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• Amazon now says remote work OK 2 days a week

  10-06-2021 23:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Corporate and tech employees at Amazon won’t have to work in offices full time after coronavirus restrictions are lifted
  
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• 'Deeply moronic': Jeffrey Toobin returns to CNN, talks Zoom incident that cost him job

  10-06-2021 23:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  The legal analyst made his surprising return to TV news with a recounting of the lewd event that got him fired from The New Yorker magazine.
  
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• Own an Echo? Amazon may be helping itself to your bandwidth

  10-06-2021 22:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  On Tuesday, the company launched a program that forces users of many Echo smart speakers and Ring security cameras to automatically share a small portion of their home wireless bandwidth with neighbors.
  
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• Coyotes spew misinformation about U.S. border policy on Facebook, then cash in

  10-06-2021 21:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  “You have people who are in very desperate, vulnerable situations commingling with people that are parts of organized criminal networks, including cartels and gangs,” one expert said.
  
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• The Vaccines We Have Are Good. But They Could Be So Much Better.

  10-06-2021 21:50 via nytimes.com
  
  The U.S. needs to be prepared with proactive vaccines that can stop pandemics no matter their origins.
  
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• Sales of Elizabeth Holmes swag are soaring online

  10-06-2021 21:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  When it comes to fame and infamy, former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has apparently cornered the market.
  
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• Venus hotter than ever: 3rd new robotic explorer on horizon

  10-06-2021 21:08 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Venus is hotter than ever, with a third new robotic explorer on the horizon
  
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• Hackers breach Electronic Arts, stealing game source code and tools

  10-06-2021 20:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hackers have broken into the systems of Electronic Arts, one of the world's biggest video game publishers, and stolen source code used in company games, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN Business on Thursday.
  
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• Jeff Bezos is going to space for 11 minutes. Here's how risky that is

  10-06-2021 20:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Jeff Bezos can have anything. He could circle the globe in a private jet or sail it forever in a fleet of megayachts. He could afford to buy a the whole NFL; he could buy an archipelago for his family and friends; he could buy over 65,000 Bugatti Chirons (base price $2.9 million), even though only 500 are being built. As the world's richest person, the possibilities are endless. But Bezos appears ready to risk it all for an 11-minute ride to space.
  
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• Shades Of Scientism: Fauci Likens Science To God, Himself As Priest

  10-06-2021 19:04 via technocracy.news
  
  Dr. Anthony Fauci is now in full defensive mode as critics are responding to the trove of emails recently secured by a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. It is a desperate attempt to salvage his public reputation and trust.
  Chances are he will never see either again in his lifetime.
  On a 60 Minutes interview with Chuck Todd on Wednesday (6/9/21) he stated,
  “It’s very dangerous, Chuck, because a lot of what you’re seeing as attacks on me, quite frankly, are attacks on sc
  
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• Jeff Bezos will be one of the first humans his company sends to space. Here's how risky that really is

  10-06-2021 18:16 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Jeff Bezos can have anything. He could circle the globe in a private jet or sail it forever in a fleet of megayachts. He could afford to buy a the whole NFL; he could buy an archipelago for his family and friends; he could buy over 65,000 Bugatti Chirons (base price $2.9 million), even though only 500 are being built. As the world's richest person, the possibilities are endless. But Bezos appears ready to risk it all for an 11-minute ride to space.
  
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• China Redux: COVID Lockdowns Return To Fight New Outbreak

  10-06-2021 17:56 via technocracy.news
  
  Don’t get too comfortable with any U.S. relaxation of COVID restrictions because China is not done with global panic, draconian lockdowns, prison terms for violators and crushing all dissent. China is the global model for Technocracy and Scientific Dictatorship. ⁃ TN EditorNeighborhoods under strict lockdown. Thousands quarantined. Millions tested in mere days. Overseas arrivals locked up for weeks and sometimes months.
  China has followed variations of that formula for dealing with t
  
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• Narrative On Recent Supply Chain Cyber Attacks Already Wearing Thin

  10-06-2021 17:40 via technocracy.news
  
  There is little consistency or credibility in the stories being reported about recent cyber attacks on Colonial Pipeline and JBS. These were attacks on critical parts of the global “supply chain” and great opportunities for fear mongering by the global elite. Meanwhile, calls for more control and surveillance are already on the table. ⁃ TN EditorThere was a moment of sheer hilarity earlier today when, during a Congressional Hearing, the CEO of Colonial Pipeline Joseph Blou
  
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• House Democrats are prepping 5 antitrust bills to take on Big Tech

  10-06-2021 17:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  House Democrats are preparing five bills to weaken Big Tech's grip on the economy, in what could amount to Congress's biggest challenge yet to the dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.
  
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• Broadband bipartisanship? Senators introduce digital equity push

  10-06-2021 16:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said Thursday that they are introducing legislation to spend $1.4 billion over five years for local internet projects.
  
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• Rocket on pad, China ready to send 1st crew to space station

  10-06-2021 13:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The rocket that will send the first crew members to China’s new space station has been moved onto the launch pad ahead of its planned blastoff next week
  
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• Climate Protection: Deep Decarbonization by 2050 Is Currently Not Plausible

  10-06-2021 13:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Today the Hamburg-based Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS) publishes a new, essential study on climate futures. The study represents the first...
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• Waste Not: New Dipping Solution Turns the Whole Fish Into Valuable Food

  10-06-2021 12:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  When herring are filleted, more than half their weight becomes a low-value ‘side stream’ that never reaches our plates – despite being rich in protein...
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• NASA Is Sending a Spacecraft to Asteroid 16 Psyche – It Might Not Be What Scientists Expected

  10-06-2021 11:48 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New University of Arizona research finds that the target asteroid of NASA’s Psyche mission may not be as metallic or dense as previously predicted. The...
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• Spaceplate Light Manipulation: Say Goodbye to Your Camera Bump and Hello to Paper Thin Telescopes

  10-06-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The concept of “spaceplate” is a new avenue for manipulating light that could lead to paper thin cameras, telescopes. Can you imagine one day using...
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• Plant-Based “Vegan Spider Silk” Provides Sustainable Alternative to Single-Use Plastics

  10-06-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, created...
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• DENSe: New Twist on DNA Data Storage Lets Users Preview Stored Files

  10-06-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers from North Carolina State University have turned a longstanding challenge in DNA data storage into a tool, using it to offer users previews of...
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• Common Antidepressant Medication Helps Fight Cancer in Mice – May Activate Immune System to Shrink Tumors

  10-06-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  UCLA researchers discover MAOIs could activate immune system to shrink various types of tumors. A class of drug called monoamine oxidase inhibitors is commonly prescribed...
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• Alcohol Companies Earn Billions From Underage Drinking

  10-06-2021 07:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Underage youth consumed $17.5 billion worth, or 8.6 percent, of the alcoholic drinks sold in 2016. Products from three alcohol companies — AB Inbev, MillerCoors...
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• New High-Resolution Pig Brain Maps Facilitate Human Neuroscience Discoveries

  10-06-2021 06:29 via scitechdaily.com
  
  When scientists need to understand the effects of new infant formula ingredients on brain development, it’s rarely possible for them to carry out initial safety...
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• Suns Fans Lose It After Chris Paul Mixes Up Paul Millsap - Bleacher Report

  10-06-2021 06:28 via news.google.com
  
  Suns Fans Lose It After Chris Paul Mixes Up Paul Millsap  Bleacher ReportHow Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns are flummoxing the NBA with the league's most complex pick-and-roll  ESPN#3 NUGGETS at #2 SUNS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | June 9, 2021  NBADenver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns Prediction, Preview, and Odds - 6-9-2021  Winners and WhinersNikola Jokic or Deandre Ayton: Who will be more important in Game 2? | First Take  ESPNView Full Coverage on Go
  
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• Meat company JBS confirms it paid $11M ransom in cyberattack

  10-06-2021 06:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The world’s largest meat processing company says it paid the equivalent of $11 million to hackers who broke into its computer system
  
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• Serious cyberattacks in Europe doubled in the past year

  10-06-2021 06:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Significant cyberattacks attacks against critical targets in Europe have doubled in the past year, according to new EU figures obtained by CNN, as the pandemic pushed lives indoors and online.
  
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• A Ring of Fire Sunrise Solar Eclipse

  10-06-2021 05:53 via scitechdaily.com
  
  On Thursday, June 10, 2021, people across the northern hemisphere will have the chance to experience an annular or partial eclipse of the Sun. Learn...
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• Draymond Green unfathomably left off half of all DPOY ballots - NBC Sports Bay Area

  10-06-2021 05:27 via news.google.com
  Draymond Green unfathomably left off half of all DPOY ballots  NBC Sports Bay AreaUtah Jazz center Rudy Gobert wins 3rd career NBA Defensive Player of Year award  ESPNRudy Gobert Wins #KiaDPOY Defensive Player of the Year! | 2020-21 NBA Season  NBANBA Awards 2021: Ben Simmons second as Rudy Gobert wins Defensive Player of the Year  NBC SportsRudy Gobert Becomes Fourth Player To Win DPOY Award Three Times  Bleacher ReportView Full Coverage on Goog
  
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• San Diego Padres' Yu Darvish honors former Chicago Cubs teammate Anthony Rizzo with walk-up song - ESPN

  10-06-2021 05:20 via news.google.com
  San Diego Padres' Yu Darvish honors former Chicago Cubs teammate Anthony Rizzo with walk-up song  ESPNJoc homers, then mimics Tatis' stutter step  MLB.comEnhanced Box Score: Cubs 3, Padres 1 - June 9, 2021  bleachernation.comPadres pregame: Profar gets a day off; Pham back in center; Tatis still cleaning up  The San Diego Union-TribuneCubs vs. Padres Game Highlights (6/8/21) | MLB Highlights  MLBView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Millions of people can't stop watching the adorable journey of a pack of wandering elephants in China - KOCO Oklahoma City

  10-06-2021 05:13 via news.google.com
  Millions of people can't stop watching the adorable journey of a pack of wandering elephants in China  KOCO Oklahoma CityWATCH: A herd of elephants traveling hundreds of miles through China trots through city streets  Yahoo NewsElephants in China: Herd on 300-mile journey becoming international stars  WLS-TVA herd of elephants rest after wandering through populated areas of China's Yunnan province.  USA TODAYPhotos: China's herd of wandering elephants 
  
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• CMT Music Awards 2021 sees Carrie Underwood and John Legend take home top award, Chris Stapleton perform - Fox News

  10-06-2021 05:03 via news.google.com
  CMT Music Awards 2021 sees Carrie Underwood and John Legend take home top award, Chris Stapleton perform  Fox NewsMaren Morris Reveals Why She Isn't Performing at the CMT Awards Tonight  Yahoo LifestyleBiden's Europe visit, infrastructure pivot, CMT Music Awards: 5 things to know Wednesday  USA TODAYCMT Music Awards 2021 Red Carpet Fashion: See What the Stars Wore  Us WeeklyKelsea Ballerini Is a Country Barbie in a Hot Pink Bustier & Slick Moto Pants a
  
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• CHIME Telescope Detects More Than 500 Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts From Outer Space - SciTechDaily

  10-06-2021 04:40 via news.google.com
  CHIME Telescope Detects More Than 500 Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts From Outer Space  SciTechDailyHundreds of mysterious fast radio bursts detected in space  CNN Scientists just took a big step toward mapping out the structure of the universe  InverseTelescope detects hundreds of mysterious radio bursts from far away galaxies  New York Post Mysterious Space Signals Line Up With the Cosmic Web Connecting the Universe, Scientists Find  VICEView Full
  
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• CHIME Telescope Detects More Than 500 Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts From Outer Space

  10-06-2021 04:40 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Observations in its first year of operation quadruple the number of known radio bursts and reveal two types: one-offs and repeaters. To catch sight of...
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• Biden arrives with demand that UK settle Brexit row over Northern Ireland - The Guardian

  10-06-2021 04:05 via news.google.com
  Biden arrives with demand that UK settle Brexit row over Northern Ireland  The GuardianWhy Northern Ireland, Population 1.9 Million, Is Back on the Trans-Atlantic Agenda  The Wall Street JournalPresident Biden arrives at G7 with warning on Northern Ireland - BBC News  BBC NewsEU Threatens U.K. With Tariffs as Northern Ireland Spat Escalates  BloombergBrexit: UK considering all options with Northern Ireland talks stalled, says Frost  Guardian News
  
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• Kanye West Reportedly Dating Irina Shayk | HYPEBEAST - HYPEBEAST

  10-06-2021 03:52 via news.google.com
  
  Kanye West Reportedly Dating Irina Shayk | HYPEBEAST  HYPEBEASTKanye West and Irina Shayk Are Seeing Each Other - There's 'Interest from Both Sides': Sources  PEOPLEKanye West Proves There is Life After Kim Kardashian As He's Spotted with Irina Shayk in France  Yahoo EntertainmentHow Kim Kardashian REALLY Feels About Rumors Kanye West Is Dating Again (Source)  Entertainment TonightKanye West Rebounds with Supermodel Irina Shayk, in France  TMZVie
  
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• 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse 2021: Path, viewing maps and photo guide - Space.com

  10-06-2021 03:39 via news.google.com
  
  'Ring of fire' solar eclipse 2021: Path, viewing maps and photo guide  Space.comA 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will light up the sky this Thursday  CNN How to watch the 'ring of fire' solar eclipse  Yahoo NewsViewing For The Partial Solar Eclipse At Sunrise Thursday Morning – Just In Weather  Just In WeatherSee the 'Super Flower Blood Moon' from orbit as only astronauts could (photos)  Space.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• China and the U.S. Agree to Push Forward Trade, Investment Ties - Bloomberg

  10-06-2021 03:14 via news.google.com
  China and the U.S. Agree to Push Forward Trade, Investment Ties  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Democratic senator says his party should move forward on infrastructure without GOP: 'We cannot just sort of twiddle our thumbs' - CNN

  10-06-2021 03:12 via news.google.com
  Democratic senator says his party should move forward on infrastructure without GOP: 'We cannot just sort of twiddle our thumbs'  CNN What's the Real Goal of Infrastructure Talks?  BloombergWhere do infrastructure talks go from here now that Biden's negotiations with Republicans collapsed?  USA TODAYThe Senate can still protect voting rights from GOP assault. Here’s how.  The Washington PostOpinion | How Far Are Republicans Willing to Go? They’
  
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• Sony announces the professional Airpeak S1 drone that it teased at CES - The Verge

  10-06-2021 03:00 via news.google.com
  Sony announces the professional Airpeak S1 drone that it teased at CES  The VergeSony's First Drone Is a $9,000 Professional-Grade Beast  GizmodoSony AirPeak S1 $8,999.99 USD  NewsshooterSony Officially Unveils the Airpeak S1: A Pro-Level $9000 Drone  PetaPixelSony's Airpeak S1 Drone Is Made for Alpha Mirrorless Cameras  PCMagView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Loki Is Confirmed To Be Genderfluid In The Disney+ Series And Here's What The Director Had To Say About It - BuzzFeed

  10-06-2021 02:42 via news.google.com
  
  Loki Is Confirmed To Be Genderfluid In The Disney+ Series And Here's What The Director Had To Say About It  BuzzFeedLoki: Season 1, Episode 1 Review  IGNTom Hiddleston on Loki Premiere, Meeting Chris Hemsworth & Matt Damon Stealing His Part  Jimmy Kimmel Live‘Loki’ Is a Fresh Start for Marvel  The AtlanticLOKI 1x01: Every Easter Egg + Secret Thanos Origin Revealed | Marvel References & Episode BREAKDOWN  ScreenCrushView Full C
  
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• World's largest beef supplier pays $11 million to ransomware hackers

  10-06-2021 02:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  The company was hacked in May by a Russian-speaking hacker gang, which led meat plants across the U.S. and Australia to shut down for at least a day.
  
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• Beef supplier JBS paid ransomware hackers $11 million - NBC News

  10-06-2021 02:37 via news.google.com
  Beef supplier JBS paid ransomware hackers $11 million  NBC NewsJBS says it paid $11 million ransom after cyberattack  CNN JBS Paid $11 Million in Bitcoin to Hackers  Bloomberg Markets and FinanceJBS paid $11 million to resolve ransomware attack  Fox BusinessJBS paid REvil hackers $11 million ransom in bitcoin, according to Wall Street Journal report  CNBC TelevisionView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg plans to work remotely for at least half of the next year

  10-06-2021 02:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Facebook is giving its employees more flexibility to work outside the office — and Mark Zuckerberg is leading by example.
  
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• Wait, Does Eric Adams Really Live in New Jersey? - Slate

  10-06-2021 02:33 via news.google.com
  Wait, Does Eric Adams Really Live in New Jersey?  SlatePolls Indicate NYC Mayoral Race Could Be Wide Open As Eric Adams Faces Controversy Surrounding Resid  CBS New YorkMayoral candidate Eric Adams lived in his government office during the pandemic. He may have never left.  POLITICOAdams in lead but Wiley surges following AOC endorsement: poll  New York Post Eric Adams Offers Tour Of Home Amid Questions About Where He Lives  CBS New YorkView Full
  
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• New Clues on How Nitrogenase, an Enzyme Critical for Life, Converts Nitrogen Into Ammonia

  10-06-2021 01:56 via scitechdaily.com
  
  How Metals Work Together to Weaken Hardy Nitrogen-Nitrogen Bonds Nitrogen, an element that is essential for all living cells, makes up about 78 percent of...
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• LeBron James Not On the Hook for Lakers Jersey Number Change - The Action Network

  10-06-2021 01:44 via news.google.com
  LeBron James Not On the Hook for Lakers Jersey Number Change  The Action NetworkSource - Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James changing jersey from No. 23 to No. 6; Anthony Davis to stay No. 3  ESPNNBA fines Heat president Pat Riley $25K for comments about LeBron James  Yahoo SportsLeBron James changing number to No. 6: What's been going on behind the scenes?  The AthleticLeBron James changing from No. 23 to No. 6 jersey ahead of next season  Yardbark
  
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• Tick discovery near Northern California beaches prompts warning about Lyme disease - CBS News

  10-06-2021 01:35 via news.google.com
  
  Tick discovery near Northern California beaches prompts warning about Lyme disease  CBS NewsFamily First: Protecting your family from Lyme Disease  News 8 WROC‘Infestation can occur in California’: What to know about the tick time-bomb  SFGateAlec Baldwin on Dealing with Years of Lyme Disease Pain: 'This Thing Just Attacks Me'  Yahoo EntertainmentIt's not just your imagination — ticks are out of control this year  SalonView Full
  
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• Jim Cramer: Prudence is a virtue in investing - CNBC Television

  10-06-2021 01:05 via news.google.com
  
  Jim Cramer: Prudence is a virtue in investing  CNBC TelevisionCramer says he's 'not against' GameStop, AMC at current trading levels  CNBCCramer's Mad Money Recap: GameStop, CrowdStrike, Wendy's  TheStreetJim Cramer says he's 'not against' GameStop, AMC at current levels  CNBC TelevisionGameStop And Cryptocurrency? Jim Cramer Weighs In On Retail Frenzy  BenzingaView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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