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• West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is reportedly on the hook for $700 million in loans from collapsed lender Greensill

  31-05-2021 16:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jim Justice has been governor of West Virginia since 2017.
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  West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is reportedly on the hook for $700 million in loans from Greensill, the collapsed financial firm.
  Justice personally guaranteed loans Greensill made to his coal companies, The Wall Street Journal reported.
  Credit Suisse is trying to claw back cash for people who invested in its Greensill-linked funds.
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• How COVID-19's effect on the job market could cause widespread health problems

  31-05-2021 16:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Out-of-work Kentucky residents wait outside the Kentucky Career Center for help with their unemployment claims.
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  COVID-19 caused a surge in unemployment, and job loss can lead to physical and mental health issues.
  Increased use of alcohol or drugs, eating and sleeping poorly, or exercising less are other risks.
  Support for people out of work due to COVID-19 will be necessary to mitigate future health issues.
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• The dream of the truly driverless car is officially dead

  31-05-2021 15:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This May 13, 2014 file photo shows a row of Google self-driving Lexus cars at a Google event outside the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif.
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  Driverless technology has been heralded as a way to save costs and save lives.
  But driverless does not mean humanless. Technology still requires human oversight.
  This often means increased, not reduced, costs for business and consumers alike.
  Ashley Nunes is Director for Competition Policy at the R Street Institute.
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• The US economy is set to grow at the fastest pace since 1984 thanks to stimulus and the rapid vaccine rollout, the OECD said

  31-05-2021 15:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The US has rolled out coronavirus vaccines quickly.
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  The US economy is set to grow at the fastest pace since 1984 this year, the OECD has said.
  US gross domestic product would grow 6.9% in 2021, after contracting 3.5% in 2020, it said.
  The organization said the US' huge stimulus and speedy vaccine rollout was boosting growth.
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  The US economy is set to grow at the fastest rate since 1984 this year thanks to government stimulus a
  
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• I took an entire weekend to myself away from my husband and kids - here's why every working mom should do the same

  31-05-2021 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Melissa Petro with her youngest child.
  Melissa Petro
  Melissa Petro is a freelance writer based in New York with her husband and two young children.In early May, she took a weekend to herself for a "strategic absence" vacation, or "momcation."
  Petro says the time off allowed her to feel connected to herself as well as appreciative of her family.
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  A lot of moms spend their "day off" just like any other: cleaning up messes and watching the kids. In year'
  
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• I went inside the East Coast's largest port and saw how a backlog of goods are moved amid the never-ending chaos of ships, trucks, and trains

  31-05-2021 14:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Touring the Port of New York and New Jersey.
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  The Port of New York and New Jersey has seen cargo volumes skyrocket during the pandemic.An increase in e-commerce purchases during the pandemic has resulted in a backlog of goods.
  Larger and larger ships are coming to the East Coast's largest port to help keep goods moving.See more stories on Insider's business page.Welcome to America's front door.
  Touring the Port of New York and New Jersey.
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• The UK government should abandon plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions in mid-June to avoid a potential 'wave' of new cases, 2 scientists who advise officials say

  31-05-2021 14:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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  Two leading scientists are urging the UK government to postpone the date for lifting COVID-19 restrictions.
  The government's plan is for all COVID-19 restrictions to be dropped on June 21.
  The scientists warn of a potential "wave" in cases of the variant first found in India.
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  Scientists have warned the UK government that it should abandon its plans to lift all coronavirus restrictions in June, amid rising cases
  
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• Cryptocurrencies have had a wild few weeks. Here's how the volatile price swings have affected investors, traders, miners, and DeFi companies.

  31-05-2021 14:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  view of the Kizelovskaya State District Power Plant at the Gubakhinsky Coke and Chemical Works. Russian businessman Alexei Kolesnik has bought the Kizelovskaya State District Power Plant to create a data center and a bitcoin mining farm
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  Bitcoin, ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies have experienced a wild few weeks.
  The price swings are nothing new for crypto, but with newfound mainstream acceptance, volatility presents issues.
  Insider spoke with cryptocurr
  
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• The correction in tech stocks could have further to run - and people still don't understand the main cause of the sell-off, Deutsche Bank says

  31-05-2021 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  A trader works on the floor at the NYSE in New York
  ReutersThe sell-off in tech stocks over the past few months could have further room to go, Deutsche Bank said in a note last week.The bank argued that the sell-off in tech stocks is not about rising interest rates, but instead about relative earnings growth.Tech stocks likely have more room to consolidate and could even trade sideways until earnings growth catches up with valuations, according to the note.Sign up here for our daily newsletter,
  
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• Corporations have hijacked the language of self care to seem 'relatable.' Don't fall for the gimmick.

  31-05-2021 14:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  "Emotional marketing" makes consumers feel like corporations care about them.
  Brands have tapped into a real need for self and communal care, but people are seeing through it.We need to center care in our activism, as the Black Panthers did, in order to work against its corporate co-optation.P.E. Moskowitz is an author and runs Mental Hellth, a newsletter about capitalism and psychology.
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• We attended a virtual salon with Emmy award winners, actresses, and athletes. Spending 2 hours playing games with influential strangers was strangely therapeutic.

  31-05-2021 13:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Several Influencers Dinner alumni participate in a salon hosted by Jon Levy at a 2019 event. Since the pandemic, his events have been virtual.
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  Dominic-Madori Davis is a reporter at Insider, and Keishel Williams is an editing fellow.
  Together, they attended an invitation-only virtual "Influencers Dinner" salon hosted by behavioral scientist Jon Levy.
  Below is their conversation about what the unique event was like.
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• The US reportedly spied on Angela Merkel and other top European politicians with Denmark's help

  31-05-2021 13:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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  Denmark reportedly helped the US access the calls and texts of senior European officials, including Angela Merkel.
  Denmark held an internal investigation into its partnership with the NSA between 2012 and 2014.
  The country's public broadcaster reported the findings of the investigation, citing nine unnamed sources.
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  Denmark's foreign intelligence unit helped the US spy on European officials, including German Chan
  
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• A key US watchdog wants officials to set up a 'regulatory perimeter' for cryptocurrencies

  31-05-2021 13:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Critics have long highlighted bitcoin's use in crime.
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  A US banking regulator said he would like to see a "regulatory perimeter" for cryptocurrencies.
  Michael Hsu told the Financial Times that there was growing interest in regulating crypto.
  US and global officials have expressed concerns that retail investors could get burned by bitcoin.
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  The US' Comptroller of the Currency has said he hopes officials will set up a "regulatory
  
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• China will allow couples to have 3 children in a major policy shift designed to reverse shrinking birth rates

  31-05-2021 12:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chinese President Xi Jinping
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  China is now allowing married couples to have three children, up from the previous limit of two.
  The new three-child policy is in response to a declining birthrate in China.
  Experts say the main barrier to having children in China is the high cost of raising kids.
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  China said on Monday that married couples may have up to three children, a major policy shift from the existing limit of two, after recent data showed a d
  
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• Biden wants to make moving to the US from abroad easier and cheaper by revamping the immigration system, according to a new report

  31-05-2021 12:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Joe Biden.
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  Biden wants to make it easier for foreigners to move to the US, The New York Times reported.
  New policies could help refugees, asylum-seekers, skilled workers, and others move to the US.
  Biden wants to make immigration forms simpler and the whole process cheaper, the report said.
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  President Joe Biden wants to make moving to the US easier and cheaper, The New York Times reported on Monday.The Biden adm
  
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• A day in the life of a Singapore-based managing director at ServiceNow, who squeezes in 2-minute workouts between meetings and says 2020 was the best year of his working life

  31-05-2021 11:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Wee Luen Chia (right) says 2020 has been the best year of his working life because it allowed him to spend more time with his family.
  Wee Luen Chia
  Wee Luen Chia is a Singapore-based executive at ServiceNow, an American software company.
  He wakes up early to get his four-year-old daughter ready for school, works from his home in the morning, and spends part of his day at the office.
  He says 2020 was the best year of his working life because he got to spend more time with his daughter.
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• Texas Democrats held a dramatic walkout to block the passage of a major GOP-backed bill restricting voting rights

  31-05-2021 07:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former United States Representative Beto O'Rourke speaks during the "Texans Rally For Our Voting Rights" event at the Texas Capitol Building on May 8, 2021 in Austin, Texas.
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  Texas Democrats blocked the passage of a major bill restricting voting in a dramatic walkout.
  Democrats left the chamber en masse, blocking the necessary quorum required to pass the law.
  The lawmakers' effort was only the fourth legislative walkout of its kind in Texas' history.See more stories on I
  
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• Biden honored his son Beau, who died of brain cancer in 2015, during his Memorial Day speech

  31-05-2021 07:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Then-Vice President Joe Biden talks with his son, US Army Capt. Beau Biden at Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad in 2009.
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  President Joe Biden's son Beau died from brain cancer in 2015 at the age of 46.The president remembered his son on the sixth anniversary of his death on Sunday.In a Memorial Day service, Biden said if Beau were alive he would be paying respects to veterans.
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• Nikki Haley called VP Kamala Harris 'unprofessional and unfit' for telling people to 'enjoy the long weekend'

  31-05-2021 05:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nikki Haley.
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  Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor, criticized Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday.
  Harris' tweet saying "enjoy the long weekend" prompted Haley to call her "unprofessional and unfit."
  Harris had tweeted on Sunday morning, before Haley's criticism, about the meaning of Memorial Day.
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  Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, had a go at Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday over Harris' well-wishes for the
  
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• Senator Ted Cruz, in Israel, calls on Biden to deliver more weapons to the country

  31-05-2021 04:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 20, 2021.
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  Israel and Hamas have been accused of war crimes for their tactics during 11 days of fighting.More than 200 Palestinians and 12 Israelis were killed.Sen. Ted Cruz is in Israel to look at the damage and called on Biden to support Israel's military.See more stories on Insider's business page.
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• Elon Musk said SpaceX's offshore launch platform called 'Deimos' is under construction for launch next year

  31-05-2021 03:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Elon Musk
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  Elon Musk said SpaceX's offshore launch platform called Deimos is under construction.
  In a tweet Sunday, he said the platform could be ready for launch operations next year.
  The platform is set to be used for the SpaceX Starship rockets.
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  Elon Musk said that SpaceX's ocean spaceport, called Deimos, is under construction and could begin launch operations next year.Musk tweeted about the offshore launch platform, which is pa
  
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• Former Trump advisor Michael Flynn said the US should have a coup like Myanmar, where the military overthrew the democratically elected government

  31-05-2021 02:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Anti-coup protesters march with homemade air rifles as one of them holds sign showing support for a civilian-formed federal army during a protest march in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, April 3, 2021.
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  Former national security adviser Michael Flynn spoke at a QAnon conference in Dallas this weekend.
  When asked about the coup in Myanmar, Flynn said that "it should happen here."
  Myanmar's military overthrew the democratically elected government and has killed hundreds of people.
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• A leading scientist said the world needs to understand the origins of COVID-19 to prevent 'COVID-26 and COVID-32,' adding to growing calls to investigate the lab-leak theory

  31-05-2021 02:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Nepalese health worker in protective gear, ready to collect swab samples to test them for the coronavirus in Singh Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.
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  A growing number of experts are calling for further investigation into the origin of COVID-19.
  New reports undermine the theory that the virus was transmitted from animals to people.A scientist said understanding the origin is critical for preventing future coronavirus outbreaks.See m
  
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• People are buying pins and t-shirts on Etsy that say 'Not a Republican, just vaccinated' now that mask mandates are going away

  31-05-2021 02:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CoolGiftAtelier sells more neutral "vaccinated" pins, but the political ones are more popular.
  CoolGiftAtelier/Etsy
  As more Americans receive the COVID-19 vaccine, some cities and states are lifting mask mandates.
  Now some people are looking for new ways to signal their support for COVID-19 precautions.
  "Not a Republican, just vaccinated" merch is popping up on Etsy and one seller said they are her bestsellers.
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  As mask mandates lift, people are looki
  
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• A soldier who photographed World War II in Europe describes 6 of his photos that reveal the 'insanity of war'

  31-05-2021 00:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A dead GI in Germany's Hurtgen Forest in 1944.
  Tony Vaccaro/Tony Vaccaro Studio
  When Tony Vaccaro hit Omaha Beach days after D-Day, he carried a camera along with his rifle.
  Vaccaro documented the war on his own as he fought across France and into Germany as an infantryman.
  "I see death," Vaccaro recalled in an interview at his studio. "Death that should not happen."
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  Michelantonio "Tony" Vaccaro wanted to serve his country with a camera during World
  
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