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• At the recent CPAC, attendees celebrated the failure of Biden's goal to vaccinate 70% of adults. Now top Republicans have U-turned, urging people to get their jab.

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  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens as the Senate Rules Committee holds a hearing on the "For the People Act," which would expand access to voting and other voting reforms, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 24, 2021.
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  A number of high-profile Republicans are now urging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine
  Deaths from COVID-19 in the US are largely attributed to the unvaccinated populationAlabama Senator Tommy Tuberville has said the jabs are "
  
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• Arizona secretary of state tells Trump to 'accept' his election loss and 'move on' ahead of Phoenix rally

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  President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Arizona on October 19, 2020.
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  In a CNN interview Friday, the Arizona secretary of state said Trump needs to "move on" from his election loss.
  Trump is slated to speak Saturday at a rally in Phoenix titled a "Rally to Protect Our Elections."Hobbs, a Democrat running for governor, said Trump's visit to the state was "dangerous."
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  Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Friday said form
  
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• MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says Fox News is ignoring his 'cyber symposium' - so he's planning to buy more ads on the network to promote it

  24-07-2021 17:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former president Donald Trump with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell at the White House.
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  MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said Fox News hadn't covered his upcoming "cyber symposium" event.
  He told Salon he planned to buy ads on the network to promote the upcoming event.Lindell said his symposium would reveal details about voter fraud during the 2020 election.
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  MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is unhappy with Fox News over what he saw as its
  
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• An increase in Airbnb rentals is linked to more crime in some Boston neighborhoods, a new study finds

  24-07-2021 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An increase in crime in certain neighborhoods in Boston was linked to an increase of Airbnb rentals in the areas over the span of several years, a new study found.
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  An uptick in crime in certain Boston neighborhoods appears to be linked to the introduction of Airbnb rentals, according to a study out of Northeastern University.
  Researchers said the uptick in violence was related to the lack of community created by the growth of short-term rentals, Boston.com first reported.
  Airbnb pushed
  
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• Biden administration cancels border wall contracts covering a 31-mile section in Texas

  24-07-2021 16:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In a photo taken on March 28, 2021, ranch owner Tony Sandoval stands before a portion of the unfinished border wall that former US president Donald Trump tried to build, near the southern Texas border city of Roma.
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  The Biden DHS is canceling two border wall contracts in the Laredo sector of the US-Mexico border.
  After taking office in January, President Biden paused ongoing border wall construction.
  Biden's 2022 budget proposal allocates $1.2 billion for border inf
  
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• We talked to 22 insiders with front row seats to Trump's hostile takeover of the GOP

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  Insider published the definitive oral history of Donald Trump's rise to political power.
  Marianne Ayala/Insider
  Insider interviewed 22 people with front-row seats to the 2016 GOP presidential primaries.
  We collected colorful anecdotes and never-before-reported details about the historic campaign.
  Combined, they tell the story of how Trump became the king of the GOP - a crown he still wears to this day.
  Five years after the 2016 Republican presidential primary and national convention, the candid
  
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• Jeremy Grantham's GMO says stocks are overvalued by every metric, but there are 3 strategies investors can use to weather a crash

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  Jeremy Grantham cofounded the asset management firm GMO.
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  Stocks worldwide are expensive and US stock valuations are at concerning levels, Jeremy Grantham's firm.GMO defended its view from bears on social media who are frustrated by the firm's negative outook.
  GMO sees negative returns for 10 of 11 asset classes over the next seven years.
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  Billionaire Jeremy Grantham's investment firm says stocks are too pricey, outlining thei
  
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• COVID-19 cases in the US near 50,000 a day - the highest since May as CDC reportedly considers stricter mask rules

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  The US has reported an average of nearly 50,000 COVID-19 cases each day this week.
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  Over the past week, the US reported an average of nearly 50,000 new COVID-19 infections each day, according to CDC data.
  The highest number of new cases was reported Friday - with more than 81,000 new cases reported.
  That puts the US in a situation not seen since the spring as US officials reportedly reconsider mask guidance.
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• 'We can expect fireworks': 6 experts sound off on their expectations for Robinhood's hugely anticipated IPO

  24-07-2021 15:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  Vlad Tenev, CEO and co-founder of Robinhood.
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  Ever since Robinhood was founded in 2013, the firm has been at the center of the retail trading boom.Ahead of its IPO, Robinhood announced it is selling up to a third of its shares directly to retail investors.Insider asked six experts what to expect ahead of the popular trading app's stock market debut.
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• See inside Victoria's Secret's revamped 'store of the future' as it ditches Angels to lure more women

  24-07-2021 15:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "I was thrilled to see more representative mannequins like these, but I was hoping for more," writes Mandy Shunnarah.
  Mandy Shunnarah
  Mandy Shunnarah visited the redesigned Victoria's Secret store at the Polaris Fashion Place mall near Columbus, Ohio.The store swapped its bubblegum pink decor and size-zero mannequins for muted colors and fuller figures.
  Shunnarah noticed fresh changes but says the rebranding still doesn't feel inclusive of plus-size women.
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• A Harvard psychologist explains the rise in passengers getting violent on airplanes and customers abusing retail workers: People have reached 'a boiling point'

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  Passengers board an American Airlines flight from California to North Carolina.
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  Passenger violence on airplanes is spiking and retail workers are experiencing customer harassment.
  Fear and anxiety activates the fight-or-flight part of our brain, a Harvard psychologist said.
  Now, after a year and a half of being on edge, many people are reaching a "boiling point."See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Violence on airplanes is spiking. Retail and fast-fo
  
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• A United Airlines flight was evacuated after a teenager AirDropped a photo of an airsoft gun to other passengers, report says

  24-07-2021 15:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  United Airlines Flight 2167 was preparing to leave the gate at San Francisco International Airport when several passengers received the image of a replica weapon
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  A teen caused a United Airlines flight to be evacuated after he AirDropped an image of a gun to other passengers.
  Passengers were removed from the plane and rescreened, NBC Bay Area reported.
  It was determined that the image wasn't new and the gun wasn't in the teenager's possession.
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• California family say they were treated like criminals on a Southwest flight because their toddler wouldn't keep his mask on

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  A Southwest Airlines plane lands at Los Angeles international airport.
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  A Bay Area family left a Southwest Airlines flight over a mask incident.The family said they felt pressured to leave when their toddler could not keep his mask on.They are vowing to never fly on Southwest Airlines again, KRON4 reported.
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  A California family said Southwest Airlines "just wanted them off the plane" when their 3-year-old son refused to
  
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• It's been 12 years since Congress last raised the minimum wage. As a McDonald's worker who makes just $10 an hour, I'm getting sick of Congress delaying another much-needed raise.

  24-07-2021 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Workers on strike at a McDonald's location in Detroit, demanding a raise in pay.
  Jarmier Owens
  It's been 12 years since the federal minimum wage was increased to $7.25 per hour.
  I'm a McDonald's worker who makes just $10 per hour.
  Millions of people across the country can no longer afford to wait - Congress must raise the minimum wage and lift workers out of poverty.
  Jarmier Owens has worked at a McDonald's location in Detroit for four years.
  This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed ar
  
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• Larry Page has gone to Fiji and sold his superyacht

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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:Larry Page's Fiji hideoutThe wild WeWork IPO plan that almost came to beUber's brain drainDid someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up here.This week: Larry Page escapes to Fiji and burns the boats (metaphorically speaking)Justin Sullivan/GettyBy now you've heard more than you've ever wanted to know about Jeff Bezos' space adventure, the backstories of his crew
  
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• Inside the disagreement and inaction in Congress over raising the minimum wage, which hasn't gone up in 12 years

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  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during an event to introduce the Raise The Wage Act in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol January 16, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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  The federal minimum wage was last raised on July 24, 2009 - 12 years ago.
  As legislators squabble over infrastructure, the minimum wage is still nowhere to be found.
  Democrats do still want to raise it, but the party is split on how and when to do it - and how much.
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• The week the Delta variant threatened the economy

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  The Delta variant of the coronavirus is putting the unvaccinated at risk.
  Irfan Khan/Getty Images
  The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus now makes up the majority of US Covid cases.
  Americans are getting worried, sending markets on a fleeting plunge this week.
  While economic data suggests a robust recovery, the Delta variant remains a threat.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Just when Americans are getting into the throes of a hot vaxx summer, the Delta variant of the
  
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• Why China's crypto crackdown is creating 'tremendous' opportunities for miners in other countries, according to industry execs

  24-07-2021 14:45 via feedproxy.google.com
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  Insider spoke to two bitcoin mining industry executives about the state of the industry after China's crackdown.The drop in bitcoin's hashrate as a result of the ban has made mining more profitable and easier than ever, Riot Blockchain CEO said.US mining companies are also facing a flood of demand from Chinese miners looking to house mining operations.
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  China has taken a harsh view of the crypto s
  
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• Biden has been assessing the legality of canceling $50,000 in student debt for millions of Americans. After several months, there's still no word.

  24-07-2021 14:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Joe Biden.
  AP Photo/Evan Vucci
  Early in his term, Biden asked the Education and Justice Depts. to review the legality of canceling student debt.
  They are assessing $50,000 in student debt being canceled per person, and no update has been released.
  Some Democrats remain adamant that Biden can cancel student debt under the Higher Education Act.
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  Imagine getting your student debt canceled. President Joe Biden campaigned on it, vowing that he wo
  
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• How much Twitch pays employees in the US in 2021

  24-07-2021 14:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nick Bastone/Business Insider
  Amazon's Twitch has become a giant in the burgeoning livestreaming industry.
  Insider analyzed public data to get a sense of how much Twitch pays employees in the US.
  Twitch has offered some US staffers annual salaries between $60,000 and $185,000.
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  Twitch has become a giant in the burgeoning livestreaming industry.The Amazon-owned company is now staffing up in the US for roles including data engineer, software development
  
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• Heatwaves are killing workers on the job. The government needs to set new rules for employers before more Americans needlessly die.

  24-07-2021 14:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man wipes sweat from his face in sweltering heat.
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  Extreme heat is a public health crisis, just like the coronavirus pandemic.
  Essential workers and communities of color are put at higher risk for heat-related illness and lack protections, just as they have during the pandemic.
  While emissions need to be cut, the present impacts of heat on people need to be addressed with changes to regulations and infrastructure.
  Abdullah Shihipar is a writer who covers public health, class, and race.
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• Chipotle's stores had their most profitable quarter since since 2015 despite the chain raising wages

  24-07-2021 14:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Chipotle just announced high restaurant operating margins from the second quarter of 2021.
  Margins were up despite the chain raising wages this summer.
  Chipotle says raising menu prices led to the increased profitability.
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  Chipotle just had a hugely successful quarter, with its most profitable period for its stores since 2015 after raising wages for workers.The chain posted that restaurant-level operating margins, which
  
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• From clip art to Comic Sans: These screenshots from 25 years ago show just how much the internet has changed

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  Web Design MuseumA report from Morgan Stanley analysts in 1996 predicted the prevalence of the internet.It said a person of intermediate web literacy was anyone who simply knew their own email address.
  From clip art to Comic Sans, screenshots show how different the internet looks 25 years later.
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  Morgan Stanley tech analysts Mary Meeker and Chris DePuy knew the world was on the cusp of something big in 1996. They drafted a 323-page report expressing th
  
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• Elon Musk says Tesla is 'quite likely' to build a factory in India but only if import taxes are lowered

  24-07-2021 14:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Delaware this month.
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  Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday said a new factory in India was "quite likely."
  But he added that the country would first have to lower its import fees for completed vehicles.Tesla has been lobbying government officials to lower import duties, Reuters reported.
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  Tesla is "quite likely" to build an electric-vehicle factory in India, but only if the company's able to import completed vehicle
  
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• The US economy's boom is far from over - even with the Delta surge

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  A person walks through a shopping district in Brooklyn on July 16, 2021 in New York City.
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  With the Delta variant surging, COVID worries on once again on the rise.
  But there's no reason to worry about the US economy, even with new restrictions being floated.
  A helpful Fed, the encouraging data around vaccines, and flush consumers should keep the economy chugging along.
  This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
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• Meet the typical Walmart shopper, a 59-year-old white suburban woman earning $80,000 a year

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  REUTERS/ Kevork Djansezian
  Walmart has more than 3,500 Supercenters across the US and made $555 billion in sales last year.
  The retail giant's size and reach means the typical Walmart shopper closely resembles the average US consumer.
  Walmart's average customer is a woman who is 59.5 years old, white, married, and earning $80,000 per year.
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  Walmart is the largest retailer in the world, pulling in more than $555 billion in sales last year. Each week, 22
  
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• Leisure travel has made a startling comeback, but business travel's recovery could still be years away

  24-07-2021 14:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A TSA officer wears a mask at Logan International Airport in Boston in March 2020.
  Brian Snyder/Reuters
  Leisure travel is making a strong comeback, but corporate travel is still lagging behind.
  Combination business and leisure travel is "cushioning the blow," but won't save business travel hotels.
  Patrick Scholes, an analyst at Truist Securities, believes business travel won't fully recover until 2023.
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  It seems like everyone in the US is rushing to b
  
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• Marjorie Taylor Greene said she would deport Chinese people who are 'loyal' to the Chinese Communist Party

  24-07-2021 13:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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  Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to "kick out every single Chinese in this country that is loyal to the CCP".
  The United States has a history of questioning the loyalty of Asian American immigrants.
  Greene made the comments while speaking to Steve Bannon on his show.
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  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said that if she was in charge she would deport every Chinese person that was loyal to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).The Ge
  
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• You won't go to space any time soon, no matter what the billionaires say

  24-07-2021 13:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson
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  This month, billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson went on suborbital space flights with their respective companies.The billionaires say they plan to make space tourism mainstream, but the trips came with hefty price tags.
  Space law experts say the prices aren't the only thing that will stop the average person from going on a space tour.
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• A fully vaccinated mom caught COVID-19 after her kids went to summer camp: 'Our kids are Trojan-horsing us'

  24-07-2021 13:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hilary Young (right) with her two daughters, who got sick after attending a summer camp. Young and her 6-year-old both tested positive for COVID-19.
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  A fully vaccinated mom tested positive for COVID-19 after a counselor at her daughter's summer camp went home sick with the coronavirus.
  The mother developed cold-like symptoms, but never had a fever or shortness of breath.
  "My symptoms seemed exactly like a cold," she said. "Our kids are Trojan-horsing us. They are the way
  
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• I never thought I would spend $750 on a bike trailer, but the safety and versatility of Burley's high-end buggy make me glad I did

  24-07-2021 13:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dominick Reuter/Insider
  Burley is an Oregon-based designer of some of the most popular bike accessories in the world.The company's iconic kids' trailer, the Bee, starts at $280, while the D'Lite X starts at $750.
  After considering both, I chose the D'Lite X for its versatility and features. I'm glad I did.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.My wife and I have a 9-month-old daughter. She's still too small for bike rides, so I borrowed her teddy bear for this test ride of the Burley D'Lit
  
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• The 10 longest range electric cars you can buy in the US

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  Tesla reigns supreme when it comes to range.
  Tesla
  Range anxiety is one of the biggest hurdles facing widespread adoption of electric vehicles.Many EVs on the US market can go well over 200 miles on a charge.But Tesla is still the brand to beat when it comes to range.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Range anxiety is almost always cited as one of the biggest hurdles to widespread adoption of electric vehicles.Today, most people would rather own a car that they can drive vast distance
  
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• Videos of bar lines wrapping around the block are going viral. We asked 5 NYC bar workers how they're surviving the labor shortage.

  24-07-2021 13:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  People attend the "Ricky Powell: The Individualist" after party at Le Bain At The Standard on June 14, 2021 in New York City.
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  As NYC bars reopened this summer, owners couldn't hire enough workers to handle the crowds.
  Insider interviewed five NYC bar owners, managers, and bartenders about the labor shortage.Some employees are optimistic about the future of the city's hospitality industry - others are not.
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• Doritos offers a 13-year-old girl $20,000 as a reward for discovering a rare 'puffy' chip, which she listed on eBay

  24-07-2021 13:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A 'puffy' Dorito chip sells for $20,000.
  m0mmymilkerza/TikTok
  Doritos is paying $20,000 to an Australian teenager for discovering a rare chip.Rylee Stuart posted a TikTok video of the oddly shaped snack, which gained four million views.She listed it on eBay, where bids reached $100,000, according to to 9News.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  A 13-year-old from Queensland, Australia, is set to receive $20,000 after finding a peculiar Doritos chip.9News reported that on June 11, Rylee
  
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• A former deputy secretary of the Treasury thinks fiscal policy can be rewritten to combat the climate crisis - here's how

  24-07-2021 13:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Amazon said in June 202that its carbon footprint rose 15% over the previous year, even as it launched initiatives to reduce its harm on the environment.
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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 Sarah Bloom Raskin, a member of the Biden Administration's Regenerative Crisis Response Committee.
  Raskin says the committee is working to understand what kind
  
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• This is 996 culture, a grueling 72-hour work week popular in China that's been criticized for ruining work-life balance

  24-07-2021 13:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Alibaba, a Chinese e-commerce giant, is one of many companies criticized for its grueling work culture.
  Thomas Peter/Reuters
  The 996 schedule compels employees to work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week.
  The schedule is widespread in China, especially among tech companies in China's Silicon Valley.
  Chinese workers have blasted the policy on social media for ruining their personal lives.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  The brutal work schedule known as the "996" has been blamed f
  
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• Bitcoin trading volumes have plunged to their lowest levels this year. This chart shows how steep the drop has been.

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  Bitcoin trading volumes have slumped to their lowest level this year, on par with summer 2020.
  July's weekly average of $3 billion is about the same volume as in mid-December 2020.
  Summer is one reason behind low activity in the market, two crypto experts said.
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  Bitcoin's trading volume has dropped sharply in the past three months, with weekly volatility declining even further
  
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• Check out 9 pitch decks that fintechs looking to disrupt investing, banking, and credit scores used to raise millions

  24-07-2021 12:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Check out these pitch decks for examples of fintech founders sold their vision.
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  Insider has been tracking the next wave of hot new startups that are blending finance and tech.Check out these pitch decks to see how fintech founders sold their vision.
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  Fintech VCfunding hit a fresh quarterly record of $22.8 billion in the first three months of 2021, according to CB Insights data. While mega-rounds helped propel overall fundin
  
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• Warren Buffett won't be following Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson into space - he ruled out a rocket trip 25 years ago

  24-07-2021 12:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Warren Buffett.
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  Warren Buffett won't be following Jeff Bezos or Richard Branson into space.
  The investor once said he admired space explorers but had no desire to board a rocket himself.
  Buffett joked he would charge less to insure Elon Musk's Mars mission if Musk was on board.
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  Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Virgin's Richard Branson blasted themselves into space this month, while SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's grand vision is colonizing Mars. Warren Buffett do
  
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• Restaurant workers are quitting in the middle of their shifts, reports say. The sector is facing an uphill battle to retain workers amid the labor shortage.

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  The US has been suffering from a labor shortage in recent months.
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  Restaurant staffers were "just walking out in the middle of their shifts," CNN Business reported.
  Restaurants have struggled to attract employees amid the labor shortage.
  Hostesses, "the dishwashers, the bussers ... they'll walk out," a restaurant server told CNN.
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  An employee at a chain restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona, told CNN Busines
  
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• Apollo turned to Paul Weiss over and over again. The lucrative client stoked tensions at the law firm and opened it up to criticism about the close relationship, insiders say.

  24-07-2021 12:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Brad Karp, chair of Paul Weiss, and Leon Black, Apollo's founder and former CEO.
  Matt Rourke/AP Photo; Lucy Nicholson/Reuters; Apollo Global Management; Paul Weiss; Samantha Lee/Insider
  Over the past decade, private equity giant Apollo has boosted the coffers of law firm Paul Weiss.
  But the cozy relationship has come at a cost, insiders say.
  Insider spoke with dozens of experts to find out how the relationship has changed the law firm.
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• JPMorgan OKs crypto for rich - Ackman axes SPAC deal - Deal toy gold rush

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  Happy Saturday, and welcome to Insider Finance. Here's a rundown of our top stories from the past week:Bill Ackman pulled the plug on a complex deal for his huge SPACJPMorgan is opening up crypto funds to wealth clients who want them We took a look inside the rise of Schonfeld's Ryan Tolkin It's been a wild year for Wall Street's deal toy makersUBS and Deutsche Bank were the latest to bump pay for junior investment bankers If this email was forwarded to you, sign up here to get your daily dose o
  
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• Donald Trump says Cleveland Indians name change is 'such a disgrace' and 'disrespectful' to Native Americans

  24-07-2021 12:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Donald Trump throws a baseball on the South Lawn of the White House on July 23, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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  Donald Trump critized the Cleveland Indians baseball club for changing their name.
  The name change comes amid a wider cultural shift of institutions ditching racist names and logos.
  Trump said he was a "FORMER" baseball fan and criticized "changes to destroy our culture and heritage."
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  Donald Trump has criticized
  
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• A labor-for-hire company says it's turning down jobs worth up to $2,500 each day because it can't find enough workers

  24-07-2021 12:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In June, just over 200 workers completed a shift on Laborjack's platform - but nearly a fifth of these only did one job.
  Laborjack
  Laborjack said it can't find enough gig workers to meet soaring demand for its services.
  The Colorado-based company boosted staff wages but said there's huge competition for labor.
  Clients are so desperate for labor that they're no longer price-sensitive, its founders added.
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  A labor-for-hire company in Fort Collins, Color
  
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• COVID-19 patients in ICUs at a Florida hospital are 'begging' to be vaccinated, nurse says

  24-07-2021 11:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The unnamed nurse, who works at the Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida, said that patients are desperate to be vaccinated.
  CNN Health
  Patients in ICUs at a Florida hospital are "begging" to be vaccinated, a nurse told CNN.
  Almost all of the patients in ICUs at the hospital have not yet received a shot, CNN reported.
  The nurse often has to remind patients that the right time to get vaccinated is before getting sick, she said.
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  Patients in
  
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• From Tuk Tuk races in Thailand to snowboarding in Iceland, a CEO who plans corporate retreats says many firms are ditching offices for team-bonding trips

  24-07-2021 11:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A group of employees pictured in Gstaad, Switzerland.
  Sean Hoff, Moniker
  Many companies are sticking to remote work even as the world emerges from the COVID-19 crisis.For some, the lack of overheads means they can pay for corporate retreats instead.
  The CEO of Moniker, which has planned retreats for Uber and Amazon, says demand is soaring.
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  Ever imagined yourself Tuk Tuk racing across Thailand with your boss? Or zipping across the French Riviera with
  
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• Donald Trump was 'almost giddy' watching the Capitol riot on TV, author says

  24-07-2021 11:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former president Donald Trump.
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  Donald Trump was "almost giddy" watching his supporters storm the Capitol on January 6.
  Carol Leonnig, co-author of "I Alone Can Fix It," described the scene in an interview with CNN.
  Leonnig said Trump was reluctant to call off the rioters, despite urging from daughter Ivanka.
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  Donald Trump was "almost giddy" as he watched the Capitol riot unfold on TV on January 6, according to Carol Leonnig, co-author of the boo
  
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• Sen. Tom Cotton said the US, which has the highest incarceration rate in the world, has an 'under incarceration problem'

  24-07-2021 09:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., interrupts a fellow senator during a confirmation hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee for CIA nominee Gina Haspel, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in Washington.
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  Sen. Tom Cotton tweeted Friday that the US has an "under incarceration problem."
  The US has more incarcerated people per 100,000 residents than any country on Earth.
  Cotton was talking about the recent spike in crime occuring in some US cities.
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• Companies were fined $1 million after officials said a poultry plant leak that killed 6 employees was 'entirely avoidable'

  24-07-2021 07:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tanks of liquid nitrogen are seen at the Prime Pak Foods poultry processing plant after a liquid nitrogen leak earlier in the day resulted in six deaths and multiple hospitalizations on January 28, 2021, in Gainesville, Georgia.
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  A liquid nitrogen leak at a poultry plant in Georgia killed six workers in January.
  Federal officials said Friday their deaths were "entirely avoidable" had the proper precautions been taken.
  Four companies have been fined a total o
  
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• 2 Retail Uses of Artificial Intelligence in a Post-COVID World

  24-07-2021 03:26 via retailpro.com
  
  The amount of information collected from an in-store POS is vast. Coupled with e-commerce data gathered from online transactions, retailers can glean a pretty accurate picture of who their customers really are: their tastes, sizes, socio-economic status and demographics.  Artificial … Continue reading →
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