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Warren Buffett-backed BYD all-electric automobile gross sales under pre-pandemic
BYD’s Han electric car, pictured here at the 2021 Shanghai auto show, is one of the most popular new energy vehicles in China. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC BEIJING — Chinese automaker BYD sold fewer all-electric passenger cars in the first six months of this year than the same period in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Singapore’s minister on the Covid-19 vaccination program, opening the border
SINGAPORE – Singapore aims to immunize 75% of its population by early October to gradually relax border restrictions as the coronavirus becomes endemic over time, trade minister Gan Kim Yong told CNBC on Tuesday. “Covid-19 is likely to be endemic in the future. That is why vaccination is so important. Because the transmission will continue…
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The US Supreme Courtroom Simply Licensed Extra Voter Suppression
The United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) dealt several blows to the Voting Rights Act last week. In a majority conservative 6-3 ruling, SCOTUS upheld two Arizona restrictions. The first prohibits individuals other than close family members or caregivers from collecting mail-in ballots. The second requires elections officials to reject votes from people who report to incorrect precincts…
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The world’s hottest journey experiences
People may not have traveled a lot in the past year, but that hasn’t stopped them from looking for ideas online. Luxury travel company Unforgettable Travel wanted to know which travel experiences people have been looking for the most over the past year. With the help of digital marketing agency SEO Travel, the company compiled…
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The necessary position Carson Daly performed in Gwen & Blake’s marriage ceremony
Keep it in the The Voice family. Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani recruited a close friend to officially pronounce them husband and wife: Carson Daly. That’s right, the NBC contest series host was hosting the couple’s July 3 wedding in Oklahoma, Today confirmed, shortly after the couple shared footage of the ceremony online. The trio…
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Oil costs soar to multi-year highs after OPEC + talks didn’t result in a manufacturing deal
Oil pump jacks, also known as “nodding donkeys”, work in an oil field near Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia on Wednesday March 11, 2020. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil jumped to its highest level in nearly three years on Monday after talks between OPEC and its oil-producing allies were indefinitely postponed and the group…
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VW and Porsche comply with Bugatti three way partnership with EV firm Rimac
Porsche and Croatian electric performance car manufacturer Rimac have agreed to create a joint venture that incorporates Volkswagen’s high-performance Bugatti brand, officials announced Monday. The new joint venture — called Bugatti-Rimac — is expected to be established as a hypercar manufacturer (think high-end sport car or supercar but better performance and more exclusive) in the…
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Marc Lamont Hill says he was “disgusted” by Decide Joe Brown’s misogyny after Brown labeled Cosby prosecutors as “groupies.”
There was much public opinion on Bill Cosby’s overturned case, but the words of former TV judge Joe Brown stunned political commentator Marc Lamont Hill during a heated debate. Hill invited Judge Joe Brown to speak about Cosby’s release on his newscast, Black News Tonight, and their heated debate illustrated the rift in the black…
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Why U.S. will not hit Fourth of July targets
Biden administration says it will fall short of its Fourth of July vaccination goal All the free beer, doughnuts and baseball tickets won’t be enough to keep up the pace of vaccinations. President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one shot in the arms of 70% of U.S. adults before the Fourth of July holiday…
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Andy Jassy, new CEO of Amazon, takes over Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos announces Blue Moon, a lunar lander for the moon, during a Blue Origin event in Washington, DC, May 9, 2019. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Ann Hiatt recalls that Jeff Bezos didn’t sit down for long. As executive assistant to the Amazon CEO from 2002 to 2005, Hiatt was tasked with…