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How Jared Kushner washed his hands off Donald Trump after Jan 6
While the former president's son-in-law had arguably been the most influential adviser to the president through four years, he chose at that pivotal moment to focus instead on his personal project of Middle East diplomacy
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Wells Fargo to pause diversity policy that led to fake job interviews
The decision to review the policy comes after a former employee in the bank's wealth management business complained he was being forced by his bosses to interview people for jobs that had already been promised to others, just to meet the "diverse slate" requirement
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Global crises cannot delay action on climate; need international unity: UN climate chief
Nations face a formidable collection of inter-related challenges, including the Ukraine conflict, energy, food and economic crises, as well as the continued impact of the Covid pandemic
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Relief, caution in Beijing as city lifts Covid dine-in curbs
Last month, the city of 22 million stopped people from eating out, closed gyms and sealed off dozens of subway stations to try and stamp out a coronavirus outbreak
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Elon Musk threatens to pull out of Twitter deal over fake accounts
Twitter was "actively resisting and thwarting" Musk's rights while he was completing a $44 billion deal to buy the social media service, the lawyers of the Tesla boss wrote in a letter
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WWDC: Apple unveils new Macs, message recall, and other 'wish list' features
The iPhone maker touted new features and capabilities being built into the operating systems running iPhone, Apple Watch and more, along with a speedy new MacBook Air computer driven by a second generation of its custom chip
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Thefts, fraud and lawsuits at the world's biggest NFT marketplace
As OpenSea has grown, it has struggled to prevent theft and fraud. The company is facing at least four lawsuits from traders, and one of its former executives was indicted this month on charges related to insider trading involving NFTs. Via NYT
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Bangladesh port depot fire kills 49, injures 300
The fire started late on Saturday at the depot in Sitakunda, which stores around 4,000 containers, many of them filled with garments destined for Western retailers. Containers holding chemicals exploded, engulfing firefighters, volunteers and journalists in an inferno, hurtling people and debris through the air, and turning the night sky a blazing orange
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From deflation to war: How the European Central Bank responded to crises, and what's next
The global surge in inflation has brought to an end a long period of low interest rates and forced central banks around the world to try to bring prices under control by raising borrowing costs
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Google loses defamation fight over YouTube video mocking Australian politician
While Google, owner of YouTube, had initially defended the case, the search giant eventually abandoned its defences, some of which the court said were "obviously hopeless"
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Forget Twitter. This Musk is into 'toe curling yumminess.'
Tosca Musk, 47, is the force behind Passionflix, an upstart subscription streaming service dedicated to movie and series adaptations of mass-market romance novels and erotic fan fiction