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SpaceX has a new plan to keep boats away during its next astronaut landing — a response to the unsafe crowd it faced last time

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Support teams and recreational boaters approach SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft after it landed with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Douglas ...

Meet David Simon, the media-shy CEO of the top US mall owner who’s looking to reinvent retail

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David Simon, CEO of Simon Property Group Mireya Acierto/Getty Images; Samantha Lee/Business Insider   A week before a $1.75 billion ...

A Singapore businessman has been charged with committing nearly $1 billion in Wirecard fraud, report says

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The headquarters of Wirecard AG near Munich. Reuters A Singapore businessman linked to bankrupt German online payments firm Wirecard is ...

These are the key commercial real-estate deals and trends to watch

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We rounded up the latest news on commercial real-estate deals and trends. Katie Warren/Business Insider The pandemic threw the real-estate ...

DHS officials were told to give supportive interviews about Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse, NBC report says

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Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide after killing two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin. TikTok The Department of ...

Archaeologists uncovered a buried massacre in Spain. Bodies were frozen in time in the exact spots where they died.

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Excavations at the La Hoya site in Spain on March 18, 2016. DeAgostini/Getty Images The Spanish village of La Hoya ...

The US economy doesn’t need more fiscal stimulus for a V-shaped recovery, veteran strategist Ed Yardeni says

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Brendan McDermid/Reuters Strategist Ed Yardeni thinks the US has enough fiscal and monetary stimulus, and doesn’t need more for a ...

Trump accused Warren Buffett of taking ‘massive’ tax deductions in 2016. The future president paid just $750 in federal income tax that year.

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Scott Olson/Getty Images; CBS News President Trump claimed in 2016 that Warren Buffett had used past business losses to lower ...

The US and China could be headed for a ‘new cold war’ lasting a generation that forces countries to pick sides, one analyst says

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U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/File Photo The US and China could be headed ...

10 things in tech you need to know today

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Palantir became a publicly traded company Wednesday. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know ...

Trump campaign senior advisor Brad Parscale is ‘stepping away’ from the campaign. He was hospitalized over the weekend after threatening self-harm.

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Brad Parscale, 2016. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Brad Parscale, a senior adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign, said he was “stepping ...

Trump administration move could slash wages for over 200,000 farm workers

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Migrant farm laborers with Fresh Harvest working with an H-2A visa rest in their company dormitory on April 28, 2020 ...

Twitter took down a network of 130 fake accounts in Iran that tried to spread disinformation during the US presidential debate

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Filip Radwanski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Twitter removed around 130 fake accounts based in Iran that tried to “disrupt the ...

American, United Airlines to begin furloughs for tens of thousands of workers as federal payroll program expires on October 1

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Employees watch as American Airlines Flight 903 prepares for take off from Miami in 2016. Joe Raedle/Getty Images American and ...

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says any bipartisan stimulus deal will include more $1,200 direct payments for Americans

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks at a White House press conference. Reuters Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said any bipartisan stimulus agreement ...

Marketing shakeup at Red Bull after Black Lives Matter controversy

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Hi! Welcome to the Insider Advertising daily for October 1. I’m Tanya Dua, a senior advertising reporter at Business Insider, ...

Triangle, Mecklenburg unemployment fall to lowest rate since the start of the pandemic

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The jobless rate, by itself, doesn’t tell the full story of how the coronavirus has affected the NC economy. Powered ...

What’s allowed in NC’s Phase 3? Answers to questions about clubs, theaters, Halloween.

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NC will move into Phase 3 of its reopening plan this Friday. What does it mean for bars, amusement parks, ...

Duke Energy reportedly a takeover target by a Florida utility company

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Duke Energy, the dominant energy supplier in North Carolina, was reportedly approached by NextEra Energy about a merger. Powered by ...

‘Like zero’ chance of seismic tests off NC in next drilling ban, interior secretary says

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There are four companies seeking permits for seismic testing off of the North Carolina coast. The tests are used to ...

After landing $49M incentive package from NC, Purina will add 300 jobs in Eden

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Nestle Purina chose Eden, N.C., over other locations in Ohio and Kentucky. It will take over a former brewery that ...

Triangle, Mecklenburg unemployment fall to lowest rate since the start of the pandemic

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The jobless rate, by itself, doesn’t tell the full story of how the coronavirus has affected the NC economy. Powered ...

What’s allowed in NC’s Phase 3? Answers to questions about clubs, theaters, Halloween.

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NC will move into Phase 3 of its reopening plan this Friday. What does it mean for bars, amusement parks, ...

Duke Energy reportedly a takeover target by a Florida utility company

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Duke Energy, the dominant energy supplier in North Carolina, was reportedly approached by NextEra Energy about a merger. Powered by ...

‘Like zero’ chance of seismic tests off NC in next drilling ban, interior secretary says

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There are four companies seeking permits for seismic testing off of the North Carolina coast. The tests are used to ...

After landing $49M incentive package from NC, Purina will add 300 jobs in Eden

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Nestle Purina chose Eden, N.C., over other locations in Ohio and Kentucky. It will take over a former brewery that ...

How to add donation stickers to your TikTok videos and direct viewers to charities of your choice

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It’s easy to add a donation sticker to your TikTok video. Rafael Henrique/SOPA You can add donation stickers on TikTok ...

The first presidential debate was an embarrassment for the US and international news outlets came down on it harshly

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President Donald Trump and moderator Chris Wallace during the first 2020 presidential debate. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images Much of ...

Disney is planning to lay off 28,000 employees — here’s how much workers are paid at America’s amusement parks

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The annual wage in the amusement parks industry was far below the median across all industries. Shutterstock Disney shared in ...

Palantir jumps 14% in trading debut after opening at $17 billion valuation

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp Photo by Julien Mattia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Data-mining firm Palantir climbed as much as 14% in ...