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July 24, 2021 at 7:33 AM Tags: New York, News, Small Business, NYC, Washington, New York City, Bars, Careers, Trends, Small Businesses, Retail, Buffer, Lower East Side, Greenwich Village, Ali Martin, Chick129 people like this. Like
July 23, 2021 at 11:20 PM Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Rep. Eric Swalwell shared screenshots showing a missed call and text exchange with Tucker Carlson.
The lawmaker declined to call the Fox News host, prompting Carlson to call him a "coward."
Swalwell accused Carlson of telling lies about him and his family.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell took aim at Tucker Carlson on Twitter Friday, sharing a screenshot of a testy text exchange the two share... Tags: Politics, California, Trends, Qatar, Fbi, Fox News, Tucker Carlson, Tucker, Carlson, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Half Moon Bay California, Eric Swalwell, Swalwell, Kevin Dietsch, Kelsey Vlamis, TuckerTantrum Swalwell147 people like this. Like
16h ago ( July 25, 2021 at 5:35 AM ) Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
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A Kentucky resident told Sen. Rand Paul to "get f---ed" during a virtual town hall meeting.
The interaction was posted on TikTok before being deleted.
Paul has been criticized for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine and encouraging people to ditch masks.
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Sen. Rand Paul was told to "get f---ed" during a virtual town hall meeting.The Kentucky senator was taking calls from constituents when one caller ... Tags: Politics, News, Kentucky, Senate, Trends, UK News, Ap, Tennessee, Rand Paul, Anthony Fauci, Toon, PAUL, Sen Rand Paul, Aaron Rupar, Amee Vanderpool, Charles Booker136 people like this. Like
7h ago ( July 25, 2021 at 2:54 PM ) Former President Donald Trump.
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Former President Trump on Saturday criticized Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey at a Phoenix rally.
Trump praised Arizona conservatives who backed an audit of the Maricopa County election results.
In 2020, President Biden became the first Democrat to win Arizona's electoral votes in 24 years.
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Former President Donald Trump on Saturday praised the Republican-controlled state Senate for ... Tags: Politics, Senate, Trends, Joe Biden, Gop, Bill Clinton, Arizona, US Senate, Republican Party, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Phoenix, State, Ward, Kelli141 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 3:00 AM Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., interrupts a fellow senator during a confirmation hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee for CIA nominee Gina Haspel, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in Washington.
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Sen. Tom Cotton tweeted Friday that the US has an "under incarceration problem."
The US has more incarcerated people per 100,000 residents than any country on Earth.
Cotton was talking about the recent spike in crime occuring in some US cities.
See more stories on Insider&#... Tags: Politics, Crime, Incarceration, Washington, US, Trends, Cotton, Arkansas, Fox News, Capitol Hill, Cia, Senate Intelligence Committee, Tom Cotton, Tom Cotton R Ark, Sen Tom Cotton, Gina Haspel119 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 2:20 PM President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe, right, at Lubber Run Park in Arlington, Va., on July 23, 2021.
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President Biden was heckled while appearing at a rally for former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
The disturbance was fueled by opposition to an oil pipeline, according to The Associated Press.
McAuliffe, who served as governor from 2014 to 2018, is seeking to reclaim his old job this fall.
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July 24, 2021 at 9:12 AM United Airlines Flight 2167 was preparing to leave the gate at San Francisco International Airport when several passengers received the image of a replica weapon
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A teen caused a United Airlines flight to be evacuated after he AirDropped an image of a gun to other passengers.
Passengers were removed from the plane and rescreened, NBC Bay Area reported.
It was determined that the image wasn't new and the gun wasn't in the teenager's possession.
See more stories on In... Tags: Apple, Transportation, News, Guns, California, San Francisco, Trends, News UK, Airdrop, United Airlines, Orlando, Flight Delays, NBC Bay Area, San Francisco International Airport, Doug Yakel, Yakel96 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 11:53 AM Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens as the Senate Rules Committee holds a hearing on the "For the People Act," which would expand access to voting and other voting reforms, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 24, 2021.
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A number of high-profile Republicans are now urging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine
Deaths from COVID-19 in the US are largely attributed to the unvaccinated population
Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville has said the jab... Tags: Florida, Politics, Usa, Texas, Cdc, Washington, Senate, White House, US, Alabama, Trends, UK News, Gop, House, New York Times, Delta93 people like this. Like
9h ago ( July 25, 2021 at 12:57 PM ) Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.
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Pelosi has tapped Rep. Adam Kinzinger to serve on the select committee that will investigate the January 6 Capitol attack.
"When duty calls, I will always answer," the congressman said in accepting the appointment.
Pelosi hopes to add additional Republicans to the committee in the coming days.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday named GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois... Tags: Politics, Texas, Abc, California, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Gop, Wyoming, North Dakota, House, Ohio, Jordan, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Illinois108 people like this. Like
9h ago ( July 25, 2021 at 12:21 PM ) Medical staff member Gabriel Cervera Rodriguez raises his fist to celebrate after receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 21, 2020 in Houston, Texas.
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Amid rising cases of COVID-19, doctors are begging people to get their vaccines.
One doctor said, "it's a choice between the jab or death."
But anti-vaxx trolls are attacking these people online, making them nervous to speak out.
See more stories on Insider's b... Tags: Facebook, Florida, Usa, Science, Nbc, Alabama, Trends, UK News, Missouri, New York Times, Vaccine, Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, Houston Texas, Neal, Texas Florida96 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 6:03 AM President Donald Trump throws a baseball on the South Lawn of the White House on July 23, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Donald Trump critized the Cleveland Indians baseball club for changing their name.
The name change comes amid a wider cultural shift of institutions ditching racist names and logos.
Trump said he was a "FORMER" baseball fan and criticized "changes to destroy our culture and heritage."
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Donald Trump has cr... Tags: Politics, Washington, White House, US, Sports, Trends, Ap, Tom Hanks, Native Americans, Baseball, Paul Dolan, Cleveland, Donald Trump, Major League Baseball, Cabinet, Cleveland Indians70 people like this. Like
16h ago ( July 25, 2021 at 6:00 AM ) Former President Donald Trump suggested that LeBron James might eventually get sex reassignment surgery.
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Trump, during a speech at a rally in Arizona, speculated that LeBron James might get sex reassignment surgery.
He suggested that the basketball player could "get the operation" to compete in women's sports.
James identifies as male and has never publicly expressed a desire to transition.
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During a rambling t... Tags: Politics, News, Sports, Trends, Arizona, News UK, Ohio, Lebron James, Donald Trump, Los Angeles Lakers, James, Trump, Trump Rally, PHOENIX Arizona, James Trump, Trans Athletes68 people like this. Like
13h ago ( July 25, 2021 at 8:20 AM ) Former President Donald Trump impersonated Hibatullah Akhundzada by making grunting sounds.
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Trump referred to Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada as 'Mohammed' at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona.
He then proceeded to imitate Akhundzada by making grunting sounds, videos show.
During the rally, Trump also recalled threatening to bomb the village Akhundzada lived in.
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Former President Donald Trump imitated the leader of the Taliban ... Tags: Videos, Politics, News, US, International, Trends, Afghanistan, Taliban, Arizona, News UK, Donald Trump, Mohammed, Trump, PHOENIX Arizona, Trump Rallies, Hibatullah Akhundzada63 people like this. Like
11h ago ( July 25, 2021 at 11:00 AM ) House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California speaks at the Capitol on July 21, 2021.
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The House Freedom Caucus called on Kevin McCarthy to force a vote to oust Nancy Pelosi as speaker.
Pelosi has rejected Reps. Jim Banks and Jim Jordan being a part of a Jan. 6 select committee.
Conservatives are upset by what they describe as Pelosi's "authoritarian reign" of the House.
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The House Freedom Caucus on Friday ca... Tags: Politics, California, Trends, Joe Biden, Indiana, Gop, Wyoming, North Dakota, House, House Of Representatives, Ohio, Jordan, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Illinois, Donald Trump62 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 8:06 AM Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Delaware this month.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday said a new factory in India was "quite likely."
But he added that the country would first have to lower its import fees for completed vehicles.
Tesla has been lobbying government officials to lower import duties, Reuters reported.
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Tesla is "quite likely" to build an electric-vehicle factory in India, but only if the company's able to import co... Tags: Transportation, Asia, Elon Musk, News, California, India, Trends, Tesla, Manufacturing, Delaware, Musk, Hindustan Times, Karnataka, Reuters, Ev, Tesla CEO Elon Musk150 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 6:05 AM Happy Saturday, and welcome to Insider Finance. Here's a rundown of our top stories from the past week:Bill Ackman pulled the plug on a complex deal for his huge SPACJPMorgan is opening up crypto funds to wealth clients who want them We took a look inside the rise of Schonfeld's Ryan Tolkin It's been a wild year for Wall Street's deal toy makersUBS and Deutsche Bank were the latest to bump pay for junior investment bankers If this email was forwarded to you, sign up here to get y... Tags: New York, Wall Street, Trends, Reddit, Ubs, Deutsche Bank, SEC, Bill Ackman, Morgan, Jpmorgan, SPAC, Universal Music Group, Ackman, Brian Snyder Reuters, Michael Loccisano Getty, Alan Dyer149 people like this. Like
14h ago ( July 25, 2021 at 8:03 AM ) The Fibonacci House.
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Take a tour of the Fibonacci House, a 3D-printed concrete tiny home that's now available on Airbnb.
The home was designed, created, and sold by a Dutch company, Twente Additive Manufacturing.
The Fibonacci House is Canada's first 3D-printed home and Airbnb's first 3D printed concrete tiny home.
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Vacationers have been flocking to Airbnb's "unique stays," and searches for these ... Tags: Travel, Real Estate, Trends, Canada, Netherlands, 3d Printer, Vacation, Airbnb, Rental, Tiny Home, Eindhoven, Tam, Tech Insider, 3d Printed Home, Kootenay Lake, Brittany Chang146 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 2:22 PM Caroline Kennedy.
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President Biden is set to nominate Caroline Kennedy as ambassador to Australia, per a CNN report.
Kennedy served as US ambassador to Japan under then-President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017.
She is a longtime friend of Biden, who served in the Senate with her uncle, the late Ted Kennedy.
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President Joe Biden is set to nominate Caroline Kennedy to become the next ambassador to Australia, accord... Tags: Japan, Politics, Obama, Australia, Montana, Senate, White House, China, Massachusetts, US, Barack Obama, Trends, Joe Biden, Cnn, Austria, United States144 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 8:10 AM Web Design Museum
A report from Morgan Stanley analysts in 1996 predicted the prevalence of the internet.
It said a person of intermediate web literacy was anyone who simply knew their own email address.
From clip art to Comic Sans, screenshots show how different the internet looks 25 years later.
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Morgan Stanley tech analysts Mary Meeker and Chris DePuy knew the world was on the cusp of something big in 1996. They drafted a 323-page repor... Tags: Microsoft, Internet, White House, Trends, Features, Aol, Morgan Stanley, Mary Meeker, McDonald, Meeker, Depuy, Tech Insider, Sarah Jackson, Business Visual Features, Early internet, Chris DePuy141 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 8:55 AM Hello, and welcome to this week's edition of the Insider Tech newsletter, where we break down the biggest news in tech, including:Larry Page's Fiji hideoutThe wild WeWork IPO plan that almost came to beUber's brain drain Did someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up here. This week: Larry Page escapes to Fiji and burns the boats (metaphorically speaking)
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By now you've heard more than you've ever wanted to know about Jeff Bezos' space ... Tags: Google, Amazon, Enterprise, Media, Finance, US, Newsletter, Trends, Tech, Amazon Prime, Larry Page, Netflix, Canada, Sergey Brin, Miami, Goldman Sachs141 people like this. Like
13h ago ( July 25, 2021 at 8:45 AM ) Hello!Welcome to this weekly roundup of stories from Insider. I'm Olivia Oran, filling in this week for Matt Turner. Subscribe here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Sunday.What we're going over today:Compare pay from over 250 companies with our new salary database.Uber execs had to address the massive employee turnover. The 57 promising fintechs that are revolutionizing Wall Street.Ryan Tolkin built Schonfeld into an $8.8 billion hedge fund.
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July 24, 2021 at 10:26 AM In a photo taken on March 28, 2021, ranch owner Tony Sandoval stands before a portion of the unfinished border wall that former US president Donald Trump tried to build, near the southern Texas border city of Roma.
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The Biden DHS is canceling two border wall contracts in the Laredo sector of the US-Mexico border.
After taking office in January, President Biden paused ongoing border wall construction.
Biden's 2022 budget proposal allocates $1.2 billion for b... Tags: Texas, Congress, Mexico, US, Trends, Georgia, Joe Biden, Dhs, Gop, Biden, Donald Trump, Abbott, Trump, Greg Abbott, Afp, Department of Homeland Security DHS132 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 8:01 AM A TSA officer wears a mask at Logan International Airport in Boston in March 2020.
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Leisure travel is making a strong comeback, but corporate travel is still lagging behind.
Combination business and leisure travel is "cushioning the blow," but won't save business travel hotels.
Patrick Scholes, an analyst at Truist Securities, believes business travel won't fully recover until 2023.
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It seems like everyone in the U... Tags: Boston, US, America, Trends, Bill Gates, Tsa, Southwest, Travelers, Kirby, Chicago Illinois, Scholes, John Dickerson, Logan International Airport, Scott Olson Getty, American Hotel and Lodging Association AHLA, Global Business Travel Association130 people like this. Like
13h ago ( July 25, 2021 at 8:29 AM ) Xiao Qiumei, an influencer from China, died after a fall.
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Xiao Qiumei, an influencer who was popular on the Chinese version of TikTok, died after a fall.
The Sun reported that the 23-year-old was videoing herself in a crane cabin when she fell.
Xiao was known for regularly sharing videos of her job as a crane operator on social media.
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Xiao Qiumei, an influencer from China, reportedly died after falling from a 160-foot tower crane ... Tags: Hong Kong, New York Post, News, China, International, Trends, Social Media, Culture, Sun, Xiao, Influencer Content, Social Media Influencers, Influencer, Social Media Content, Tiktok, Weekend BI UK129 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 9:10 AM A Southwest Airlines plane lands at Los Angeles international airport.
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A Bay Area family left a Southwest Airlines flight over a mask incident.
The family said they felt pressured to leave when their toddler could not keep his mask on.
They are vowing to never fly on Southwest Airlines again, KRON4 reported.
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A California family said Southwest Airlines "just wanted them off the plane" when their 3-year-old... Tags: California, Cdc, Los Angeles, Trends, Austin, San Jose, Las Vegas, Jackson, Denver, Southwest Airlines, Bay Area, Southwest, Michelle, Hansen, Eric Hansen, Bauer Griffin128 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 8:04 AM REUTERS/ Kevork Djansezian
Walmart has more than 3,500 Supercenters across the US and made $555 billion in sales last year.
The retail giant's size and reach means the typical Walmart shopper closely resembles the average US consumer.
Walmart's average customer is a woman who is 59.5 years old, white, married, and earning $80,000 per year.
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Walmart is the largest retailer in the world, pulling in more than $555 billion in sales last ... Tags: US, Trends, Walmart, Turkey, DOMINICK REUTER, REUTERS Kevork Djansezian Walmart, Amazon Her, Betty Crocker Dole127 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 7:53 AM Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson
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This month, billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson went on suborbital space flights with their respective companies.
The billionaires say they plan to make space tourism mainstream, but the trips came with hefty price tags.
Space law experts say the prices aren't the only thing that will stop the average person from going on a space tour.
See more stories on Insider&#... Tags: Amazon, Transportation, Spacex, Elon Musk, News, Trends, Space Tourism, Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson, Mars, Jeff Bezos, Branson, Musk, Blue Origin, Funk, Bezos127 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 8:33 PM Brian Houston on the "TODAY" show.
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A Hillsong Church member in his 30s died of COVID-19 this week after declining to get vaccinated.
The man, who lived in California, had derided the vaccine online and joked about the coronavirus.
Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston told CNN the vaccine was a "personal decision."
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After a congregant of the Hillsong Church in California refused to get vaccinated and died from COVID-19 complicati... Tags: News, Australia, California, Church, Trends, Cnn, Justin Bieber, Vaccine, Houston, Jay, Stephen, Hillsong Church, Don, Vanessa Hudgens, Harmon, Hillsong125 people like this. Like
14h ago ( July 25, 2021 at 8:02 AM ) Investing apps help make trading more accessible and less intimidating for new investors.
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As new investors enter the markets, their investment experience can help them make better financial decisions.
The SEC's agenda is poised to drive new investors out of the markets by limiting innovative brokerage features.
But these investing platforms give newcomers valuable "behind the wheel" experience.
Jennifer J. Schulp is the director of f... Tags: US, America, Trends, SEC, Robinhood, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Nicholas Anthony, Samantha Lee, Jennifer J Schulp, Prostock Studio Getty Images, Jennifer J Schulp Nicholas Anthony125 people like this. Like
July 24, 2021 at 7:00 AM Photo illustration by Edward Smith/Getty Images
Bitcoin trading volumes have slumped to their lowest level this year, on par with summer 2020.
July's weekly average of $3 billion is about the same volume as in mid-December 2020.
Summer is one reason behind low activity in the market, two crypto experts said.
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Bitcoin's trading volume has dropped sharply in the past three months, with weekly volatility declini... Tags: Hong Kong, UK, China, Trends, Bitcoin, Delta, Jones, Nick Jones, Zumo, Luno, COVID, Shalini Nagarajan, Edward Smith Getty Images Bitcoin, Sam Kopelman, John Sarson, Sarson Funds123 people like this. Like
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