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• McDonald's is selling its iconic Egg McMuffin for 63 cents as it pushes its breakfast menu with the return to work

  17-11-2021 14:40 via businessinsider.com
  
  McDonald's famous Egg McMuffin breakfast sandwich.Irene Jiang / Business Insider
  McDonald's Egg McMuffin sandwiches will cost 65 cents on Thursday. They typically cost around $5.
  The fast-food giant is promoting the sandwich to celebrate its 50 year anniversary.
  It's also a way to push its breakfast menu as more people return to offices.
  If you're craving a McDonald's Egg McMuffin sandwich, this is the week to pounce. On Thursday, the fast-food giant will be selling the iconic breakfast san
  
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• NASA and SpaceX's plan to land humans on the moon could be delayed 'several years' after 2024, the space agency's watchdog says

  17-11-2021 14:35 via businessinsider.com
  
  SpaceX's Starship spaceship and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.SpaceX; Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images
  NASA and SpaceX's plan to land humans on the moon faces "several years" of delay, the Office of the Inspector General said.
  SpaceX's Starship and NASA's spacesuits still need to be developed and tested, per the OIG's report.
  NASA has already delayed the moon-landing mission from 2024 to 2025.
  NASA and SpaceX's moon landing will likely be delayed "several years" beyond 2024, according to a report by the
  
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• The CEO of Glassdoor and Indeed's parent company says hiring via resumes is outdated for many industries — and that the labor shortage is a great chance to replace them

  17-11-2021 14:09 via businessinsider.com
  
  A hiring sign is posted i front of a Target store on February 05, 2021 in San Rafael, California.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
  The CEO of Recruit, the owner of Glassdoor and Indeed, said hiring via resumes is outdated for many industries.
  Hisayuki Idekoba said practical assessments would work better for many industries.
  The labor shortage was a chance for companies to change how they hire workers, he said.
  Resumes are outdated and should be replaced in many industries, the CEO of the world's larg
  
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• Meta, formerly Facebook, is restricting the flow of internal information after high-profile leaks, report says

  17-11-2021 14:02 via businessinsider.com
  
  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Drew Angerer/Getty Images
  Meta has changed its company culture to restrict the flow of internal information, per The Verge.
  This follows the leaking of company documents by whistleblower Frances Haugen.
  Meta, formerly Facebook, has canceled presentations and slowed the release of internal research, per The Verge.
  Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has shifted its culture to make information less easily accessible to its own staff, according to a new report fro
  
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• Bitcoin and ether slide for a second day, weighing on altcoins, as investors cash in on crypto record highs

  17-11-2021 13:59 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  Bitcoin and EthereumNurPhoto / Getty Images
  Bitcoin dipped below $59,000, while ether headed towards $4,000, as investors sold crypto for a second day.
  The selloff has been fueled by China's warning to state firms mining crypto, as well as the new US infrastructure bill.
  Polkadot and solana have also fallen in the last week, along with meme token shiba inu and others. 
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  Cryptocurrencies came under fire for a second day
  
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• CPAC president said PBS should be defunded for 'Sesame Street' having an Asian-American muppet

  17-11-2021 13:24 via businessinsider.com
  
  Ernie with the newest "Sesame Street" member, Ji-Young.Noreen Nasir/AP
  Conservative activist Matt Schlapp criticized Sesame St for introducing an Asian-American Muppet. 
  "What race is Ernie is Bert? You are insane PBS and we should stop funding you," tweeted Schlapp. 
  Conservatives in recent weeks have accused Muppets of being propaganda mouthpieces. 
  Matt Schlapp, the president of the influential Conservative Political Action Conference, called for "Sesame Street" producer PBS to
  
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• Elon Musk met with Brazilian minister to discuss bringing SpaceX's Starlink internet to the Amazon rainforest

  17-11-2021 13:13 via businessinsider.com
  
  SpaceX's Starlink could provide internet to remote areas in Brazil and help monitor deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.Britta Pedersen/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
  Elon Musk met a Brazilian minister to discuss a partnership between the government and SpaceX.
  SpaceX's Starlink could provide internet to people, schools, and health centers in rural areas.
  Starlink could also monitor illegal deforestation, which Brazil wants to stop by 2028.
  Elon Musk met Brazil's communications minister in Texas M
  
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• An investor hailed as 'The Chinese Warren Buffett' just revealed a $245 million stake in Berkshire Hathaway — and now counts Buffett's company among his biggest bets

  17-11-2021 13:07 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  Warren Buffett.AP Images
  Li Lu's Himalaya fund revealed a $245 million stake in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.
  Li was responsible for Berkshire investing in BYD, one of Buffett's best bets in the past decade.
  Berkshire's vice-chairman, Charlie Munger, described Li as "The Chinese Warren Buffett."
  A longtime associate of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger revealed a $245 million stake in Berkshire Hathaway this week. The purchase signals he has confidence in the investing duo, and sees value
  
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• The supply chain crisis means tons of deals at TJ Maxx and Ross next year, according to experts

  17-11-2021 13:01 via businessinsider.com
  
  TJ Maxx discount racks.Insider/Mary Hanbury
  Supply chain issues mean some products won't arrive in time for the holidays.
  This will create opportunities for stores like Ross and TJ Maxx, who buy excess stock from other retailers.
  These stores thrive during supply chain disruptions. 
  A breakdown in the global supply chain network has meant mountains of items destined for stores for the holiday season are trapped in containers sitting on port docks or on boats floating at sea.Ongoing port jam
  
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• LA's Staples Center is changing its name to Crypto.com Arena in a reported $700 million deal

  17-11-2021 12:46 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  The Staples Center exterior in Los Angeles in November 2021Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
  Los Angeles' Staples Center sports venue — home to the Lakers, Clippers, Kings and Sparks — will be renamed Crypto.com Arena.
  The crypto exchange paid more than $700 million for the 20-year naming rights, the LA Times reported.
  With the renaming, which kicks in December 25, the Singapore-based company follows marketing moves by the likes of FTX.
  Los Angeles' storied Staples Center sports
  
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• Fauci says COVID-19 cases need to fall below 10,000 per day for a 'degree of normality,' as daily cases reach 85,000

  17-11-2021 12:42 via businessinsider.com
  
  Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.Susan Walsh-Pool/Getty Images
  US daily COVID-19 cases need to fall below 10,000 to get "a degree of normality," Dr. Fauci said. 
  The US recorded more than 80,000 cases per day over the past week, Johns Hopkins data shows.
  Fauci said high case numbers were "predictable" when 60 million Americans remained unvaccinated.
  For the US to get back to "a degree of normality" the number of new daily COVID-19 infe
  
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• 10 Things in Politics: Dems wants DOJ to be more aggressive

  17-11-2021 12:23 via businessinsider.com
  
  Welcome back to 10 Things in Politics. Sign up here to receive this newsletter. Plus, download Insider's app for news on the go — click here for iOS and here for Android. Send tips to [email protected]'s what we're talking about:Democrats are frustrated with Merrick Garland's judge-like apolitical style as Biden's attorney generalThe FDA seems ready to OK a booster shot for all adults this weekRepublicans mock Democrats' plans to fight critical-race-theory claims, saying they're
  
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• A startup claims Meta's new haptic-feedback VR gloves look 'substantively identical' to its own patented tech

  17-11-2021 12:13 via businessinsider.com
  
  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Facebook
  Meta announced Tuesday it was making a haptic-feedback glove that can be used in virtual reality.
  A startup called HaptX said the glove looks "substantively identical" to its own patented tech.
  HaptX's CEO told GeekWire the company had shown the tech to Meta executives in the past. 
  Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, on Tuesday revealed a new product to fit into its plans for the metaverse: a haptic-feedback glove that allowed CEO Mark Zuckerberg
  
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• Sidney Powell tried to get the DOD to 'rescue' the CIA director, citing a QAnon conspiracy theory that claimed she was captured in Germany, book says

  17-11-2021 12:03 via businessinsider.com
  
  Sidney Powell.Ben Margot/AP
  A claim that the CIA director had been hurt and captured in Germany spread in QAnon circles in late 2020.
  Sidney Powell called a DOD official and demanded a special ops rescue mission, a new book says.
  The CIA rubbished the theory at the time, saying Gina Haspel was safe in her office. 
  The former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell called a Pentagon official demanding a mission to save the CIA director last year, citing a false QAnon conspiracy theory, according to a new
  
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• Global shares edge up and the dollar sizzles after record-breaking US retail sales, while the pound rises after UK inflation shock

  17-11-2021 11:38 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  The interior of the Strelapark shopping centre with a queue of vaccinated people reflected in a Christmas ball.Getty Images
  US stock futures edged up, driven by optimism over record retail sales data the previous day.
  UK data showed inflation hit a 10-year high in October as household energy bills soared, giving the pound a lift.
  Cryptocurrencies tumbled for a second day, as investors cashed in on this month's rally to fresh all-time highs.
  Global stocks rose Wednesday, spurred on by data showin
  
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• Staples Center in LA is being renamed Crypto.com Arena

  17-11-2021 10:57 via businessinsider.com
  
  The exterior of Staples Center in Los Angeles.Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
  Staples Center in LA is being renamed Crypto.com Arena under a 20-year deal.
  The change is set to take effect on December 25.
  The deal cost more than $700 million, Axios reported, citing sources.
  Staples Center in Los Angeles, the home of the LA Lakers and LA Kings, is being renamed Crypto.com Arena.The Singapore-headquartered cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com and Staples Center announced the change in a Wednes
  
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• Chris Christie says Melania Trump called him every day when he was hospitalized with COVID-19, while Trump was trying to make sure he wouldn't blame him

  17-11-2021 10:19 via businessinsider.com
  
  Donald Trump and Chris Christie.IM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images
  Christie said Donald and Melania Trump acted differently when he was hospitalized with COVID-19.
  He said Melania called him every day to see how he was, and would also call his wife.
  He said what Donald Trump "was most concerned about was that I wasn't gonna blame him."
  Chris Christie said there was a big difference between how former President Donald Trump and the former first lady Melania Trump treated him when he was hospitalized
  
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• UK inflation surges to a 10-year high of 4.2% in October, bolstering the case for Bank of England to hike rates

  17-11-2021 09:12 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  UK inflation hit a 10-year high.Karwai Tang/Getty Images
  UK inflation surged to a 10-year high in October, as household energy bills rocketed, data showed Wednesday.
  Consumer prices rose by 4.2%, up from a 3.1% increase in September and beating the 3.9% gain expected.
  The figures will bolster expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest rates next month.
  British inflation surged to a 10-year high last month, as household energy bills rocketed, according to data on Wednesday that wil
  
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• Elon Musk sold another $973 million of Tesla shares to pay taxes after exercising more options

  17-11-2021 09:10 via businessinsider.com
  
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk.Michele Tantussi/Reuters
  Tesla CEO Musk acquired 2.1 million shares worth $2.2 billion at the Tuesday closing price of $1,054.73 a share.
  He also sold 934,091 shares for $973 million to pay taxes, SEC filings showed.
  Over the past week, Musk has sold about 8.2 million Tesla shares for around $8.8 billion. 
  Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk sold another $973 million in stock to pay taxes after exercising options on Tuesday, filings showed after the electric v
  
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• A Chinese tech company that displayed banners saying 'overtime is great!' has prompted an investigation as Beijing cracks down on brutal '996' work culture

  17-11-2021 08:59 via businessinsider.com
  
  Banner in Chinese with the message "Only when everyone is working overtime, is it real overtime. Overtime is great!"Red Star News/Weibo screenshot
  Photos of Inspur's banners celebrating overtime work have gone viral online, prompting backlash.
  That's spurred a probe over whether the company violated labor laws.
  The developments come as China is cracking down on the country's "996" work culture。
  A tech company in China has come under intense scrutiny and backlash for displaying banners in
  
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• In a video, Britney Spears says the end of her conservatorship has allowed her to appreciate the 'little things in life' like 'being able to have the keys to my car' and thanks #FreeBritney supporters for saving her

  17-11-2021 08:42 via businessinsider.com
  
  Singer Britney Spears arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City.Allen Berezovsky/WireImage/Getty Images
  Britney Spears' 13-year conservatorship was officially terminated last Friday.
  Spears said she is enjoying small freedoms like having her own money and the keys to her car.
  She said she hopes her story will result in changes within the conservatorship system.
  After being freed from her conservatorship last Friday, Britney Spears pos
  
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• Mike Pompeo and Steve Mnuchin discussed invoking 25th Amendment against Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection, book claims

  17-11-2021 08:20 via businessinsider.com
  
  Jonathan Karl's new book claims Mike Pompeo put together an analysis of what pursuing the 25th Amendment would require. Pompeo, through a spokesperson, denied the claim.AP Photo/Richard Drew, File
  ABC reporter Jonathan Karl's new book claims members of Trump's cabinet considered invoking the 25th Amendment against him.
  Karl specifically alleges that Steve Mnuchin and Mike Pompeo debated the issue. 
  Pompeo denied the deliberations surrounding the removal of Trump. 
  Former Secretary
  
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• The Republican lawyer who helped Trump attempt to overturn the 2020 election was just appointed to the federal election advisory board

  17-11-2021 08:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  In this Feb. 6, 2014, photo, Cleta Mitchell testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File
  Cleta Mitchell was appointed to the board of advisors on August 21, records show.
  Mitchell was on the phone call with Donald Trump when he tried to overturn the 2020 election.
  Mitchell resigned from her law firm after the Washington Post published audio of the phone call.
  On January 2, 2020, Republican lawyer Cleta Mitchell joined then-President Donald Trump on a phone call
  
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• More than 100 Bureau of Prison employees have been arrested for or convicted of crimes since 2019: AP report

  17-11-2021 07:27 via businessinsider.com
  
  The investigation found that the Bureau of Prisons in some instances failed to suspend officers who had been arrested for a crime.Tim Ockenden - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images
  An AP investigation found that the Bureau of Prisons ignores misconduct by federal prison workers. 
  Over 100 federal prison employees have been arrested, convicted, or sentenced for crimes since 2019. 
  Of the incidents reviewed by the AP,  20% were of a sexual nature. 
  More than 100 federal prison
  
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• Supply chain issues may muck up Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations with higher meat prices and a Christmas tree shortage

  17-11-2021 06:20 via businessinsider.com
  
  The price of meat, poultry, fish, and eggs rose by about 12% from a year ago.
  Turkey prices are up some 13% from two years ago.
  The surge in meat prices has been the primary driver of overall food inflation, said an agricultural economist.
  Those Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners will cost a lot more this year, with a surge in meat prices leading an overall jump in food prices.According to the US Bureau of Statistics, as of last month, the price of meat, poultry, fish, and eggs rose about 12% f
  
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• Trump said Mike Lindell's idea to melt down Dominion voting machines and turn them into prison bars was 'very good' during a rollicking 40-minute interview about election-fraud conspiracy theories

  17-11-2021 05:58 via businessinsider.com
  
  MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell with Donald Trump in 2017. The two pushed baseless voter-fraud claims in a conversation that aired Tuesday.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images
  Mike Lindell interviewed former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago for close to 40 minutes.
  Trump said the MyPillow CEO's voting-machine idea was "very good" and "interesting."
  Both men pushed baseless voter-fraud claims during the interview.
  During a prerecorded sit-down interview with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell
  
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• A random drawing using ping-pong balls determined which federal appeals court will hear case over Biden's vaccine mandate

  17-11-2021 05:42 via businessinsider.com
  
  President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Biden traveled to the Chicago area to highlight his order to require large employers to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for its workers.AP Photo/Susan Walsh
  Multiple challenges to President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate were filed in 12 circuit courts.
  Judicial panel clerk John W. Nichols randomly selected the 6th Circuit to hear mandate challenges.
  Eleven of the 16 full-time judges in the 6th Ci
  
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• Mitch McConnell says he's 'proud' of voting for Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill despite Trump's attacks

  17-11-2021 03:52 via businessinsider.com
  
  Trump has not taken kindly to the GOP's support of the infrastructure bill.Getty
  Mitch McConnell was among 19 Republican senators who voted for the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.
  The Kentucky senator has since come under fire from former President Donald Trump for his decision to back the bipartisan bill.
  McConnell reaffirmed his support for Biden's infrastructure bill, saying he is "proud" of his vote.
  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is doubling down on his support for the infrastruc
  
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• 46 members of Congress have violated a law designed to stop insider trading and prevent conflicts-of-interest

  17-11-2021 01:49 via businessinsider.com
  
  Marianne Ayala/Insider
  Insider and other media have identified numerous US lawmakers not complying with the federal STOCK Act.
  Their excuses range from oversights, to clerical errors, to inattentive accountants.
  Ethics watchdogs — and even some in Congress — want to ban lawmakers from trading individual stocks.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Insider and several other news organizations have this year identified 46 members of Congress who've failed to properly report the
  
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• Michelle Wu makes history as she is sworn in as the first Asian-American to serve as Boston's mayor

  17-11-2021 01:14 via businessinsider.com
  
  Michelle Wu, with her two sons Blaise and Cass, and husband Conor Pewarski, raises her hand as she is sworn-in as Boston Mayor during a ceremony at Boston City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Boston.Charles Krupa/AP
  Michelle was sworn in Tuesday as the first woman and person of color to be elected as Boston's mayor.
  Before the city's first Asian American mayor took the oath of office, Boston only elected white men as mayor.
  Wu defeated Annissa Essaibi George in the city's general election for m
  
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• Watch Mark Zuckerberg play Jenga and fist-bump in virtual reality using 'haptic gloves' that Facebook, now Meta, is building to let people feel objects in the metaverse

  17-11-2021 00:49 via businessinsider.com
  
  Mark Zuckerberg showing his 'metaverse' avatar during Connect 2021Facebook
  Mark Zuckerberg posted a video of a device in development for the metaverse.
  Haptic gloves would let people feel things like pressure and texture when touching virtual objects.
  The clip shows Zuckerberg using the gloves to virtually roll dice, play chess, and shake hands. 
  Mark Zuckerberg has been spotted wearing a VR headset many times before to see things in virtual reality. Now, a new video shows the CEO of F
  
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• US warships went on another mission to a European hotspot, and Putin says they're in Russia's 'crosshairs'

  17-11-2021 00:20 via businessinsider.com
  
  USS Mount Whitney with Romanian frigate Marasesti in the Black Sea, November 12, 2021.US Naval Forces Europe-Africa
  In early November, US Navy ships, including the Sixth Fleet's flagships, returned to the Black Sea.
  The visit is a sign of the US's increasing focus on the region, where NATO forces are spending more time.
  The increased military activity reflects the sea's strategic value amid tensions between NATO and Russia.
  On November 12, the flagship of the US Navy's Sixth Fleet, USS Mount Whi
  
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• Dr. Fauci says 'a booster isn't a luxury' — think of it as the final step in your COVID-19 vaccine regimen

  17-11-2021 00:02 via businessinsider.com
  
  Dr. Richard Schwartz celebrates after receiving his COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine booster on October 6, 2021.Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
  Dr. Fauci predicts that Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines may, one day, be considered three shot vaccinations. 
  That's because the immune system learns better when shots are spaced several months apart.
  It's possible that "we're not going to see an absolute need to reboost every several months" after that, he said. 
  Dr. Fauci wan
  
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