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• 10 Things in Politics: Trump's legal jeopardy has GOP worried

  21-05-2021 11:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Welcome back to 10 Things in Politics, your weekday look at the biggest stories in DC and beyond. Sign up here to receive this newsletter.Send tips to [email protected] or tweet me at @BrentGriffiths.Here's what we're talking about:Trump indictment talk baffles and enrages some congressional RepublicansBiden hails cease-fire between Israel and HamasThe Labor Department is reportedly unable to help the 3.5 million workers set to lose their unemployment benefitsOne thing to look out for today
  
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• Global shares edge up after US jobs data underscores post-pandemic recovery, while inflation concerns ease

  21-05-2021 11:31 via feedproxy.google.com
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  US futures rose on Friday after a strong read of the US jobs market added to economic optimism.
  Falling Treasury yields eased inflation concerns and took pressure off tech stocks.Gold's rally continued as crypto markets continued to struggle after their midweek tumble.Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.
  Global shares edged higher on Friday after weekly initial jobless claims in the US reached a new post-pandemic low, unde
  
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• Chris Cuomo apologized to his CNN colleagues on-air after reports found that he coached his brother Gov. Andrew Cuomo through sexual harassment allegations

  21-05-2021 11:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chris Cuomo on CNN's "Cuomo Prime Time" on May 20, 2021.
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  The Washington Post reported that Chris Cuomo advised his brother on sexual-harassment allegations.
  Shortly after the report was published, Cuomo apologized on-air to his CNN colleagues.
  "It was a mistake because I put my colleagues here ... in a bad spot," Cuomo said. "I am sorry for that."
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  The CNN host Chris Cuomo publicly apologized to his colleagues after a Washington Post report found
  
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• Elon Musk says Tesla is considering building a factory in Russia

  21-05-2021 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
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  Elon Musk told a conference in Moscow that Tesla was looking at building a factory in Russia.
  Musk said there should be "more dialogue" between Russia and the US, per Bloomberg.
  Musk said he was invited to speak at the conference by a Kremlin spokesman, Bloomberg reported.
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  Tesla CEO Elon Musk told a conference in Moscow that the company was considering building a production hub in Russia, Reuters and Bloomberg
  
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• Elon Musk says bitcoin can shake off its bad climate reputation if top miners prove they're using green energy

  21-05-2021 10:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tesla CEO, Elon Musk.
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  Elon Musk said crypto miners should post audits of the renewables they use to erase concerns over bitcoin's energy use.
  He was responding to Ark Invest's research director who says bitcoin mining encourages green energy use.
  Bitcoin fell sharply to near $30,000 earlier this week after Tesla suspended bitcoin payments.
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  Elon Musk said on Thursday top bitcoin miners should post audited data of the r
  
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• Kevin McCarthy opposed the Capitol riot commission this week despite expressing support for one in January

  21-05-2021 08:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  US House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
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  The House voted this week in favor of creating a commission to study the January 6 insurrection.
  All but 35 Republicans voted against the measure, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
  It's a reversal of his January stance, in which he said a "fact-finding commission" would be "prudent."
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  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy voted this week against creating a commission to
  
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• Jennifer Weisselberg says the Trump Org. CFO, her former father-in-law, will flip on Trump in New York investigations

  21-05-2021 05:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Allen Weisselberg, center, stands between President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Donald Trump Jr., at a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York on Jan. 11, 2017.
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  Jennifer Weisselberg said Allen Weisselberg, the CFO of the Trump Organization, will flip on Trump.
  She is Allen Weisselberg's ex-daughter-in-law, and was married to his son Barry.
  Jennifer Weisselberg has also been cooperating with prosecutors who are investigating Trump.
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• Ted Cruz implies the US military is too 'woke' and 'emasculated' to compete with Russia

  21-05-2021 04:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, on the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
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  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz retweeted a TikTok comparing a Russian Army commercial with a US Army commercial.
  While the Russian ad was rife with masculine tropes, the US ad was the animated story of a service member with two moms.
  Cruz said that in comparing the two military ads, "perhaps a woke and emasc
  
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• Federal investigators seized 18 electronic devices in raid of Rudy Giuliani's apartment and office

  21-05-2021 04:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference about lawsuits contesting the results of the presidential election at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday Nov. 19, 2020.
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  Federal prosecutors seized 18 electronic devices in raids of Rudy Giuliani's home and office in April.
  The FBI conducted the April raid in connection with a crimina
  
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• A mysterious dogecoin whale who owns $15 billion of the cryptocurrency added another 420.69 coins

  21-05-2021 03:44 via feedproxy.google.com
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  420.69 dogecoins were added to the world's largest dogecoin address on Tuesday.
  No one knows who is behind the address, but the address may have just signaled they are in tune with the jocular spirit of dogecoin, making a nod to meme numbers "420" and "69."The address currently holds 36.7 billion dogecoins worth $14.7 billion.
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  420.69 dogecoins were just added to the world's largest dogecoin holder, furtheri
  
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• Biden Secretary of State said the US is not looking to buy Greenland after Trump floated the possibility in 2019

  21-05-2021 03:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Antony Blinken speaks during his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on January 19, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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  Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed the US doesn't want to buy Greenland.
  Blinken's confirmation came after Trump suggested purchasing the autonomous Danish territory in 2019.
  Danish PM Mette Frederiksen called such discussions "absurd" at the time.
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• Trump DOJ secretly obtained CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr's phone and email records

  21-05-2021 02:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump.
  AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File
  CNN reported that the Trump DOJ secretly seized phone and email records from Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr.
  Three current and former Washington Post reporters faced similar covert seizures.Starr reported on US military policy towards North Korea in 2017.
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  The Trump administration's Department of Justice covertly obtained phone and email records from CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Sta
  
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• Netflix's 'spectacle' TV boss explains how his team creates hits like 'The Queen's Gambit' and 'Jupiter's Legacy'

  21-05-2021 01:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "Sweet Tooth."
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  Netflix introduced a spectacle and events TV division last year, led by exec Peter Friedlander.
  Friedlander broke down the difference between spectacle and event programming.
  He also discussed shows that fall under his purview, like "Jupiter's Legacy" and the upcoming "Sweet Tooth."
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  The worlds of Netflix's latest comic-book shows, its upcoming "Sweet Tooth" and recent hit "Jupiter's Legacy," are very different."Jupiter's Legacy
  
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• Biden administration will close 2 ICE detention centers in Georgia and Massachusetts after allegations of abuse

  21-05-2021 01:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In this Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, Dawn Wooten, left, a nurse at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, speaks at a news conference in Atlanta protesting conditions at the immigration jail.
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  ICE will cut ties with two immigration detention centers, officials announced Thursday.
  The Georgia and Massachusetts facilities have both come under federal investigation in the last year.
  Those who remain will be transferred out of the facilities.See more stories on Insi
  
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• Here are all the states offering cash prizes as an incentive to get the COVID-19 vaccine

  21-05-2021 00:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Ohio, New York, and Maryland residents will get a shot at cash prizes for getting the COVID-19 shot.
  They are among other US states trying to get more people vaccinated against the deadly virus.
  Prizes range from a daily $40,000 prize in Maryland to a $5 million jackpot in New York.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.Ohio is offering a $1 million jackpot to five vaccinated adults.
  Republican Gubernatorial-elect Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine gives his victory speec
  
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• Biden lauds ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and calls for full cooperation

  21-05-2021 00:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Joe Biden.
  AP Photo/Evan Vucci
  On Thursday, Biden lauded the recently announced ceasefire in a 4-minute speech. He did not take questions.
  Biden faced criticism from some Democrats for being slow to forcefully call for a ceasefire.
  Biden added that in the last 11 days, he spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu six times.
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  In a roughly 4-minute statement, President Joe Biden lauded the cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel on Thursday in
  
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• Biden lauds cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and urges further progress

  21-05-2021 00:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Joe Biden.
  AP Photo/Evan Vucci
  On Thursday, Joe Biden gave remarks lauding the newly announced cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
  Biden added that in the past 11 days he spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu six times.
  The cease-fire was scheduled to take effect at 2 a.m. local time on Friday.
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  In a roughly four-minute statement, President Joe Biden lauded the cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel on Thursday.Biden said he h
  
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• Biden lauds cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and calls for full cooperation

  21-05-2021 00:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Joe Biden.
  AP Photo/Evan Vucci
  On Thursday, Joe Biden gave remarks lauding the newly announced cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
  Biden added that in the past 11 days he spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu six times.
  The cease-fire was scheduled to take effect at 2 a.m. local time on Friday.
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  In a roughly four-minute statement, President Joe Biden lauded the cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel on Thursday.Biden said he h
  
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• Nearly 1,000 Apple employees sign letter calling on Tim Cook to issue statement supporting Palestinians

  21-05-2021 00:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook.
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  Apple employees called on Tim Cook to issue a statement supporting Palestinians, The Verge reported.Employees said they were frustrated Apple has kept silent amid recent violence.
  This is the second time in a week that large numbers of Apple employees have criticized the company.
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  Nearly 1,000 Apple employees have signed an internal letter to CEO Tim Cook urging the
  
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• 28 thoughtful yet inexpensive Father's Day gifts that won't cost more than $25

  21-05-2021 00:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Gifting on a budget doesn't have to be stressful thanks to these 29 Father's Day gifts under $25.
  From small leather accessories to delectable food gifts, none of these options look or feel cheap.
  Need more gift ideas? Check out our list of the overall best Father's Day gifts.
  Your parents might say to you every year that they don't need a gift for Mother's Day or Father's Day. Chances are, you still want
  
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