Trump made unprecedented inroads in Silicon Valley this election

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  • A notable portion of Silicon Valley's electorate has steadily shifted toward Donald Trump.
  • While the region remains solidly Democrat, the GOP candidate made gains in this election.
  • In Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco counties, Trump's vote share increased by several points.

Silicon Valley, long considered a progressive stronghold, has begun to shift toward Donald

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Photos that offer a glimpse of what life is like for workers in notoriously isolated North Korea

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Song Un Pyol, manager at the upscale Potonggang department store in Pyongyang, North Korea, stands in the snacks aisle while being interviewed by The Associated Press on June 19, 2017. Three generations into the ruling dynasty begun by Kim Il Sung, markets have blossomed and a consumer culture is taking root.
Song Un Pyol, manager at an upscale department store in Pyongyang, North Korea, stands in the snacks aisle while being interviewed by The Associated Press.

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  • North Korea is home to about 26 million people who are taught to worship their leaders as gods.
  • The country is culturally and economically isolated as many suffer from malnutrition and poverty.
  • Many North Koreans go to
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What we know about Usha Vance's political views

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Sen. JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance at the first day of the Republican National Convention, after Trump picked the senator as his vice presidential nominee.
Usha Vance has been tight-lipped about her political beliefs but has long supported her husband's ambitions.

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  • Since law school, JD Vance's wife has been tight-lipped about her political beliefs.
  • Usha Vance was a registered Democrat until 2014 and worked at what some consider a progressive law firm.
  • Vance has said she has "not given a ton of thought" to the issues she'd
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Here's how the Butterball turkey CEO spends his Thanksgiving

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Butterball CEO Jay Jandrain speaking
Jay Jandrain has worked in the poultry business for 35 years. He tells BI he cooks two turkeys for Thanksgiving.

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  • Jay Jandrain is the CEO of Butterball.
  • His family celebrates Thanksgiving with lots of food and two different types of turkey.
  • Jandrain prepares his holiday feast himself — with some help from his wife, he told BI.

The CEO of Butterball — perhaps the biggest name in

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Black Friday Kindle deals are beating records — and its only Thanksgiving

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UPDATE: Nov. 28, 2024, 9:46 a.m. EST It's Black Friday Eve, and you can't beat the deals on Kindles. We're tracking all the best deals across retailers and updating this list as things come in and go out of stock.

SAVE UP TO $60: Amazon's latest Kindles are seeing some of their first discounts. Find the Kindle Scribe bundled with a cover and power adapter for $479.97, saving $60 for 11% off

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