Lyft co-founder: Higher corporate tax to fund infrastructure 'makes sense'

Bernie Sanders, an independent, is a United States senator from Vermont. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. The United States of America faces several enormous structural crises that we must address. We need to fund infrastructure projects and build affordable housing while transitioning our energy system away from fossil fuels toward energy efficiency and renewable energy. We […]

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European Shares Set For Mixed Open

European stocks are seen opening on a mixed note Thursday as the overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 138 million and the deaths surged to more than 2.97 million, propelling governments around the world to announce new restrictions on mobility. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel on Wednesday postponed making a recommendation about the continued use of the […]

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Fivestory Opens Permanent Outpost in Southampton

Fivestory is taking its show on the road. The upscale women’s specialty store purchased by industry veteran Karen Murray last fall, has opened a smaller, curated branch in Southampton. Fivestory on Madison has 4,000 square feet of selling space on two floors and is housed in a five-story row house built in 1913. Called Fivestory Southampton, the 900-square-foot shop at […]

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Goldman Sachs to invest billions in Black women

London (CNN Business)Goldman Sachs has just 49 Black executives and senior managers in its US workforce, accounting for about 3% of the total. In a sustainability report published Tuesday, the investment bank revealed data on the racial and gender composition of its US workforce for the first time. The numbers reflect a very low rate of Black employment across almost […]

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Reporter: Attorney couldn't snap Chauvin out of his gaze

Minneapolis (CNN)While the nation paused for the reading of the guilty verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin — and many rejoiced — activists say now is a moment to keep moving forward in addressing racial injustice. “It’s a relief, but the celebration is premature,” the Rev. Jesse Jackson told CNN. “We must break the backbone of legal lynching […]

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Across the US, a tidal wave of joy fills city streets after Derek Chauvin is convicted in the death of George Floyd

From Minnesota to New York to Florida, Americans triumphantly flooded streets Tuesday to celebrate and mark the moment when former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted in the death of George Floyd. The largely peaceful demonstrations came as cities across the country prepared for possible violence that cropped up sporadically in last year’s protests after Floyd’s death, a landmark incident that sparked a reckoning in the U.S. over […]

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Fact check: Arrest video, autopsy contradict claim that George Floyd’s death was staged

The claim: The real George Floyd died five years ago and his death was staged by a twin brother, a man without a chest tattoo As the verdict was reached in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd, there is a Facebook post that claims the death was staged. An April 19 post compares two images: […]

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