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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez argues that President Biden isn’t using his executive powers enough, urges him to cancel student loans
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; President Joe Biden Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Win McNamee/Getty Images Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized President Joe Biden for ...
Elon Musk said Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger once told an entire table at lunch ‘all the ways Tesla would fail’
Billionaire investor Charlie Munger once told people at a lunch “all the ways Tesla would fail,” Elon Musk recounted. Musk ...
Man accused of trying to open emergency door on Delta flight wanted to be recorded spreading COVID-19 vaccine views, authorities say
Delta Airlines passenger aircrafts. UKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images A Portland man accused of trying to open a Delta emergency ...
A Kentucky woman accused of pepper spraying police officers during the Capitol riot was arrested more than a year after the attack
Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the Capitol in Washington on January 6. AP Photo/John Minchillo A Kentucky woman ...
Russia deploys 7,000 more soldiers to Ukraine border, US official says
A convoy of Russian armored vehicles moves along a highway in Crimea, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Associated Press Russia has ...
US TV advertisers will spend close to $20 billion in this year’s upfronts
TV networks are hoping for a return to normalcy after a turbulent 2020. Advertisers will spend $19.90 billion upfront in ...
AI in Insurance: How three forward-looking insurers are infusing AI into their front, middle, and back offices
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive consumers online, the pressure for incumbent insurance companies to adopt digital technology is intensifying. ...
For the far-right Oath Keepers, the January 6 Capitol attack was ‘one battle in a larger war,’ prosecutor says
Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes was charged with seditious conspiracy in the January 6 investigation. Photo by Philip Pacheco/Anadolu ...
NASA’s new X-ray space telescope snapped its first image: a stunning exploding star
This image of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A combines some of the first X-ray data collected by NASA’s Imaging X-ray ...
5G will advance payments and mobile commerce
5G tech will likely bring about positive changes to the retail industry. And retailers will use their IT investments in ...
Sen. Rand Paul is tired of being ‘treated like crap’ on planes and wants an end to mask mandates
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky during a Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs hearing at the US Capitol on ...
41 memorable gifts to show grandparents they’re loved, from a framed family photo to an indoor garden
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Kim Jong Un had hundreds of people stand outside in the freezing cold just to listen to a speech praising his family
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the celebration of the 80th birthday anniversary of late leader Kim Jong Il ...
How much engineers and researchers are getting paid at AQR, Bridgewater, Citadel, D.E. Shaw, Point72, and Two Sigma
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for IRC; Roy Rochlin/Getty Images; Heidi Gutman/CNBC/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images; Hedge funds are known for ...
Workers at a Raleigh Starbucks become the first in the Triangle seeking to form union
Nearly 90 Starbucks locations nationwide have announced plans to vote on a union. Powered by WPeMatico
Major shoe brand opens first of several new Triangle locations in Cary’s Crossroads mall
Skechers, an athletic wear and shoe brand, will open a 10,400-square-foot store in the former K&G Fashion building. Powered by ...
Workers at a Raleigh Starbucks become the first in the Triangle seeking to form union
Nearly 90 Starbucks locations nationwide have announced plans to vote on a union. Powered by WPeMatico
Major shoe brand opens first of several new Triangle locations in Cary’s Crossroads mall
Skechers, an athletic wear and shoe brand, will open a 10,400-square-foot store in the former K&G Fashion building. Powered by ...
Telehealth Startups to Watch
Telehealth usage–and investments–have surged amid the coronavirus pandemic, underscoring how virtual care solutions are already making a sizable impact on ...
NFT sales hit $501 million over the past week. These were the 5 best-selling digital collections.
OpenSea NFT sales had a breakthrough year in 2021, and over the past 12 months, volume has hit $22 billion. ...
A US Navy aircraft carrier was ready to fight again within an hour of an F-35 fighter crashing on the flight deck
US Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Philippine Sea, November 22, 2021. US Navy/MCS2 Christian Huntington USS Carl ...
The US and NATO aren’t buying Russia’s claims it’s pulling troops away from Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Joe Biden in Geneva, Switzerland. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images The US and NATO are rejecting ...
Ban lawmakers in all 50 states from buying and selling stocks, some in Congress say. But governors and legislators have mixed feelings.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, has been a staunch supporter of banning lawmakers from trading individual stocks. Evelyn ...
A Chapel Hill foodie icon has changed hands. But what about its famed BLTs?
Part of the Merritt’s experience is shrugging at the hour-long wait for a BLT. New owners want to see that ...
A Chapel Hill foodie icon has changed hands. But what about its famed BLTs?
Part of the Merritt’s experience is shrugging at the hour-long wait for a BLT. New owners want to see that ...
What’s pushing growth in proximity mobile payment usage?
Mobile proximity and peer-to-peer (P2P) payments have hit the mainstream, thanks to a pandemic-driven upswing in digital payments. We present ...
After 5 years out of work, a ‘return internship’ got this lawyer’s career back on track
Melissa Janvier resumed her career as a lawyer through a return internship with the Bank of England. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/Getty Images ...
ACI Worldwide lets merchants offer more than 70 BNPL providers
ACI launches ACI PayAfter, which integrates more than 70 buy now, pay later (BNPL) options into a single solution for ...
A major oil company is selling gas to bitcoin miners in North Dakota instead of burning off excess supply
A natural gas flare on an oil well pad outside Watford City, North Dakota. Andrew Cullen/Reuters ConocoPhillips is selling excess ...
US stocks falter as investors continue to monitor Ukraine-Russia developments and await Fed minutes
Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stocks traded lower on Wednesday as investors continue to monitors tensions between Russia and Ukraine. US ...
