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There’s a way to read big bank earnings.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday tweeted that he would like to return $100 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends over the next five years. He added, “If we don’t do it, I’m prepared to sell all of my shares.” Earlier this year, Musk had said that he would repurchase billions of shares…
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Western New York was devastated by the worst storm in decades.
Hundreds of vehicles were left abandoned in the snow in the US’ New York state amid a snow storm that hit the region over Christmas and New Year’s weekend, according to New York State Police. A driving ban remained in effect in Buffalo amid a two-day effort to clear at least one lane on every…
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Southwest cancels 5, 400 flights in 48 hours.
Southwest Airlines cancelled more than 2,870 flights on Monday amid severe weather in the US. According to flight trackerFlightAware, at least 70% of its schedule for the day was cancelled. Southwest said the severe weather had forced daily changes to its flight schedule at a volume that still has the tools its teams use to…
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Russia seeks army recruits with new propaganda videos.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said that he’s ready to use the country’s nuclear arsenal if needed. Putin’s comment came after his government announced that it’ll impose martial law in the Crimea region and other Russian-backed separatist territories in eastern Ukraine. Notably, Putin had earlier said that he’d consider using nuclear weapons if necessary…
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Southwest cancels 5000 flights in less than 48 hours.
Southwest Airlines on Monday said that it’ll operate about one-third of its schedule for the next few days as it continues to recover from severe weather. The airline, which had cancelled over 5,000 flights due to severe weather, added that it still has the tools its teams use to recover the airline operating at capacity.
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The lawyer is working to overturn the panel’s claim of interference.
Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson has alleged that she was threatened by her former lawyer Mark Passantino, who was representing her during the probe, to not testify. Passantino had told Hutchinson in June that “running to the right is better for you”, as per Hutchinson’s testimony. “This was like the first clear indicator…
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Putin’s dream is headed towards an abdication.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that his “special military operation” in Ukraine is taking longer than expected, but added that it has succeeded in seizing new territory. Putin also stated that his country’s nuclear weapons are deterring escalation of the conflict. He added that he was considering how to throw more bodies into…
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New York’s winter storm death toll increased to 27 as Buffalo dug out of the snow.
As many as 27 people have died due to the storm in New York’s Erie County, which was buried by up to 43 inches of snow and slammed with fierce blizzard conditions over the Christmas weekend. Mayor of Buffalo, Mark Poloncarz said the storm was “very devastating and difficult”. The city recorded 90.7 inches of…
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A winter storm takes aim at the south before hitting the west.
A winter storm watch is in effect for Duluth, Minnesota, which could get at least six inches of snow this week. Winter storm warnings were in place overnight for the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, where an additional foot of snow could fall in the highest elevations before 4 am. Over 15 million people in the…
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Hugh Jackman talked about the film “Deadpool 3”.
Actor Hugh Jackman has revealed that his character, mutant X-Man Wolverine, and Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool hate each other and they want to be a million miles away from each other in the upcoming film ‘Deadpool 3’. “He’s annoyed by [Deadpool]…he wants to punch him in the head,” he added. “I’m going to punch him in…
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The leader of the plot was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Adam Fox, the co-leader of the plot to abduct Michigan Governor Brian Whitmer, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Fox and Barry Croft were convicted of conspiracy charges in August over a plan to blow up Whitmer and his family by detonating explosives. Three others who were part of the plot were also…
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A study shows that climate labels can encourage people to eat less red meat.
China, the world’s second-largest economy after the United States, accounts for around one-fifth of all food waste globally, the UN said. Food waste accounts for 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, at least twice that of emissions from aviation, it added. It further said that food waste is enough to feed more…
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Why did BMW decide to make batteries in the US?
The US is set to have 5 lakh new electric vehicle chargers by 2030 to meet the demand, according to reports. Elon Musk-led Tesla, the largest seller of electric vehicles, has a 35,000 fast-charger network. However, electric vehicle chargers aren’t nearly widespread enough and governments and private sector needs to build out a global network…
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There is a warning fromCOP 27 about Carbon emissions hitting new high.
Global energy use has grown by 2% annually since 2005, forcing the transition to clean energy to be tougher, Jason Hickel, a degrowth expert from the European Research Council, said in an interview. “More growth means more energy use, and more energy use makes it more difficult to decarbonize the energy system in the short…
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The US Supreme Court is not section 230’s Fate.
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that social media platforms must have the freedom of expression and the right to moderate its content. Zuckerberg added, “Our platforms are designed to be places where people can express themselves, not…where they’re told what’s ‘wrong’ or ‘inappropriate’ or ‘offensive’ or ‘harmful’ or ‘un-American’.” He further said that platforms…
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Hacktivism is back and it’s even more important than ever.
The United States’ Los Angeles International Airport was down for nearly an hour after it was targeted by a pro-Russian hacker group on Thursday. Responding to the attack, the airport said that it is “aware of the situation” but added that it has “no reports of any outages at any of its facilities”. The hacker…
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Apple, Beats, Samsung and more are deals at Best Buy.
Amazon is currently offering a discount of over 20% on some of its Prime Day deals. On Tuesday, the company launched a sale on its Fire TV stick, with a discount of up to 30% on many items. It’s also offering a discount of up to 33% on several Echo speakers, including four-year-old Echo Dot,…
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Do not listen to sleep experts.
A new study has shown that nearly 63% of Americans sleep less than seven hours nightly and 30% sleep less than six hours. Researchers also found that 60% of Americans have insomnia, which is defined as trouble falling asleep in the morning. The study was conducted over a period of seven days using a sleep-tracking…
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Southwest has canceled thousands of flights in the past, but this is a full-blown meltdown.
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan has said the airline plans to operate just over a third of its schedule in upcoming days to give itself the ability for crews to get into the right positions. Employees also said they haven’t been able to communicate with the airline. The airline said that it will fly about…
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Artificial Intelligence created the classic WIRED Covers.
Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin said generative artificial intelligence (AI) is “aleap in the potential of AI technology similar to one beginning in 2012 that reshaped the whole tech industry”. Brin further said, “It gave us the ability to do new things, with the same level of computational power…which was impossible before.” Meanwhile, photographer Dan Winters…
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The winter storm upended travel in many ways, from trapped tourists and road trips with strangers.
At least 27 people have died in New York after a blizzard hit the state on Christmas Day, officials said. The city of Buffalo was hit with 43 inches of snow, making it the worst snowstorm in the city’s history. Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes as a result of the blizzard,…
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There are claims of children dying as refugees face starvation in Bay of Bengal.
The UN’s refugee agency has said that over 100 Rohingya refugees had arrived in Indonesia after their boat broke apart on its way to India. It said that 58 people from the boat were thought to have been rescued on Sunday. The second boat also started its journey in late November and began to break…
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At most 50 people have died in a once-in-a-generation storm.
A video has gone viral showing a man in New York who said he was stuck in the snow for two hours on Sunday and had to be rescued from his house. The man, who identified himself as ‘Mick’, said, “It was raining and snowing. I was trying to move my car so I wouldn’t…
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A stricken vessel led to the rescues of nearly 200 starving refugees.
The UN has said that it’s investigating reports that at least 20 people died in a boat which left Bangladesh last year. The boat was carrying about 300 people when it disappeared from radar in the Bay of Bengal in March last year. It is thought to have left Bangladesh where over 10 lakh Muslim…
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Apple is facing new criticism because of its alleged support for China’s censorship.
Apple’s new iOS update allows users of iPhones in China to send or receive files from non-contacts for only up to 10 minutes after selecting a new ‘Everyone for 10 minutes’ option, CNN reported. AirDrop, which is effective only over short distances, was particularly popular among Hong Kong demonstrators who used it to drop posters…