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Novavax says its coronavirus vaccine was highly effective in a UK trial, but it didn’t work nearly as well against the variant first found in South Africa

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Kate Bingham, Chair of the Government’s Vaccine Taskforce, after starting her Novavax trial. Kirsty O’Connor/PA Images via Getty Images Novavax ...

Robinhood is reportedly borrowing at least ‘several hundred million dollars’ from banks amid GameStop trading frenzy

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Robinhood; Samantha Lee/Insider Robinhood is drawing on credit lines from its lenders, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The trading app is tapping ...

Trump’s tweets may be gone from public view, but NC startup will save them for history

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The Trump White House left behind thousands and thousands of social media posts. Durham company ArchiveSocial is tasked with archiving ...

Trump’s tweets may be gone from public view, but NC startup will save them for history

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The Trump White House left behind thousands and thousands of social media posts. Durham company ArchiveSocial is tasked with archiving ...

The best indoor bike trainers

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Indoor bike trainers let you smoothly replicate the outdoor riding experience at home, allow you to reliably train all year ...

24 best Valentine’s Day gift ideas for kids of all ages in 2021

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When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. Primary’s rainbow heart pajama ...

WeWork eyeing public SPAC debut in deal that could be worth $10 billion, report says

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A man walks past the logo of WeWork in Tokyo on May 18, 2020. KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images WeWork ...

The best keyboards of 2021

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Ergonomics, wired or wireless, and other factors come into play when choosing a keyboard. Our tips for choosing a keyboard ...

Presidents’ Day 2021 sales: The best early deals on everything from mattresses to TVs

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When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. A three-day weekend might ...

Robinhood users are revolting against the trading app after it stopped trades of GameStop

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Vlad Tenev, co-founder and co-CEO of investing app Robinhood. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Robinhood users are furious after the app stopped allowing ...

The 30 highest-paying jobs in Florida

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Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers make an average of $226,930 a year in Florida. Digital Vision./Getty Images Some Wall ...

Stop with the terrible GameStop punditry

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Customers waiting in line to enter video game retailer GameStop on January 27, 2021 in Hollywood, California. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images The ...

Reddit day traders are taking on hedge fund giants and winning, and it’s a sign of a new era for markets

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Youtube The 4 million-strong WallStreetBets forum on Reddit has officially disrupted Wall Street. They did it by piling into heavily ...

‘The enemy is within’: Pelosi echoes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s warnings about GOP members who’ve ‘threatened violence’ against Democrats

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seen during a press conference on January 21, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Pelosi said “the ...

COVID rules closed his downtown Durham bar. Now he wants the city and NC to pay.

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“This is the one thing I have,” said the owner of The Atomic Fern, “and I am going to fight ...

Council calls out developer’s eviction warning, but Chapel Hill may OK project anyway

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“The only reason that we are considering this are those 70 families on those lots,” Chapel Hill council member Tai ...

COVID rules closed his downtown Durham bar. Now he wants the city and NC to pay.

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“This is the one thing I have,” said the owner of The Atomic Fern, “and I am going to fight ...

Council calls out developer’s eviction warning, but Chapel Hill may OK project anyway

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“The only reason that we are considering this are those 70 families on those lots,” Chapel Hill council member Tai ...

Dogecoin, a digital token that started as a joke, spikes 140% after traders in a crypto-themed Reddit forum trigger Wall Street Bets copycat rally

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Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images Day traders on a crypto-themed subreddit helped drive the price of Dogecoin up by as much as ...

Reddit-driven GameStop rises as much as 40% in volatile pre-market trading

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GameStop stock soared 135% yesterday as Reddit users did battle with hedge funds Mike Blake/Reuters GameStop bulls looked set to ...

Video emerges of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene harassing a Parkland shooting survivor weeks after the attack

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Recently-resurfaced video showing Marjorie Taylor Greene harassing Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg on Capitol Hill in 2018. Twitter/@fred_guttenberg Video resurfaced ...

The next global pandemic may be caused by a bioterrorist attack, says Harvard tech expert

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The next global pandemic could be the result of a bioterrorist attack. Milos Dimic/Getty Images The next global pandemic could ...

Website-building company Squarespace confidentially files to go public

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Squarespace founder Anthony Casalena. Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images Squarespace announced Wednesday it had confidentially filed for a stock-market listing. ...

Ugly vaccine fights are emerging as rich countries battle for doses while poorer countries miss out completely

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Business Insider Getty Rich countries are starting to fight over coronavirus vaccine supplies, while poorer countries miss out. The European ...

For 40 years, Cary mall was the place to shop and pass the time. Its days are numbered.

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While Cary Towne Center struggled in recent years, longtime residents have fond memories of the mall. Here’s when it will ...

For 40 years, Cary mall was the place to shop and pass the time. Its days are numbered.

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While Cary Towne Center struggled in recent years, longtime residents have fond memories of the mall. Here’s when it will ...

I went through a luxury hotel quarantine in Singapore to beat the coronavirus – and it works. But Americans just wouldn’t find it acceptable.

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Right: A selfie from quarantine. (I’m very bad at taking selfies). Left: The view we had for 14 days. Julie ...

10 things in tech you need to know today

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Oregon health workers vaccinated drivers after they got stuck in a snowstorm so that coronavirus vaccine doses would not go to waste

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Dado Ruvic/Reuters Health care workers in Oregon vaccinated stranded drivers for the coronavirus after getting stuck in a snowstorm. The ...

Millions of dollars meant to prepare for public health threats went to things like office furniture removal, watchdog says

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Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee ...