti.
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  Marvel actor Blondy Baruti has launched BePerk, a social network aimed at giving users control.
  Baruti spoke with Insider about designing the app."I believe in this, so I invested everything that I made in the last four years," he said.
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  Back in 2017, Marvel actor Blondy Baruti was watching a few model friends post on social media, hungry for likes and followers, when he decided there had to be
  
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• Biden revokes Trump executive order for sculpture garden of 'American Heroes'

  15-05-2021 17:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Joe Biden.
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  President Biden revoked Trump's executive order for a sculpture garden of "American Heroes."
  Trump felt that a garden would blunt attempts to "erase our heroes, values and entire way of life."
  Biden has issued a slew of executive orders since taking office in January.
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  President Joe Biden on Friday revoked several key executive orders issued by former President Donald Trump, notably the sculpture garden of "Ame
  
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• Hacking group behind the cyberattack on a key US fuel pipeline is said to be disbanding

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  Out of service fuel nozzles are covered in plastic on a gas pump at a gas station in Waynesville, North Carolina, after a gasoline supply crunch caused by the Colonial Pipeline hack
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  The ransomware group behind the Colonial Pipeline hack is said to be disbanding.The news comes shortly after President Biden said the US was looking at ways to disrupt the group.The attack on the key pipeline caused gas prices to soar to over $3 dollars.See more stories on Insider's business page.
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• Life detected on Mars might have actually originated in NASA labs, according to an Ivy League scientist

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  NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter can be viewed in the distance during its fourth flight on the Red Planet.
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  NASA may have contaminated Mars with life, according to an Ivy League scientist.Life discovered on the Red Planet might have "originated in NASA labs," said Christopher Mason.
  Microbes can wreak havoc when they arrive at a new ecosystem, he wrote in a BBC article.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  As explorations on the Red Planet continue, a Cornell scientist qu
  
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• The Associated Press president says agency 'narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life' in Israeli bombing of Gaza media building

  15-05-2021 16:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Fire erupts from the Al-Jalaa Tower as it's destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city controlled by the Palestinian Hamas movement, on May 15, 2021.
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  Gary Pruitt, AP president and CEO, said he was "horrified" by the Israeli military's destruction of a tower where its journalists worked.
  The Israeli military Saturday launched an airstrike that flattened the Al-Jalaa tower.
  Pruitt said about a dozen journalists quickly evacuated the building after receivi
  
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• How talent, luck, and circumstance helped Kevin Garnett make $326 million to become the second-highest-paid player in NBA history

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  Kevin Garnett has a lot to smile about.
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  Kevin Garnett retired after 21 seasons, 1 MVP, 1 championship, and is now a Hall of Famer.
  He also retired as the highest-paid player in NBA history and is still second behind only LeBron James.
  Garnett was talented, but he was also the right player, in the right place, at the right time.
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  Kevin Garnett was an MVP, a 15-time All-Star and a four-time first-team All-NBA. He won a championship with the 2007-2008
  
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• Marjorie Taylor Greene said that she's the victim of Democrat bullying when questioned about her hounding of AOC

  15-05-2021 16:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., arrives at the Hyatt Regency for new member orientation in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020
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  Marjorie Taylor Greene said she is the one who is a victim of bullying, not Democrats.
  She listed a handful of grievances on Newsmax, re-casting her taunting of AOC as "citizen lobbying."
  "They're the ones that are completely out of line," she told the rightwing network.
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• I moved from NYC to rural Vermont and had to figure out how to get a strong, high-quality internet connection on my own. I tried it all - here's what works.

  15-05-2021 16:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Working off my phone's hotspot. The black box with the green light on the wall near the guitar is a component of the WeBoost system.
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  Alex Lockie recently moved out of New York City into a home in rural southern Vermont.
  He had to test out how to establish a strong internet connection to be able to work from home.
  From satellite internet, to boosting cell phone signal, to jimmying together some wild antenna rigs, he's seen or tried just about everything.
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• Meghan McCain slams Marjorie Taylor Greene for making Republicans look like 'psychotic barbarians'

  15-05-2021 16:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Meghan McCain, left, accused Marjorie Taylor Greene, right, of"behaving like an animal."
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  Meghan McCain has accused Marjorie Taylor Greene of "behaving like an animal."
  She also said that Greene is making all Republicans look like "psychotic barbarians."
  McCain's Twitter thread was in response to a 2019 video of Greene harassing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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  Meghan McCain slammed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for making all Republicans look lik
  
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• Colonial Pipeline says it has restored service to 'normal operations' following cyberattack that forced a shutdown

  15-05-2021 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A gas station runs out of gasoline after motorists rush to fill up on May 12, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia.
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  Colonial Pipeline said Saturday that it returned its service to "normal operations."The company began a restart of pipeline operations at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
  The company, which provides nearly half of all fuel on the East Coast, was the victim of a cyberattack.Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.
  Colonial Pipeline on Saturday announced
  
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• Four women who've accused Cuomo of sexual harassment have been issued subpoenas by New York attorney general

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  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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  Four women who said Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed them have received subpoenas.
  The subpoenas represent the next step in the investigation into the claims led by the attorney general's office.
  Since December, several women have come forward against Cuomo, who's repeatedly denied all allegations.
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  Four women who've levied accusations of sexual harassment again
  
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• Why you need to be aware of your implicit biases to support your colleagues during stressful times

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  To support our colleagues through stressful times, we have to leave bias at the door.
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  Gender bias - the tendency to associate certain traits more so with one gender - can creep into work.
  Everyone should be aware of their own biases to create a climate of trust for colleagues experiencing stress.
  Be mindful of others, and don't assume a colleague's stress is due to being in a marginalized group.
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  Let's say your colleague shows up f
  
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• Rep. Liz Cheney, who was just ousted from House GOP leadership, says she now regrets voting for Trump in 2020

  15-05-2021 15:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) heads to the House floor to vote at the US Capitol on February 3, 2021.
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  Liz Cheney told ABC News she now regrets her vote for Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
  "It was a vote based on policy ... in terms of the kinds of policies he put forward," she said.
  Cheney criticized House Republicans for ousting her to promote Rep. Elise Stefanik to leadership.
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  GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who
  
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• Real estate agents reveal the 6 things they wish potential homebuyers knew going into the process

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  The US real estate market has been in a frenzied state since last year.It's led to inventory shortages, high prices, and frequent bidding wars for potential homebuyers.
  Insider spoke with five realtors who shared their best tips for prospective buyers.
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  So, you're thinking about buying a house - join the club. Millions of people across the US have spent the last year in a homebuying frenzy, snatching up available inventory and se
  
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• Bitcoin bulls have long claimed the cryptocurrency is an inflation hedge. But recent price swings have challenged that idea.

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  Bitcoin bulls have long argued that the cryptocurrency is a hedge against inflation, particularly because of its fixed supply.
  But bitcoin tanked this past week after stronger-than-expected inflation data when it theoretically should've gained.
  We spoke to one bitcoin expert who isn't concerned about bitcoin's recent downward movement - and who said it's still undervalued as an inflation hedge.Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.
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• A Starbucks worker reveals the average customer order costs more than she makes an hour, as the coffee giant focuses on more expensive, complicated drinks

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  Starbucks is relying on fewer customers who are spending more on their orders.
  Workers told Insider that customizations with the expectation of fast food delivery is unsustainable.
  Some workers say the company has not adjusted staffing needs appropriately to deal with the new volume.
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  With the US job market heating up, a shift supervisor at an Atlanta Starbucks told Insider she's leaving for a job with better pay and benefits. The f
  
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• Government partnership with big business created the internet and cell phones - an economist says it can deliver a new generation of innovations, too

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  Paul Constant is a writer at Civic Ventures and cohost of the "Pitchfork Economics" podcast with Nick Hanauer and David Goldstein.
  In the latest episode, they spoke with economist Mariana Mazzucato on government's role in the economy.
  Mazzucato says collaboration between government and corporations can boost economic "outcomes as opposed to just output."
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  When you trim away all the complications and high-minded theories, the single mission
  
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• A Kellogg finance professor explains why companies are adding more women to their leader boards

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  American companies only recently tripledthe rate at which they added female directors to prominent boards.
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  Professor David Matsa believes "the Big Three" investment companies influenced the recent uptick in female directorships.
  "The more of a firm's stock the Big Three held, the more women directors appeared on that firm's board."
  The Big Three's campaign to get more women on boards shows there are qualified women ready to serve.
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• The famed Preakness Stakes horse race gallops into the NFT market with the first real-time major sports collectible

  15-05-2021 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Medina Spirit was the winner of the Triple Crown's first leg.
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  Preakness Stakes, one of the oldest elite horse races, has stepped into the booming NFT market with 17 auctions for digital assets.Footage of the 146th running of the race in Baltimore will quickly be turned into a digital collectible, the first such real-time minting for a US major sporting event."We've seen a huge appetite for the growing NFT space and we want to be on the forefront of that innova
  
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• From free beer to $1 million giveaways, here are the strange ways states are incentivizing their residents to get vaccinated

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  A woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine.
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  The CDC recently issued new guidance that vaccinated people can go mostly anywhere without a mask.
  This comes as states are incentivizing their residents to get vaccinated through unconventional methods.
  Some methods include $1 million giveaways, free drinks, and tickets to baseball games.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance on Thursday: Vaccinated people can g
  
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• Inflation could spike to 20% in the next few years as the US money supply explodes, says Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel

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  Jeremy Siegel said inflation could spike to 20% in the next few years in an interview with CNBC on Friday.
  The Wharton Professor called Fed chair Jerome Powell the "most dovish chairman" he's ever seen.
  "I'm predicting here that over the next two, three years we could easily have 20% inflation," Siegel said.
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  Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel said inflation could s
  
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• I helped mint a trio of NFTs with a team of female and BIPOC digital artists. Here's how NFTs can help more creators earn money with their artwork.

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  Re-inc cofounder Jenny Wang.
  Jenny Wang
  Jenny Wang is an investor at Neo and cofounder of re-inc, a streetwear apparel company.
  In April, she helped mint a trio of NFTs for three US Women's soccer team players and World Cup champions.
  Wang hopes NFTs will inspire more creators to make and directly profit from their own artwork.
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  This past month, I helped mint a trio of Non Fungible Tokens for three of the US Women's soccer team players and World Cup C
  
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• Bidenomics has been hit with a weak jobs report, gas shortages, and inflation fears. The White House says it isn't getting knocked off course.

  15-05-2021 14:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Joe Biden.
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  Biden grappled with a string of disappointing economic news in May, posing a major test for his plans.
  But the White House appears intent on pushing ahead with another $4 trillion in spending programs.
  The GOP is stepping up their attacks, criticizing the proposals as job-killers.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  The past seven days has been the toughest stretch yet for Bidenomics - the product of President Joe Biden's ambitiou
  
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• The Suez Canal will be widened by 131 feet to avoid a repeat of the Ever Given chaos, authorities say

  15-05-2021 14:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Container ship Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal, Egypt on March 27, 2021.
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  The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said this week it plans on widening and deepening the Suez Canal.
  Officials are making the changes in the hopes of avoiding a repeat of the Ever Given blunder.
  The plan is to increase the width of the waterway by 131 feet and to deepen the area by 10 feet.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Egyptian authorities said this week they plan on widening and deep
  
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• A bad hurricane season could be the next headache for businesses already facing a supply shortage

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  Satellite imagery captures Hurricane Iota bearing down on Nicaragua as a Category 5 hurricane on November 16, 2020. NOAA/NASA
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  It will be another active year for hurricanes following 2020's record-breaking season.
  The storms could cause problems for already struggling supply chains like lumber, oil, and pork.
  "It's a significant risk that all businesses need to be thinking about right now," said AccuWeather.
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• Your Memorial Day is about to get a lot more expensive. From hot dogs to fuel, here are some of the products in short supply.

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  As the vaccination rate picks up, demand is outpacing the supplies of many key goods.
  Americans will face several prices hikes and shortages this Memorial Day.
  Insider rounded up all the products that may be difficult to find over the holiday weekend.
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  Everywhere you look, there seems to be a new shortage popping up in America's currently very strange economy. From chicken to gas, it's getting harder to come by items as supply-chain is
  
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• Big banks are propping up the coal industry as it keeps on pumping out toxic emissions in some parts of the world

  15-05-2021 14:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  People protest Standard Charter Bank's ties to global warming.
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  Standard Chartered just helped fund the giant Indonesian coal company Adaro with US$ 400 million.
  Adaro's business models are in line with 5-6ºC of global warming, far above the 1.5ºC Paris Agreement limit that Standard Chartered claims to support.
  Standard Chartered's climate policy allows them to continue funding destructive coal companies whose business plans are consistent with the
  
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• One bite from this tick could ruin red meat for the rest of your life

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  A single bite from a lone star tick could cause hives, shortness of breath, or even death.
  It's not something they were born with, it's something their body was taught to reject, by an uninvited little wilderness hitchhiker.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Following is a transcript of the video.Imagine that you're a red-blooded carnivore. You love burgers, steak, pork chops, bacon. But one day, out of nowhere, red meat starts to make you physically sick to the stomach. It sounds li
  
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• I flew Delta for the first time since it stopped blocking middle seats and found cracks showing in its mask enforcement- here's what it was like

  15-05-2021 14:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Flying Delta Air Lines after it ended a policy of blocking middle seats.
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  Delta Air Lines stopped blocking middle seats on May 1, after more than a year with the policy.The strategy was key in differentiating Delta from its competitors in terms of health and safety.
  I found the airline adjusting fine to the change on its aircraft but not in all of its airports.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.Delta Air Lines is no longer blocking middle seats onboard its aircra
  
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• Facebook banned an account that spread Bill Gates conspiracy theories relating to his involvement in COVID-19 vaccines

  15-05-2021 14:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bill Gates.
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  Facebook banned the account of one of the biggest spreaders of anti-vax content.Erin Elizabeth's account spread disinformation regarding Bill Gates' involvement in COVID-19 shots.A Facebook spokesperson cited the account's "spammy and inauthentic behavior."
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  On Thursday, Facebook banned the account of one of the biggest spreaders of anti-vax content, VICE News reports. Erin Elizabeth, who owne
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg's existential product crisis

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  Hello, and welcome to this week's edition of the Insider Tech newsletter, where we break down the biggest news in tech, including:Facebook's product painsTech VCs "go direct"Amazon's "hire to fire" systemDid someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up here.This week: Mark Zuckerberg's existential product crisisPhoto by Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesSteve Jobs famously said Apple makes products that consumers don't know they want. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a slightly different challenge
  
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• Wells Fargo's mortgage banker exodus - Wall Street's return to office - Crypto talent war

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  Happy Saturday, and welcome to Insider Finance. Here's a rundown of the must-know stories from the past week:Wells Fargo is experiencing an exodus of some of its top mortgage bankers. Insiders detail why. Money managers are on the hunt for crypto talent as digital assets go mainstream.Blackstone has set a date for when it wants employees back at their office desks. Marc Lipschultz, Owl Rock's cofounder, details how its merger with Dyal Capital could help it rival banks.Wall Street may be sportin
  
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• Thousands of police officers, sniffer dogs and drones are set to descend on a tiny English seaside town for President Biden's first big moment on the world stage

  15-05-2021 13:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Joe Biden will join G7 leaders at the tiny English town of Carbis Bay, Cornwall.
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  A huge security operation planned for President Biden's meeting with world leaders at the G7 summit in June.
  The global summit will take place in the tiny English town of Carbis Bay in the coastal county of Cornwall.
  More than 5,000 police from all over England will be on hand for the event.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  The tiny English town of Carbis Bay, Cornwall, has a population of just 3,
  
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• Some flight attendants say the pandemic has made passengers less patient and more likely to get aggressive with them

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  A flight attendant exits a Delta Airlines flight at the Ronald Reagan National Airport on July 22, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia.
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  Flight attendants told Insider hostility from passengers have increased over the last year.
  Airlines have banned thousands of US passengers for violating onboard mask policies.
  Some flight attendants say they expect to police mask even as travel rebounds this summer.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Between the pandemic, the el
  
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• Marjorie Taylor Greene and her husband received tax breaks on two Georgia homes, investigation says. Married couples are only allowed one, according to state law.

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  Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., arrives at the Hyatt Regency for new member orientation in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020
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  Marjorie Taylor Greene and her husband are accused of having two active homestead exemptions.
  Homestead exemptions offer tax breaks to homeowners, but only one per married couple is permitted.
  If the couple is found to be violating Georgia state law, they could face a fine of $12,000.
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• GOP Rep. claims Capitol insurrectionists are 'political prisoners' held hostage by the government

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  Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) speaks on House floor on May 14, 2021.
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  Rep. Louie Gohmert said Capitol rioters are 'political prisoners' held hostage by the government.
  The Texas congressman made the remarks during a lengthy speech on the House floor on Friday.
  Gohmert also said there was "no evidence" the Capitol rioters were armed.
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  Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas took to the House floor on Friday to downplay the January 6 Capitol riot, des
  
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• Shiba Inu coin investment turned New York brothers into multimillionaires a few months after they bet $8,000 on the 'parody' cryptocurrency, reports say

  15-05-2021 12:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The crypto bet paid off for the family.
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  A New York family's $8,000 investment in Shiba Inu coin reportedly netted them $9 million.
  CNN Business interviewed the family, which began investing in February.The coin's value has grown by more than 10,000% this year, according to Coinbase.
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  A New York family's investment of about $8,000 in Shiba Inu coin, a dogecoin spin-off, netted them a $9 million fortune in the space of a few months, CNN Business r
  
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• AOC said Marjorie Taylor Greene is 'deeply unwell' after a video of Greene taunting her through a letterbox resurfaced

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  Marjorie Taylor Greene in a 2019 video outside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez' office.
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  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is "deeply unwell" Friday.
  Earlier, a 2019 video had resurfaced of Greene taunting her through her office door.
  On Wednesday, Greene hounded AOC through the halls of Congress, screaming about "radical socialism."
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  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is "dee
  
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