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Facebook temporarily stops ads related to ‘weapon accessories and protective equipment’ ahead of the inauguration and after the Capitol Hill riot
In this photo illustration a Facebook logo seen displayed on a smartphone. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Facebook is pausing advertisements ...
Parler’s CEO fled his home and went into hiding after receiving death threats and security breaches, a court filing says
Parler CEO John Matze Fox News Parler CEO John Matze Jr. and his family have fled their homes after receiving ...
Kamala Harris, the first female, Black, and Asian American vice president-elect, will be sworn in by Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court justice
Harris is the first female, Black, and Asian American vice president-elect in United States history. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images ...
USPS says it’s removing mailboxes and suspending mail collection in several major cities ahead of Biden’s inauguration
A person drops a letter into a USPS mailbox during Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the ...
A critical test of NASA’s moon rocket ended abruptly due to an engine problem, possibly ending hopes of launching in 2021
An SLS engine burns propellant (left), then abruptly shuts down (right) during a hot fire test on January 16, 2021. ...
Amazon-backed food delivery firm Deliveroo is now worth $7 billion after a $180 million pre-IPO funding round
Deliveroo CEO Will Shu at President Macron’s tech summit in France in 2018. Shu said he was the only one ...
Waterbeds used to be a $2 billion industry, but memory-foam mattresses helped cause their downfall
Charlie Hall invented the waterbed in 1968, just after the “Summer of Love,” and started what became a $2 billion ...
The biggest volcano eruptions in recorded history
The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) ranks volcano eruptions by size and power. The scale goes from VEI-0 to VEI-8 and ...
Biotech giant Amgen is doubling down on a Durham health data startup with ties to Duke
Health data is more important than ever. The Durham startup has been studying hundreds of thousands of patients with COVID-19. ...
Biotech giant Amgen is doubling down on a Durham health data startup with ties to Duke
Health data is more important than ever. The Durham startup has been studying hundreds of thousands of patients with COVID-19. ...
Kamala Harris said she and Biden won’t ‘yield to those who would try and make us afraid’ days ahead of being sworn into office outside of US Capitol
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks as she and President-elect Joe Biden introduce their nominees and appointees to key national security ...
Watch live video of NASA test-firing the world’s most powerful rocket stage for 8 minutes
Crews at Stennis Space Center lift the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System into place at test stand B-2 ...
Nestle recalls more than 760,000 pounds of Hot Pockets because they might contain bits of plastic and glass
Nestlé recalled over 760,000 pounds of its hot pocket products on Friday. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Nestlé Prepared Foods recalled over 760,000 ...
Bitcoin owner whose story went viral after he lost his wallet password says he has ‘made peace’ with potential $220 million loss
Bitcoin slid back below $35,000 on Friday. Chesnot/Getty Images As Insider earlier reported, Stefan Thomas had 7,002 bitcoins stored on ...
India has begun the world’s largest vaccination drive, as it gears up to carry out 300,000 inoculations a day
A healthcare worker reacts as she receives a dose of Covishield, a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India. ...
Restaurants are buying less food than before the pandemic as they struggle to stay afloat
A waiter delivers food to a table at Bottino Restaurant in Chelsea as New York City restaurants open for limited ...
James Murdoch, son of Fox News mogul Rupert Murdoch, said news outlets that promoted ‘lies’ are to blame for US Capitol riot
James Murdoch attends a Keynote during MIPCOM at the Palais des Festivals on October 13, 2014 in Cannes, France. Tony ...
As an autism researcher, I’ve dealt with anti-vax misinformation for years. Here’s how we can combat it during the COVID vaccine rollout
Diana Carolina, a pharmacist at Memorial Healthcare System, receives a Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at Memorial Healthcare System, on December 14, ...
Taco Bell fans are demanding the chain bring back Mexican Pizza after announcing the return of potatoes. Here’s why a top Taco Bell exec says not to give up hope.
Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza. Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images Taco Bell removed Mexican Pizza from menus in November, and fans still aren’t ...
Warren Buffett blasted Bitcoin as a worthless delusion and ‘rat poison squared.’ Here are his 16 best quotes about crypto.
Warren Buffett Getty Images / Spencer Platt Warren Buffett has repeatedly criticized Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as risky and worthless. ...
The UK’s hospital system is on the brink of collapse, forcing overworked staff to postpone cancer treatments, stretch oxygen supplies, and put themselves at risk of catching COVID-19
Samantha Lee/Insider Medical staff in UK hospitals told Insider they’re struggling to cope with the chaos of the coronavirus crisis. ...
Five things you need to know about on the markets this week – Biden, big banks and central banks, bond yields, and Bitcoin
Workers hang the flags on the West Front facade in preparation for President-elect Joe Bidens inauguration Bill Clark/Getty Images The ...
Georgia prosecutor seriously considering a criminal investigation into Trump’s election interference, report says
President Donald J. Trump stops to talk to reporters as he walks to board Marine One and depart from the ...
Get your COVID-19 vaccine at a New Jersey mall or Disneyland. Here are 15 places across the country that have transformed into mass vaccination sites.
A half-dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine initially could mean we have double the number doses available when it’s approved by ...
Meet the social media detectives who are trawling through a sea of online footage to help identify the US Capitol insurrectionists
A pro-Trump protester takes a photo of other protesters who climbed a media platform after breaking through barriers onto the ...
Twitter launched a @SecondGentleman account for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ husband
Douglas Emhoff and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Win McNamee/Getty Images The husband of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Douglas Emhoff, will ...
More than a year after the first COVID-19 case was discovered, more than 2 million people have died from the highly transmissible virus
Health workers in personal protective suits ferry the body of a man who died of COVID-19 on a handcart for ...
What we know about the laptop that was stolen from Nancy Pelosi’s aide during the Capitol siege
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sanitizes the gavel after Vice President Mike Pence walked off the dais during a joint ...
Federal government executes Dustin Higgs, the 13th person to be killed since July. Justice Sonia Sotomayor writes scathing dissent: ‘This is not justice.’
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court ...
A DC police officer said it was ‘absolutely my pleasure to crush a white nationalist insurrection’ after a video of him trapped against a door by a pro-Trump mob went viral
Capitol police in riot gear guard as supporters of President Donald Trump try to open a door of the U.S. ...
