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MINNEAPOLIS — The third week of testimony in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death, begins Monday. The prosecution is expected to call its final witnesses this week, starting with another doctor. In court Friday, the chief medical examiner for Hennepin County emphasized that the top-line direct cause of death from his autopsy of Floyd last May remained unchanged. Dr. […]
» Read more The coronavirus variant first discovered in South Africa is able to evade some of the protection of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to a new Israeli study. The researchers found the prevalence of B.1.351 among patients who received two doses of the vaccine was about eight times higher than those who were unvaccinated. The researchers in the study noted the main […]
» Read more New York (CNN Business)It appears travelers are once again eager to take a cruise — and investors may be ready to hop aboard with them. Even though the Centers for Disease Control has yet to give a firm date for when it will allow ships to sail to and from US ports, industry leader Carnival Corp (CCL) reported last week […]
» Read more Kurt Kemple broke into tech after teaching himself to code while spending years in prison. His experience has made him passionate about helping other formerly incarcerated folks get jobs. His top advice to other ex-felons is to “do whatever it takes” during the grueling job search. After trying to rob a bank while blacked out on Xanax in spring 2005, […]
» Read more Georgia Gov. Kemp criticized the MLB for withdrawing its All-Stars game from Atlanta. The MLB decided in response to new voter restriction laws in Georgia. Kemp said the boycott would unfairly impact minority-owned businesses. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said that a decision by Major League Baseball to move an All-Stars Game from Atlanta […]
» Read more If you buy through our links, we may earn money from affiliate partners. Learn more. Mortgage and refinance have decreased since last Sunday. Most rates have gone up since this time last month, but rates are still at historical lows overall. If you’re ready to buy a home or refinance, you may want to go with a fixed-rate mortgage rather […]
» Read more Members of the “boogaloo” movement tried to cover up evidence in a federal probe, officials said. A member of a California group was arrested and charged with killing a federal officer. Four members of that group deleted messages that referenced the incidents that led to his arrest. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Members of the “Boogaloo” extremist movement […]
» Read more American author John Naisbitt, whose 1982 bestselling book “Megatrends” was published in dozens of countries, has died, the Associated Press reports. He was 92. Naisbitt died peacefully at his second home near Lake Woerthersee in Austria, his wife, Doris Naisbitt, said on Saturday. His death on April 8 was earlier reported by the Austrian news agency APA. Naisbitt was born […]
» Read more Insider Intelligence publishes thousands of research reports, charts, and forecasts on the Banking industry. You can learn more about becoming a client here. The following is a preview of one Banking report, the AI in Banking Report. You can purchase this report here. AI in banking is maturing and entering the mainstream as financial institutions (FIs) roll out AI solutions […]
» Read more The rate of the spread of COVID-19 had slowed across America. Increases in daily fatal and confirmed cases are still about half what they were seven weeks ago. Nevertheless, 565,507 Americans have died, which is about 20% of the world’s total. Confirmed cases have reached 31,207,770, or about 23% of the global number. Hospitalizations, which were over 100,000 a day […]
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