McConnell is pushing for a more targeted $600 billion infrastructure plan, devoid of corporate tax increases, that Senate Republicans could support.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks after a GOP policy luncheon on Capitol Hill.
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Mitch ...

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[New Frame] The political decay in the ruling party is so pervasive that weeding out a few leaders will not be sufficient to rebuild the possibility of real social hope...

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Owning a home is a part of the American dream. It's also the key to building intergenerational wealth. But Black Americans continue to face discrimination in housing, including through higher costs. Owning a home is a part of the American dream. It's also the key to building intergenerational wealth...

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2021/05/08/991535564/black-americans-and-the-racist-architecture-of-homeownership

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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The Army Corps of Engineers has a new commander for its Savannah District. The federal agency officially welcomed Col. Joseph R. Geary as its top officer in Savannah during a ceremony Friday...

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BATCHELOR, La. (AP) - Bad weather has put Louisiana soybean farmers behind schedule, but rising prices are likely to increase acreage from last year, a Louisiana State University soybean specialist says...

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The card that millions of people use to prove their identity to everyone from police officers to liquor store owners may soon be a thing of the past as a growing number of states develop digital driver's licenses...

https://apnews.com/article/business-data-privacy-health-coronavirus-pandemic-technology-db2546ea45b7494f91b0ee00af4b3066

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ARKegos: Cathie Wood Admits Bill Hwang Seeded Her ETFs, As Questions Swirl About Trade Similarities

Just hours after we wrote an article titled "ARKchegos Looming" on Thursday, which compared ARK Invest's Cathie Wood to Bill Hwang and started to ask some critical, pointed questions about how many ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/weekend-wood-ark-founder-admits-bill-hwang-seeded-her-etfs-says-she-likes-setup-flagship

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Tesla has agreed to pay a $750,000 fine and install a solar roof project to settle air quality violations at its Fremont, California plant, officials announced Friday.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District, which regulates air pollution in nine San ...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/8/22426190/tesla-fine-build-microgrid-system-settle-california-air-quality-violations

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A court in Kyrgyzstan on Saturday
imposed a $3.1 billion fine on Kumtor Gold Company, which
operates the nation's biggest gold mine, after ruling that the
Canadian-owned firm had violated environmental laws...

https://www.reuters.com/article/centerra-gold-kyrgyzstan/kyrgyzstan-court-fines-centerra-gold-mining-venture-3-1-billion-idUSL1N2MV07O

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At Record Highs, Copper "Is The New Oil" & Could Be A Double From Here

On the heels of record highs in Iron Ore and Steel earlier this week, as commodity demand soars on the back of economies emerging from COVID lockdowns (demand) and various supply chain/operational issues (supply); copper prices...

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/record-highs-copper-new-oil-could-be-double-here

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Direct-to-consumer hair color brand Madison Reed picked one of the busiest malls on the East Coast when it was looking for a new way to connect with customers.Direct-to-consumer hair color brand Madison Reed picked one of the busiest malls on the East Coast when it was looking for a new way to ...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanverdon/2021/05/08/hair-color-disruptor-madison-reed-looking-for-new-customers-at-the-mall/

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A rising tide lifts all boats but some are heavier than others. Industrial metals are glowing white-hot in a fusion of post-pandemic manufacturing recovery and an emerging narrative of a commodities supercycle. Copper has hit all-time highs above $10,000 per tonne, with London Metal Exchange (LME) ...

https://oilprice.com/Metals/Commodities/The-Only-Two-Commodities-Missing-Out-On-The-Supercycle.html

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Who is Elon Musk?
Oh, come on.
Seriously!
Fine. Hes the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, the founder of The Boring Company and Neuralink, a certified member of the PayPal Mafia, and a well-known internet troll.
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https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/8/22421873/elon-musk-snl-jokes-thud-why

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Uni-Select Inc. (TSX:UNS) supports over 16,000 automotive repair and collision repair shops through automotive refinish banners.
The post Value Investors: 1 Automotive Giant Trading at a Cheap Valuation appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Uni-Select (TSX:UNS) is a leader in the distribution ...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/08/value-investors-1-automotive-giant-trading-at-a-cheap-valuation/

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Prices in Wallasey, on the Wirral, are soaring in a nationwide boom fuelled by the stamp duty holiday, but will it last?Homebuyers are scrambling for houses in Britains latest property hotspot on the tip of the Wirral peninsula.The Merseyside town of Wallasey has over the past year recorded a bigger...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/08/white-hot-housing-market-has-merseyside-suburb-at-fever-pitch

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Young people in the UK are finding properties even further out of reach as tax breaks and easier credit drive up pricesThe housing market has defied expectations over the past year, fuelled by peoples desire to move to properties with gardens and space to work from home, and boosted by stamp duty ...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/08/homebuyers-struggle-sellers-just-add-the-stamp-duty-saving-to-the-price

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Ripple is a technology that acts as both a cryptocurrency and a digital payment network for financial transactions...

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The anticipation for the U.S. jobs report for April, released Friday morning, was high.Most experts agreed that after a yearlong pandemic, tens of millions of layoffs and widespread disease and death, a likely second straight month of nearly 1 million added jobs would send a clear ...

https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-82aa4f9fddcea22918d010c55b5e55b3

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BUCARAMANGA, Colombia (AP) - Thousands of Colombians have protested across the country against a government they feel has long ignored their needs, allowed corruption to run rampant and is so out of touch that it proposed tax increases during the coronavirus pandemic...

https://apnews.com/article/colombia-business-tax-reform-health-coronavirus-pandemic-4783fa3719a9d204bfdcdfb7fe079a76

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[African Arguments] Mali's security might not be the first issue that comes to mind when hearing of the passing of Idriss Dby Itno. His death on the battlefield - or at least in proximity, depending on the account - clearly indicates that trouble is not far from N'Djamena...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105080172.html

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[ISS] Space powers or aspirant space powers like India, China and Turkey long framed their space ambitions as purely developmental. But they're now jostling among themselves and with pioneer space-farers like the United States (US) to beat each other to the moon or Mars. This is as much for the sake...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105080173.html

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The EU is also the leading foreign investor in India and its share in foreign investment inflows has more than doubled in the last decade...

https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/india-launches-connectivity-partnership-with-the-european-union/2248469/

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Let's watch and find out. I'm on the edge of my seat....
The post Saturday Night Live is the modern day Shoeshine Boy appeared first on The Reformed Broker.
By the time the writers room at Saturday Night Live gets around to coming up with a skit about something from the investing game or the economy...

https://thereformedbroker.com/2021/05/08/saturday-night-live-is-the-modern-day-shoeshine-boy/

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The Orange County coroners office did not reveal cause of death.The Orange County coroners office did not reveal cause of death...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/palashghosh/2021/05/08/1980s-video-model-tawny-kitaen-dies-in-california-at-age-59/

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Indias vaccine prince Adar Poonawalla rose to fame as the only Indian billionaire to put his weight behind an international Covid-19 vaccine. But his statements are at times confusing and often contradictory.Indias vaccine prince Adar Poonawalla rose to fame in 2020 when he became the only Indian ...

https://qz.com/india/2006883/what-adar-poonawalla-said-about-indias-covid-vaccine-shortage/

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Aaron Rodgers has told the Green Bay Packers he wants to play somewhere else in 2021.Aaron Rodgers has told the Green Bay Packers he wants to play somewhere else in 2021...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robreischel/2021/05/08/gamblers-think-aaron-rodgers-will-stay-a-packer---but-theyre-far-from-convinced/

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Advocates for nursing home residents say they worry a new Indiana law expanding COVID-19 liability protections for health care providers will effectively block many lawsuits over neglect and substandard treatment that weren't caused by the pandemic...

https://apnews.com/article/indiana-laws-business-coronavirus-pandemic-nursing-homes-9565a21dc403ea4f4b7ed367977eddbc

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Im here with the latest collection of the best tech deals that appeared on The Verge this week. Similar to the last weekends post, deals have been ramping up lately. Hopefully it has helped you save a little money either shopping for yourself or a mom in your life for Mothers Day. ...

https://www.theverge.com/good-deals/2021/5/8/22424501/satechi-accessories-ps-plus-memberships-roku-streambar-ipad-pro-m1-deal-sale

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Enbridge (TSX:ENB)(NYSE:ENB) stock could collapse if the shutdown of its Line 5 pipeline goes through, which has been called for by the Michigan governor.
The post Enbridge Stock: Headed for Shutdown? appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Investors inEnbridge (TSX:ENB)(NYSE:ENB) have been ...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/08/enbridge-stock-headed-for-shutdown/

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If you fear a significant market correction, dont panic and bail out. The best option is to move your capital or take a defensive position in Fortis stock. Its offers capital protection while paying dividends consistently.
The post A Market Correction Might Be Coming: Dont Bail Out. Play Defence ...

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Explosives, flamethrowers, and incendiary devices were found outside rallies and at protests during 2020 and 2021, The Guardian reported.

An attendee operates a Boring Co. flamethrower at the companys photo booth during an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/improvised-flamethrower-based-elon-musk-design-found-us-protests-2021-5

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois state regulators have released answers to frequently asked questions about payday-type loans after new restrictions took effect this spring...

https://apnews.com/article/illinois-lifestyle-business-laws-bc89148da1ef1baa027f093acd5783f3

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The pandemic may leave a permanent mark on Jehovah's Witnesses by ending door-to-door ministry, even after restrictions are eased.Its been more than a year now since Jehovahs Witnesses have gone knocking on peoples doors, and according to representatives for the faith group, even after the ...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/08/will-the-pandemic-spell-the-end-of-door-knocking-for-jehovahs-witnesses/

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Previously, CDC guidance stated that most infections were transmitted through "close contact, not airborne transmission."

A woman wears a mask in front of a pharmacy in Oberhausen, Germany.
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The CDC acknowledged that the coronavirus is airborne in ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/cdc-admits-coronavirus-is-airborne-2021-5

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Russia condemned attacks on civilians after violent clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound...

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/05/08/russia-urges-no-escalation-of-violence-in-jerusalem-a73841

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Investors are excited about the company's new coronavirus vaccine program.Shares of iBio (NYSEMKT: IBIO) climbed on Friday after the biotech announced plans to develop an intriguing second-generation vaccine candidate for COVID-19. By the close of trading, iBio's stock price was up 16.7% after ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/08/heres-why-ibio-stock-surged-friday/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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DENVER (AP) - When doctors write a prescription for the life-saving antidote to an opioid overdose, patients only bother to fill them about 5% of the time. But what if hospital physicians simply handed a vial of naloxone to the patients they worry are most likely to die, particularly those who were ...

https://apnews.com/article/co-state-wire-business-opioids-health-ff8dd0c6a41aee2370e2310cd6967970

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GENOA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - This courtroom shot clanged off the post.The Livingston County Hockey Association argued that it deserves a property tax exemption at its rink, near Brighton. The nonprofit group claimed it "lessens the burdens of government" by improving the health of hockey players and...

https://apnews.com/article/business-hockey-philanthropy-sports-c56afd71a66baae7898c160e91cfc7bb

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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - It was a Tuesday afternoon, two months into the pandemic, when Theresa Guerrero got the call from her brother-in-law: Her son, Jacob, had been found unresponsive.She was standing in the middle of a Ross store in south Tucson picking out a pillow he'd asked for, throwing it to ...

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-technology-pandemics-coronavirus-pandemic-health-617b9958ae8781dfbccd725d48351a6f

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Telefilm Canada has launched Canada Now, a new portal devoted to highlighting Canadian content in the U.S. The site will add new titles each month to its portfolio, which ranges from recent films such as My Salinger Year and Antigone to Oscar nominees like Barbarian Invasions and Monsieur Lazhar, as...

https://variety.com/2021/digital/global/telefilm-canada-canada-now-1234969214/

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India reported more than 400,000 new cases on Saturday for the third straight day -- the first country to do so.

A woman is consoled after her husband died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside a mortuary of a COVID-19 hospital in Ahmedabad, India, April 15, 2021.
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Julie E. Tawny Kitaen, who famously appeared in several music videos for the rock group Whitesnake in the 80s, has died. The Orange County, Calif. coroners office, which listed her as Tawny Finley, stated that she died at her home in Newport Beach on Friday morning, but a cause of death has ...

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/tawny-kitaen-dead-whitesnake-video-bachelor-party-1234969193/

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Warren Buffett offers investors tonnes of great advice. However, this might be one of the most important things to keep in the back of your mind.
The post Warren Buffett Advice: 1 Asset You Always Want to Hold appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

This past weekend Warren Buffett hosted his ...

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Funeral pyres burn for people who died of COVID-19 in India, on May 6. | Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images

This pandemic has taken millions of lives around the world and researchers are realizing that the true death toll may be much higher than the official numbers we see every day.
As ...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/8/22424422/pandemic-covid-coronavirus-death-toll-estimate-antivirus

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