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☆ Trump's allies are baffled over his increasing support of the QAnon movement: Rolling Stone
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some sources suggested to Rolling Stone that Trump was trolling for likes among his supporters. "Fuck if I know," an unnamed Trump ally told Rolling Stone when asked about the former president's apparent support for the fringe group. "He's said that he thinks some of their memes and images are 'funny,'" a source close to Trump said, per Rolling Stone. "I do not remember his exact words, but [Trump's response] was along the lines of: There are plenty of bad and sick people in Hollywood" and among the "liberal elite," the source told Rolling Stone. Speaking to Insider on Monday, Figliuzzi said Trump's support of QAnon was indicative of "increasing desperation," which could lead to violence within the movement.

☆ There's an underground market where secondhand Amazon merchant accounts are bought and sold for thousands of dollars
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Rob Price | Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

There's a gray market for secondhand Amazon seller accounts, an Insider investigation found. Rogue merchants buy these accounts to evade Amazon security and sell dodgy products. An Insider investigation revealed a thriving gray market for secondhand Amazon seller accounts. Such sales typically break Amazon's rules, and allow rogue sellers to evade Amazon's security and verification checks. Read Insider's full investigation into the market for second-hand Amazon seller accounts, and Amazon's failures to police its users »Got a tip?

☆ I help foreigners get settled in Dubai. There's been a surge in interest from Russians to move to the city — here's what they're looking for.
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-21 | by ( Mark Ellwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

We offer all the services that come with starting up in Dubai: visas, taxes, accounting, relocation, real estate. Dubai has been working on its image for many years, and now it's up there with London or Monaco, in my opinion. Russian clients usually speak English, but they'll prefer to deal with Russian speakers. There's a feeling about Dubai that shady people can come here, set up, and get away with itIt's a real process here. In general, Russians prefer villas to apartmentsSince COVID-19, there's been a boom in villas — everyone wants them.

But it can make more sense to file separately in a few cases, such as when you have excessive medical expenses. For married couples, choosing to file taxes jointly or separately can have a significant impact on the amount of income tax owed. Still, there are special circumstances where it makes sense to file separately. If you got married on or before December 31, you're considered married for the entire year for tax purposes. Filing separately would allow both spouses to begin deducting qualified medical expenses after they exceed 7.5% of their own AGI.

☆ Участницу Евровидения-2021 от Молдовы Наталью Гордиенко сравнили с Ани Лорак
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-17 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

В Сети обвиняют молдавскую представительницу на Евровидении-2021 Наталью Гордиенко в плагиате песни Ани Лорак Shady Lady. Пользователи сравнивают номер Натальи с выступлением Ани Лорак на этом же конкурсе в 2008 году, передает korrespondent.net"Что-то Ани Лорак сильно напоминает. У нее такой же образ был, похожее платье, и песня яркая, зажигающая, как эта", "Ани Лорак, это твое платье? "Песня, как у Лободы, платье, как у Лорак", "Какая Лорак? Тем временем, Филипп Киркоров, который продюссировал Ани Лорак и теперь занимается музыкальной карьерой Гордиенко, прокомментировал данные заявления изданию MK.RU.

Persons: Наталья Гордиенко, Аня Лорак, Гордиенко, Наталья, Ани Лорак, Светлана Лобода, Лобода, Лорак, Какая Лорак, Лободу, Суперзвезда, Филипп Киркоров, Киркоров Organizations: Сеть Locations: Евровидении, Молдова

☆ Google's Sergey Brin Is Totally Obsessed With High-Adrenaline Exercise
▼ + stars: | 2014-08-19 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"When Larry and I started the company, we had to get some hard drives to, you know, store the entire Web," Brin told Wired of Google's early days. AdvertisementEven in the search engine's early days, Brin brought an element of fun and activity to the Googleplex. "They were much better than I expected for a bunch of engineers," he told Edwards. In 2008, he learned that he had a mutation on his LRRK2 gene, a defect that would substantially increase his risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Advertisement"If I felt it was guaranteed to cure Parkinson’s disease, a check for a billion dollars would be the easiest one I have written," Brin told Bloomberg.

Persons: Sergey Brin isn’t, Larry Page, Larry, Brin, Sergey, Doug Edwards, Edwards, couldn’t, Googlers, Greg Roberts, Roberts, Google George Salah, Jacob Silberberg, Page, Eugenia, Parkinson's, Anne Wojcicki, Wojcicki, Michael J Organizations: Khan Academy, Khan, University of Maryland, Stanford, Google, Circus Center, Flickr, 23AndMe, Fox Foundation, Parkinson's Research, Bloomberg Locations: San Jose, Moscow, Soviet Russia, rollerblades, Sunset, Queens, Brooklyn, New York City, San Francisco, New York

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