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25 Bold Predictions for 2021
2020 was defined by the coronavirus pandemic. While in many ways the world was brought to a halt, digital transformation ...
Marco Rubio says January 6 rioters should be ‘prosecuted’ but the committee is a ‘partisan scam’ trying to ‘harass’ Republicans
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Sen. Marco Rubio said the January 6th Committee is a “partisan ...
A newly launched meme coin wants to buy a Tesla for the 19-year-old tracking Elon Musk’s private jet ‘if Elon won’t’
Gulfstream G650ER aircraft by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, similar to the jet used by Elon Musk. Power Sport Images/Getty Images Elon ...
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski pushes back against RNC characterization of January 6 as ‘legitimate political discourse’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Greg Nash/Pool via AP Sen. Murkowski rejected the RNC’s characterization of January 6, 2021, as ...
Watch out, Charlotte Hornets. An uptown tower will house permanent bee hives.
Bee Downtown, a Raleigh company, is installing two permanent bee hives at the tower in Charlotte to promote sustainability, and ...
Watch out, Charlotte Hornets. An uptown tower will house permanent bee hives.
Bee Downtown, a Raleigh company, is installing two permanent bee hives at the tower in Charlotte to promote sustainability, and ...
Images show 100,000 dead fish carpeting the Atlantic Ocean after a super trawler says it ‘ruptured’ its giant dragnet
Blue whiting caught by an industrial trawler in Scotland. MARCEL MOCHET/AFP via Getty Images Dutch-owned supertrawler FV Margiris deposited 100,000 dead ...
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz said he was ‘quite disappointed’ Pence wasn’t ‘motivated’ to overturn the 2020 election results
Rep. Matt Gaetz watches during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, on ...
Avocado prices hit a record high as Super Bowl Sunday approaches — the biggest single-day demand of the year for the fruit
Nataliya Arzamasova/Shutterstock Mexican avocado prices hit a record high for February, according to Bloomberg. The increase comes a week before ...
An NFT marketplace CEO explains why he bought a $1.2 million plot of metaverse land as the ‘first digital gentrification’ ramps up
Decentraland Portion CEO Jason Rosenstein told Insider about his company’s acquisition of a $1.2 million plot in Decentraland. The virtual ...
Pence’s ex-chief of staff Marc Short said the former vice president didn’t want the world to see a ‘visual’ of him ‘fleeing the Capitol’ on January 6
Marc Short, former chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence, appears on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” in ...
I visited Cracker Barrel to see why the beloved road trip rest stop is so popular, and found plenty of charm but inconsistent food
Hollis Johnson Cracker Barrel restaurant sales have grown moderately, but store sales are booming. I found some of the food ...
Up to 50,000 civilian casualties and Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, could fall in days if Russia mounts a full-scale invasion, report says
Ukrainian troops on the frontline with the Russia-backed separatists near Avdiivka, Donetsk region, on February 2, 2022. ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via ...
5 reasons I broke up with my bank after 10 years
The author, Jen Glantz. Courtesy Jen Glantz I almost felt married to the first bank I ever opened an account ...
Crystal Cruises ships have reportedly been arrested by authorities in the Bahamas over an unpaid fuel bill
The Crystal Symphony ship. Photo by Peter Bischoff/Getty Images Two Crystal Cruises ships were arrested in the Bahamas, Cruise Law ...
I tried a luxury bus startup on a trip from NYC to DC and compared it with Amtrak on the way back. Even though it was slower, I liked the bus more.
The Jet on a cold January morning. Brittany Chang/Insider In January, I took a $99 luxury bus trip from New ...
THE PAYMENTS ECOSYSTEM: The biggest shifts and trends driving short- and long-term growth and shaping the future of the industry
Business Insider Intelligence This is a preview of The Payments Ecosystem research report from Business Insider Intelligence. Purchase this report. ...
A 36-year-old millennial explains 4 reasons she has no regrets about joining the Great Resignation: ‘I made a choice for me’
Like millions of Americans, Sana (not pictured) recently left one job for another. Luis Alvarez/Getty Images Sana’s story of quitting ...
Trump White House staffers frequently put important documents into ‘burn bags’ and sent them to the Pentagon for incineration, report says
President Donald Trump signs a document on February 18, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California. Evan Vucci/AP Photo Trump-era White House ...
Senator Ted Cruz bought up to $50,000 in bitcoin, according to a new financial disclosure
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP Sen. Ted Cruz made bought bitcoin last month, a new financial disclosure ...
Why you feel so miserable about life and money right now
Americans are fed up with the pandemic, inflation, and shortages. SOPA Images/Getty Images Americans are miserable. They’re sick of the ...
Russia has assembled at least 70% of military firepower to invade Ukraine
In this photo taken from video and released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to investigate GoFundMe after they said they’d work with Canadian trucker vaccine protest fundraiser organizers to redistribute funds
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images GoFundMe shut down a fundraiser for a Canadian protest over cross-border trucker vaccine ...
Trump congratulated the RNC for censuring Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, calling them ‘horrible RINOs’
Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Donald Trump; Rep. Liz Cheney Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images;Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Jim Bourg-Pool/Getty Images Reps. Liz Cheney and ...
Trump said the GOP is ‘getting absolutely creamed’ in redistricting and blamed Mitch McConnell, even though redistricting happens at the state level
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (left), and former President Donald Trump (right). Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images Former President ...
A man charged with kidnapping Michael Bloomberg’s housekeeper from his Colorado ranch was looking for the billionaire’s daughters, authorities say
Michael Bloomberg REUTERS/Brendan McDermid A man was charged this week for allegedly kidnapping Michael Bloomberg’s housekeeper at his Colorado ranch. ...
Ted Cruz blasts ‘Dem Karens’ after Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin was told by a customer to wear a mask at a Virginia grocery store
Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia. AP Photo/Steve Helber, File Cruz came to the defense of Youngkin after the new governor ...
Buy Now Pay Later Report: Market trends in the ecommerce financing, consumer credit, and BNPL industry
Buy now, pay later solutions are continuing to grow in popularity as people seek alternative methods of financing. The BNPL ...
Roger Ailes once said he didn’t like talking to Trump on the phone because the then-presidential candidate ‘constantly’ interrupted him: book
Then-Fox News CEO Roger Ailes poses at Fox News headquarters on September 29, 2006. AP Photo/Jim Cooper, File The late ...
Joe Rogan apologizes for using the N-word on his podcast, calling it ‘the most regretful and shameful thing’ he’s ever had to discuss publicly
Dylan Buell/Getty Images Joe Rogan apologized Friday for using the N-word, saying it was “regretful and shameful.” His apology came ...
