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The White Extremist Group Patriot Front Is Preparing For A World After Donald Trump
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The iPhone 12 Is A Good Phone. It Would Have Been A Great One Without The Pandemic.
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A Facebook Executive Accused Of Protecting Hate Speech In India Has Left The Company
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JetBlue CEO says flight bookings for holiday season have not yet been hurt by rising Covid cases
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Postmates teams with retailers on delivery in Los Angeles just in time for the holidays
Postmates' new service will allow customers to get instant delivery from clothing, home, beauty and wellness retailers. …
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Black-owned restaurants in NYC struggle for survival as stimulus stalemate drags on
Black restaurants in New York have seen revenue decline as much as 80% since the start of the pandemic. To help, Black Restaurant Week is coming…
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As stimulus talks drag on, millions of small businesses await guidance on PPP loan forgiveness
Small business owners are not just waiting for additional stimulus money from Washington, they need clarity on how the IRS will tax their PPP loans. …
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The White Extremist Group Patriot Front Is Preparing For A World After Donald Trump
In its secret chat, the group that sprang from Charlottesville is creating a new generation of white supremacists.View Entire Post › …
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The iPhone 12 Is A Good Phone. It Would Have Been A Great One Without The Pandemic.
Apple built the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro for a year that didn’t happen.View Entire Post › …
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A Facebook Executive Accused Of Protecting Hate Speech In India Has Left The Company
Earlier this year, Ankhi Das was accused of shielding politicians from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party from Facebook’s hate speech rules.View Entire Post › …
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5 Benefits of Outsourcing Your Content Development
An effective content strategy is key to growing your business online, but many companies struggle with this area of marketing. Here’s how an outside content creator…
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How to Increase the Lifetime Value of Your Online-Course Students
Three pieces of advice that will help increase retention rate and generate worth that exceeds your customer-acquisition cost. …
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Paid Social Marketing: Pro Tips for Small Businesses
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Muslim Countries Denounce French Response to Killing of Samuel Paty, Urge Boycott
While the French have supported their government’s crackdown, it has opened the country to criticism that its complicated relationship with French Muslims has taken an ugly…
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Roots of War: When Armenia Talked Tough, Azerbaijan Took Action
While Azerbaijan is clearly the main driver of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, analysts say, Armenia’s populist prime minister pushed the situation to the brink. …
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Britain’s Health Workers Face 2nd Virus Wave, but This Time With Less Support
Public backing for the efforts of the country’s health service is eroding amid a lack of a clear government policy to deal with the pandemic, many…
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How Trump and Bolsonaro Broke Latin America’s Covid-19 Defenses
The two presidents drove out 10,000 Cuban doctors and nurses. They defunded the region’s leading health agency. They wrongly pushed hydroxychloroquine as a cure. …
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How an Afghan Political Crisis Derailed Payments to War Victims
Sometimes money is the only form of justice for those who lost loved ones in Afghanistan’s unending war. …
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Ireland Mourns for Missing Dolphin Fungie
The dolphin, who turned up in Dingle’s harbor 37 years ago and became tourist attraction, hasn’t been seen for two weeks. Locals are coming to terms…
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MicroStrategy’s $425M Bitcoin Bet ‘Elevating Firm’s Profile,’ Say Executives
Bitcoin is boosting MicroStrategy’s market visibility, say executives. Revenues rose 6.4% year-over-year and the company notched a net loss of $14.2 million for the quarter. …
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Ocean V3 Brings Wave of Data Monetization Tools to Ethereum
A third version of Ocean Protocol has been released, fleshing out its vision for “datatokens” and decentralized data marketplaces. …
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From DeFi to DeOps: How Public Blockchains Could Supplement ERP Systems
As DeFi does away with middlemen in finance, “DeOps” could reduce the need for intermediaries in large-scale supply systems. …
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Notional Launches Out of Stealth to Bring Fixed-Rate Lending to DeFi
Notional enables fixed-rate debt on Ethereum using a new on-chain automated market maker. …
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Robert Murray, Controversial Coal Baron, Dead At 80
Murray fought federal mine safety regulations for years. …
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IBM-R3 Pact Shows Tech Trumps Tribe in Enterprise Blockchain
A new collaboration this week between R3 and IBM is raising eyebrows in the world of enterprise blockchain. …
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Postmates teams with retailers on delivery in Los Angeles just in time for the holidays
Postmates' new service will allow customers to get instant delivery from clothing, home, beauty and wellness retailers. …
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Black-owned restaurants in NYC struggle for survival as stimulus stalemate drags on
Black restaurants in New York have seen revenue decline as much as 80% since the start of the pandemic. To help, Black Restaurant Week is coming…
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As stimulus talks drag on, millions of small businesses await guidance on PPP loan forgiveness
Small business owners are not just waiting for additional stimulus money from Washington, they need clarity on how the IRS will tax their PPP loans. …
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GOP’s Marco Rubio: I’m open to voting for higher Covid stimulus because Americans need help
"I think the price of not doing something is even higher," the Florida Republican told CNBC. …
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How Trump and Biden economic and tax plans differ in ways that could impact Main Street
The 2020 election choices are stark in Donald Trump versus Joe Biden, and on issues of taxes and the economy deciding on a vote has rarely…
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Black Entrepreneurs Day shows ‘people want to make a difference,’ FUBU CEO Daymond John says
FUBU CEO Daymond John illustrated what the public can expect to see when he hosts Black Entrepreneurs Day on Oct. 24. …
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The White Extremist Group Patriot Front Is Preparing For A World After Donald Trump
In its secret chat, the group that sprang from Charlottesville is creating a new generation of white supremacists.View Entire Post › …
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The iPhone 12 Is A Good Phone. It Would Have Been A Great One Without The Pandemic.
Apple built the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro for a year that didn’t happen.View Entire Post › …
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A Facebook Executive Accused Of Protecting Hate Speech In India Has Left The Company
Earlier this year, Ankhi Das was accused of shielding politicians from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party from Facebook’s hate speech rules.View Entire Post › …
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Daily Crunch: Zoom adds end-to-end encryption to free calls
Zoom adds a much-requested feature (but with a catch), TikTok partners with Shopify and Jack Dorsey lays out his argument for tomorrow’s Senate hearing. This is…
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Mophie introduces a modular wireless charging module
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Jon Stewart Returns With a Series for Apple TV+
On his new program, the former “Daily Show” host will “explore topics that are currently part of the national conversation and his advocacy work,” Apple said….
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‘A Race Toward Zero’: With Hashrate in the Clouds, Bitcoin Mining Is Less Profitable Than Ever
ASIC financing has driven Bitcoin’s hashrate to all time highs in 2020. By consequence, Bitcoin is less proftiable to mine than ever. …
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MicroStrategy’s $425M Bitcoin Bet ‘Elevating Firm’s Profile,’ Say Executives
Bitcoin is boosting MicroStrategy’s market visibility, say executives. Revenues rose 6.4% year-over-year and the company notched a net loss of $14.2 million for the quarter. …
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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Jumps to $13.7K, Nearing 2019’s High; Ether Volatility Reverses Course
Bitcoin’s price is closing in on record 2020 highs as ether’s volatility picks up. …
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‘Convincing’ Phishing Attack Targets Ledger Hardware Wallet Users
Ledger confirmed that for the last week some customers have been the target of a phishing attack. …
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The IRS Just Released New 2021 Tax Brackets. Here’s What They Mean.
The standard deduction for next year was also increased. …
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Kraken CEO Jesse Powell Issues Tough Critique of ‘Reckless’ DeFi Launches
“Stop f**king up your bulls**t DeFi scams and expecting exchanges to bail you out,” Powell said. …
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Utilities aren’t the most exciting, but one stock is surging thanks to growth and ESG momentum
Within the utilities sector American Water Works is on fire. The company offers investors compelling growth, and is attracting attention as socially responsible investing picks up….
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David Einhorn sees ‘enormous tech bubble,’ adds a few stocks to portfolio
The hedge fund has initiated a number of short positions on "second-tie" names and recent high-flying IPOs in the technology sector. …
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The performance of small caps could be saying something big about the stock market
The small cap Russell 2000 held an important area of support in Monday's selloff, a sign of strength and a positive for the broad market. …
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These mid-cap stocks boast healthy dividends as volatility rises
These fives stocks have dividend yields that put them in roughly the top 10% of mid-cap stocks. …
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Looks like a ‘double top’ in the S&P 500, investor Mark Mobius warns
The S&P 500 is forming a "double top" going into the U.S. election, which is a worrying sign for investors, according to veteran investor Mark Mobius….
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UBS upgrades UPS to buy, says price hikes will help boost stock another 30%
The e-commerce boom this year should translate into higher prices for UPS going forward, UBS said Tuesday. …
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5 Benefits of Outsourcing Your Content Development
An effective content strategy is key to growing your business online, but many companies struggle with this area of marketing. Here’s how an outside content creator…
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How to Increase the Lifetime Value of Your Online-Course Students
Three pieces of advice that will help increase retention rate and generate worth that exceeds your customer-acquisition cost. …
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Paid Social Marketing: Pro Tips for Small Businesses
The devil is in the details. …
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Extra Crunch Partner Perk: Get 6 months free of Zendesk Support and Sales CRM
We’re excited to announce an update to the Extra Crunch Partner Perk from Zendesk. Starting today, annual and two-year Extra Crunch members that are new to…
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5 Ways to Make Your Content Marketing Strategy Work for Your Small Business
These 5 tips should benefit the content marketing efforts you’re putting in for your small business. …
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The 7 Key Elements Your Website Landing Pages Must Have to Be Successful
Landing pages are essential for marketing a business’s products or services. In this post, we give 7 tips on how to design your landing page to…
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JetBlue CEO says flight bookings for holiday season have not yet been hurt by rising Covid cases
“We’ve been in a rising case count here for a couple weeks, and so far, we haven’t seen an impact on bookings,” JetBlue Chief Executive Robin…
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New York City mayor asks residents to avoid traveling out of state during the holidays
Travelers arriving at New York City-area airports will be encouraged to get tested for Covid-19 immediately, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. …
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A lack of common travel protocols could cost the world trillions of dollars, Dubai Airports CEO says
The coordination of three things — testing, travel protocol and quarantines — is the “essential next step” in getting the world moving again, according to Paul…
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18 French Things I Really, Really Wish Existed In The US
They’re not all food related, I promise.View Entire Post › …
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TripAdvisor CEO says Google uses its ‘dominance in internet gatekeeping’ against travel sites
TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer, a longtime critic of Google, told CNBC he welcomes the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant. …
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The experts’ guide to planning a trip to Hawaii
From golfing and hotel spas to luxury car rentals, CNBC’s Global Traveler tapped several travel experts with decades of collective planning experience for advice on where…
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Parents Reveal The Funniest Names Their Kids Give Everyday Things
“Detergent is ‘laundry sauce.’” …
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Legal purpose: how a lawyer made sustainability her career
Meet Maya Mehta, an intrapreneur who is using her legal training to support the growth of sustainable finance at an investment bank
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What went right this week: wedding law overhaul, baby gorillas and other positive news
A gorilla baby boom in Uganda, a taskforce to tackle food poverty and a proposal to overhaul wedding laws
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TikTok Video Goes Sideways When Mom Suddenly Falls Through Ceiling
The mother of the TikTok creator — who was not injured — was rummaging around the attic when she tripped. …
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The dining scheme that helps young people out of homelessness
The ‘dine in, to get them in’ scheme was launched by Fat Macy’s, a social enterprise that tackles homelessness
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Green is the new black: how biotech is making fashion more sustainable
From lab-grown spider silk to ‘living dyes’, biotechnology is being used to make clothes that don’t cost the earth
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