Pandemic watchdog calls the number of investigations into arts and restaurant bailouts 'underwhelming' and 'embarrassing'

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Walk, don't run: The latest workout trend combines the great outdoors with low-stakes socializing

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1.1 million people have been laid off in the US this year — more than any year since the pandemic

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business
A 'Now Hiring' sign sits in the window of a Denny's restaurant on November 19, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
There were over 70,000 job cuts last month.

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Working from home made motherhood feasible for her. A Stanford study shows she's not alone.

Tech Insider : Business
A man, a woman, and a baby smile as they lay on a blanket
Stefi Markowicz credits being able to work from home for her decision to become a mother earlier in life than she had anticipated.

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Why the price of used cars is revving up once again

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Mark Zuckerberg showed Google how to make Republicans happy

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai, walking at the Sun Valley conference, July 2025
Google CEO Sundar Pichai needs to keep Donald Trump and his allies like Jim Jordan happy. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has laid out a roadmap.

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A scientist working to create 'mirror life' discovered it could be 'a perfect bioweapon.' She's asking other researchers to stop.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
orange microscope view of a cell dividing in a webby matrix
Mirror cells, if created, would probably multiply in a host organism without much resistance.

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Canada’s First Human Case of H5 Bird Flu Leaves Teen in Critical Condition

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Covid Testing Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to Giving Fake Test Results

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File photo of a covid-19 test.

What Mark Zuckerberg really said — and didn't say — in that letter to Congress

Tech Insider : Politics
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress, January 2024
Mark Zuckerberg just gave congressional Republicans a weapon to use in the upcoming election. But it may not be a particularly strong one.

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