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Car-rental app Turo aims to list shares publicly in 2021, report says
Turo Car-rental startup Turo aims to list its shares publicly in 2021 after a strong end to 2020, the company’s ...
NC distilleries that made hand sanitizer stunned by proposed $14,060 federal fee
The FDA, which disclosed the fee this week, has been forced to withdraw it. Powered by WPeMatico
Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows ultimately convinced the President a mask mandate was a bad idea
President Donald Trump and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Mark Wilson/Getty Images Mark Meadows, President Trump’s chief of ...
NC distilleries that made hand sanitizer stunned by proposed $14,060 federal fee
The FDA, which disclosed the fee this week, has been forced to withdraw it. Powered by WPeMatico
After Pence told a court he was the wrong person to sue, Trump fans attempting to overturn the 2020 election told the judge he shouldn’t listen to the VP because he’s more than just a ‘glorified envelope-opener in chief’
Rep. Louie Gohmert, Republican of Texas (left), is trying to sue to have Vice President Mike Pence (right) overturn the ...
Stocks are vulnerable to a near-term pullback as the market overestimates a 2021 recovery, CFRA says
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 28, 2020. ...
GOP-led Senate delivers first successful veto override of Trump’s presidency in fight over defense bill during his final weeks in office
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) U.S. President Donald Trump listen during ...
NASA shared some interstellar fireworks to bring 2020 to an end. The Orion Nebula looks like a rainbow canvas peppered with dots of light.
A composite image of the Orion Nebula, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space telescope. NASA/JPL-Caltech ...
Pence asked a judge to kill a lawsuit filed by Trump fans seeking to empower him to overturn Biden’s election win on January 6
Vice President Mike Pence at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit, in West Palm Beach, Florida, on December 22, ...
11 books to pick up in the new year that you missed reading in 2020
Several of the books recommended by Traci Thomas. Traci Thomas Traci Thomas is the host of “The Stacks” podcast, where ...
Private aviation thrived in 2020 despite it being the worst time to travel in the modern era – here’s a look at its wild year
Santa Claus boarding a private jet. Tyler Olson / Shutterstock The private aviation industry went from virtually no flights at ...
How to stop checking work emails when you’re on vacation
If you’re still checking work emails or taking calls during the holidays, you might want to try these tips. Gary ...
Insider Retail: The best retail stories of 2020 – and what to expect in 2021
KFC launched a viral new fried-chicken-and-doughnut sandwich earlier this year. Irene Jiang/Business Insider Happy New Year! We’ve finally made it. ...
Republican Senator David Perdue of Georgia has to quarantine days before the all-important runoff race for his seat
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Republican Senator David Perdue has been forced to go into quarantine after coming into contact with ...
Trump reportedly lashed out at Kushner over increased COVID-19 testing: ‘I’m going to lose, and it’s going to be your fault’
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 02: Senior White House Advisor Jared Kushner and U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the press ...
Danny Masterson accusers must have claims resolved by the Church of Scientology, judge rules
The Church of Scientology Celebrity Center in Hollywood, California. Getty Images Former members of the Church of Scientology must have ...
California has surpassed 25,000 COVID-19 related deaths
Michelle Goldson, RN is working with a covid positive patient inside the ICU at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital ...
Already overworked and strained Los Angeles County ICU doctors brace themselves for another anticipated surge in COVID-19 patients
Michelle Goldson, RN works inside the ICU at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital on December 17, 2020 in Los ...
2020 brought a wave of discrimination and harassment allegations against major companies like Amazon, McDonald’s, and Pinterest. These are some of the year’s high-profile legal battles.
Jeremy Moeller, Chesnot, and Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo movements have exploded in recent years, shedding light on ...
How to share a tweet through your Instagram Story on an iPhone
Twitter now lets some iPhone users add tweets to their Instagram Story from the Twitter app. Maskot/Getty Images You can ...
How to cancel an order on Etsy, the online marketplace for handmade and vintage items
Etsy is an online marketplace that offers handmade and vintage goods from independent sellers. Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images To cancel ...
House Republicans have virtually no chance of flipping the election results for Trump, but 140 of them still plan to vote against certification of the Electoral College count next week
President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File At least 140 Republican House members reportedly plan to ...
An interactive CDC map shows how the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is going in your state – and how far the US lags behind its goal
Ohio State employee Lauren Chisholm, left, receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination from Robert Weber in Columbus, Ohio, December 14, 2020. ...
Apple knew a supplier was using child labor but took 3 years to fully cut ties, despite the company’s promises to hold itself to the ‘highest standards,’ report says
AP Photo/Ng Han Guan Apple discovered that Suyin Electronics, one of its Chinese-based suppliers, relied on child labor on multiple ...
Alligators are now the largest animal that can regrow their limbs
Alligators can regrow their tails, scientists found. Associated Press Alligators are now the largest species with known abilities to regenerate ...
The 10 stories that defined tech in 2020 – and reveal what to expect in 2021 and beyond
2020 is almost over (finally). But before we close the book on this difficult and eventful year, it’s worth reviewing ...
How Israel got vaccines to 9% of its population in less than 2 weeks – far more than any other country
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, December 20, 2020. Ariel ...
5 strategies for estate planning to get you started protecting your family and funds
Many parts of a good estate plan can and should be set up sooner rather than later, to ensure the ...
The opening of the Durham East End Connector has been delayed again
The holdup has to do with a railroad bridge that crosses U.S. 70 near where it merges with the new ...
How Georgia’s Senate races became the most expensive ever
The 2020 Georgia Senate races are the most expensive in US history. More than $480 million has been spent on ...