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It’s time for Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week. Here’s what that means in a pandemic.

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Outdoor dining is the centerpiece of this year’s Restaurant Week in downtown Raleigh. Some blocks of Fayetteville Street will be ...

Joe Biden’s campaign declared war on Facebook, accusing it of failing to live up to its promises to rein in Trump

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Joe Biden. Mark Makela/Getty Images Joe Biden’s campaign declared war on Facebook over what it called a failure to properly ...

Goldman Sachs says higher real yields ‘exacerbated’ the stock market sell-off

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Goldman Sachs trading booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on Thursday, January 6, ...

Support for Brexit is collapsing as poll finds shrinking minority of British people still back leaving the EU

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Getty A growing number of British people believe it was wrong for the UK to ...

FIRST DRIVE REVIEW: The new Porsche Panamera Turbo S has finally won me over with its glorious combination of power and style

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The fastest Panamera once bugged me in a bad way. The new fastest Panamera now scares me in a good ...

Trump reportedly raked in $427 million from ‘The Apprentice,’ handing him a financial lifeline amid big losses

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Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump during “The Apprentice” Season 6 Finale at The Hollywood Bowl. Mathew Imaging/FilmMagic/Getty Images President Donald ...

Mohamed El-Erian says investors should prepare for slower economic recovery and not expect ‘US lawmakers to come to the rescue’

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Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor of Allianz and Former Chairman of President Obama’s Global Development Council, speaks during the Milken ...

The US economy has a ‘good chance’ to see more stimulus before the presidential election, a fund manager says

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President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden. Tom Pennington/Getty Images; SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images The US economy ...

10 things in tech you need to know today

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Trump may have exceeded his presidential authority in banning TikTok. Joshua Roberts/Getty Images Good morning! This is the tech news ...

Mueller prosecutor once said that if Republicans ‘retain the House, we all need to retain criminal lawyers’ because ‘that’s how bats— crazy they are,’ new book says

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Robert Mueller Leah Millis/Reuters Former special counsel Robert Mueller’s team was acutely aware that the “third act in this play ...

A second woman has reportedly accused Nikola Motors founder Trevor Milton of sexual assault

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Trevor Milton resigned from Nikola amid fraud allegations. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca A second woman has accused Nikola Motors founder and ex-chairman ...

Brooklyn voters report getting ballot return envelops with wrong name and address. The error could invalidate their vote.

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An absentee ballot election worker consolidates a large stack of absentee ballot applications at the Mecklenburg Board of Elections office ...

Dr. Birx reportedly played a central role in pressuring CDC to advise for school reopening despite surges in coronavirus cases this summer

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Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Saturday, ...

A third of American parents say they won’t get their kids flu shots this year, despite the looming threat of flu season during COVID-19

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A patient receives an influenza vaccine in Mesquite, Texas, in this January 23, 2020 file photo. LM Otero/AP A third ...

The coronavirus has killed at least 1 million people worldwide

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Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) arrive with a patient while a funeral car begins to depart at North Shore Medical Center ...

House Democrats roll out new $2.2 trillion stimulus plan that includes $600 federal unemployment benefits and a 2nd round of $1,200 direct payments

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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images House Democrats unveiled a new $2.2 trillion stimulus plan that includes reviving the $600 federal unemployment benefits ...

Elon Musk hints that Tesla’s factories in Berlin and Shanghai will each design and build ‘original cars’

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Joe Skipper/Reuters Elon Musk appeared to confirm on Monday that the US-based electric-vehicle company is planning to eventually design and ...

Uber is being sued for allegedly failing to prevent a woman’s sexual assault and misleading people about its safety record

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Uber has come under fire for failing to protect customers from sexual assault. Associated Press Uber is being sued by ...

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend scooped up a new Beverly Hills mansion for $17.5 million just a month after putting their old one on the market — take a look inside

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John Legend and Chrissy Teigen have a new home. Trae Patton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Image; Simon ...

Judge wants a jury to decide Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit versus Apple

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A jury trial could have large implications in the technology world and would ensure that Epic’s battle with Apple could ...

Any rich person could pay off Donald Trump

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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Donald Trump leads an expensive lifestyle and, at least on paper, his businesses aren’t keeping up.  The ...

Judge wants a jury to decide Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit versus Apple

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A jury trial could have large implications in the technology world and would ensure that Epic’s battle with Apple could ...

Journalists at White House attacked by raccoons

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Caroldk10/Getty Images At least four raccoons went after the White House press corps on Monday. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for ...

Pooch Paper is a biodegradable paper alternative to plastic dog waste bags that will help you lessen your carbon footprint

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When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. are an eco-friendly, biodegradable ...

Trump’s 2016 election targeted 3.5 million Black Americans with attack ads to deter them from voting, according to report

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President Donald Trump reacts to the crowd at the end of a campaign event in Minnesota, September 18, 2020. Tom ...

Starbucks isn’t selling its Pumpkin Spice Latte at hundreds of stores in the Middle East this year, as customers demand the return of the beloved drink

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The Pumpkin Spice Latte is not returning to Starbucks menus in the Middle East in 2020. Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty ...

ETNs combine a bond’s reliability with a stock’s profitability. Here’s how they work, and how to weigh the risks and rewards.

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ETNs trade on exchanges like stocks, but actually work more like bonds. AP Photo/Richard Drew Exchange-traded notes (ETNs) are debt ...

Downtown Raleigh businesses sustain at least $76,000 in damage during weekend protest

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One business sustained an estimated $20,000 in property damage, according to reports released Monday. Powered by WPeMatico

Downtown Raleigh businesses sustain at least $76,000 in damage during weekend protest

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One business sustained an estimated $20,000 in property damage, according to reports released Monday. Powered by WPeMatico

44 great Netflix shows you might have missed but should definitely watch

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Emma Stone as Annie on Netflix’s sci-fi series “Maniac.” Michele K. Short/Netflix There are more Netflix original shows than the ...