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Sensory deprivation tanks can help with symptoms of anxiety. I floated in one for an hour and felt my stress melt away as I unplugged from my phone and my personal responsibilities.

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Infinity Float sensory deprivation tank Infinity Float Sensory deprivation tanks force you into a meditative state by eliminating sound, light, ...

I cofounded a tech startup with my husband. Here are 4 ways we balance being a couple and business partners.

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Josh and Shanea Leven are the cofounders of tech startup CodeSee. Courtesy photo Shanea Leven is the CEO of CodeSee, ...

One hedge fund manager made $2 billion last year from a decade-old bet on Avis as the company briefly achieved meme-stock status and soared 456%

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Avis and Budget car rental counter. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Hedge fund manager Karthik Sarma at SRS ...

National online used car dealership expanding service to Charlotte and throughout NC

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Exclusive: In North Carolina last year, the e-commerce company’s customer vehicle purchases rose 244% and vehicles sold to the e-commerce ...

National online used car dealership expanding service to Charlotte and throughout NC

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Exclusive: In North Carolina last year, the e-commerce company’s customer vehicle purchases rose 244% and vehicles sold to the e-commerce ...

Accountants say Trump Org. withheld information on an apartment owned by a top exec amid investigation into tax-free perks

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Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago. John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images Trump’s longtime accountants cut him off Monday, saying ...

The Banking Digital Trust Report 2021 Preview

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Our second annual Banking Digital Trust survey polled digital banking users of the 10 largest US banks on which factors ...

Dow rallies 387 points after Russia withdraws some troops around Ukraine

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stocks rallied Tuesday after ...

Virgin Galactic is selling tickets to space for $450,000 as it plans more commercial flights this year

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Frederic J. Brown/Patrick T. Fallon/Getty Images; Rachel Mendelson/Insider Virgin Galactic said it will open ticket sales for commercial flights into ...

Discover and Bank of America dive into A2A payments to stay ahead of the curve

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Discover and Bank of America embrace account-to-account (A2A) payments, which lets customers pay for purchases directly from their bank accounts. ...

These 3 Canadian banks offer the most in-demand emerging mobile feature

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This is a preview of Insider Intelligence’s 2021 Canada Mobile Banking Emerging Features Benchmark, available exclusively to subscribers. In addition ...

India should ban ‘Ponzi’ private cryptos or risk wrecking the country’s financial system, a top RBI central banker has warned

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Mumbai, India. Karen Dias/For The Washington Post via Getty Images The best option for India is to ban private cryptocurrencies, ...

Tesla is under investigation after a South Korean regulator said it exaggerated mileage claims for vehicles including the Model 3: report

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A Tesla Model 3 is displayed at the Tesla Experience store in Joy City, Yantai, East China’s Shandong Province, Oct ...

Billionaire investor David Einhorn reveals a new bet against Tesla, reviving his battle with Elon Musk

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David Einhorn is a closely watched hedge fund manager. Reuters David Einhorn has revealed a new bet against Tesla, despite ...

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates: February 15, 2022 | Rates increase, but they’re still relatively low

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Mortgage and refinance rates have been rising, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you should rush to buy soon if you ...

Former New York Yankees slugger A-Rod, who Trump once called a ‘druggie’ and a ‘joke,’ is part of the group buying the former president’s DC hotel

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Former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is one of the investors in a $375 million deal to buy over ...

Russia says it is pulling back some of its troops from the Ukrainian border

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A convoy of Russian armored vehicles moves along a highway in Crimea. Associated Press Russia says its pulling some troops ...

2 American Airlines planes were diverted due to passenger disruptions on Sunday. In one of the incidents, an ‘unruly’ passenger tried to open a plane door.

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Two American Airlines flights were diverted on Sunday due to disruptive passengers. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Two American Airlines ...

Elon Musk donated $5.7 billion worth of Tesla shares to charity in November, according to a new SEC filing

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk donated over 5 million Tesla shares worth about $5.7 billion in November. Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via ...

Sen. Josh Hawley put a photo of his infamous Capitol riot salute on a mug that he’s selling as campaign merchandise

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Sen. Josh Hawley’s campaign is selling merchandise of the Missouri lawmaker doing his now-infamous salute. Caroline Brehman-Pool/Getty Images Sen. Josh ...

San Francisco’s district attorney says city police have been entering sexual assault survivors’ DNA into a database used to identify crime suspects

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San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin speaks to reporters before his swearing-in ceremony in San Francisco on Jan. 8, 2020. ...

Texas abortions plummeted after the 6-week ban and caused a backlog in care

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Protesters, demonstrators and activists gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments in Dobbs v. ...

Canada says it will freeze the bank accounts of ‘Freedom Convoy’ truckers who continue their anti-vaccine mandate blockades

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Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said banks are obligated to flag, freeze, or suspend accounts financing the “illegal blockades.” Blair ...

One of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s banks has cut ties with him a month after citing him as a ‘reputation risk’

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A bank in Minnesota is terminating its business relationship with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The Minnesota Bank ...

From real gold coins to $641,000 in cash — here are 5 countries where it pays the most to win at the Winter Olympics

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Italy’s Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner (center) won gold at the mixed double curling event on February 8. Liu Xu/Xinhua/Getty ...

A New York DJ who assaulted police officers during the Capitol riot pleaded guilty to 10 counts

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Screenshots of a video Greg Rubenacker posted from inside the Capitol building on January 6. The Department of Justice A ...

Excellent CX requires proper organizational structure and team setup

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Sometimes companies can get in their own way of delivering great customer experience (CX). Many companies organized in a product- ...

‘Parental Rights in Education’ or ‘Don’t Say Gay?’: Explaining the fight over Florida bill that would ban discussion of sexual orientation, gender identity in schools

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An LGBTQ flag. Daniel Knighton/Getty Images A controversial bill in the Florida legislature would ban discussions around gender and sex ...

Digital Trust Benchmark Report 2021 Preview

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In our Digital Trust Benchmark Report, we analyze the data from our fifth annual “US Digital Trust Survey” to evaluate ...

Democrats are in face-mask messaging chaos as Republicans gleefully shame AOC and Stacey Abrams for going maskless

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l Joe Biden removes his mask before speaking at an event. Win McNamee/Getty Images Democratic messaging on masking is increasingly ...