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The pandemic was supposed to break relationships and drive a wave of divorces. But in reality, most couples have drawn closer.

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Our survey found that relationships were more likely to get better during the pandemic than worse. Uwe Krejci/Getty Images When ...

Gritty is a marketing marvel and an international election icon. The artist behind him weighs in on Gritty fever: ‘I don’t think he’s going away anytime soon.’

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People wear costumes of U.S. Postal Service mailboxes, Gritty, the mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, and Independence ...

Pelosi calls McConnell a ‘yes man’ and says his power will diminish come the Biden administration

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a press conference to mark the anniversary of the House passage ...

Inside what a post-election Trump Tower might look like

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A guard stands outside of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on August 24, 2018. Spencer Platt/Getty President Donald ...

Enlisted sailors aboard the Navy’s aircraft carriers are at higher risk for COVID-19, new study shows

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Sailors board the the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, May 2, 2020. US Navy/Seaman Alexander Williams Tight confines aboard US ...

Trump had a slip of the tongue during a White House press briefing and almost acknowledged Biden’s election victory

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President Trump speaks about Operation Warp Speed in the Rose Garden. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images President Trump seemed to be on ...

Markets have never loved one-party control of Congress and they are relieved at the US election result, a Wall Street wealth manager says

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Wall Street traders. Mario Tama / Getty Images Market participants have never liked one party having control over both the ...

Meet the 4 astronauts about to launch on SpaceX’s first operational human mission for NASA

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The Crew-1 astronauts arrive at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 8, 2020. NASA/Kim Shiflett SpaceX’s first operational ...

Israeli hit squad in Iran killed Al-Qaeda’s second in command on the anniversary of bombings of two US embassies in Africa

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Rescue workers in front of the US embassy in Nairobi, Kenya on 10 August 1998 after it was bombed by ...

President Trump threatens to withhold COVID-19 vaccine from New York in new feud with Governor Cuomo

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President Donald Trump (L) is in a feud with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (R). Getty Images President Trump threatened ...

Rudy Giuliani is reportedly taking charge in Trump’s election legal battles — and Twitter is having a field day with it

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Giuliani made headlines over the weekend for his appearance at a Trump campaign news conference held at Four Seasons Total ...

Trump’s efforts to dispute election results face setbacks in multiple states

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President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Washington. AP ...

Results: Alaska votes on amendment on top-4 primary and ranked choice voting

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  Alaskans have voted on Ballot Measure 2, which would replace their current partisan primaries with top-four nonpartisan primaries and ...

‘The dreaded winter surge is here’: Oregon governor limits social gatherings to six people, closes gyms and dine-in eating in a ‘two-week freeze’ to slow COVID-19 spread

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ROBYN BECK / Contributor/Getty Images Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced a statewide “two-week freeze” on Friday to slow the spread ...

‘All wars must end’: Top US military official reportedly acknowledges ‘it’s time to come home’ in memo

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Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Reuters Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper was hesitant to withdraw additional US troops from Afghanistan, sending ...

The US has been breaking new COVID-19 case records on a daily basis while Trump shares unsubstantiated voter fraud claims on Twitter

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In addition to new cases, 68,516 current hospitalizations were also reported on Friday, breaking the previous hospitalizations record that was ...

Prosecutors who AG Bill Barr dispatched to investigate Trump’s evidence-free claims of mass election fraud say they found no substantial irregularities

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US Attorney General Bill Barr speaks during a press conference in Chicago on September 9, 2020. KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty ...

A Republican House candidate prematurely claimed victory in a race to unseat Democratic congresswoman Lauren Underwood, and then went to new member orientation even after she was declared the winner

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Jim Oberweis, R-Ill., 2020 challenger to Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., leaves the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill for the ...

Elon Musk’s positive COVID-19 test means he likely can’t attend SpaceX’s astronaut launch on Sunday, based on NASA rules

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Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has criticized coronavirus shelter-in-place measures. Susan Walsh/AP; NIH; Photo illustration by Business ...

Pelosi’s office backs down. Incoming House member dinner switches to boxed meals after event gets skewered on social media.

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Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during the Weekly News Conference on Capitol ...

Uber is reportedly in talks to sell its self-driving vehicle division to a startup run by former Uber, Tesla, and Google executives and backed by Amazon

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Uber Uber is in talks to sell its self-driving vehicle division, ATG, to autonomous vehicle startup Aurora, TechCrunch reported Friday. ...

‘Make plans for a different kind of Thanksgiving’: New Mexico shutting down all non-essential business amid record-shattering surge in COVID-19

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a new shutdown of non-essential businesses will take effect on Monday, Nov. 16, ...

A popular Nashville butcher shop now delivers its high-quality, pasture-raised meat across the whole country — here’s what it’s like

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When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. Porter Road Online meat ...

Election week, Trump, and the chaos of 2020 prove that cable news has outlived its worth

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Business Insider Cable news coverage during election week stressed people out, but it didn’t have to be this way. Spencer ...

SpaceX is slated to send its first full astronaut crew to space on Sunday. Watch it live.

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NASA’s Crew-1 astronauts participate in equipment testing at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on September 24, 2020. SpaceX SpaceX is ...

How to invest in tech stocks, a risky but fast-rising segment of the market

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Investors who go for growth find tech stocks an ideal play, even though the sector is volatile. SOPA Images / ...

The best Airbnbs in Vermont

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When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. Airbnb Private vacation rentals ...

Pompeo congratulates a tiny Caribbean country on its election while refusing to recognize Biden as the winner in the world’s oldest democracy

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Getty Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday congratulated St. Vincent and the Grenadines for holding “free and fair elections.” ...

Changes in how planes approach and leave RDU may reduce noise, but will anyone notice?

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The Federal Aviation Administration will explain the new procedures at a virtual meeting Tuesday evening. Powered by WPeMatico

Changes in how planes approach and leave RDU may reduce noise, but will anyone notice?

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The Federal Aviation Administration will explain the new procedures at a virtual meeting Tuesday evening. Powered by WPeMatico