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• Biden White House has majority-female staff, narrowed gender pay gap to 1%

  03-07-2021 21:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Joe Biden.
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  President Biden has a majority-female senior staff, according to recently-released figures.
  Roughly 60 percent of Biden appointees at the White House are women.
  The president has long been a champion of pay equity, calling it "a moral imperative."
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  President Joe Biden has significantly closed the White House gender pay gap and hired a majority of women within its senior staff ranks, according to the
  
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• Maryland to continue paying federal unemployment benefits after judge rules against Governor Hogan

  03-07-2021 21:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.
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  Federal unemployment benefits will continue to be paid in Maryland after a judge ruled against Governor Larry Hogan.
  Maryland was set to end the pandemic unemployment aid Saturday evening, which includes $300 weekly payments.
  Governor Hogan has indicated that he will immediately appeal the decision.
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  Maryland will continue to pay federal unemployment benefits for at
  
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• Remaining fencing erected around the US Capitol after the January 6 riot is set to be removed within days: AP

  03-07-2021 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The US Capitol is shown through security fencing on March 21, 2021.
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  The remaining Capitol fencing is set to come down as soon as next week, per The Associated Press.
  The fencing was installed after insurrectionists breached the Capitol building on January 6.
  In February, local leaders tanked a proposal that would have installed permanent fencing around the Capitol.
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• Remembering Kid Yamaka, the telegenic star and proudly Jewish boxer

  03-07-2021 19:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Zachary Wohlman punches Alonso Loeza during a Welterweights fight at Staples Center on November 10, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Loeza would win the fight.
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  Zachary Wohlman, a boxer known as Kid Yamaka, died in February at 32.
  Wohlman survived a nightmarish childhood in Los Angeles to become a promising welterweight and telegenic media star.
  The writer Alex Halperin explores Wohlman's legacy as a celebrated Jewish athlete, and what Wohlman meant to some of t
  
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• Jeff Bezos believes multibillion-dollar failures are actually a good thing: 'If the size of your failures isn't growing, you're not going to be inventing at a size that can actually move the needle'

  03-07-2021 19:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  As Amazon's CEO, Jeff Bezos said he made big bets that sometimes ended as, "multibillion-dollar failures."
  This view lines up with Bezos' approach to life: Failure is better than never having tried at all.
  Bezos will step down as Amazon's CEO on Monday, July 5.
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  What's the point in making billions if you can't make a multibillion-dollar mistake every now and again?According to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, those types of fail
  
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• The best 4th of July sales that you can find today, including discounts at Athleta, Casper, and West Elm

  03-07-2021 19:05 via feedproxy.google.com
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  We rounded up all the best ongoing sales happening for the Fourth of July weekend.
  From clothes to tech, you'll find the best deals below - and we'll keep updating the list as we find out more deals.
  Independence Day is coming this Sunday, and tons of retailers are holding sales to celebrate. You can expect to see solid discounts on appliances, apparel, mattresses, beach gear, and outdoor gear
  
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• These are the stocks to own in the second half of 2021 as markets navigate higher interest rates, according to Goldman Sachs

  03-07-2021 18:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe second half of 2021 won't be as strong as the first half, Goldman Sachs said in a Friday note.The S&P 500 will end the year flat as markets navigate higher interest rates, the note said.These are the top stocks to own in the second half of 2021, according to Goldman Sachs.Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.Investors should not expect another strong six months for stocks after the S&P 500 finished the first half of the ye
  
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• TSA records 'highest throughput' during COVID-19 pandemic as Delta variant continues to spread nationwide

  03-07-2021 18:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A TSA officer wears a mask at Logan International Airport in Boston in March 2020.
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  More than 2.1 million people flew for the Fourth of July weekend, according to data from the Transportation Security Administration.
  That figure represents the TSA's "highest throughput since the start of the pandemic," a TSA spokesperson said.
  The news of the high throughput comes as health officials warn of the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.
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• Ron DeSantis will skip Trump's July 4 weekend rally in Florida to focus on Surfside recovery efforts

  03-07-2021 18:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Joe Biden, right, speaks as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, listens during a briefing with first responders and local officials in Miami Beach, Fla., on July 1, 2021.
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  Gov. Ron DeSantis will not attend former President Trump's rally in Sarasota on Saturday.
  DeSantis' office said he continues to monitor the aftermath of the deadly condo collapse in Surfside.
  A Trump spokesperson said the rally's location "will not impact any of the recovery efforts."
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• Delta variant spreads rapidly across five states as people make plans for the Fourth of July weekend

  03-07-2021 18:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Usher Kathy Stock wears a face shield and mask as she waits for fans to enter the MLB spring training game in February in Arizona.
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  The Delta variant continues to spread across the country, as millions of people plan to gather with family and friends to celebrate the Fourth of July.Five states are particularly vulnerable to the Delta variant.
  Those states are Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, Nevada, and Utah.
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  As Americans make
  
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• American Airlines passenger arrested after jumping from an emergency exit after a 30-minute delay in disembarking

  03-07-2021 17:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The flight to Baltimore was cancelled due to severe weather.
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  An American Airlines passenger jumped from an emergency exit after a 30-minute delay.People were told to remain onboard temporarily after the flight's cancellation but one man refused.
  He reportedly crawled over passengers. A spokesperson told Insider he was immediately detained.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  An American Airlines passenger was detained on Friday after leaping out of a plane's emergency exit while it w
  
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• Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks said he represented 'the will' of his constituents when he told Capitol protesters to 'start taking down names and kicking ass'

  03-07-2021 17:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.).
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  Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks said he "represented the will" of his constituents when speaking against the presidential election certification.
  Brooks told protesters to "start taking down names and kicking ass" hours before rioters breached the Capitol.
  Swalwell claimed on Friday that Brooks missed his deadline to file a response, but court filings show Brooks filed on time.
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  Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks said he "r
  
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• Class-action lawsuit accuses Amazon of 'exploiting consumers in their most vulnerable hour' through price gouging during the pandemic

  03-07-2021 16:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic stands to boost multiple parts of Amazon's business, from e-commerce to advertising, Benstein analyst Mark Shmulik wrote.
  REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
  A lawsuit filed in California says Amazon hiked up prices by as much as 1,000% during the pandemic.
  "Some of the unlawful increases were on sales of products supplied by third parties, sales which Amazon controls and reaps huge profits from," the lawsuit says.
  Consumers tried to buy food and supplies from Amazon while a
  
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• Jeff Bezos is about to step down as Amazon CEO. Here's how he built Amazon into a $1.7 trillion company and became the world's richest person.

  03-07-2021 16:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jeff Bezos inside Amazon's Spheres in 2018.
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  Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO on July 5, 27 years to the day after he founded the company.
  Bezos got his start as a New York hedge-funder and grew Amazon into a $1.7 trillion business.Along the way, he faced antitrust scrutiny, weathered scandal, and became the world's richest man.
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  After 27 years in charge, Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO. Over the
  
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• Build your omnichannel operations on Retail Pro Prism

  03-07-2021 01:42 via retailpro.com
  
  Retail Pro Prism is fully customizable, integrable POS and retail omnichannel operations management software that helps retailers improve efficiency in inventory, customer, and store operations management across channels. Whether you operate as a franchise, corporate store, outlet, or multi-subsidiary retailer, … Continue reading →
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