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15 current and former yacht crew members describe rampant harassment in one of the world’s most glamorous industries

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More than 57 million Americans have already voted, suggesting a huge voter turnout for 2020. But it’s not clear who that would favor.

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Voters stand in line for the first day of early voting at the Metropolitan Multi-Services Center in Houston, Texas on ...

I’m a Black founder. Here’s how I’m practicing self-care during the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Jasmine Crowe is the founder and CEO of Goodr. Jasmine Crowe Jasmine Crowe is the founder and CEO of Goodr, an ...

Dr. Fauci contradicted Trump’s repeated claims that the US is ’rounding the corner’ on COVID-19. It’s ‘actually going in the wrong direction’

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Dr. Anthony Fauci (L), director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump ...

Samsung’s billionaire chairman died on Sunday. He once counted Warren Buffett as a shareholder

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AP Images; Steve Marcus/Reuters Samsung’s chairman, Lee Kun-hee, died on Sunday at age 78. The boss of the South Korean ...

How Hollywood app Quibi collapsed after raising $1.75 billion in one of the biggest business flops ever

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Quibi CEO Meg Whitman. Robyn Beck/Getty Images With just a few weeks to go until one of the biggest product ...

I wouldn’t have insurance without the Affordable Care Act. Now Trump is working to deprive millions of struggling Americans health insurance.

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Hundreds of people line up for assistance with their unemployment claim. Because of the pandemic, millions of Americans are out ...

NASA will share an ‘exciting new discovery’ about the moon on Monday. Listen to the announcement live.

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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine at NASA Headquarters in Washington, November 29, 2018. NASA/Bill Ingalls On Monday, NASA will share “an ...

Japan’s unique heated tables may be the solution to winter outdoor dining for Chicago restaurants

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Ellie Henderson adapted the traditional Japanese kotatsu for use in outdoor dining. Courtesy Ellie Henderson Across the country, restuarants have ...

3 key tips to help you shop for car insurance in a smart way

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“Generally speaking, female drivers aged 25 to 65 pay the least for insurance,” Kacie Saxer-Taulbee, a data scientist at insurance ...

Trump will take advantage of the UK’s ‘weakness’ after Brexit if re-elected, warns Britain’s former ambassador to the US

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U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during the third and final presidential debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at Belmont ...

Mike Pence adviser Marty Obst tests positive for COVID-19 as the latest case in White House orbit

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Vice President Mike Pence on the campaign trail in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania on Friday, October 23. Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press ...

Police in Ohio are reportedly investigating a group that recruited for a plot to arrest Gov. Mike DeWine for tyranny

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Republican Gubernatorial-elect Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on November 6, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Justin Merriman/Getty Images Police say they ...

Biden says he won’t return Trump’s attacks on his children because ‘it’s crass’ to target a political opponent’s family

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Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images; Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Democratic presidential nominee ...

Trump campaign files lawsuit requesting Nevada court to block election officials from counting early votes

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Vote stickers are seen at a satellite election office at Temple University’s Liacouras Center, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Philadelphia. ...

Inside a ‘haunted’ 150-year-old million-dollar castle hidden away in San Francisco with underground caves and a toilet in the shape of a throne

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Albion Castle in San Francisco has survived two big earthquakes in the city’s history, and its underground caves could save ...

New York grocery store sparked backlash with a 20% discount offer for Trump supporters

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A Donald Trump sign hangs in the window in the town of Waynesburg near the West Virginia border on March ...

Lisa Murkowski will vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) speaks at a committee hearing on Capitol Hill. GREG NASH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Sen. Lisa Murkowski ...

President Trump casts a ‘very secure vote’ for himself in-person in Florida

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MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Saturday morning cast his early, in-person ballot at an early voting ...

Fox host Lou Dobbs says ‘I don’t know why anyone’ would vote for Sen. Lindsey Graham

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Fox News host Lou Dobbs. John Lamparski/Getty Images Fox Business host Lou Dobbs on Friday slammed GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, ...

SpaceX is on a stunning streak with Starlink, Elon Musk’s plan to bathe Earth in high-speed internet. But the scheme isn’t without big snags.

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SpaceX founder Elon Musk has called Starlink user terminals, which are designed to connect to the internet via a fleet ...

Trump says that if Biden is elected, seniors will have ‘no air conditioning during the summer’

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President Donald Trump campaigns in The Villages, Florida. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Friday that ...

New daily coronavirus cases will ‘easily hit six-figure’ mark soon, public health expert warns

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Medical personnel move a deceased patient to a refrigerated truck serving as make shift morgues at Brooklyn Hospital Center on ...

I’m a preschool teacher who is teaching virtually during the pandemic. Here’s how my job has changed, and my advice on how parents can best support their kids.

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Julia Weaver is a preschool teacher in Ohio teaching virtually during the pandemic. Julia Weaver Julia Weaver is a preschool ...

Facebook is trying to prevent NYU from examining its political ad-targeting. Researchers say they have no intention of stopping their work.

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Facebook is trying to block the NYU Ad Observatory’s research. Facebook/The Asahi Shimbun via Getty The NYU Ad Observatory is ...

Fast-food giants like Chipotle and Dunkin’ are doubling down on TikTok. Here are the top 7 brands winning over Gen Z customers

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Irene Jiang/Business Insider/Twitter/TikTok Fast-food chains like Chipotle and Dunkin’ are trying to use TikTok to win over Gen Z customers.  ...

‘Of course not’: McConnell responds to questions about whether there are health issues the public should be warned about concerning his bruised hands

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Photos of bruises on Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell’s hands and mouth raised concerns about his health on social media. ...

Children in West Africa are working night shifts to fuel a $100-billion chocolate industry that has failed to crack down on child labor, a US government-commissioned report found

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Workers sift cocoa beans in Soubre, Ivory Coast Reuters A new report commissioned by the US Department of Labor has ...

How a 21-year-old CEO landed $3.5 million for software that he originally built to help his mom’s struggling dog grooming business keep repeat customers

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Profitboss CEO Adam, left, with restaurant partner Jordan Klempner , right, at The Original Pizza Cookery. Profitboss Profitboss is a ...

Four Wall Street businessmen ordered a $2000 bottle of wine, and didn’t notice the difference when they received a $18 bottle instead

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Mouton Rothschild 1989. Photo by Martin Lengemann/ullstein bild via Getty Images A mix-up led to two tables getting each other’s ...