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Calls for Cuomo to resign ramp up after the NY governor says stepping down over harassment allegations would be ‘anti-democratic’
FILE: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a press conference. AP Andrew Cuomo said he won’t resign over the ...
White House cites ‘active threat,’ urges action despite Microsoft patch
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Sunday urged computer network operators to take further steps to ...
How to find post-selloff opportunities, plus Cathie Wood on NFTs
Hello and welcome to Insider Investing. I’m Joe Ciolli, and I’m here to guide you through what’s been happening in ...
McConnell planning an ‘escape hatch’ in case he leaves Senate before term expires, report says
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky). AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin McConnell has a list of potential successors in case he steps ...
With virus aid in sight, Democrats debate filibuster changes
WASHINGTON (AP) – With President Joe Biden on the verge of his first big legislative victory, a key moderate Democrat ...
CASE STUDY: How Goldman Sachs changed the retail banking game – by entering it
Digital-only banks are redefining retail banking in major markets around the world. Spurred on by consumer frustrations with incumbents and ...
The COVID-19 relief bill includes $5 billion in aid for farmers of color who have long faced discrimination by federal officials
A steel cutout depicting a 19th-century Black farmer rises from a field across the highway from the small community of ...
Mississippi governor says his goal ‘has never been to get rid of the virus’ in defense of his decision to end COVID-19 mask mandate
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves speaks on Covid-19 testing in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on ...
Coinbase’s CEO is set to get a $3 billion windfall as his company goes public amid a cryptocurrency boom
Coinbase Founder and CEO Brian Armstrong attends Consensus 2019 at the Hilton Midtown on May 15, 2019 in New York ...
Queen stresses importance of friends, family during pandemic
LONDON (AP) – Queen Elizabeth II highlighted the importance of staying in touch with friends and families during the coronavirus ...
Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour won’t hurt businesses. My company is proof.
Days ahead of Andy Puzders confirmation hearing for labor secretary. Several of workers in the fight for $15 took their ...
Health and fitness wearables have boomed during the pandemic – and they’re changing the way we eat, sleep, exercise and drink alcohol
The Oura Ring. Lisa Eadicicco/Business Insider During quarantine, people with means have turned to obsessive health tracking as a hobby. ...
Etna keeps up its spectacular explosions; ash rains on towns
ROME (AP) – A particularly spectacular blast from Italy’s Mount Etna volcano belched out a towering cloud of ash and ...
An associate of Tony Hsieh has filed further claims against his estate. It follows her previous lawsuits that were filed earlier in 2021.
Tony Hsieh, former Zappos CEO. Chris Farina/Corbis via Getty Images The “right-hand person” of Zappos co-founder Hsieh has made more ...
Democrats need to get serious about new ideas to transform the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justices at the inaugural ceremony on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images Michael Gordon is ...
Could this Research Triangle Park company hold a key to fighting drug-resistant bacteria?
As antibiotics have been overused around the world, drug-resistant bacteria have become a worrying problem. A company in Research Triangle ...
Could this Research Triangle Park company hold a key to fighting drug-resistant bacteria?
As antibiotics have been overused around the world, drug-resistant bacteria have become a worrying problem. A company in Research Triangle ...
Pope Francis prayed in ruined churches destroyed by the Islamic State during a historic first Papal visit to Iraq
Pope Francis (R) seen in front of the ruins of The Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mosul, ...
KFC, Burger King, and Smashburger are all bringing food lockers to their restaurants. Here’s why they’re poised to be the next big thing in fast food.
A customer gets her breakfast orders from an automatic locker of Freshhema Pick’n Go, an online breakfast order service, in ...
Fast-food workers in LA face unmasked customers and unsafe workplaces, and are punished for speaking up about COVID-19, a damning new report says
A McDonald’s in Littlerock, California has been linked to 32 COVID-19 cases, the UCLA and UC Berkeley researchers said. Yaoinlove/Shutterstock ...
The Latest: New Caledonia into lockdown as infections emerge
NOUMEA, New Caledonia – Local authorities ordered New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, to be placed under ...
Susan Rice is burning sage in her West Wing office, once occupied by anti-immigrant hardliner Stephen Miller, used to cleanse a space of negativity
Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in ...
Drones vs moths: Dutch company tech solution to kill moths
MONSTER, Netherlands (AP) – Dutch cress grower Rob Baan has enlisted high-tech helpers to tackle a pest in his greenhouses: ...
Russia scores points with vaccine diplomacy, but snags arise
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s boast in August that it was the first country to authorize a coronavirus vaccine led to ...
Swiss vote on proposal to ban face coverings in public
BERLIN (AP) – Swiss voters decide Sunday on a proposal to ban face coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn ...
A fourth woman has accused New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate behavior
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is seen attending a press conference on September 29, 2020. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty ...
UAE’s first independent digital banking platform launches
By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) – The first independent digital banking platform in the United Arab Emirates launched on Sunday, ...
Chinese exports surge as global demand recovers from virus
BEIJING (AP) – China’s exports surged 60.6% over a year earlier in the first two months of 2021, after factories ...
Escalating violence ups pressure for Myanmar sanctions
BANGKOK (AP) – The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the Feb. 1 coup ...
Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump election interference has hired a top racketeering attorney
Getty Georgia prosecutors are investigating if Trump illegally interfered with the state’s election. The district attorney’s office recently hired a ...
