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Biden may draw “purple strains” in opposition to Chinese language authoritarianism
Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in the WEF Virtual Event of the World Economic Forum of the Davos Agenda and will give a special address via video link in Beijing, the capital of China, on January 25, 2021. Li Xueren | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images An anonymous author, himself described as…
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Dale Moss Says He Was “F-king Rocked” About Clare Crawley Breakup
The 32-year-old athlete remembered wanting so badly to be with someone, but some things just weren’t meant to last. “I got so numb, I just felt cold and numb as I felt where nothing would phase me, and I remember sitting and praying: I just want to feel again, I want to fight again, I…
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For Neiman, Saks, Nordstrom, the retail battle is private
As department stores like Saks Fifth Avenue try to bring customers back to stores after the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown, the move to online sales may accelerate further thanks to personalization technology. Richard Lautens | Toronto Star | Getty Images In-person shopping services, once reserved for the wealthiest consumers, are growing in popularity in the face…
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Rob Portman’s Introduced Departure Unveils “Republican Principal Fable”
We keep hearing of divisions in the ranks of Republicans between those who have sold their souls to the party’s extremist arm, who are loyal to Trumpism and embody white supremacist and anti-democratic values, and those more traditional Republicans who insist on ideology sharply differentiate conservatism from Trumpism. The founders of the Anti-Trump-Lincoln Project adhere…
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Level72 founder Steve Cohen leaves Twitter after household receives threats
Steven A. Cohen Scott Eells | Bloomberg | Getty Images Steve Cohen, the founder of Point72 hedge fund and owner of the New York Mets, turned off his Twitter account after his family received threats in the GameStop trading frenzy this week. “I really enjoyed the back and forth with Mets fans on Twitter, which…
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Maryland confirms the case of a contagious South African variant of Covid
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan will hold a press conference on November 17th in Annapolis, MD to discuss COVID-19 concerns. Bill O’Leary | The Washington Post | Getty Images Maryland has reported a case of the new, highly transmittable variant of Covid-19, which was first found in South Africa. This is the third case discovered in…
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Kelly Rowland has welcomed her second little one with husband Tim Weatherspoon
In those first weeks of 2021, after a year of uncertainty and hardship, there was certainly some light for so many. A family celebrated their blessings last week when Kelly Rowland announced that she and husband Tim Weatherspoon had welcomed their second child! Kelly, who really showed us how beautiful pregnancy can be while carrying…
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In accordance with Robinhood, there are restrictions on GameStop because of the tenfold enhance in clearinghouse deposit necessities
The Robinhood application on a smartphone. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Online broker Robinhood announced that it has placed temporary purchase restrictions on a small number of stocks as the deposit requirements for stocks imposed by the Wall Street clearinghouse have increased tenfold. The decision of Robinhood, a pioneer and app for free trade…
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SOPHIE, Grammy-nominated artist, 34 years previous after an accident
Grammy-nominated producer and musician SOPHIE died at the age of 34 after an accident. The Scottish-born, Los Angeles-based artist, an LGBTQ + icon touted for producing an avant-garde style of electronic pop music, passed away on the morning of January 30th. The representative of SOPHIE announced the news in a statement to NPR and others.…
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San Francisco companies on the brink after lockdowns, fires
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask crosses California Street in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images In late October, when San Francisco moved into California’s least-restrictive Covid-19 “yellow tier” — indicating minimal spread of the coronavirus — Lauren Crabbe was hopeful. Crabbe, the owner…
