LONDON (AP) - Britain hopes to host the U.N.'s delayed COP26 climate summit in person in November despite the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the U.K. official leading the preparations said Friday...

https://apnews.com/article/europe-health-coronavirus-pandemic-environment-and-nature-31571bc6dd9360b1f1c9a37f015ba9a4

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The best debt consolidation loans will help you lower your debt's interest rates, and help make your debt payoff journey easier.

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He enters the Plastics Hall of Fame after putting the injection press maker on a path that's made it one of the world's largest molding machine suppliers...

https://www.rubbernews.com/news/neumann-led-engels-global-growth-found-partners-who-push-us-new-limits

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The company slid an announcement concerning a new share offering at the bottom of its quarterly financial report.Canadian cannabis company Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) reported fiscal third-quarter 2021 results yesterday, and investors are reacting by selling off the stock today. As of 10:05 a.m. EDT...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/14/why-aurora-cannabis-stock-sank-friday/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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Farm vet Malan Hughes incidentally noticed an extra eye on the calf while on a routine TB testing visit to a farm in North Wales...

https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/extremely-rare-three-eyed-calf-doing-well-on-welsh-farm-119365

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Ethiopia has cancelled 27 idle mining licences and sent warnings to three companies, the mines ministry said on Friday, as the government looks to spur production. Ethiopia has now cancelled 90 mining licences, including 63 it revoked in December...

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/ethiopia-cancels-27-idle-mining-licences-in-push-for-development-2021-05-14

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NEW YORK 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://www.ttnews.com/articles/retail-sales-flat-april-stimulus-spending-wanes

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Gas shortages at the pumps are spreading from the South to the Mid-Atlantic states, where Virginia and the District of Columbia have become some of the hardest hit areas after a cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nations largest gasoline pipeline...

https://www.ttnews.com/articles/gas-crunch-cyberattack-intensifies-nations-capital

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TikTok recently introduced a Green Screen Duet feature, which allows creators to use another person's video as the background for their own content. Here's how to use the Green Screen Duet feature in the TikTok mobile application. Note: These screenshots were captured in the TikTok app on iOS. Also ...

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IBM, which licenses microprocessor technology to the world's leading chip makers, says it will be "a couple of years" before capacity is restored.

A researcher plants a semiconductor on an interface board during a research work to design and develop a semiconductor product at Tsinghua Unigroup ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/global-chip-shortage-could-last-another-2-years-experts-say-2021-5

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Plug Power jumped after the fuel-cell maker said it completed the restatement of its financial statements for the past three years.pPlug Power jumped after the fuel-cell maker said it completed the restatement of its financial statements for the past three years.pPlug Power (PLUG) - Get Reportshares...

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/plug-power-earnings-restatement-completed-stock-up

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Power Corp of Canada (POW) announced a Q3 profit almost three times higher than a year ago, thanks to significant gains in its ...
The post Power Corp Q1 Profit Nearly Triples, Beat Estimates appeared first on Smarter Analyst.

Power Corp of Canada (POW) announced a Q3 profit almost three times ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/yahoo/power-corp-q1-profit-nearly-triples-beat-estimates/

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The stratosphere - the layer of Earth's atmosphere between 7.5 and 31 miles up - is shrinking due to greenhouse-gas emissions, a new study found.

A band of subtropical stratocumulus clouds as seen from space.
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Earths stratosphere - an atmospheric layer that ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/stratosphere-shrinking-greenhouse-gas-emissions-climate-change-2021-5

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The #DogeChat hashtag is catching the interest of Dogecoin (DOGE) lovers on Twitter that want to keep up with the crypto.
The post What Is #DogeChat? 9 Things We Know as the Dogecoin Tweet Cast on TwitterSpaces Gains Traction appeared ...

https://investorplace.com/2021/05/what-is-dogechat-9-things-we-know-as-the-dogecoin-tweet-cast-on-twitterspaces-gains-traction/

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In todays Global Bulletin, ESPN scores LaLiga rights for the next eight years; the U.K. government looks to unload Channel 4; Bavaria Fiction wraps principle shooting on its Netflix horror feature The Privilege; and London to get 1,575-seater theater. SPORTS In a Disney earnings call on Tuesday ...

https://variety.com/2021/film/global/espn-plus-laliga-rights-disney-1234973199/

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It was one of the highlights of the U.K.s biggest music awards show but mystery surrounds why the Pet Shop Boys didnt join Sir Elton John and Years Years performance of their classic song, Its a Sin, at Tuesday nights BRIT Awards. Sir Elton and Years Years Olly Alexander pre-recorded ...

https://variety.com/2021/music/news/pet-shop-boys-brit-awards-no-show-elton-john-years-1234973257/

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Instagram Offers Users 41 Pronouns Woke Mob Complains There Aren't Enough

Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News,

Facebook owned Instagram has decided to introduce a feature allowing users to pick from a list of 41 pronouns, thus saving on characters in the bio, but the woke brigade has already...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/instagram-offers-users-41-pronouns-woke-mob-complains-there-arent-enough

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Pinterest's Story Pins feature allows creators to share multiple videos, photos and more in a single Pin. A Story Pin can have multiple pages, and each page can be edited separately. The Story Pins feature allows users to record new videos within the Pinterest application, as well as import videos ...

https://www.adweek.com/social-marketing/pinterest-story-pins-how-to-record-videos-at-different-speeds/

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Note: Both Black Knight and the MBA (Mortgage Bankers Association) are putting out weekly estimates of mortgages in forbearance.This data is as of May 11th.From Black Knight: Forbearance Volumes Continue to DeclineWe saw another week of good news in terms of forbearance volumes, which fell by 61,000...

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CalculatedRisk/~3/mDQRGbPPLGM/black-knight-number-of-homeowners-in_14.html

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday that river traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, three days after it was closed when a crack was discovered in the Interstate 40 bridge that connects Tennessee and Arkansas...

https://apnews.com/article/memphis-mississippi-river-business-deba6df5e4e854140f3a0561ce2fb7c6

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Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase says it will add support for dogecoin in the coming weeks...

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/dogecoin-crypto-coinbase-trading-price-b1847684.html

This week, The Weeknd sits at No. 1 on not one, not two, but all three of Billboards pop-focused radio charts.This week, The Weeknd sits at No. 1 on not one, not two, but all three of Billboards pop-focused radio charts...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/05/14/the-weeknd-rules-all-three-pop-charts-at-oncewith-different-songs/

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Todays politics and public discourse is refracted through a prism of polarization. That is evident in debate about Section 230, the once obscure provision in communications law that has become a lightning rod for concerns about the power of and the content on social media platforms like Facebook, ...

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2021/05/14/section-230-reform-deserves-careful-and-focused-consideration/

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India on Friday started inoculating its population with Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, the jab's developers said...

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/05/14/russias-sputnik-v-vaccine-rollout-begins-in-india-a73906

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Google I/O, the companys big developer conference, is back after being canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The keynote kicks off on Tuesday, May 18th, at 1PM ET / 10AM PT, and it will likely be packed with news about Google products.
In the ...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/14/22435116/google-io-2021-rumors-android-12-pixel-buds-a-series-chip

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"This Doesn't Look Good"

Under the hood of the University of Michigan Sentiment Survey, something really ugly appeared.

While homebuilder sentiment (as measured among realtors by the NAHB) remains near record highs, home-buying sentiment has utterly collapsed as surging home prices have ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/doesnt-look-good

#ZeroHedge

Kevin Seefried was approved to take his scheduled family trip to Salvo, North Carolina, on May 15, court documents show.

Supporters of President Donald Trump protest in the US Capitol rotunda on January 6 in Washington, DC.
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A judge has allowed two prominent Capitol ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/capitol-riot-defendant-approved-for-family-vacation-by-judge-2021-5

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The Admiral share price has added 30% in the past year. Christopher Ruane considers whether the insurer can keep climbing to 35.
The post Will the Admiral share price reach 35? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

Insurer Admiral (LSE: ADM) is well-known from its television adverts. The cartoon ...

https://www.fool.co.uk/share-dealing/2021/05/14/will-the-admiral-share-price-reach-35/

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The inflation scare amplified by CPI data has died down yesterday a little. Buying returned into the S&P 500, lifting Nasdaq ever so little too. VIX steeply rejected moving higher, and looks ready to decline today, but the put/call ratio doesnt share the optimism as obviously the bearish scenarios, ...

https://www.valuewalk.com/selling-madness-over/

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Leaders of the House Homeland Security have agreed on legislation to form a commission with subpoena power.

Supporters of President Donald Trump enter the US Capitols Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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Leaders of a key House committee reached an ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/congress-takes-major-step-towards-bipartisan-january-6-commission-2021-5

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Snowflake shares bounced on Friday after suffering what has been a months-long slide. One top analyst considers it a great buying opportunity...

https://247wallst.com/apps-software/2021/05/14/why-goldman-sachs-sees-nearly-50-upside-for-snowflake/

Canada's main stock index rose on Friday
supported by material stocks, as gold prices gained, with the
dollar pulling back from one-week highs after U.S. Federal
Reserve officials downplayed inflation concerns...

https://www.reuters.com/article/canada-stocks/canada-stocks-tsx-rises-on-materials-sector-strength-idUSL4N2N13FJ

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Trade shows and conventions make up about 20% of all airline business travel. The MRO Americas event was well attended and is an encouraging sign for this traffic to return. Trade shows and conventions make up about 20% of all airline business travel. The MRO Americas event was well attended and is ...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/benbaldanza/2021/05/14/the-mro-americas-trade-show-in-orlando-is-positive-sign-for-business/

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US Blocks UN Security Council Meeting On Gaza Violence

Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,

Afterblocking two statementsat the UN Security Council on the ongoing Israeli violence against Palestinians,the US objected to a planned meetingon the Israeli bombing campaign in Gaza that was to be ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-blocks-un-security-council-meeting-gaza-violence

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The financial restatement that investors have been waiting for arrived a day early.Shares of Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) have been on a fairly steady decline since the company announced on March 15 that it would restate three years' worth of its prior financial statements. From that point, the stock ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/14/heres-why-plug-power-stock-jumped-friday-morning/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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LOCUST GROVE, Okla. (AP) - Two men were killed and a third person was injured in an explosion in a northeastern Oklahoma dam where they were doing maintenance work, officials said.Grand River Dam Authority spokesperson Justin Alberty said Kerr Dam, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) east of Tulsa, was ...

https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-explosions-business-b1a186f2b373c7a15ad4691e58efc9e6

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NEW YORK (AP) - Many of us were taught to share as kids. Now streaming services ranging from Netflix to Amazon to Disney+ want us to stop.That's the new edict from the giants of streaming media, who are hoping to discourage the common practice of sharing account passwords without alienating ...

https://apnews.com/article/arts-and-entertainment-technology-business-0f9fd76c86ada1d1162f9e9f0b8ca7f5

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Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of Tiffany & Co., was nothing if not an achiever. In 1837, the 25-year-old son of a cotton merchant opened shop at 259 Broadway in New York and, within a few years, made it into a premier destination for jewelry and fine wares. Thanks to the firm's many diamond-buying ...

https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/why-did-it-take-tiffany-co-135-years-to-make-a-diamond-ring-for-men/

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Rigorous analysis and independent thought can lead to a more thoughtful ESG-friendly stock selection, proactive positive change in corporate behavior, and the likelihood of attractive positive investment returns as well.Rigorous analysis and independent thought can lead to a more thoughtful ESG-...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveiben/2021/05/14/esg-too-important-to-be-left-to-a-passive-approach/

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Leading crypto exchange Binance is under investigation by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A report unveiled this news on May 13, citing people acquainted with the matter. Reportedly, this probe has seen money laundering and tax sleuths seek information from...

https://invezz.com/news/2021/05/14/the-us-doj-and-irs-probe-binance-for-tax-and-money-laundering-information/

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Paramount Television Studios and Anonymous Content are getting ready to relocate the filming of ambitious Apple TV Plus series Shantaram to Thailand in July, Variety can reveal. The 10-part series is based on Gregory David Roberts tome about a man on the run from prison in Australia, who flees to ...

https://variety.com/2021/streaming/asia/shantaram-apple-thailand-charlie-hunnam-1234973197/

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These seven risky Reddit penny stocks are in the biotech space and the business of developing cancer therapies and treatments.
The post 7 Reddit Penny Stocks Promising to Cure Cancer appeared first on InvestorPlace.
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H.C.
The post ThermoGenesis Holdings (THMO) Receives a Buy from H.C. Wainwright appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
H.C. Wainwright analyst Sean Lee CFA reiterated a Buy rating on ThermoGenesis Holdings (THMO) today and set a price target of $6.00. The companys shares closed last Friday at $2.28, ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/thermogenesis-holdings-thmo-receives-a-buy-from-h-c-wainwright/

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Who, ultimately, possesses the land?

That is a question at the root of the territorial acknowledgments that have become pervasive across Canada, a sombre public rite.

But it’s not only non-Indigenous Canadians who undergo conflicted feelings, whether gratitude, guilt or consternation, when...

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/unceded-why-we-acknowledge-or-dont-that-b-c-first-nations-never-signed-away-land

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As house prices continue to rise, tiny homes are becoming more popular in the UK. Are these miniature houses really worth the investment? We take a look.
The post Can I really save money by living in a tiny home? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

Tiny homes have been popular in the US for years...

https://www.fool.co.uk/mywallethero/can-i-really-save-money-by-living-in-a-tiny-home/

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Name Alaska Thunderfuck 5000

Best known for Being from outer space, beauty, glamour, fashion, nails, naturally platinum blonde hair, a body that defies the laws of physics.

Current city Los Angeles, CA.

Really want to be in Right here, right now. Or maybe in a bar in Pittsburgh.
Name ...

https://www.spin.com/featured/alaska-thunderfuck-5000-5-albums-i-cant-live-without/

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From sourdough to feta pasta, much of the last year at home has been food-focused. And one driver of these delectable fads is the social media platform TikTok.Many people have embraced cooking during the pandemic, when they've been home, bored, looking to try something new...

https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-technology-lifestyle-arts-and-entertainment-26a4cb477d76b1c69186f2743c2cf815

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