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Anti-coup protesters hold placards as they protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Saturday, February 20, 2021. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The U.S. embassy in Myanmar released a statement on Saturday condemning the fatal shootings of two anti-coup protesters in Mandalay, the country’s second largest city, after weeks of …
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Scientist Michael Mann argued that the United States “must go well beyond these Paris commitments” when President Joe Biden rejoined the Paris Agreement on Friday. “We need to tighten commitments now to stay on track to avert catastrophic warming of three degrees Fahrenheit,” said Mann, author of The New Climate War, during an interview Friday …
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Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images Bitcoin price passed another major milestone on Friday as the cryptocurrency’s market value surpassed $ 1 trillion, according to Coindesk. The digital currency was trading at just under $ 54,000 per coin on Friday when it hit the new level and rose to a high of $ 54,880 later in …
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Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, speaks during a press event at CES 2019 on January 9, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. David Becker | Getty Images News | Getty Images Twitter pledged on Thursday to increase diversity among its leaders by targeting at least a quarter of its leaders to be under-represented minorities …
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US stocks fell Thursday as investors were discouraged by an unexpectedly poor display of jobless claims and a grim outlook from Walmart. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 210 points. The S&P 500 was down 0.8% while the Nasdaq Composite was down 1.3% as investors continued to turn away from high-flying technology. Initial unemployment claims …
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Prioritizing teachers in the distribution of Covid vaccines will continue to be a challenge until more doses become available, Andy Slavitt, senior advisor to the White House’s Covid-19 response team, said Wednesday. President Joe Biden has made reopening the country’s schools for personal teaching a top priority. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and …
US stock index futures fluctuated in early morning trading Wednesday as investors weighed the improvement in economic data against rising inflation expectations. Futures contracts linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 lost around 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.4%. The slight weakness was due to retail sales rising 5.3% in January, …
The Starship prototype SN9 is starting at the company’s development facility in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX SpaceX closed another $ 850 million monster equity financing round last week, people familiar with the financing told CNBC, bringing the company’s valuation to around $ 74 billion. The company raised the new funds at $ 419.99 per share, …
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Futures contracts linked to major US stock indices rose early Tuesday after closing heavily last week. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures implied an opening gain of around 170 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures also traded in positive territory. The US stock market was closed for Presidents Day on Monday. Strategists cited a …
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WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will meet with members of the world’s most powerful military alliance on Wednesday for the first time since joining the Biden administration. NATO meets Wednesday and Thursday to discuss an array of challenges facing the 30-member group. The virtual meetings will be a glimpse into President Joe Biden’s …
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