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• Facebook's own researchers found the app is bad for 360 million of its users, according to a report

  07-11-2021 17:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Facebook's own researchers found the app has negative impacts on some users, the WSJ reported.
  The app hurts sleep, work relationships, or parenting for about 12.5% of users, research found.
  Facebook described the Journal's reporting as "irresponsible" and said it was proactively investigating "problematic use" of its apps.
  An internal Facebook survey found that one in eight users report that their use of the app harms their sleep, work, relationships, and p
  
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• Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said his wife dropped off his ballot for him, which is illegal and punishable by a $1,000 fine and up to a year in prison

  07-11-2021 16:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf.
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  In an interview last week, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said his wife dropped off his Election Day ballot.
  It is illegal for a person to submit another person's ballot in most circumstances in Pennsylvania.
  A spokesperson for Wolf said it was an "honest mistake."Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf in an interview last week said his wife dropped off his ballot for him ahead of Election Day, which is illegal and carries possible jail time and a fine. "I d
  
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• Top Democratic challenger to controversial Rep. Lauren Boebert ends campaign following Colorado redistricting

  07-11-2021 16:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kerry Donovan, a Colorado state senator running to unseat U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, suspended her campaign.
  David Zalubowski/AP
  The top Democratic challenger to Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert suspended her campaign on Friday.
  Redistricting in Colorado altered her home district, putting candidate Kerry Donovan outside of Colorado's 3rd Congressional District.
  Boebert, known for her pro-guns stances, was elected for her first term in 2020.The top Democratic challenger to Republican Rep.
  
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• AOC points to 'trust' issues in explaining her vote against Biden's bipartisan infrastructure bill, remains wary of moderates who called for CBO score

  07-11-2021 16:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
  J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cited "trust" issues in opposing the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
  The congresswoman lamented that the bipartisan bill was decoupled from the reconciliation framework.
  Ocasio-Cortez remains critical of House moderates for requesting a CBO score for the social spending bill.
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday pointed to her mistrust of the legislative process in explaining her 'no' vote
  
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• Astonishing images of Roman slave quarters in Pompeii frozen in time for almost 2,000 years by volcanic eruption

  07-11-2021 15:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A "slaves room" at a Roman villa, containing beds, amphorae, ceramic pitchers and a chamber pot is discovered in a dig near the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, destroyed in 79 AD in volcanic eruption, Italy, 2021
  Pompeii Archeological Park/Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism/Handout via REUTERS
  Archaeologists at Pompeii's archaeological park have uncovered a bedroom that housed slaves.The room contains beds, a chest, and a chamber pot.The director of the park said this room
  
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• The flood of collector interest in Rolex watches is giving a new lift to an even older Swiss brand, with one model on track to double in value

  07-11-2021 15:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Vacheron Constantin
  The luxury watch resale market has been on a tear this year, led by popular brands like Rolex.
  As top-tier brands reach new price heights, collectors are rediscovering lesser-known classics.
  The Vacheron Constantine Overseas has become a standout of 2021, and is on track to double in value.
  Rolex may be the undisputed king of the Swiss luxury watch world, but it's not the only royalty.The brand commands roughly a quarter of the entire market for new watch sales - nearly doubl
  
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• A California middle school removed a history teacher who told her students that Trump is still president

  07-11-2021 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump waves to cheering fans as he prepares to provide commentary for a boxing event headlined by a bout between former heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield and former MMA star Vitor Belfort, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Hollywood, Fla.
  AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell
  A middle school in California removed a history teacher who said Donald Trump is still president.
  The teacher also claimed President Joe Biden's son Hunter "was having sexual intercourse with his own niece."
  The
  
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• Hawaiian Airlines is targeting deep-pocket leisure travelers with an all-new business class cabin

  07-11-2021 15:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hawaiian Airlines is installing Adient Aerospace's Ascent business class seat on its Boeing 787 Dreamliners
  Adient Aerospace/Angel DiBilio/Shutterstock
  Hawaiian Airlines is upgrading its business class seat for high-budget leisure travelers from Asia and Australia.
  The seat comes from Adient Aerospace and is expected to enhance comfort, space, and luxury.
  Hawaiian is anticipating tough competition from Japanese carriers once the borders open between Japan and the US.The US is opening to fully v
  
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• Sen. Mitt Romney warns Democrats against eliminating the filibuster, says they could face a future 'unrestrained' Trump presidency

  07-11-2021 15:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah.
  Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesSen. Mitt Romney warned Democrats that eliminating the filibuster would be detrimental to the Senate.
  The Utah senator floated the prospect of Trump winning the White House in 2024 with a GOP Congress.
  Romney said that the Senate's empowerment of the minority produces centrist legislation.
  Sen. Mitt Romney last week warned Democrats against changing filibuster rules in the upper chamber, pointing to the prospect of Republicans seizing contro
  
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• Check out these pictures showing how an airliner that crashed and sank to the ocean floor was recovered

  07-11-2021 15:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Forward fuselage on Bold Horizon
  NTSB
  The National Transportation Safety Board recovered a sunken Transair Boeing 737 from the ocean floor.
  The cargo plane broke into two pieces when it crash-landed off the coast of Hawaii, though both pilots survived.
  The job took 20 days to complete and required specialized underwater equipment, a research vessel, and a barge.Recovering an aircraft is a big job for the National Transportation Safety Board, which is the federal agency tasked with investigating
  
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• Andrew Cuomo's daughter shared a post calling her dad's sexual-assault allegations 'a manufactured #MeToo-style PR offensive'

  07-11-2021 15:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (L) and Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo are seen at the Eastside Heliport in Midtown on August 10, 2021 in New York City.
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  Andrew Cuomo's daughter shared a post dismissing her father's sexual-assault allegations as a "manufacture #MeToo-style PR offensive."
  The Substack post describes the allegations, which led to Cuomo's resignation, as "curiously choreographed."
  Michaela Cuomo-Kennedy, 24, campaigned against sexual assault while at colleg
  
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• I tried making the dalgona candy popularized worldwide by 'Squid Game' and TikTok, and it was surprisingly easy

  07-11-2021 15:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dalgona candy tastes like a toasted marshmallow, and it's surprisingly simple to make.
  Anthony Jackson for Insider
  I tried making the South Korean dalgona candy that became famous worldwide after 'Squid Game' aired.
  In the show, cash-strapped players carve out designs in the candy, risking death if it cracks.
  Dalgona has a unique and nostalgic flavor, but reports that people got burned while making it stressed me out.
  After binge-watching "Squid Game" and nervously watching my favorite characte
  
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• Trump teased a trip to Virginia on behalf of Republican Glenn Youngkin to 'troll' the media, but the stunt 'panicked' campaign aides: report

  07-11-2021 15:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin tosses a signed basketball to supporters at an election night party in Chantilly, Va., early Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, after he defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe.
  AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
  Former President Trump teased a trip to Virginia in the closing days of the 2021 gubernatorial race.
  The announcement reportedly "panicked" Youngkin aides, according to The Wall Street Journal.
  The Youngkin campaign sought to keep Trump, who remains unpopular in Virginia, at arm
  
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• See inside a 958-foot cargo ship, from the crew's living quarters to the massive engine room

  07-11-2021 14:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A view of the Maersk Ohio from above
  Courtesy of Bryan Boyle
  A merchant marine captured life at sea on a video tour of a Maersk cargo ship.
  The video shows the technology that helps guide the ship, as well as the crews' living quarters.
  Second mate Bryan Boyle said his work has given him the opportunity to explore numerous destinations.
  A merchant marine gave a tour of a 958-foot cargo ship that showed the intricacies of hulking freighters that haul 90% of the world's goods.In the video, second
  
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• See the biggest and most ambitious drive-thru concepts from Taco Bell, Burger King, and KFC

  07-11-2021 14:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The mobile lane of the drive-thru.
  Mary Meisenzahl/Insider
  Several major fast food chains have announced plans for larger drive-thrus with more lanes.
  Other fast-casual chains are opening their first ever drive-thrus.Drive-thrus became essential for chains in 2020 when dining rooms closed. Burger King announced new minimalist, futuristic restaurant designs last year.Burger KingSource: InsiderThe restaurants will have more options for customers to get their orders conveniently, including drive-t
  
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• A California aquarium vaccinated 8 sea otters against COVID-19 because they might be susceptible to the virus

  07-11-2021 14:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A wild otter feeds on fish at Marina bay reservoir in Singapore on October 3, 2016.
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  The Monterey Bay Aquarium in California has vaccinated eight sea otters against the coronavirus.
  The zoo chose to vaccinate its otters because of a belief that they're susceptible to the virus.
  Sea otters find food on the sea floor, so lethargy and poor breathing from COVID-19 would make it hard to survive.An aquarium in California has vaccinated eight sea otters since August t
  
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• I'm a nanny for families vacationing in Turks and Caicos. Being at a luxury resort is beautiful, but working with kids can be tricky.

  07-11-2021 14:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Maxine Salmon is a nanny at the Beaches Resort in Turks and Caicos.
  Maxine Salmon/Beaches Turks & Caicos.
  Maxine Salmon, 51, is a nanny at the Beaches Turks and Caicos resort, a luxury hotel for families.
  Salmon works with the kids of hotel guests like professional athletes, actors, and wealthy business owners.
  This is what her job is like, as told to freelance writer Kaila Yu.
  This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Maxine Salmon, a nanny at the Beaches Resort in Turks and Ca
  
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• There's a straightforward way for businesses to attract young workers in a competitive labor market: affordable childcare

  07-11-2021 14:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  People walk by a Help Wanted sign in the Queens borough of New York City.
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  Millions of people are "missing" from the workforce because they're home providing childcare.
  But bumping up pay or offering bonuses isn't fixing the labor shortage.
  Companies need to offer better benefits, specifically childcare, to lure more workers, experts say.
  As a labor crisis continues to hamper US businesses, access to affordable childcare could bring millions of workers back into the wo
  
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• Peloton's founder is no longer a billionaire after the stock's violent post-earnings sell-off

  07-11-2021 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
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  Peloton's brutal stock sell-off on Friday booted CEO John Foley from the list of billionaires.His net worth fell to about $850 million as the stock plunged as much as 35% Friday afternoon, Bloomberg reported.The exercise equipment maker is struggling as people return to gyms and at-home fitness trends fade.
  The founder and CEO of Peloton saw his net worth slashed on Friday as the company's stock plunged on dismal fiscalearnings and lower full-year guidance.Jo
  
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• A Twitter poll shouldn't decide whether Tesla CEO Elon Musk pays 'any taxes at all,' Sen. Ron Wyden says

  07-11-2021 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Musk in Germany in October.
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  Sen. Wyden, leader of the push for a billionaires tax, slammed Tesla CEO Elon Musk's Twitter poll.
  Musk on Saturday asked Twitter to decide whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla holdings.
  Twitter polls shouldn't decide whether billionaires should pay "any taxes at all," Wyden said.Sen. Ron Wyden on Saturday took aim at Tesla CEO Elon Musk's decision to ask Twitter users whether he should sell 10% of his stock in the EV
  
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• Biden has quietly helmed the most radically anti-asylum policy in more than 70 years

  07-11-2021 14:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Joe Biden is actively defending a radically anti-asylum policy.
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  Biden has maintained and defended a Trump-era policy banning asylum-seekers from entering the US.The ban is said to be a public health measure, but scientists argue it is unnecessary and inhumane.Biden is acting out of political interest, sending people to their deaths for his own political gain.Jack Herrera is an independent reporter writing about immigration, race, and human rights. He is a
  
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• Amazon, Bath & Body Works and other retail stocks are set for big gains as shoppers get ready for holiday buying spree, says Bank of America

  07-11-2021 14:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bath & Body Works.
  Brendan McDermid/Reuters
  Bath & Body Works and Amazon are retail stocks investors should "grab while you can" as the holidays approach, said Bank of America.Many retailers are working to get shopping season underway sooner as they face supply-chain problems.Starbucks and Lowe's are also on BofA's top retail picks for the holiday shopping season.Bath & Body Works, Target and Amazon are among the retail stocks Bank of America is recommending investors "grab while yo
  
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• The January 6 House committee poised to subpoena Trump team who met at a DC hotel 'war room' in the days before the Capitol attack, say reports

  07-11-2021 14:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington DC.
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  The January 6 House committee focuses on Trump team meetings at their Willard hotel "command center."
  John Eastman and Rudy Giuliani were among those who met at the hotel in the days before the Capitol attack.
  The committee plans to issue subpoenas to about 20 top Trump lieutenants, says The Guardian.
  The January 6 House select committee is turning its attention to the Willard hotel "co
  
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• An entrepreneur told police he was tortured for several hours by masked criminals attempting to steal his bitcoin millions

  07-11-2021 13:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Zaryn Dentzel, cofounder of Spanish social networking site Tuenti.
  Tuenti
  An entrepreneur told police he was tortured by masked robbers targeting his bitcoin millions, Spanish media reported.
  Zaryn Dentzel, cofounder of Spanish site Tuenti, was attacked at his Madrid home.
  He was tied, bound, and gagged before the assailants fled with his passwords.
  An entrepreneur has claimed to police he was tortured for hours by masked robbers who entered his home in an apparent attempt to steal millions of
  
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• Fewer than 200 Black female founders have ever received $1 million in VC funding. 7 women who did it share their best fundraising advice.

  07-11-2021 13:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Britney Winters, Joanna Smith, and Tanya van Court.
  Courtesy of Britney Winters, Mamadi Doumbouya, and Tanya van Court; Skye Gould/Insider
  The venture-capital space isn't the most welcoming environment for Black women.As of 2020, only 93 Black women had raised $1 million or more in venture funds.Black women who have achieved this feat gave advice for others looking to do the same.
  Tanya van Court noticed immediately that white male investors weren't backing her business.Van Court, who is Black,
  
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• Millennials own nothing because the economy screwed us over for 25 years - but older generations still try and blame it on our work ethic

  07-11-2021 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Millennials have been screwed over by the economy.
  Allison Nicole Leung/Insider Intelligence
  My parents don't understand why I don't own a house, a car, or a retirement savings account.My generation has fewer job opportunities, more student debt, and outrageous housing prices.It's far worse for us than it was for previous generations.Ingrid Cruz is a freelance writer based in Mississippi.
  This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.A few months ago my parents chast
  
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• A Spirit Airlines passenger alleges in a lawsuit against the carrier that a flight attendant sexually assaulted him

  07-11-2021 12:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Spirit Airlines plan approaching Philadelphia International Airport in October. A passenger on another Spirit flight to Philadelphia alleges he was sexually assaulted by a flight attendant.
  Matt Rourke/AP Photo
  A Spirit Airlines passenger sued the airline, alleging a flight attendant sexually assaulted him.
  According to the complaint, the alleged assault happened after the passenger was given several free bottles of whiskey.
  Spirit Airlines didn't return requests for comment.
  A Spirit Airline
  
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• Search for 12 missing passengers who fled a plane after a man suspected of faking a diabetic coma forced an emergency landing, police say

  07-11-2021 12:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Spanish police are seeking passengers who fled an Air Arabia Maroc flight after an emergency landing.
  Wikimedia Commons
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging illegal immigration by faking an illness on a flight.
  While being treated for the apparent medical emergency, 24 passengers fled the plane and escaped into Mallorca.
  Spanish police say that 12 people have been detained, and another dozen are missing.
  Spanish police are looking for 12 passengers who fled a flight from Morocco
  
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• Meet the 18-year Kellogg's veteran who's leading workers in a month-long strike that's still going: 'What's at stake here is the American middle class'

  07-11-2021 12:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  From left: David Woods, secretary treasurer of international BCGTM; Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO; worker Dan Osborn; Sue Martin, president of Nebraska AFL-CIO
  Dan Osborn
  Dan Osborn is one of 1,400 Kellogg's workers who have been on strike since early October.
  The 46-year-old, who's striking for the first time in 18 years, says it's an "emotional cocktail."
  Osborn said workers are fighting for the survival of the middle class and the American Dream.
  Dan Osborn has worked at Kellogg's for
  
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• Uber is looking at dispatching New York's yellow cabs from its app amid a driver shortage

  07-11-2021 12:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Curb
  Uber is entertaining the idea of dispatching yellow cabs, per a city lobbying disclosure.
  New York City app users could potentially see taxi cabs as another option alongside "UberX."It comes at a time when driver shortages plague the US economy amid an ongoing labor crisis.Uber is looking into the possibility of dispatching New York City's famous yellow cabs from its app, in addition to its usual private hire options.A September city lobbying disclosure lists Uber executive Josh Gold as hav
  
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• Ted Cruz leads right-wing attack on Big Bird for promoting 'propaganda' after the Sesame Street character got the COVID-19 vaccine

  07-11-2021 11:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Big Bird attends NYC Proclaims "SESAME STREET DAY" on 40th Anniversary of the Show at Dante Park on November 9, 2009 in New York City.
  Clint Spaulding/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
  Sesame Street's Big Bird tweeted that it had got the COVID-19 vaccine.
  Right-wingers, including Sen. Ted Cruz, criticized the character for promoting "propaganda" to children.
  Sesame Street's campaign comes after the COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for children aged 5-11.
  Sen. Ted Cruz and other right-winger
  
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• How Andrew Bosworth, Mark Zuckerberg’s old teaching assistant at Harvard, rose to become his key lieutenant in building the metaverse

  07-11-2021 11:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Facebook's incoming CTO Andrew Bosworth.
  Christian Charisius/picture alliance via Getty Images
  Andrew Bosworth is a key executive at Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook.
  Bosworth will become CTO of Meta next year and will play a key role in its metaverse ambitions.
  He has been at the company since 2006 and has become one of Mark Zuckerberg's key lieutenants.
  Andrew Bosworth, also known as "Boz" inside the company formerly known as Facebook, is lined up to play a key role in the tech gi
  
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• A hacker stole more than $55 million in crypto after a bZx developer fell for a phishing attack

  07-11-2021 11:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The hacker's wallet included more than $20 million in Ethereum, bZx said in a blog post.
  Dado Ruvic/Reuters
  A hacker stole millions after a developer at bZx, a crypto company, fell for a phishing attack.SlowMist estimated the total haul at $55 million, The Block, a crypto blog, reported on Friday.
  "Roughly 25% of this figure is personal losses from the team wallet," bZx said on Twitter.
  Crypto company bZx said on Friday that a hacker stole millions in various currencies after one of its develop
  
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• 9 out of 10 children breathe air that can harm them, warns WHO. Meet the bereaved mother who went to COP 26 to demand change.

  07-11-2021 11:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Left, Ella Kissi-Debrah, the first person to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. Right, Extinction Rebellion campaigner.
  Ella Kissi-Debrah Foundation/Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
  Half a million babies die each year due to air pollution, and 93% of children breathe in toxic air.Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, whose child died from air pollution, is urging the government to do more.
  "People talk about us working to reach net-zero by 2050. The stuff I'm asking for is about
  
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• Video captures the moment Donald Trump accidentally hit a child on the head with a baseball at a World Series game

  07-11-2021 11:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Then-President Donald Trump catches a baseball on the South Lawn of the White House on July 23, 2020 in Washington, DC
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  Former President Donald Trump watched the Atlanta Braves play the Houston Astros last weekend.
  When tossing a baseball back to a fan, a video shows him accidentally knocking a child on the head.
  The former president has boasted about his baseball prowess, claiming he was once the best player in New York State.
  Former President Donald Trump accidentally
  
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• Former SpaceX exec says the public has a different perception of Elon Musk: 'We see him differently during work.'

  07-11-2021 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Elon Musk hosted the May 8, 2021 episode of 'Saturday Night Live'.
  Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images
  SpaceX's 7th hire told Insider that the public sees Elon Musk differently to how employees see him.
  Hans Koenigsmann said Musk jokes at work but it's harder for the public to know when he's joking.
  Musk regularly tweets to his 61.5 million followers and hosted the SNL comedy show in May.
  A former SpaceX executive, who worked at the aerospace company for 19 years, said the public has a different pe
  
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• Why business owners are turning to 'gratitude robots' to show their appreciation for employees during the labor shortage

  07-11-2021 10:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Handwrytten robot pictured.
  Handwrytten
  Companies are hiring robots to write thank-you letters to their hardworking employees.The idea is to show appreciation to workers amid labor shortages and pandemic pressures.
  Gift cards are also increasingly being sent in place of other items, to avoid supply chain issues.
  An ongoing labor shortage plaguing the US has left existing employees under strain at many companies.Accordingly, business owners are making an extra effort to thank their employees b
  
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• Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi survives assassination attempt amid rising tensions in Baghdad

  07-11-2021 06:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi listens during his meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 26, 2021.
  AP Photo/Susan Walsh
  Mustafa Al-Kadhimi was returning to his Baghdad residence when a drone targeted the location.
  The drone, which was equipped with explosives, caused minor damage and injured several guards.
  Protests have erupted in Baghdad following disputes over October 10 general election results.
  As Iraqi Prime Minister Mus
  
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• Republicans are going after their own after 13 voted with House Democrats in favor of the bipartisan infrastructure bill

  07-11-2021 05:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) attend a House Judiciary Committee on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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  13 House Republicans broke ranks and voted for the bipartisan infrastructure bill Friday.
  Now, some of their fellow Republicans are calling them "traitors" and "Democrats."
  The bill also passed with Republican votes in the Senate in August.
  Thirteen House Republicans broke ranks Friday and voted wit
  
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• Indigenous communities demanded more action to combat climate change at largest protest in Glasgow history during COP26

  07-11-2021 04:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Indigenous climate activist attends a rally at the end of a protest organized by the Cop26 Coalition in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 which is the host city of the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit.
  AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali
  Around 100,000 individuals marched through Glasgow for a "Global Day of Action for Climate Justice."
  On Saturday, more than 250 protests were held across the world for systemic climate justice.
  The protest was Glasgow's largest since a march against the Iraq War in 20
  
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• A Navy captain says there is widespread agreement in the military that 'torture is wrong' and that it is not a liberal viewpoint

  07-11-2021 03:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  US Army Military Police escort a detainee to his cell January 11, 2001 in Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during in-processing to the temporary detention.
  Getty Images
  Capt. Scott B. Curtis told The New York Times most people in the military agree "torture is wrong."
  Curtis wrote a letter condemning the torture a Guantanamo Bay detainee went through.
  The letter, signed by seven senior military officials, called it a "stain" on the US' "moral fiber."
  A Navy captain who served 30 y
  
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• Police say Narcan was used on a security officer at Astroworld who passed out and had a prick on his neck that looked like a possible injection

  07-11-2021 02:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Houston Police Chief Troy Finner speaks during a news conference, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Houston, after several people died and scores were injured during a music festival the night before.
  AP Photo/Michael Wyke
  At least 8 attendees died during Travis Scott's performance in Houston on Friday night.
  Medical staff working the event said they revived a security officer who they alleged was drugged.
  Overdose expert Peter Davidson said it's unlikely the security officer was injected with drugs.
  
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• Feds search the home of Project Veritas founder in connection to Biden's daughter's missing diary

  07-11-2021 01:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  James O'Keefe, founder of Project Veritas, in 2017
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  The FBI raided the Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe's apartment Saturday morning.
  Authorities also searched the homes of two O'Keefe associates earlier that same week.
  The search is reportedly tied to the diary of President Biden's daughter, Ashley, which was stolen shortly before the 2020 election.
  Federal investigators conducted a court-ordered search of the apartment belonging to Project Veritas founder Jame
  
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