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Four European gas buyers have paid Russia in rubles for supplies, bucking the EU’s urging in the energy face-off
Ten European companies have reportedly opened accounts at Russia’s Gazprombank. Omar Marques/Getty Images Some European buyers have already paid Russia ...
Europe is closing in on Russian oil sanctions, but looks set to stop short of a full-blown ban. Here are 3 charts to explain why.
Flags of European Union member countries. Shutterstock.com The EU is closing in on banning Russian oil imports, after blocking coal ...
Russia is ‘bullying’ Poland and Bulgaria by cutting off their gas supply, UK minister says
A protest outside the German embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Thierry Monasse/Getty Images Russia’s Gazprom said it cut gas supplies to ...
Elon Musk can’t insult Twitter: Every weird detail in Musk’s $44 billion Twitter buyout deal that ensures both parties commit to the agreement
Elon Musk can’t insult Twitter, as part of an agreement on Wednesday that laid out rules to ensure both sides ...
Tucker Carlson called Kevin McCarthy a ‘puppet of the Dem Party’ after leaked audio revealed the lawmaker had wondered if Twitter could censor some of his GOP colleagues
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was heard making the comments in leaked audio recordings obtained by The New York Times. ...
Chaos and confusion: All the texts sent to Mark Meadows during the Jan. 6 insurrection
Then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters outside the White House on October 26, 2020. AP Photo/Patrick ...
Tesla’s stock plunged $126 billion the day after Elon Musk struck a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion
The value of Elon Musk’s personal stake in Tesla plunged by $40 billion since April 4, Bloomberg reported. Chesnot/Getty Images ...
A mix of reverence and blame in Bakersfield as Kevin McCarthy’s constituents grapple with continued controversy
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Voters in Kevin McCarthy’s hometown have polarized ...
Russia is halting natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria after the countries refused to acquiesce and pay for it in rubles
A worker walks past part of a gas pipeline at a compressor station in Amur region, Russia, November 29, 2019. ...
McCarthy wondered aloud if some GOP lawmakers could lose their social media platforms like Trump: ‘Can’t they take their Twitter accounts away, too?’
President Donald Trump (R) speaks as he joined by House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (L) in the Rose ...
Police struggled to recall assaults after the ‘traumatic’ Capitol riot, a Metropolitan Police detective testified
Thomas Webster argues he attacked a police officer in self-defense on January 6. FBI A Metro Police detective testified that ...
Kevin McCarthy said Matt Gaetz’ post-Capitol riot comments were ‘putting people in jeopardy’
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) listens as House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during the restart of a House session ...
A South Korean scholar studies life in the shut-down North Korea by looking at the trash that washes ashore from the country
Kang Dong Wan, 48, a professor at South Korea’s Dong-A University, picks up trash from North Korea on beach of ...
Twitter’s top lawyer, who angered conservatives with her past decisions about moderating content, reportedly cried when discussing the Elon Musk purchase with employees
Vijaya Gadde. Twitter Elon Musk bought Twitter Monday and could shift its approach to content moderation. One key architect of those ...
How I’m stacking Amex Platinum benefits to book a $1,600+ weekend in Italy for free
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Gen X amid the Pandemic: How Their Finances, Shopping Behavior, and Digital Usage Look
Gen Xers’ share of total household wealth is barely half of that held by baby boomers, and impacts brought on by ...
Bread Savings review: Earn a high interest rate on an online high-yield savings account or CD
Bread Savings, previously known as Comenity Direct, has a high-yield savings account and CDs Bread Savings; Insider Personal Finance Insider ...
CTV and digital advertising: how Connected TV is one of the fastest growing channels in 2021
CTV is among the fastest-growing channels in digital advertising. We estimate CTV investments in the US grew by 40.6% year ...
A gaming company just adopted the rare and controversial benefit of period leave. Some women worry it’s just another reason for discrimination.
One 2017 survey of 32,748 women in the Netherlands found that 14% of respondents had taken time off work or ...
Russia’s biggest state-run oil producer failed to sell 37 millions of barrels of crude as companies self-sanction amid war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends Orthodox Easter mass in Moscow, Russia, on April 24, 2022. Contributor/Getty Images Russia’s Rosneft PJSC ...
How to remove yourself from a group text or mute the ones you can’t leave
Blocking numbers is a makeshift way to remove yourself from group texts. Trevor Williams/Getty Images There’s no way to remove ...
Building an Effective Social Commerce Strategy
Social commerce is a fast-growing segment of the US ecommerce market that’s garnering more attention and investment from media companies ...
Top Biden advisor reportedly called AOC and Rashida Tlaib ‘f—–g’ idiots: book
White House advisor Cedric Richmond Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Cedric Richmond, a top White House, advisor privately fumed about members of ...
Work begins on downtown Raleigh transit facility with retailers, apartments, hotel
Construction has begun on the massive development, nicknamed “RUS Bus,” that will include two high-rises joined by a pedestrian bridge. ...
Work begins on downtown Raleigh transit facility with retailers, apartments, hotel
Construction has begun on the massive development, nicknamed “RUS Bus,” that will include two high-rises joined by a pedestrian bridge. ...
4 Reasons to press pause on social audio
The excitement over social audio is palpable, judging by the number of companies building out apps like Clubhouse or features ...
Meat giant Tyson Foods will spend $60 million to give its employees free education, including college degrees
Tyson brand meat product on store shelf, Dublin, California. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Tyson employees will be able to get free ...
Airlines are flocking to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service to provide free and fast WiFi to passengers
Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 aircraft Ryan Fletcher/Shutterstock Elon Musk’s SpaceX has signed deals with two US airlines to provide Starlink ...
The NSA is going beyond information-sharing to defend US companies against growing threats from Russia and China
NSA headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland, June 6, 2013. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File US defense firms are handling sensitive information ...
Kim Jong Un vows to develop North Korea’s nukes at the ‘fastest possible speed’ and suggests he would use them if provoked
Kim Jong Un watches a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of North Korea’s army in Pyongyang, North Korea, ...
