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• US Army pays tribute to Betty White's World War II volunteer service: 'A true legend on and off the screen'

  01-01-2022 21:27 via businessinsider.com
  
  Betty White attends the "SNL" 40th Anniversary Celebration at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City on February 15, 2015.D Dipasupil/FilmMagic
  The US Army on Friday lauded the late actress Betty White for her service during World War II.
  In 1941, White served as a volunteer for the American Women's Voluntary Services.
  White passed away on Friday at the age of 99, just days before her 100th birthday on January 17.
  While millions of fans mourn the beloved television star Betty White, who passed away
  
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• Trump-appointed FDIC chair will resign after battle with Democratic bank regulators

  01-01-2022 19:52 via businessinsider.com
  
  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Jelena McWilliams.Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters
  FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams will step down from her role effective February 4, per Politico.
  McWilliams, who was appointed by former President Trump, will leave before her term ends in 2023.
  Her departure comes after a public clash last month over a review of rules regarding bank mergers.
  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Jelena McWilliams announced on Friday that she would step down from
  
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• United and Spirit Airlines announce temporary pay bumps for pilots and flight attendants in effort to alleviate labor shortages

  01-01-2022 19:27 via businessinsider.com
  
  Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
  United and Spirit have both announced pay incentives in an effort to alleviate labor shortages. 
  United pilots are eligible for triple pay for extra unstaffed flights they pick up through January 29. 
  Spirit flight attendants will receive double pay for shifts worked through January 4. 
  After a chaotic holiday travel week plagued by mass cancellations and dela
  
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• Pete Buttigieg calls on AT&T and Verizon to delay 5G wireless rollout on airplanes over possible safety concerns

  01-01-2022 17:29 via businessinsider.com
  
  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.Win McNamee/Getty Images
  Buttigieg and the Federal Aviation Administration sent a letter to AT&T and Verizon requesting a two-week delay of its 5G rollout. 
  The letter cites concern over "widespread and unacceptable disruption" that could cause "ripple effects throughout the U.S. air transportation system."
  The aviation and wireless industries have been at odds over the potential for 5G services to interfere with aircraft electronics. 
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• Sen. Marco Rubio blasts 'irrational hysteria' over Omicron coronavirus variant

  01-01-2022 16:27 via businessinsider.com
  
  Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.Drew Angerer/Pool via AP
  Sen. Marco Rubio on Friday criticized fears over the Omicron variant as "irrational hysteria."
  "Record numbers testing positive for a sore throat isn't a crisis," he tweeted.
  Florida had a one-day record of 75,900 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, according to the CDC.
  Sen. Marco Rubio on Friday criticized the public response to the highly-transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant, saying that fears emanating from the surge in new cases amounte
  
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• I tried Subway's new vegan chicken tikka sandwich — and I'd order it over the meat-based alternative anytime

  01-01-2022 16:05 via businessinsider.com
  
  Prices are accurate at the time of publication.I tried Subway's new TLC Tikka sandwich.Grace Dean/Insider
  Subway UK has rolled out a new fake-chicken sandwich for Veganuary, and it tastes delicious.
  The sub contains a soy-based alternative to chicken tikka but tastes just like meat.
  I was impressed that Subway opted for something a bit more adventurous that stands out from competitors.
  Subway recently unveiled two new vegan sandwiches in the UK that it's trialing during Veganuary. One is a fake
  
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• A Tennessee Planned Parenthood clinic that was previously targeted by a gunman has been destroyed in a fire

  01-01-2022 15:43 via businessinsider.com
  
  A demonstrator stands outside the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center in St. Louis, Missouri, May 30, 2019, the last location in the state performing abortions. - A US court weighed the fate of the last abortion clinic in Missouri on May 30, with the state hours away from becoming the first in 45 years to no longer offer the procedure amid a nationwide push to curtail access to abortion.Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
  A devastating fire resulted in the "total loss" of
  
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• Todd McFarlane, comic-book icon and cocreator of Marvel's Venom, on his creative process and the potential of NFTs

  01-01-2022 15:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  Todd McFarlane, comic-book creator and CEO of McFarlane Toys.Todd McFarlane
  Dan Schawbel is a bestselling author, speaker, and host of "5 Questions with Dan Schawbel."
  In a recent episode, he spoke with Todd McFarlane, comic-book artist and CEO of McFarlane Toys.
  McFarlane says you have to be willing to advocate for yourself if you want to succeed.
  Todd McFarlane is the CEO of McFarlane Toys. He's established himself as a force in the entertainment world and has more than 150 international
  
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• 'Opportunity zones' meant to boost poor communities did little more than give the rich another tax loophole — proof that trickle-down economics doesn't work

  01-01-2022 14:30 via businessinsider.com
  
  Economist David Wessell said "opportunity zones" in Trump's 2017 tax bill didn't work in helping lower-income communities.Peeterv/Getty Images
  Paul Constant is a writer at Civic Ventures and the cohost of the "Pitchfork Economics" podcast.
  He recently spoke with economist David Wessel about "opportunity zones" in the 2017 tax plan.
  Wessel said the plan for these zones became little more than a tax cut for the super-rich.
  Hopefully, the 2017 tax bill passed by former President Trump and the Repub
  
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• Airlines are expanding their international networks as the world's borders slowly open after nearly 2 years of uncertainty — here are 13 high-profile long-haul routes coming in 2022

  01-01-2022 14:27 via businessinsider.com
  
  United Airlines at LAXAngel DiBilio/Shutterstock
  Airlines are expanding their international networks to and from the US in 2022 despite the Omicron variant.
  New destinations include places like Jordan, Qatar, India, Spain, Portugal, Norway, and Finland. 
  However, some experts say country border restrictions in response to Omicron could impact the routes.
  The airline industry has been on a rollercoaster ride of uncertainty as the pandemic continues into 2022, but that is not stopping airline
  
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• A harrowing New Year's Day attack on US special operators during the Vietnam War featured a sinister tactic

  01-01-2022 14:24 via businessinsider.com
  
  UH-1P helicopters from the US Air Force's 20th Special Operations Squadron fly into Cambodia in 1970US Air Force/Capt. Billie D Tedford
  US special-operations forces played a central role in the Vietnam War.
  The Pentagon even created a covert special-ops unit, MACV-SOG, to conduct cross-border operations.
  MACV-SOG teams were highly effective, which made them a high-priority target for North Vietnam.
  During the Vietnam War, the US military relied heavily on special-operations forces to wage w
  
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• The top 5 wildest crypto moments of 2021

  01-01-2022 14:15 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
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  To say 2021 was a crazy year for cryptocurrencies is an understatement.
  Insider takes a look back at the five wildest crypto moments.
  They include El Salvador making bitcoin legal tender and an NFT selling for $69 million.
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  To say 2021 was a crazy year for cryptocurrencies is an understatement.Bitcoin soared to new highs but also achieved full legitimacy in one country. Meanwhile, meme tokens like shiba inu and
  
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• Bernie Sanders attacked Warren Buffett for rejecting his request to intervene in a strike at a Berkshire Hathaway company

  01-01-2022 13:40 via businessinsider.com
  
  A composite image of Warren Buffett (left) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (right).CNBC/Getty Images/Insider
  Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized Warren Buffett for staying out of a labor dispute.
  Sanders asked him to help striking workers at Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary Special Metals.
  Buffett declined, citing his hands-off management approach, prompting a rebuke from Sanders.
  Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized Warren Buffett, and highlighted his low rate of tax, after Buffett declined to intervene in a labor d
  
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• The 5 most anticipated TV shows returning in January, including Netflix's 'Ozark'

  01-01-2022 13:10 via businessinsider.com
  
  "Ozark."Netflix
  Every month, Insider looks at the most anticipated returning TV shows using data from the app TV Time.
  It's derived from its US users who use the app to track and react to what they're watching.
  Netflix's "Ozark" returns in January for the first half of its final season.
  5. "DOTA: Dragon's Blood" season two — Netflix, January 6NetflixDescription: "A conflicted yet courageous Dragon Knight must use the power of the dragon within to stop a deadly demon in
  
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• Warren Buffett was invited to buy a stake in Dunkin' Donuts — but declined to get caught up in a takeover fight

  01-01-2022 12:45 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  Warren Buffett.Reuters/Rick Wilking
  Warren Buffett declined to buy a stake in Dunkin' Donuts in 1989.
  The donut-shop chain approached the investor to help it escape a hostile takeover.
  The Berkshire Hathaway CEO said he avoids takeover fights and the $35 million deal was too small.
  Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.
  Warren Buffett was once invited to buy a chunk of Dunkin' Donuts, but declined to take a bite of the donut-shop chain.The famed investor's swee
  
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• Chart shows how much protection people have against Omicron after 1, 2, or 3 shots of vaccine

  01-01-2022 11:59 via businessinsider.com
  
  An annotated version of the UK Health Security Agency chart, showing protection against symptomatic disease and hospitalization after one, two, or three doses.UKHSA/Insider
  A chart shows vaccine protection against Omicron after one, two, or three shots.
  Protection is high against severe disease, and is boosted by a third shot, per official UK stats.
  Protection against getting mildly ill is much lower, although a booster raises it.
  A new chart hows how much protection is conferred by one, two, an
  
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• 725 suspects were arrested in the year since the Capitol riot, DOJ announces. The FBI is looking for 350 more.

  01-01-2022 11:26 via businessinsider.com
  
  The scene outside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.Brent Stirton/Getty
  In a year-end update, the DOJ broke down the arrests and convictions from the Capitol riot.
  There had been 725 arrests and 165 guilty please, with several heavy prison terms.
  FBI agents continue to seek some 350 people, the department said.
  Seven hundred and twenty five people have been arrested in connection with the riot at the US Capitol, the Department of Justice said in a year-end update on its investigation.DOJ of
  
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• From coffee and crude oil to lithium, commodities had a stellar 2021. Here are the top 10 best-performers of the year.

  01-01-2022 11:00 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
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  Supply chain bottlenecks caused shortages across the global economy this year, sending commodity prices soaring.
  Rising prices, particularly energy, were as much a reflection of soaring demand as a lack of supply.
  Insider compiled a list of the top 10 best performing commodities in 2021.
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  Commodities have been among the most volatile asset classes in 2021, with surging inflation and supply chain disruptio
  
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• Andy Cohen went on a wild rant about outgoing NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio during CNN's New Year's special

  01-01-2022 08:44 via businessinsider.com
  
  Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper hosted CNN's New Year's Eve special on Friday night.Theo Wargo/Getty
  Andy Cohen laid into outgoing New York City mayor Bill de Blasio on CNN's New Year's Eve show.
  CNN anchor Anderson Cooper tried to hold him back, repeating, "Don't go on a rant."
  Eric Adams was sworn in as de Blasio's successor and the 110th mayor of NYC just after midnight.
  Anderson Cooper had to hold him back.Mere minutes into 2022, and against the backdrop of a celebratory crowd at Times Square
  
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• The fast-food industry had a uniquely tumultuous 2021, from staff shortages to supply chain issues

  01-01-2022 03:51 via businessinsider.com
  
  Hollis Johnson
  Fast food chains dealt with a labor shortage and supply chain constraints in 2021.
  Workers were pushed to the limit with understaffing and angry customers.
  Drive-thrus and mobile orders were up, and they gave workers new problems to handle.
  2021 was another difficult year for fast food. Demand came rushing back after the unusual trends of 2020, but managing supply issues and staffing were bigger challenges this year. Here are a few of the debacles that made up the year in fas
  
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• The stock market's rally through 2021 blew Wall Street's forecasts out of the water

  01-01-2022 02:26 via businessinsider.com
  
  People walk past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Street on July 15, 2021 in New York City.Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images
  The S&P 500's 27% surge through 2021 thrashed nearly every Wall Street forecast from last December.
  The market ripped higher as vaccine rollouts, reopening, and new stimulus boosted optimism.
  Wall Street is split on whether stocks will keep soaring or stumble over the next 12 months.
  Even the most bullish analysts didn't expect the stock market to soar as high as
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says GOP is 'projecting their sexual frustrations' after former Trump adviser comments on her vacation photo

  01-01-2022 02:05 via businessinsider.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).Drew Angerer/Getty Images
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to comments on one of her vacation photos in Florida on Friday.
  A former Trump adviser called her boyfriend's feet "gross" and "pale" and criticized mask mandates.
  Ocasio-Cortez said the tweet was evidence of "sexual frustration" among her Republican critics.
  New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to a political commentator who remarked on one of her vacation photos on Friday by
  
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• 3 reasons why the Omicron variant will hurt the economy less than past waves, according to JPMorgan

  01-01-2022 00:20 via businessinsider.com
  
  A passenger who arrived from Italy administers a self-collected nasal swab at Los Angeles International Airport on December 3, 2021.Mario Tama/Getty Images
  The Omicron variant won't slam the global economy like past waves have, JPMorgan said Thursday.
  The variant's rapid spread and reduced severity should fuel a faster and less dire wave of infections.
  Omicron is also "unlikely" to disrupt the supply-chain recovery in 2022, the bank's economists said.
  The Omicron variant roiled holiday get-toget
  
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