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Nuclear Reactors Could Hold the Key to a Green Future | Time

On a conference-room whiteboard in the heart of Silicon Valley, Jacob DeWitte sketches his startup’s first product. In red marker, it looks like a beer can in a Koozie, stuck with a crazy straw. In real life, it will be about the size of a hot tub, and made from an array of exotic materials, like zirconium and uranium. Under carefully controlled conditions, they will interact to produce heat, which in turn will make electricity—1.5 megawatts’ worth, enough to power a neighborhood or a factory. DeWitte’s little power plant will run for a decade without refueling and, amazingly, will emit no carbon. ”It’s a metallic thermal battery,” he says, coyly. But more often DeWitte calls it by another name: a nuclear reactor.

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Here's why unemployment claims hit their lowest level since 1969
Here's why unemployment claims hit their lowest level since 1969
Claims for unemployment benefits are trending downward. A seasonal adjustment likely made the most recent data appear rosier than reality.


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Why is the tech industry losing record numbers of CEOs? | ZDNet
Why is the tech industry losing record numbers of CEOs? | ZDNet
Tech companies of all sizes are watching their CEOs move onto other roles or retire -- in large numbers.


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How Our Brains Decide When to Trust
How Our Brains Decide When to Trust
Insights from neuroscience


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How A Corporate Lawyer And A Finance Guy Ditched The Rat Race To Build A $750 Million BarbershopApp
How A Corporate Lawyer And A Finance Guy Ditched The Rat Race To Build A $750 Million BarbershopApp
Songe LaRon and Dave Salvant left their desks behind to create booking software for the nations 109,000 barbershops. Today, their fast-growing startup, Squire Technologies, is valued at some 60 times this years estimated sales and is featured on this years Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups.


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Why Dating App Feeld Will Pay a Minimum Salary of $80,000 | Time
Why Dating App Feeld Will Pay a Minimum Salary of $80,000 | Time
Unlike Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price, Feeld's boss Ana Kirova won't be taking a pay cut to fund the minimum salary


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Cyber Monday online sales drop 1.4% from last year to $10.7 billion, falling for the first time ever
Cyber Monday online sales drop 1.4% from last year to $10.7 billion, falling for the first time ever
This year's tally marks the first time that Adobe has tracked a slowdown in spending on major shopping days.












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Supply chain chaos has moved from seaports to airports Quartz
Supply chain chaos has moved from seaports to airports  Quartz
In the final sprint to import goods ahead of Christmas, retailers are turning to air frightbut congestion at airports could spoil their plans to restock the shelves for holiday shoppers.


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Cyber Monday online sales drop 1.4% from last year to $10.7 billion, falling for the first time ever
Cyber Monday online sales drop 1.4% from last year to $10.7 billion, falling for the first time ever
This year's tally marks the first time that Adobe has tracked a slowdown in spending on major shopping days.


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Why the Big Short Guys Think Bitcoin Is a Bubble
Why the Big Short Guys Think Bitcoin Is a Bubble
Are they onto something huge again or just fighting the last war?


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8 disappointing investor archetypes: How founders can stop falling for them
8 disappointing investor archetypes: How founders can stop falling for them
In the spirit of helping founders look beyond the promises of value, let's delve into some common archetypes of investor relationships that founders experience post-investment.


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No school, no hair cut: one girls journey through one of the worlds longest Covid lockdowns | Photography | The Guardian
No school, no hair cut: one girls journey through one of the worlds longest Covid lockdowns | Photography | The Guardian
Antonella Bordons hair was her familys pride and joy. But as the pandemic kept her out of school for 18 months, the 12-year-old Argentinian vowed to lop it all off as soon as she could return to the classroom


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Singapore close to vaccinating all eligible people against COVID-19 | Reuters
Singapore close to vaccinating all eligible people against COVID-19 | Reuters
Singapore's COVID-19 vaccination rate has risen to 96% of the eligible population and authorities are now racing ahead to administer booster shots amid concerns over the Omicron variant.


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Why Retired Subway Workers Are Getting $35,000 to Come Back
Why Retired Subway Workers Are Getting $35,000 to Come Back
The pandemic caused a shortage of train and bus workers. Now transit agencies in New York and around the nation are aggressively recruiting and hiring.


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Alice Sebold apologizes to Anthony Broadwater, the man exonerated of her rape after years in prison
Alice Sebold apologizes to Anthony Broadwater, the man exonerated of her rape after years in prison
Author Alice Sebold apologized to a man who last week was exonerated of her rape, a crime she wrote about in her memoir "Lucky," but the writer also appeared to place as much blame on a "flawed legal system" as she did on the role she played in his conviction.


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The rich are getting richer and theyre fueling a private jet boom
The rich are getting richer  and theyre fueling a private jet boom
Private jet demand is booming, driven by rising wealth, which is putting a squeeze of the supply of these aircrafts.


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Fed Chair Powell says omicron variant poses risk to economy, complicates inflation
Fed Chair Powell says omicron variant poses risk to economy, complicates inflation
Fed Chair Jerome Powell believes that the omicron variant of Covid-19 and a recent rise in coronavirus cases pose a threat to the U.S. economy.


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Pakistan expects $3 billion reserves deposit from Saudi in days | Reuters
Pakistan expects $3 billion reserves deposit from Saudi in days | Reuters
Saudi Arabia will deposit $3 billion in Pakistan's foreign reserves in a week or so for one year at 4% interest under a support package signed on Monday, Pakistan's finance ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.


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Why France is declaring Josephine Baker a national hero
Why France is declaring Josephine Baker a national hero
Josephine Baker is the first black woman to be remembered in the resting place of Frances national heroes.


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Ray Dalio says cash is not a safe place right now despite heightened market volatility
Ray Dalio says cash is not a safe place right now despite heightened market volatility
"Cash is not a safe investment, is not a safe place because it will be taxed by inflation," Dalio said Tuesday on CNBC's "Squawk Box."


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How HR Can Improve Communication with Employees | HR Exchange Network
Even before the pandemic, employees often had the perception that Human Resources teams worked for the C-suite. Therefore, employees could not completely trust HR. More than ever, however, HR needs to transform its image. After all, HR sets the tone for applicants, new hires, and veterans of the organization. In many ways, HR has the power to realign the stars for those businesses battling to win the talent war.


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Storm Arwen: Guests Stuck at Britain's Highest Pub Freed After 3 Nights of Snowy Revelry
Storm Arwen: Guests Stuck at Britain's Highest Pub Freed After 3 Nights of Snowy Revelry
The guests trapped at Tan Hill Inn due to Storm Arwen was finally freed after three days of quizzes, games and karaoke.


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Japan's first Omicron case may help portray PM Kishida as decisive | Reuters
Japan's first Omicron case may help portray PM Kishida as decisive | Reuters
Japan confirmed its first case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus on Tuesday, a day after closing its borders to all foreigners in one of the world's toughest precautionary measures.


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She defined modern Germany: Blair, Barroso and Prodi on Angela Merkel | Angela Merkel | The Guardian
She defined modern Germany: Blair, Barroso and Prodi on Angela Merkel | Angela Merkel | The Guardian
When she first took office her fellow leaders included Blair, Chirac and Bush. Three of those at her first G8 summit look back on her legacy


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6 in 10 Greater Bay Area firms plan to boost investment in Asean countries | South China Morning Post
6 in 10 Greater Bay Area firms plan to boost investment in Asean countries | South China Morning Post
Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand are the most popular investment destinations, finds poll of 657 firms.


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Twitter Won't Allow Sharing Media Without a Person's Consent: What Does It Mean?
Twitter Won't Allow Sharing Media Without a Person's Consent: What Does It Mean?
Twitter will now be able to take action against sharing media without the consent of the person depicted in it.


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Japan, US could not stand by if China invaded Taiwan, ex-PM Shinzo Abe says | South China Morning Post
Japan, US could not stand by if China invaded Taiwan, ex-PM Shinzo Abe says | South China Morning Post
Abe said that any crisis with Taipei would draw in Tokyo and Washington, and President Xi should never have a misunderstanding in recognising this.


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Ilhan Omar and Muslim members condemn Lauren Boebert remarks | The Independent
Ilhan Omar and Muslim members condemn Lauren Boebert remarks | The Independent
Comes after Boebert called Ilhan Omar, one of the first Muslims elected to Congress, a member of the Jihad Squad


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Over one third world never used internet, says UN body, World News | wionews.com
Over one third world never used internet, says UN body, World News | wionews.com
In todays fast-paced world, where numerous people go online for various purposes, around 37% of the worlds population seems to have never used the internet. The revelation was made by a United Nations' body. The coronavirus pandemic has led to a spike in the number of internet users but still around 3 billion people have not been able to use it. Also Read:Israel and Iran broaden cyberwar to attack civilian targets


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How law enforcement is trying to stop mob retail thefts
How law enforcement is trying to stop mob retail thefts
With in-store customers expected to return in droves for the holiday shopping season, law enforcement agencies are moving to halt a wave of organized "smash-and-grab" crimes at retailers across the US.


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Dr. Oz announces bid for US Senate seat in Pennsylvania
Dr. Oz announces bid for US Senate seat in Pennsylvania
Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and television personality, is running for the US Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican, according to an op-ed published Tuesday in the conservative Washington Examiner.


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Opinion | Does Europe's Lower Inflation Hold Lessons for America?
Opinion | Does Europe's Lower Inflation Hold Lessons for America?
What does (somewhat) lower inflation in Europe tell us about America?


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Jake Sullivan, Biden's Adviser, Long a Figure of Fascination
Jake Sullivan, Biden's Adviser, Long a Figure of Fascination
Washington has long been captivated by fallen star narratives, which has made President Bidens national security adviser a figure of fascination, somewhere between sympathy and schadenfreude.


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3 Dead, 8 Injured In Michigan School Shooting | HuffPost Latest News
3 Dead, 8 Injured In Michigan School Shooting | HuffPost Latest News
A 15-year-old sophomore at Oxford High School in Michigan was taken into custody as a suspect in the shooting.


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Mark Meadows Is Now Cooperating With Jan. 6 Committee | HuffPost Latest News
Mark Meadows Is Now Cooperating With Jan. 6 Committee | HuffPost Latest News
Trump's former chief of staff has "produced records to the committee and will soon appear for an initial deposition," the committee stated.


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How To Choose A Pet For Life | HuffPost Life
How To Choose A Pet For Life | HuffPost Life
Ready to become a 'pet parent'? Theres a lot more involved than falling for a cute face. Preparing yourself thoroughly ahead of time can help ensure your pet doesnt become one of the nearly 48 million homeless cats and dogs found across the United States.


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Wife of El Chapo Guzman sentenced to 3 years in prison
Wife of El Chapo Guzman sentenced to 3 years in prison
Coronel was also ordered to forfeit approximately $1.5 million.


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Powell says Fed will discuss speeding up bond-buying taper at December meeting
Powell says Fed will discuss speeding up bond-buying taper at December meeting
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated Tuesday that the central bank could step up the removal of its efforts to boost the economy.


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Investors traded these ETFs during Friday's sell-off: Market analysts
Investors traded these ETFs during Friday's sell-off: Market analysts
Broad-based index funds, Ark Invest ETFs and leveraged products saw heightened activity during Friday's sell-off, Webull CEO Anthony Denier says.


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Better.com gets $750M cash infusion in new agreement with its SPAC backers
Better.com gets $750M cash infusion in new agreement with its SPAC backers
Digital mortgage lender Better.com, which announced in May that it was going public via a SPAC, is getting a cash infusion from its backers sooner than expected. Blank-check company Aurora Acquisition Corp. and SoftBank have decided to amend the terms of their financing agreement to provide Better


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Korea's P2P lending startup PeopleFund gets $63.4M Series C led by Bain Capital
Korea's P2P lending startup PeopleFund gets $63.4M Series C led by Bain Capital
South Korea-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform PeopleFund announced today it has closed a $63.4 million (75.9 billion won) Series C round led by Bain Capital with participation from Goldman Sachs. Returning investors in the round include CLSA Lending Ark Asia and 500 Global. The latest fundi


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Energy Dome uses CO2 for long-term power storage for solar energy
Energy Dome uses CO2 for long-term power storage for solar energy
Longer-term energy storage is a drag, and a lot of battery tech has been focusing on how quickly can we charge these batteries so I can drive my EV for another couple of hundred miles. Thats a fundamentally different problem than trying to capture the power of the sun for 12 ho


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The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education
The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education
While both LinkedIn and Y Combinator are still going strong, a new crop of companies are looking to fill the gap via structured online experiences that combine training and connections.


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Massive wants to rent your spare compute power to pay for apps
Massive wants to rent your spare compute power to pay for apps
Startups are often questions: What if we did things in a new way, instead of the way we have been? Massive is a good example of the genre: What if users could pay for apps or services not with money or attention, but with their spare compute power? The general concept of distributed compute power [


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HashiCorp's IPO will place it among the most richly valued open source tech companies
HashiCorp's IPO will place it among the most richly valued open source tech companies
You can argue that HashiCorp deserves its 44x revenue run rate multiple, if you'd like. It wouldn't be impossible to make an argument that it's a bit rich, but this is 2021 and no one is doing that.


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Brazilian workspace-on-demand marketplace BeerOrCoffee snags $10M
Brazilian workspace-on-demand marketplace BeerOrCoffee snags $10M
BeerOrCoffee, a So Paulo-based flexible office marketplace, has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Kaszek. Valor Capital Group also participated in the round, which brings BeerOrCoffees total raised to about $13 million since its 2017 inception. Kees Koolen, the founder of Booking.com,


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Is Nubank's lower IPO pricing bad news for Brazilian startups?
Is Nubank's lower IPO pricing bad news for Brazilian startups?
Whats going on with an IPO that was expected to be a key moment for Brazilian tech companies in particular, and fintech upstarts more broadly?


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Fundbox, a fintech focused on SMBs, raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation
Fundbox, a fintech focused on SMBs, raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation
Fundbox, a company that offers loans and financial products to small businesses, announced today it has raised $100 million in a Series D round at a valuation of $1.1 billion. Or more simply, the company aims to solve SMBs working capital needs through its credit and payments offerings. It is part


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Sapphire Ventures secures largest capital raise to date across two new funds
Sapphire Ventures secures largest capital raise to date across two new funds
In all, Sapphire has brought in $3.7 billion in capital in the last 12 months.


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Pepper brings in $16M, gets back to its roots of spicing up ordering experience for food distributors
Pepper brings in $16M, gets back to its roots of spicing up ordering experience for food distributors
The ordering system is specifically designed so food distributors can launch mobile apps and websites to accept orders and payments online.


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ThreeFlow raises $45M to scale its employee benefits placement software
ThreeFlow raises $45M to scale its employee benefits placement software
ThreeFlow, which provides software for insurance brokers selling employee benefits, announced today that it raised $45 million in Series B funding. New investor Accel led the round alongside existing investors Emergence Capital, Equal Ventures and First Trust Capital Partners. The Chicago-based com


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Sydney-based quantum sensing startup Q-CTRL raises $25M Series B led by Airbus Ventures
Sydney-based quantum sensing startup Q-CTRL raises $25M Series B led by Airbus Ventures
Q-CTRL, a Sydney-based startup that provides quantum control engineering solutions, announced today it has raised a $25 million Series B led by Airbus Ventures with participation from Ridgeline Partners, Main Sequence Ventures, Horizons Ventures, Square Peg Capital, Sierra Ventures, DCVC, Sequoia C


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Abacum, a SaaS for finance teams, adds $25M in Atomico-led Series A
Abacum, a SaaS for finance teams, adds $25M in Atomico-led Series A
Abacum, a SaaS maker geared toward upgrading midsized companies financial planning and analysis tools, has fast-followed the $7 million seed it raised in April with a $25 million Series A round. The latest funding brings its total raised to date to $32 million. The Series A is led by Europea


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Irish virtual sports giant's new startup bets big on rugby in bid for US market share
Irish virtual sports giant's new startup bets big on rugby in bid for US market share
A fantasy sports exchange founded by Irish betting veteran Paddy Power is bringing NFT-enabled live trading to rugby fans in a bid to expand globally. American Sports Exchange (ASX Sports), just signed a deal with New Zealand digital media company RugbyPass to use its data to allow fans to particip


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LG Energy Solution gets Korea Exchange's nod for planned IPO
LG Energy Solution gets Korea Exchange's nod for planned IPO
LG Energy Solution, the battery unit wholly owned by LG Chem, has received preliminary approval for an initial public offering, the Korea Exchange said in a statement on Tuesday. LG Energy Solution is reportedly planning to submit its IPO application to Financial Supervisory Service as early as thi


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E-scooters in London: Met Police warn retailers not to exploit customers at Christmas
E-scooters in London: Met Police warn retailers not to exploit customers at Christmas
Thousands of e-scooters ridden illegally have been seized by police in London so far this year.


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Inditex: Zara founder's daughter becomes fashion giant's chair
Inditex: Zara founder's daughter becomes fashion giant's chair
Marta Ortega has been with the firm for 15 years, starting out as an assistant at its High Street brand Bershka


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Ex-IS member guilty of genocide for chaining up Yazidi girl to die in the sun | Islamic State | The Guardian
Ex-IS member guilty of genocide for chaining up Yazidi girl to die in the sun | Islamic State | The Guardian
Defendant convicted in a German court after enslaving a Yazidi woman and her five-year-old daughter


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Russia will act if Nato countries cross Ukraine 'red lines', Putin says | Russia | The Guardian
Russia will act if Nato countries cross Ukraine 'red lines', Putin says | Russia | The Guardian
Deployment of weapons or troops in Ukraine by Nato would trigger strong response, Russian president says


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Outrage as Fox News commentator likens Anthony Fauci to Nazi doctor | Anthony Fauci | The Guardian
Outrage as Fox News commentator likens Anthony Fauci to Nazi doctor | Anthony Fauci | The Guardian
Lara Logan compares top US infectious diseases expert to Dr Josef Mengele who experimented on Jews in concentration camps


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Barbados's icon: why Rihanna's national hero status is so apt | Rihanna | The Guardian
Barbados's icon: why Rihanna's national hero status is so apt | Rihanna | The Guardian
Honoured by her newly independent country, Rihanna has always proudly worn her Bajan heritage broadening her sound from her Caribbean roots, while staying true to them


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'The women are cannon fodder': how Succession shows the horrors of misogyny | Succession | The Guardian
'The women are cannon fodder': how Succession shows the horrors of misogyny | Succession | The Guardian
Season three of the daddy issues drama speaks volumes about the monstrous Man Club that rules society and even billionaires daughter Shiv Roy cant escape its sadistic clutches


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Lust actually: Christmas movies are everywhere
Lust actually: Christmas movies are everywhere
Move over, Miracle on 34th Street and Elf. As we face another troubled festive season, there will be some surprisingly saucy viewing


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Speed, decisiveness, cooperation: how a tiny Taiwanese village overcame Delta | Australia news | The Guardian
Speed, decisiveness, cooperation: how a tiny Taiwanese village overcame Delta | Australia news | The Guardian
A rural community of 5,500 people, with an under-resourced health system, came together to take on Covid. International news editor Bonnie Malkin introduces this story about a community effort to confront Delta


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Boris Johnson says people shouldn't cancel Christmas parties over Omicron
Boris Johnson says people shouldn't cancel Christmas parties over Omicron
Speaking at a Downing Street press briefing, the prime minister also said all adults would be offered vaccine booster shots by the end of January


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Lawsuit: Google employees were fired for upholding "Don't be evil" code | Ars Technica
Lawsuit: Google employees were fired for upholding
Google fired three employees who protested work with Trump admin's border agency.


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Holmes recounts sexual, emotional abuse by Theranos exec Balwani | Ars Technica
Holmes recounts sexual, emotional abuse by Theranos exec Balwani | Ars Technica
Balwani did things to me that I didnt want, Holmes told the court.


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'Incredibly alarming': Hear one secretary of state's election warning
'Incredibly alarming': Hear one secretary of state's election warning
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold describes efforts by election deniers to fill local government positions as former President Trump and others continue to spread misinformation about the 2020 presidential election.


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FedEx driver dumped packages at least 6 times into Alabama ravine, sheriff says
FedEx driver dumped packages at least 6 times into Alabama ravine, sheriff says
Authorities investigating the discovery of hundreds of FedEx packages in an Alabama ravine have questioned the driver they think is responsible -- and believe the driver dumped packages there at least six times, a sheriff said Tuesday.


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'Red Notice' is now Netflix's most watched movie of all time
'Red Notice' is now Netflix's most watched movie of all time
Dwayne Johnson has reason to break out his Teremana and end 2021 with a toast.


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An Alabama city is facing a $25,000 fine for changing a street named after Jefferson Davis
An Alabama city is facing a $25,000 fine for changing a street named after Jefferson Davis
The capital of Alabama is coming under fire and facing a large fine after removing a street name honoring president of the Confederacy.


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The one exercise to do every day
The one exercise to do every day
Breathing and mobility coach Dana Santas demonstrates the most important exercise in all of her programs: The Breathing Bridge. It's designed to improve breathing, posture and overall movement.


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Biden administration considering requiring stricter coronavirus testing for everyone traveling to US
Biden administration considering requiring stricter coronavirus testing for everyone traveling to US
Top US government officials are considering requiring everyone who enters the country to be tested for Covid-19 the day before their flight and having all travelers -- including US citizens and permanent residents -- be tested again after returning home, regardless of vaccination status, sources familiar with the discussions have told CNN.


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Adele announces Las Vegas concert residency
Adele announces Las Vegas concert residency
Who wouldn't want to spend a weekend hanging out with Adele and now we can.


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How 2 Flights to Europe May Have Spurred Spread of New Variant
How 2 Flights to Europe May Have Spurred Spread of New Variant
A confounding array of Covid rules and lax enforcement of mask wearing may have sent infected passengers on two KLM flights from South Africa on to who knows where.


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How Much Are Latinos Shifting Right?
How Much Are Latinos Shifting Right?
So far, the data remains mixed. And the defection of Ryan Guillen, a Texas state lawmaker, to the G.O.P. may not have been driven solely by ideology.


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Opinion | China Is Winning the Big Data War, Thanks to Xi
Opinion | China Is Winning the Big Data War, Thanks to Xi
Beijing is outmaneuvering the United States and its allies in at least one crucial domain: data.


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Opinion | Trump's Iran Policy Has Become a Disaster for the U.S. and Israel
Opinion | Trump's Iran Policy Has Become a Disaster for the U.S. and Israel
Withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal was a mistake. What comes next?


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At 80, Robert Wilson Holds On to a Singular Vision for the Stage
At 80, Robert Wilson Holds On to a Singular Vision for the Stage
Slowed but not stopped by the pandemic, Wilson has had a busy fall that continues with his production of Turandot at the Paris Opera.


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A Walk Down the Aisle Tainted by Illness
A Walk Down the Aisle Tainted by Illness
After reciting her first vows in sickness, one woman dreams of a second ceremony to recommit to her husband and her body in better health.


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M.L.B. Money Flows to Free Agents as Lockout Looms
M.L.B. Money Flows to Free Agents as Lockout Looms
Players are agreeing to huge contracts, and even struggling teams are getting in on the action. With a lockout looming, recalibration may be preferable to reinvention.


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Met Museum Jump-Starts New Modern Wing With $125 Million Gift
Met Museum Jump-Starts New Modern Wing With $125 Million Gift
The donation from a trustee, Oscar L. Tang, and his wife, Agnes HsuTang, reinvigorates the long-delayed project and is the largest capital gift in the Mets history.


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Walmart Said She Shoplifted; Jury Awards Her $2.1 Million | HuffPost Latest News
Walmart Said She Shoplifted; Jury Awards Her $2.1 Million | HuffPost Latest News
Lesleigh Nurse sued after she says a self-checkout machine malfunctioned and she was arrested for shoplifting -- then threatened with a suit herself.


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Senate Parliamentarian Could Further Narrow Democrats' Build Back Better Bill | HuffPost Latest News
Senate Parliamentarian Could Further Narrow Democrats' Build Back Better Bill | HuffPost Latest News
Provisions relating to immigration, climate and prescription drugs are at risk of being stripped out following a review from the Senate's rulekeeper.


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Space Junk Too Risky For Astronaut, Spacewalk Delayed | HuffPost Impact
Space Junk Too Risky For Astronaut, Spacewalk Delayed | HuffPost Impact
Its the first time a spacewalk has been canceled because of threat from space junk.


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A Guy I Once Dated Is Now Famous, And It's As Weird As You'd Imagine | HuffPost null
A Guy I Once Dated Is Now Famous, And It's As Weird As You'd Imagine | HuffPost null
"He always shows up when I least expect it and I really should expect it by now."


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'Great battery race' is here says Goldman -- These stocks will win
'Great battery race' is here says Goldman -- These stocks will win
The battery storage market is "ready for prime time" according to Goldman Sachs, and with huge growth potential companies across sectors stand to benefit.


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This is now the world's most expensive city to live in: EIU
This is now the world's most expensive city to live in: EIU
Tel Aviv, Israel is now the most expensive city in the world to live in, according to a biannual report by the Economist Intelligence Unit.


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Elizabeth Warren ally Richard Cordray under discussion for Fed bank supervisor
Elizabeth Warren ally Richard Cordray under discussion for Fed bank supervisor
Sen. Sherrod Brown told CNBC that he's spoken to the Biden administration about Cordray possibly serving as the Fed's vice chair for supervision.


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How Bed Bath & Beyond CEO kept the company afloat after getting Covid
How Bed Bath & Beyond CEO kept the company afloat after getting Covid
Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Mark Tritton gets personal with CNBC Make It about getting Covid in the pandemic's early days and working through it while rebuilding the struggling retailer.


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Goldman Sachs unveils Amazon-backed cloud service for Wall Street trading firms
Goldman Sachs unveils Amazon-backed cloud service for Wall Street trading firms
The move puts 152-year-old Goldman in the unusual position of being a provider of cloud services for Wall Street.


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Petrobras pledges to maintain market-linked fuel pricing, refinery sales (NYSE:PBR) | Seeking Alpha
Petrobras pledges to maintain market-linked fuel pricing, refinery sales (NYSE:PBR) | Seeking Alpha
At its investor day in New York, Petrobras (PBR) tried to reassure investors that its market-linked fuel pricing would continue even if former president Luiz Lula Inacio da Silva wins...


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Natural gas slammed for second straight session to three-month low (NYSEARCA:UNG) | Seeking Alpha
Natural gas slammed for second straight session to three-month low (NYSEARCA:UNG) | Seeking Alpha
U.S. natural gas futures sink for the second consecutive day, settling -5.9% at $4.567/MMBtu (NG1:COM) and adding to yesterday's 11.4% plunge and leaving prices at their lowest...


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25 Outstanding Wildlife Photos From 'Wildlife Photographer Of The Year People's Choice Award': Vote For Your Favorite
25 Outstanding Wildlife Photos From 'Wildlife Photographer Of The Year People's Choice Award': Vote For Your Favorite
You can vote now for your favorite image: The Natural History Museum is inviting fans of wildlife photography from around the world to vote online for the winner of the Peoples Choice Award.


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The Great's New Store In Venice Is Just The Beginning Of A Massive Retail Expansion
The Great's New Store In Venice Is Just The Beginning Of A Massive Retail Expansion
The Great has opened its second L.A. outpost, situated inside a 1,200-square-foot traditional craftsman-style bungalow built in 1910 on Abbot Kinney Blvd.


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Used Cars And Trucks Command High Prices: High Demand, Low Supply
Used Cars And Trucks Command High Prices: High Demand, Low Supply
Wholesale prices for used cars and trucks a leading indicator for consumer used-vehicle prices are still through the roof due to continued high demand and low supply.


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First Look: The Residences At Mandarin Oriental Grand Cayman
First Look: The Residences At Mandarin Oriental Grand Cayman
Set among a sanctuary above one of the highest elevations on the island, the much anticipated resort opens in 2024.


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Inside The Company Building Explorer Yachts With Purpose
Inside The Company Building Explorer Yachts With Purpose
British explorer yacht builder Arksen founder Jasper Smith tells Forbes why he's calling on the marine industry to increase their commitments to ocean conservation.


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Budget Airline French Bee Is Launching A New Route From Los Angeles To Paris
Budget Airline French Bee Is Launching A New Route From Los Angeles To Paris
Budget airline French Bee recently announced plans to launch a new nonstop route from Los Angeles to Paris, a move meant to complement its current service from San Francisco and Newark. Here's what you need to know.


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Hennessey Project Deep Space Is A Six-Wheel-Drive Electric Hypercar
Hennessey Project Deep Space Is A Six-Wheel-Drive Electric Hypercar
Despite the six-wheel-drive layout, sleek design and promise of high-speed luxury transportation, this isnt Lady Penelopes new ride.


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How Tesla Helps China's Firms Compete With the U.S.
How Tesla Helps China's Firms Compete With the U.S.
The electric car company is helping Chinese companies become global players in the emerging industry, posing a competitive threat to traditional rivals.


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S.B.A. Gave $3.7 Billion in Improper Relief Payments, Auditor Finds
S.B.A. Gave $3.7 Billion in Improper Relief Payments, Auditor Finds
The Small Business Administration skipped a basic fraud check and sent billions to recipients barred from receiving federal funds, the agencys inspector general reported.


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South African Company Nears License to Sell J. & J. Covid Shot Across Africa
South African Company Nears License to Sell J. & J. Covid Shot Across Africa
The new agreement makes Aspen Pharmacare the first African company to market a Covid vaccine on the continent. But it stops short of allowing Aspen to make the ingredients in the vaccine.


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Head of Meta's Crypto Efforts, David Marcus, Is Leaving the Company
Head of Meta's Crypto Efforts, David Marcus, Is Leaving the Company
David Marcus had most recently spearheaded Metas push into a global digital currency.


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Janet Yellen Still Supports Making Banks Give the I.R.S. New Customer Data
Janet Yellen Still Supports Making Banks Give the I.R.S. New Customer Data
I think its important that the I.R.S. have visibility into opaque income streams, the Treasury secretary said.


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Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85
Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85
He personified the blend of technical enthusiasm and counterculture values that shaped the industry, launching the West Coast Computer Faire in the 1970s.


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Powell Says Fed Could Finish Bond-Buying Taper Early
Powell Says Fed Could Finish Bond-Buying Taper Early
Jerome H. Powell said the Federal Reserve could end its bond-buying program sooner as inflation persists.


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'Our Money Has No Value': Frustration Rises in Turkey at Lira Crisis
'Our Money Has No Value': Frustration Rises in Turkey at Lira Crisis
President Recep Tayyip Erdogans insistence on directing monetary policy and sticking with low interest rates is draining confidence, economists say.


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Eurozone inflation hits a record high of 4.9 percent.
Eurozone inflation hits a record high of 4.9 percent.
Driven by soaring energy costs, the annual rate for November was the highest since 1997.


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Salesforce promotes Bret Taylor to co-CEO
Salesforce promotes Bret Taylor to co-CEO
A former Facebook executive, Bret Taylor quickly rose at Salesforce after it bought his start-up in 2016.


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Climate change and geopolitical instability: 11 high-risk countries
Climate change and geopolitical instability: 11 high-risk countries
A report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence warns "climate change will increasingly exacerbate risks to U.S. national security interests."


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Why Apple was the only tech stock that went up on Tuesday
Why Apple was the only tech stock that went up on Tuesday
Needham analyst Laura Martin pointed to Apple's strong cash flow, product pipeline and a "flight to quality."


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Auto executives say more than half of U.S. car sales will be EVs by 2030, KPMG survey shows
Auto executives say more than half of U.S. car sales will be EVs by 2030, KPMG survey shows
While estimates varied widely, the survey on average found that executives expect 52% of new vehicle sales to be all-electric by 2030


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Fauci: Omicron Covid variant found in 20 countries but not yet in U.S.
Fauci: Omicron Covid variant found in 20 countries but not yet in U.S.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that the omicron Covid variant has been detected in 20 countries so far but officials haven't confirmed a case in the U.S. yet.


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Office stocks take a hit as omicron variant concerns add to growing slowdown in demand
Office stocks take a hit as omicron variant concerns add to growing slowdown in demand
Demand for office space slowed in October for the second straight month, and the omicron variant of covid is hitting office REIT stocks hard.


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Elon Musk to SpaceX: Starship's Raptor engine crisis risks bankruptcy
Elon Musk to SpaceX: Starship's Raptor engine crisis risks bankruptcy
Elon Musk is angry with the lack of progress SpaceX has made in developing the Raptor engines that power its Starship rocket.


India
With $3B expected in 2021, Singapore is becoming a fintech capital
With $3B expected in 2021, Singapore is becoming a fintech capital
Despite its small size (less than 5 million total population), Singapore is quickly reaching investment levels of countries many times its size.


India
Why it is all about the people who run companies
Why it is all about the people who run companies
India Business News: Investors should pay less attention to business models and more to quality of management before parting with their money


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India's economy grows 8.4% y/y in Sept-qtr on high consumer spending
India's economy grows 8.4% y/y in Sept-qtr on high consumer spending
India's economic recovery strengthened in the July-September quarter on stronger consumer spending, though the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant has raised fears for the future.


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Committed to compensate states for 5 yrs for revenue loss due to GST: FM | Business Standard News
Committed to compensate states for 5 yrs for revenue loss due to GST: FM | Business Standard News
The Centre is committed to compensate states for five years for the revenue loss due to GST implementation as provided in the statute, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.


India
India's Bharat Biotech studying if Covaxin shot will work on Omicron | Reuters
India's Bharat Biotech studying if Covaxin shot will work on Omicron | Reuters
India's Bharat Biotech said on Tuesday it was studying if its Covaxin shot would work against variants of coronavirus such as Omicron, after the CEO of drugmaker Moderna warned that existing vaccines would be less effective.


India
zingbus: Aim to transport 50,000 passengers daily in next two years: zingbus
zingbus: Aim to transport 50,000 passengers daily in next two years: zingbus
The emergence of a lot of new connections between tier 2 and Tier 3 cities has led to significant shifts in demand demographics.


India
MapmyIndia Gets SEBI Nod To Offload 9.58 Mn Shares Via IPO
MapmyIndia Gets SEBI Nod To Offload 9.58 Mn Shares Via IPO
The startups offering would consist of only offer for sale (OFS) by the promoters and the existing shareholders. They would offload up to 9,589,478 equity shares.


India
U.S. Removes Colombia's FARC Rebel Group From Terrorist List
U.S. Removes Colombia's FARC Rebel Group From Terrorist List
The move is a Biden administration effort to support the countrys fragile 2016 peace agreement.


India
California's Ban on High-Capacity Magazines Is Restored by Appeals Court
California's Ban on High-Capacity Magazines Is Restored by Appeals Court
The overturning of a district judges decision may also lead to the reinstatement of a state ban on semiautomatic weapons.


India
Inside the Last Abortion Clinic in Mississippi
Inside the Last Abortion Clinic in Mississippi
The clinic, which is busier than ever, is at the center of a Supreme Court case that could lead to one of the most consequential decisions on abortion rights in decades.


India
As Ghislaine Maxwell's Trial Begins, Epstein's Shadow Looms Large
As Ghislaine Maxwell's Trial Begins, Epstein's Shadow Looms Large
Ms. Maxwells sex trafficking trial in Manhattan, which starts on Monday, is widely seen as a proxy for the courtroom reckoning that her longtime partner never received.


India
A Times Editor who Attended Oxford Recalls a Decade-Old Shooting Drill.
A Times Editor who Attended Oxford Recalls a Decade-Old Shooting Drill.
Three teenage students were killed on Tuesday in the school district I graduated from.


India
School Shootings Once Again Frequent in the U.S.
School Shootings Once Again Frequent in the U.S.
The deadly gunfire in Oxford, Mich., added one more episode to a growing list of fatal shootings on school property in the United States this year.


India
Pfizer Asks F.D.A. to Authorize Boosters for 16- and 17-Year-Olds
Pfizer Asks F.D.A. to Authorize Boosters for 16- and 17-Year-Olds
The request accelerates efforts to expand who is eligible for booster shots, as officials try to head off another wave of coronavirus cases.


India
Philip B. Heymann, 89, Dies; Prosecuted Watergate and Abscam
Philip B. Heymann, 89, Dies; Prosecuted Watergate and Abscam
He served four presidents over six decades, mostly in the Justice Department and often as a key part of major investigations.


India
Search for Omicron in U.S. Is Expanding, Officials Say
Search for Omicron in U.S. Is Expanding, Officials Say
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was actively looking for the variant but had not found a case so far.


India
The Power of the Dog and the films tackling the toxic cowboy
The Power of the Dog and the films tackling the toxic cowboy
Jane Campion's awards-tipped Western is one of several 21st Century films taking on the Old West and its troubled legacy, writes Laura Venning.


India
Omicron Variant, in 20 Nations, Spread Earlier Than Was Known
Omicron Variant, in 20 Nations, Spread Earlier Than Was Known
With evidence growing that a worrisome new coronavirus variant is highly contagious, health officials issued warnings that vulnerable people should not travel.




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