President Joseph R. Biden signed the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education and Research (FASTER) Act into law that changes labeling rules for sesame on packaged foods. The FASTER Act officially makes sesame the ninth food allergen that companies must indicate on packaging. President Joseph R. ...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanabandoim/2021/05/14/how-the-faster-act-changes-sesame-allergen-labeling-on-packaged-foods/

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Venmo has a major privacy flaw thats been well-known for years: theres no way to keep your list of Venmo contacts private. That means you can see the contact list of any user on the platform, a flaw thats so large that BuzzFeed News was able to track ...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/14/22436847/venmo-contact-friends-list-not-private-president-joe-biden

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"No one is arguing that Israel, or any government, does not have the right to self-defense," Sanders wrote, adding Palestinians need attention too.

US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks with reporters about potential efforts to raise the minimum wage at the US Capitol in Washington, March 1, 2021...

https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-condemns-the-racist-nationalism-of-israels-netanyahu-2021-5

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Dogecoin walked so dog-themed cryptos can run. Take a look at the canine coins that are causing the biggest stir right now.
The post SHIB and 4 Other Dog-Themed Cryptos Looking to Be the Next Dogecoin appeared first on InvestorPlace.
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Tanden came under fire from Senate Republicans, and one crucial Senate Democrat, for social media posts disparaging Republicans.Tanden came under fire from Senate Republicans, and one crucial Senate Democrat, for social media posts disparaging Republicans...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/05/14/neera-tanden-hired-as-white-house-senior-adviser-after-failed-omb-nomination/

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The Biden administration is
weighing concerns about commodity shortages and inflation as it
reviews trade tariff policy, the top White House economist said
on Friday...

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trade-tariffs/u-s-tariff-review-considers-commodity-shortages-inflation-official-idUSL1N2N12CW

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Irelands health service, the HSE, shut down all of its IT systems on Friday following a significant ransomware attack which has disrupted COVID-19 testing and other patient services, the BBC reports. The countrys COVID-19 vaccination program does not appear ...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/14/22436164/ireland-refuse-pay-ransom-demand-attack-health-security

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To learn more about Main Management and how some of our strategies could help you with your investment needs, please contact Darol Ryan, our Head of Sales and National Accounts, atryan@mainmgt.com. Also check outMain Management CEO Kim Arthur on TwitterandMain Management on LinkedIn.
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Shares of the alternative fuel company gained after it reported earnings last night.Shares ofGevo(NASDAQ: GEVO) were climbing today after the development-stage alternative fuel company posted first-quarter earnings results. With Gevo's revenue near zero, the focus seemed to be on progress at its Net...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/14/why-gevo-stock-jumped-today/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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NEW YORK (AP) - Four people have been arrested in connection with subway slashings and assaults early Friday - a series of crimes that's sharpened the ongoing debate over safety and policing in New York City's transit system...

https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-e92fe0954be00084d13fb6224065a5a8

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GRANTSVILLE, Utah (AP) - A woman was killed in an industrial accident at a mattress manufacturing plant in Utah, according to police.Police were told the woman was standing by a machine and got "pulled in" Thursday afternoon at the Purple Mattress factory in Grantsville, Sgt...

https://apnews.com/article/utah-industrial-accidents-business-accidents-079de7247debc1fa457d1431ec15b224

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A plan to build a bridge over a major Southern California highway to enable mountain lions and other wildlife to move between wilderness areas has received a $25 million challenge grant to advance the project, organizers said Friday...

https://apnews.com/article/ca-state-wire-california-business-philanthropy-wildlife-c9563aa6f93e1ee4df73b37b85091e10

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After several cases held that the IRS lacked the statutory authority to regulate return preparers, Present Bidens American Families Plan seeks to enact legislation that would give the IRS the authority needed to regulate return preparers.After several cases held that the IRS lacked the statutory ...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/irswatch/2021/05/14/bidens-plan-to-regulate-return-preparers-is-welcome-news/

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Comedies American Housewife and Mixed-ish and dramas For Life and Rebel have all been canceled at ABC. A cancellation for the comedy Call Your Mother was previously announced. The network also passed on pickups for four pilots, ...

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/american-housewife-mixed-ish-rebel-cancel-sam-esmail-1234973571/

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article author:Frank KaneSat, 2021-05-15 00:00
The Middle Easts water challenge is summed up in one stark statistic: The region is home to 6 percent of the worlds population but has just 1 percent of its fresh water.

Rami Ghandour, managing director of UAE-based water company Metito Utilities, ...

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1858846/business-economy

#ArabNews

Investors can prep for a looming cyber pandemic by scooping up promising stocks like Absolute Software Corp. (TSX:ABST)(NASDAQ:ABST).
The post Should Investors Prepare for a Cyber Pandemic? appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Late last week, the Colonial Pipeline was hit with a crippling ...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/14/should-investors-prepare-for-a-cyber-pandemic/

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Ether prices rallied in the last few days, climbing 40% in about 15 hours. Analysts have weighed in on what drove this cryptocurrency's price higher. Ether prices rallied in the last few days, climbing 40% in about 15 hours. Analysts have weighed in on what drove this cryptocurrency's price higher...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/cbovaird/2021/05/14/ether-classic-prices-surged-more-than-40-in-less-than-24-hours/

#Forbes

A new defendant has been added to a civil lawsuit launched by the province seeking forfeiture of a Salt Spring Island property that the government alleges was linked to a $200-million-plus international stock fraud.

In a consent order filed May 10 in B.C. Supreme Court, which is agreed to by both ...

https://vancouversun.com/business/philippines-resident-added-to-forfeiture-case-that-alleges-money-laundered-through-salt-spring-island-property

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A bull steepener is a change in the yield curve caused by short-term rates falling faster than long-term rates, resulting in a higher spread between them...

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bullsteepener.asp?utm_campaign=rss_headlines&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral

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You can turn on Snapchat's dark mode from the "App Appearance" section of the settings menu, but only if you have an iPhone.

Dark mode is a new feature for Snapchats iPhone users.
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You can turn on Snapchats dark mode from the App ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/snapchat-dark-mode

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ESTANCIA, N.M. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center on Friday sued a private prison company over the treatment of nine immigrant detainees at the Torrance County Detention Center...

https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-business-immigration-health-coronavirus-pandemic-ecf84d243166c311ec8d1c5f996c75f5

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The company posted an updated mask policy following the CDC's guidance that fully vaccinated people can mostly stop wearing masks.

A Costco store in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
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Costco announced that it will no longer require fully vaccinated customers to wear face masks.
...

https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-wont-require-masks-for-vaccinated-customers-in-some-states-2021-5

#Insider

The Canadian weedie will produce CBD-infused beverages and other products in the Colorado property.One of the mainstays of Canada's marijuana industry, HEXO (NYSE: HEXO) is making an incursion across that country's southern border. The company announced Friday that, through a fully owned U.S. ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/14/hexo-to-open-its-first-us-factory/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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Now let me return to last weeks big question Who will win the 21stcentury? When you compare raw numbers, you have to ask: What good does it do for America to grow 5% or 6% a year if China can grow 10% to 12% a year? It now seems certain that China will someday []
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Several rockets were fired from Lebanon and Syria this week, Israels military says.Several rockets were fired from Lebanon and Syria this week, Israels military says...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/05/14/israel-says-rocket-attacks-from-syria-in-the-north-amid-gaza-fighting-in-south/

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Estimates of U.S. retail sales for April were $619.9 billion, showing no significant change from the previous month, according to monthly data released by the Census Bureau on Friday.Estimates of U.S. retail sales for April were $619.9 billion, showing no significant change from the previous month, ...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinlarson/2021/05/14/retail-sales-in-april-fall-flat-analysts-remain-optimistic/

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Payment card issuer Marqeta Inc revealed
that its revenue doubled in 2020 in its initial public offering
(IPO) filing with U.S. securities regulators made public on
Friday...

https://www.reuters.com/article/marqeta-ipo/update-1-u-s-payments-startup-marqeta-reveals-revenue-doubling-in-ipo-filing-idUSL4N2N142Z

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Fannie and Freddie earlier reported results two weeks ago for Q1 2021. Here is some information on Real Estate Owned (REOs). Note that COVID is impacting foreclosure activity, from Freddie: "The volume of foreclosures declined significantly, year-over-year, primarily due to the foreclosure ...

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CalculatedRisk/~3/v5qbbwNRg60/fannie-and-freddie-reo-inventory.html

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Delta CEO Says All New Hires Must Be Fully Vaccinated

Yesterday, when it announced plans to raise wages for new hires as it attempts to hire tens of thousands of new workers, Amazon added that it would offer all new hires an additional $100 bonus if they are already fully vaccinated before signing...

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/delta-ceo-says-all-new-hires-must-be-fully-vaccinated

#ZeroHedge

Volkswagen and Argo.AI intend to begin real-world testing of the ID. Buzz equipped with Level 4 autonomy before the end of 2021...

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/14/vw-id-buzz-with-level-4-autonomy-scheduled-to-begin-real-world-testing-this-year/

#CleanTechnica

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water to farmers from a critical reservoir and said they would not send extra water to dying salmon downstream or to the half-dozen wildlife ...

https://apnews.com/article/oregon-california-health-droughts-science-1f93619dc660f40e558a91b095f41f7b

#APNews

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Democratic Gov. John Carney said Friday that he will lift Delaware's mask-wearing mandate effective May 21 after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing...

https://apnews.com/article/delaware-coronavirus-pandemic-business-government-and-politics-health-d1967bb8a150555376cf746a6665326c

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - On Friday morning, a military airstrike smashed my family's farm in the northern Gaza Strip into a jagged mass of metal and splintered trees. An Israeli bomb had slammed into the yard, carving a crater into the dirt and leaving rubble in its wake...

https://apnews.com/article/africa-middle-east-gaza-business-israel-palestinian-conflict-5b064a4c7ccbdd4ac2894a73fa85a774

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___Retail sales were flat in April as stimulus spending wanedNEW YORK (AP) - Retail sales in the U.S. were flat in April, after soaring in March, when many Americans received $1,400 stimulus checks that boosted spending...

https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-retail-sales-business-1097ebc9f30be07e729768d60390924b

#APNews

People who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can go mask-free in most of New Orleans, Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced Friday. And, they can celebrate by dancing.The latest easing of restrictions in the city that was once a Southern hot spot for the coronavirus disease follows this week's easing ...

https://apnews.com/article/la-state-wire-new-orleans-coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-3c1acd50e8ebdf8576ba3f30b66c620c

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NEW YORK (AP) - ViacomCBS said Friday that former CBS CEO Les Moonves will not get his $120 million severance package from his firing in 2018, ending a long-running dispute over the money...

https://apnews.com/article/business-arts-and-entertainment-537b712842cd122ca6a739eb8f06a27e

#APNews

Theres a lot to be optimistic about in the Healthcare sector as 3 analysts just weighed in on Larimar Therapeutics (LRMR), Autolus Therapeutics ...
The post Analysts Offer Insights on Healthcare Companies: Larimar Therapeutics (LRMR), Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL) and Atea Pharmaceuticals (AVIR) ...

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In a report released yesterday, Myles Minter from William Blair reiterated a Buy rating on Silence Therapeutics (SLN). The companys shares closed last ...
The post William Blair Believes Silence Therapeutics (SLN) Still Has Room to Grow appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
In a report released ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/william-blair-believes-silence-therapeutics-sln-still-has-room-to-grow/

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Massively popular game creation tool Roblox is now a massively popular experience creation tool Roblox, possibly in response to the ongoing Epic v. Apple trial.
Roblox allows a variety of user-created projects on its platform, and until earlier this week, these were all grouped under...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/14/22436014/apple-roblox-epic-fortnite-trial-what-is-game-name-change

#TheVerge

A respected investment bank says now is the time to invest in the data specialist.Shares ofSnowflake(NYSE: SNOW) surged on Friday following bullish analyst commentary. As of 3:20 p.m. EDT, the software maker's stock's price was up more than 10%.Goldman Sachs analyst Kash Rangan boosted his rating on...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/14/why-snowflake-stock-soared-today/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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The franchisee and chief marketing officer focus on understanding the people around them...

https://www.nrn.com/people/karim-webb-and-rita-patel-buffalo-wild-wings-discuss-leadership-during-times-crisis

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Americans watch a lot of television, thats for sure. While baseball has been described as the national pastime, a lot of people watch it on TV. They watch a lot of other things too cartoons...

https://247wallst.com/special-report/2021/05/14/states-where-people-watch-the-most-tv/

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies need a payment gateway for new adopters, which is why Banxa Holdings (TSXV:BNXA) is the ideal play.
The post Forget Bitcoin: This Stock Gives You Exposure to All Cryptos appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Why look for a needle in a haystack, when you can ...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/14/forget-bitcoin-this-stock-gives-you-exposure-to-all-cryptos/

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Federal officials expect climate-fueled heat and drought to drive a Western fire season at least as bad as last year, if not worse. Starting in the Southwest and moving throughout the Western part of the United States, were seeing a higher level of risk, and an earlier level of risk, than weve seen ...

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/14/us-west-likely-to-have-tough-2021-due-to-drought/

#CleanTechnica

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's lone Cabinet choice who was rebuffed by Congress has landed a job as a White House senior adviser. Neera Tanden had been Biden's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget but withdrew her nomination in March after it was clear that she would not garner ...

https://apnews.com/article/neera-tanden-cabinets-business-government-and-politics-fa22dbfd1decc933c184179aa9d6a32b

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