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How the GameStop Trading Surge Will Transform Wall Street

For years, professional money managers and hedge funds have tsk-tsked about individual investors. They have dismissed them as “dumb money” and cautioned that so-called “retail” investors lack the acumen and experience to make the right calls and weather the inevitable

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General Motors Aims To Be Carbon Neutral By 2040

The automaker wants to eliminate tailpipe emissions by 2035 and support the expansion of recharging facilities for electric battery-powered cars. (Image credit: Damian Dovarganes/AP)

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Chief federal judge in DC scorches Capitol riot suspects and keeps man who was in Pelosi’s office in jail – CNN

Chief federal judge in DC scorches Capitol riot suspects and keeps man who was in Pelosi’s office in jail  CNN ‘Brazen, entitled, dangerous’: D.C. judge jails man photographed in Pelosi’s office  The Washington Post Federal court denies release to man who sat

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US ‘prepared to prosecute’ man acquitted in Pakistan of murdering Daniel Pearl

Biden administration calls on Pakistani government to allow US to try Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, convicted of planning abduction and beheading of Jewish journalist

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TWICE Delivers Uplifting Performance of ‘DEPEND ON YOU’ at TIME100 Talks

TWICE delivered a special performance at the TIME100 Talks Friday. For the first time, the South Korean group performed the track “DEPEND ON YOU” from its latest album, Eyes Wide Open. As the coronavirus pandemic continues, members Jihyo, Nayeon, Momo,

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Here’s Why It Won’t Be Easy for Biden to Undo Trump’s Health Policies

President Joe Biden took initial steps on Thursday aimed at helping more people get health insurance and reversing some of the Trump Administration’s health policies—but the path to accomplishing these goals won’t be easy. In a series of executive actions,

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Two-thirds of the world’s population think climate change is an emergency

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg protests with demonstrators during a “Fridays for Future” protest demanding stronger climate action, in Stockholm on October 9, 2020.  | Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images The UN conducted the survey through ads in popular games

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California lawmakers agree to help cover some unpaid rent

California lawmakers have agreed to use $2.6 billion in federal stimulus money to pay up to 80 percent of some tenants’ unpaid rent. But that applies only if landlords agree to forgive the rest of their debt.

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Judge Blocks Biden Deportation Ban, Jeopardizing Former DACA Recipient

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked President Biden’s 100-day moratorium on most deportations. One man who was scheduled for deportation is tangled in the bureaucratic morass. (Image credit: Dariela Moncada Maradiaga)

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Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Effective, But Less So Against Variant In South Africa

Novavax says its COVID-19 vaccine is 89% effective at preventing illness, according to an interim analysis of a U.K. study. But the vaccine wasn’t as effective against some viral variants. (Image credit: Kirsty O’Connor – PA Images/PA Images via Getty

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