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Biden reportedly accused Joe Manchin of switching positions on the Build Back Better spending package

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BlackRock says the Fed won’t be as aggressive as the market expects in hiking interest rates

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A car drives past the Federal Reserve building in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo The world’s biggest asset manager said the ...

Russia will not sell sovereign bonds this year because interest rates would be ‘cosmic’, finance minister Siluanov says

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Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said the West is forcing Russia to default. Handout/Getty Images Russia will not sell bonds to ...

Ukrainian truckers, short of fuel, are filling up with gas in Poland so it can be siphoned and shared with other trucks when they return home, report says

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Volunteers unload humanitarian aid from a truck in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. Alex Chan Tsz Yuk/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ...

Video shows Ukrainian soldier taking apart a Russian drone and discovering its components include a plastic bottle top for a fuel cap

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A still from an undated video showing a Ukrainian soldier taking apart a Russian Orlan drone. Ukraine Ministry of Defense ...

UNC-Chapel Hill will open new ‘innovation hub’ to assist young companies and startups

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The university hopes it makes NC’s Triangle an even more popular place for budding companies. Powered by WPeMatico

UNC-Chapel Hill will open new ‘innovation hub’ to assist young companies and startups

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The university hopes it makes NC’s Triangle an even more popular place for budding companies. Powered by WPeMatico

Mohamed El-Erian shares 2 reasons why Fed policy must serve the real economy, not just financial markets

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Mohamed El-Erian. Rob Kim/Getty Images Mohamed El-Erian said the Fed must commit to servicing the real economy, rather than just ...

Russia says it will sue if forced into a default — which would be the country’s first sovereign debt default in over a century

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Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said the country would sue if it’s forced into a sovereign debt default. Alexey Maishev/Getty ...

Russia says it will pad its reserves with $3.2 billion of oil and gas proceeds to counter sanctions as the country faces its first default in over a century

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Russian President Vladimir Putin. MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images The Kremlin announced it will pad its reserves with $3.2 billion ...

These are the 12 most powerful people in China you’ve probably never heard of

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From Left to Right: Pony Ma, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Huning, Wang Yang, Han Zheng, Xi Jinping, Colin Huang ...

Florida gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried compared DeSantis to a ‘dictator’ and said his actions mirror Hitler’s during his rise to power

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Nikki Fried is Florida’s commissioner of agriculture and a Democratic candidate for governor. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams attended the Gridiron Club dinner in DC and now has COVID-19

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for COVID-19 Sunday, a spokesperson confirmed. ...

Rep. Kevin McCarthy dismisses calls from GOP lawmakers to impeach Biden, saying they won’t do it for ‘political purposes’ like Democrats did with Trump

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana A number of GOP lawmakers have called on President ...

Zelenskyy says Ukrainians are ‘defending the right to live’

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Ukrainian President Volodyrmyr Zelenskyy seen on March 10, 2022. Office of the President of Ukraine Zelenskyy said in an interview ...

Rep. Liz Cheney said it’s ‘absolutely clear’ to the January 6 committee that Trump knew what he was doing was ‘unlawful’ but he did it anyway

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Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming. Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP The January 6 committee is split on if it should refer ...

Get all the healthcare coverage you need with the Digital Health Briefing from Insider Intelligence

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Healthcare has finally begun to embrace digital transformation after years as a stubborn holdout. The coronavirus pandemic has only accelerated ...

The US Navy SEALs just turned 60. Here are the missions that have made them legendary.

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US Navy Seal trainees during the Hell Week portion of selection, in Coronado, California in August 2010. GETTY/Charles Ommanney In ...

McConnell says Republicans will ‘make sure Joe Biden is a moderate’ if the party regains control of Congress in 2022

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Drew Angerer/Getty Images McConnell said the GOP will “make sure Joe Biden is a ...

Zelenskyy says he expects a ‘new wave’ of Russia’s war on Ukraine — and warns ‘whether we will be able to survive’ depends on how quickly military aid arrives

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stands in the town of Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, on April 4, 2022 Ronaldo Schemidt/Getty Images ...

VIDEO: In an exclusive interview Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says ‘Yes I feel hate toward Russia’

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German newspaper BILD interviewed Zelenskyy the day Russia attacked the Kramatorsk train station. Zelenskyy said he has no tears left ...

25 Bold Predictions for 2021

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2020 was defined by the coronavirus pandemic. While in many ways the world was brought to a halt, digital transformation ...

THE ONLINE GROCERY REPORT: The market, drivers, key players, and opportunities in a rising segment of e-commerce

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Business Insider Intelligence This is a preview of The Online Grocery Report from Business Insider Intelligence. Purchase this report. Business ...

National security advisor Jake Sullivan says US wants an ‘independent’ Ukraine and ‘isolated’ Russia

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National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Jake Sullivan said the US wants to see an “independent” Ukraine and ...

Russians traveling by train faced with posters depicting war in Ukraine to combat Putin’s misinformation

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A poster with a picture taken by Ukrainian photographer Maxim Dondyuk of a damaged building, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ...

There are no plans for Biden to visit Kyiv after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s surprise visit to Ukraine, national security advisor says

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US National Security advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during the daily press briefing on the situation in Afghanistan at the White ...

US police and law enforcement agencies are sending protective equipment to Ukrainian civilians

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Civilians fleeing the war in Ukraine at the Medyka border crossing in Poland on March 17, 2022. Ayhan Mehmet/Getty Images ...

Rep. Liz Cheney says GOP leader Kevin McCarthy has failed to defend democracy at home after he backed Ukraine in Poland

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Rep. Liz Cheney speaks during a news conference with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on July 21, 2020. Photo by ...

Can’t buy a home? Study shows Triangle’s affordability crisis is worsening — and fast

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Wake County had the country’s second worst drop in affordability from 2021 to 2022, according to a study that analyzed ...