COVID 'Billionaire Boom' Has Seen Aggregate Wealth More Than Double To $13 Trillion

America's billionaire class is now the second most "bloated" in the world after...Sweden?

If that sounds strange, it's just one example of how the global explosion in wealth is impacting the world in unexpected ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/covid-billionaire-boom-has-seen-aggregate-wealth-more-double-13-trillion

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With potential renovations, the company's total investment could hit nearly $68 million.Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR), ever on the hunt for suitable properties to add to its portfolio, has found another one in Pennsylvania. The specialty marijuana real estate investment trust (REIT) ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/14/innovative-industrial-properties-in-418-million-de/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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Editors note: Well, this is surprising, and interesting. The news about this oil pipeline shutdown seems to get weirder by the day. Heres the latest (as far as Ive seen). Colonial Pipeline operators made the proactive choice to shut down the 5,500-mile pipeline, setting off gas ...

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/14/pipeline-company-shut-down-their-own-pipeline-paid-ransom/

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More than 2,000 Apple employees reportedly signed a petition raising concerns about new manager's allegedly sexist and racist comments in his best-selling book. A former Facebook product manager says Apple fired him shortly after hiring him following an employee protest about allegedly sexist and ...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/14/tech-manager-who-called-bay-area-women-soft-and-weak-says-apple-fired-him/

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Household Insecticides grew just 34% (28% globally) driven by broad based performance in burning as well as premium formats...

https://www.financialexpress.com/market/analyst-corner-godrej-consumers-upgrade-to-buy-with-revised-tp-of-rs-850/2252195/

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Amid a drought that followed a year of historic wildfires exacerbated by a warming planet, California's governor on Friday proposed spending a record $11 billion on programs to combat climate change, promote clean air, shore up water supplies and prevent wildfires...

https://apnews.com/article/ca-state-wire-bees-business-climate-change-health-8b78934095916bd196245a2a853506d0

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As part of iOS 14.5, Apples App Tracking Transparency forces developers to ask permission for something they used to be able to do for free: track iOS users. Today, Twitter is joining the ranks of other developers and adding a prompt that asks users to ...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/14/22436944/twitter-ad-tracking-ios-14-5-app-transparency

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The news comes hours after Insider reported Joel Greenberg, a former Gaetz wingman, will plead guilty to six felony counts on Monday.

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Matt Gaetz reportedly snorted cocaine with a female escort at a hotel party in 2019, The Daily Beast reported.
The Florida congressman reportedly wrote...

https://www.businessinsider.com/report-gaetz-did-cocaine-had-sex-with-escort-with-campaign-money-2021-5

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Travel restrictions in many parts of the world caused by new outbreaks triggered by virus mutations and differing paces of vaccination threaten recovery prospects for the aviation industry, which is suffering its worst crisis...

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2116115/airlines-bemoan-lack-of-coordinated-approach-to-covid-effort

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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco rejected Bayer's argument that lawsuits like Edwin Hardeman's never should go to trial because federal pesticide laws barred allegations that the company failed to warn of Roundup's cancer risks.By Tom Hals | Reuters
A federal appeals court on ...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/14/court-upholds-25m-roundup-verdict-in-blow-to-bayer/

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Workers, however, will need to answer yes to a vaccination question in a daily health assessment in order to go maskless, the company said in a memo to employees posted on its corporate website...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/covid19-in-us-walmart-to-allow-vaccinated-shoppers-workers-to-go-maskless-101621036944180.html

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Top health officials huddled much of Friday over what Gov. Gavin Newsom called "complexities around enforcement and lack thereof."More than a day after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scrapped most mask mandates for vaccinated people, California officials remained silent as to ...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/14/a-day-later-california-officials-still-silent-on-cdc-mask-guidance/

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Buchanan: Are The Halcyon Days Over For Joe Biden?

Authored by Pat Buchanan,

On taking the oath of office, Jan. 20, Joe Biden may not have realized it, but history had dealt him a pair of aces.

The COVID-19 pandemic had reached its apex, infecting a quarter of a million Americans every day. Yet...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/buchanan-are-halcyon-days-over-joe-biden

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For St. Vincent, home is a relative thing; she doesnt often touch exactly the same base, musically, and no one will ever accuse her of making the same album twice. So if you loved the exquisitely visceral, electronic tension of 2017s Masseduction and its ...

https://variety.com/2021/music/news/st-vincent-daddys-home-album-review-1234973746/

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SEATTLE (AP) - A suburban Seattle man has been arrested and charged with entering the U.S. Capitol with a pro-Trump mob during the Jan. 6 deadly insurrection.Joseph Elliott Zlab, 51, of Lake Forest Park, was arrested Thursday in Everett, an FBI spokesman told The Seattle Times...

https://apnews.com/article/wa-state-wire-washington-business-government-and-politics-5bb46a2d50daa14c06741974f07b1cae

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed spending an additional $11 billion on transportation improvements, much of it for a troubled bullet train intended to eventually link California's major metropolitan areas and for projects supporting the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los ...

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-business-olympic-games-health-coronavirus-pandemic-5df1b79878a5f0cfea6ae672f8d237b2

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Demand For Active Shooter Insurance Soars As Post-Pandemic America Reopens

As the US returns to some normalcy after a year of the virus pandemic, demand for active shooter insurance has surged following a spate of mass shootings across the country, according toReuters.

Tarique Nageer, Terrorism ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/demand-active-shooter-insurance-soars-amid-wave-mass-shootings

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Manufacturing for full FY21 grows by (-) 9.8% and IIP by (-) 8.6%. This may be compared to second advance estimates for GDP to de-grow by 8% in FY21...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/steel-industry-faces-challenges-to-pursue-growth-with-stability/2252198/

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True scale of cyberattack and what, if any, data has been compromised is not yet clear...

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/rebuilding-hse-s-computer-systems-after-cyberattack-could-take-weeks-1.4565598

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Two Washington state companies have won grants of up to $750,000 each from NASA to take space-related technologies theyre already working on to the next stage of development. The awards to Renton-based Stoke Space Technologies and Bellevue-based Sequoia Scientific are part of the latest batch...

https://www.geekwire.com/2021/stoke-space-sequoia-scientific-win-nasa-funding-advance-tech-innovations/

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NEW YORK, May 15 Wall Street closed higher in a broad rally, an upbeat conclusion to whipsaw week of buying and selling as signs of a rebounding economy squared off against mounting inflation jitters. All three major US indexes extended...

All three major US indexes extended yesterdays gains, ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/15/wall-street-ends-volatile-week-sharply-higher/1974216

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The Colonial Pipeline is shipping
at normal rates, based on nominations from shippers, a
spokeswoman for the company said on Friday evening...

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-products-colonial-pipeline/colonial-shipping-at-normal-rates-based-on-shipper-nominations-spokeswoman-idUSL1N2N12YS

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Indeed, on April 30, Spain revised its national directive on the vaccine, saying those under 60 years of age who had received the first dose should get their second one only 12-16 weeks after...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/covishield-vaccine-indias-decision-to-increase-gap-between-doses-in-sync-with-uk-who-recommendations/2252163/

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SURVEY: California and 12 Southern California governments have begun disbursing federal rental assistance. Have you been able to get it? Please take our survey.California and 12 Southern California governments have begun disbursing federal rental assistance, with much more aid on the way.
Have you ...

https://www.ocregister.com/2021/05/14/have-you-been-able-to-get-rental-assistance/

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End-to-end encryption secures messages before they're sent and decrypts them only after arriving at a recipient's device.

End-to-end encryption ensures your messages can only be read by you and the recipient(s).
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End-to-end encryption secures messages before theyre ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/end-to-end-encryption

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South Korea is determined to remain at the forefront of semiconductor production. Samsung is on board, while SK Hynix seems tentative.
The post Korea Teases Fab Expansions appeared first on EETimes.
Reports out of Korea claim that SK Hynix will double its foundry output. A company press release ...

https://www.eetimes.com/korea-teases-fab-expansions/

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A lawsuit filed on behalf of 70 landowners in Oregon's McKenzie River Valley seeks $103 million from Lane Electric Cooperative and Eugene Water and Electric Board for damages linked to one of the Labor Day fires that ravaged communities around the state...

https://apnews.com/article/fires-wildfires-utilities-business-lawsuits-88c22e82b7d2efd6c1597f15a1785628

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Biden Admin Sued Over Alleged Discrimination Against Certain Bar And Restaurant Owners

Authored by Janita Kan via The Epoch Times,

A Texas cafe owner is taking the Biden administration to court over alleged discrimination that prevents him from receiving COVID-19 relief grants because of his race...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-admin-sued-over-alleged-discrimination-against-certain-bar-and-restaurant-owners

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The buyer didn't specify a price for its asset-to-be.With cybersecurity on the minds of a great many Americans, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is beefing up its presence in the segment with a fresh acquisition. On Friday, the networking equipment giant announced its intent to purchase privately held ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/14/cisco-systems-to-acquire-cybersecurity-specialist/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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The Samuel Adams brewer wants in on the marijuana comestibles business.Talk about beverages with a kick.On Friday, The Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM), best known for the Samuel Adams product line, announced it is to develop nonalcoholic cannabis drinks. To do so, it is opening what it terms a "...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/14/boston-beer-to-research-and-develop-cannabis-drink/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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Pop superstar Joe Jonas says that refreshing vibes are coming in from the west, and he predicts "delicious flavors will be picking up well into the afternoon and evening." The performer--one-third of the Grammy-winning Jonas Brothers--moonlights as a cheesy TV weatherman, rocking a 1970s-style ...

https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/joe-jonas-moonlights-as-tv-weatherman-predicts-sunnier-times-ahead-with-tanqueray/

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The New York Times also reported President Biden's preferred drink is the controversial Orange Gatorade.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the COVID-19 response and the ongoing vaccination program at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on May 12, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Photo by ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-nixes-leafy-greens-to-avoid-being-photographed-with-leaves-in-teeth

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Bill Gross's 44-Year-Old Successor Quits To Spend Time With Kids "While They Still Like Me"

In the wake of Friday's underwhelming jobs number, the media has been hungry for stories about people quitting prestigious jobs - like the Goldman MD who reportedly quit after making a fortune off dogecoin...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/bill-grosss-44-year-old-successor-quits-spend-time-kids-while-they-still-me

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COVID-19: 'We do not require proof of vaccination, as we trust our customers to follow CDC guidelines'If youre fully vaccinated, Trader Joes welcomes you to shop without a mask.
The Southern California-based specialty grocery store became one of the first retailers in the nation to ...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/14/trader-joes-drops-mask-requirement-for-fully-vaccinated-customers/

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Director Robert Eggers The Northman will release in theaters on April 8, 2022, Focus Features announced on Friday. Universal Pictures International will premiere the film internationally on the same day. Starring Alexander Skarsgard, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, ...

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/the-northman-release-date-robert-eggers-1234973788/

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A Society Based On The Social Credit System Is Closer Than You Think

Authored by Robert Wheeler via The Organic Prepper blog,

The social credit system took yet another step forwardthis time, from Down Under. Under the guise of a welfare crackdown, Australia moved 25,000 people onto a cashless ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/society-based-social-credit-system-closer-you-think

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The U.S. census has been conducted once every decade since 1790. The first results of the 2020 survey were released in April, and they show that the countrys population grew over the previous 10...

https://247wallst.com/special-report/2021/05/14/how-every-states-population-has-changed-since-2010/

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Leaders in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April are expected to vote Saturday on a resolution that would put the city on track to major changes to its policing practices...

https://apnews.com/article/daunte-wright-george-floyd-business-death-of-daunte-wright-health-49983d22388da9a689ae43ff061321fd

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