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☆ Watch CNBC's full discussion with Eric Johnston, Victoria Fernandez and Steve Chiavarone
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full discussion with Eric Johnston, Victoria Fernandez and Steve ChiavaroneCantor Fitzgerald's Eric Johnston joins 'Closing Bell: Overtime' to discuss the Fed's impact on the markets and just how far down the markets will go as access to credit gets more expensive. With Crossmark Global Investments' Victoria Fernandez and Federated's Steve Chiavarone.

☆ Fact Check-Cancerous tumours are not the body’s attempt to heal itself
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Cancerous tumours are not the body’s attempt to heal itself, as has been claimed online. According to Cancer Research UK (here), cancer cells survive by sending out signals that encourage new blood vessels to grow into the tumour so it too can grow. The charity also reports that there were 9.6 million deaths from cancer worldwide in 2018 (here) and 167,142 deaths in the U.K. between 2017 and 2019 (here). Additionally, not all cancers form solid tumours, according to the U.S. National Cancer Institute (here), e.g., cancers of the blood, such as leukemias. Cancerous tumours are not the body’s process of trying to heal itself.

☆ RuPaul's Drag Race just won another 2 Emmys. Meet the 2 men who helped turn the show into a global phenomenon.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-04 | by ( Chris Johnston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Bailey, 62, and Barbato, 61, are responsible for propelling drag culture into the mainstream by helping to turn RuPaul and "Drag Race" into global phenomenons. Drag is ultimately a universally relatable thing," Bailey said of the popularity of "Drag Race" and the stars it has helped create. The first foreign versions appeared in Chile and Thailand, but the pinnacle arrived in October 2019 when "Drag Race UK" premiered on the BBC. "Drag Race" has become one of the most popular shows on its iPlayer streaming platform, with a fourth season underway. The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season three, Krystal Versace (centre), with the other queens in London in November 2021.

☆ SEC's whistleblower award decision 'incoherent, and lacking in transparency,' says short-seller researcher in suit
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-23 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The existence of Barnes' lawsuit against the SEC, which has been pending under a pseudonym since April, hasn't previously been reported. SEC whistleblower matters are confidential, so Barnes' lawyers had asked the court to refer to him as "Jamie Doe." The name of the SEC whistleblower case — "In the Matter of Focus Media" — was unredacted at least once, as was the name of Grace, the enforcement lawyer. Barnes said in his lawsuit that he wasn't represented by a lawyer when he first requested a whistleblower award. Block and Barnes weren't named by the agency, and the connection only became clear after Barnes sued Block last month.

☆ De ce erau egiptenii antici atât de obsedați de pisici
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-24 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

Sursa foto: ShutterstockDe ce erau egiptenii antici atât de obsedați de pisiciEgiptenii antici sunt cunoscuți pentru dragostea lor pentru feline. Totodată, egiptenii antici au mumificat nenumărate pisici și chiar au creat primul cimitir de animale din lume. Creaturi speciale care merită atențiePentru egiptenii antici, aceste calități însemnau că pisicile erau creaturi speciale care merită atenție. Acestea erau adorate atât de mult încât egiptenii antici își numeau sau porecleau copiii după feline, inclusiv numele „Mitt” (ce înseamnă pisică) pentru fete. Obsesia egiptenilor antici pentru pisici nu a fost întotdeauna un lucru bunMulte cercetări au sugerat că această obsesie nu a fost mereu un lucru bun.

Persons: Richard Johnston, Johnston, Mary, Ann Pouls Organizations: Sfinx, Universitatea, Live, Universitatea din Locations: Egiptul Antic, Giza, Egipt, Universitatea Swansea, Regatul Unit, Universitatea din Toronto

☆ SONDAJ / R. Moldova – „statul de drept” promis de 25 de ani și care nu există. Cum depășim impasul?
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-22 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +4 min

Luni, 19 aprilie, la Strasbourg, a fost lansat oficial cel de-al treilea Plan de acțiuni al Consiliului Europei (CoE) pentru R. Moldova (2021-2024). Clasa politică din R. Moldova nu doar că nu și-a respectat angajamentele, dar a și contribuit la deformarea sistemului judiciar, transformându-l într-un instrument politic şi de represiune împotriva propriilor cetățeni, care a și permis capturarea statului și a instituțiilor de drept. Lansarea celui de al treilea Plan de Acțiuni al CoE pentru Moldova poate fi ultima șansă de a începe construirea în R. Moldova a unui sistem de drept adecvat. R. Moldova, în sfârșit, a intrat într-o noua paradigmă politică care permite acest lucru și trebuie să profităm de asta. R. Moldova a eșuat lamentabil la capitolul identitar.

Persons: CoE, Maia Sandu, Stela Jantuan, Alexandru Tănase, Voronin, Russell Johnston, Piotr Wach, Andrei Strâmbeanu, Stalin, Hitler, Dragoș Organizations: Europei, Moldova, Constituționale, APCE Locations: Strasbourg, Moldova, Chișinău, R.Moldova, Moscova, România

With the term “personal taxes,” however, Mr. Garten appears to be conflating income taxes with other federal taxes Mr. Trump has paid — Social Security, Medicare and taxes for his household employees. Fragments of Mr. Trump’s tax returns have leaked out before. Mr. Agalarov’s father, Aras, a billionaire who boasts of close ties to Mr. Putin, was Mr. Trump’s partner in the event. Mr. Trump’s avoidance of income taxes is one of the most striking discoveries in his tax returns, especially given the vast wash of income itemized elsewhere in those filings. When they got to line 56, the one for income taxes due, the amount was the same each year: $750.

☆ These are all the ways to return your Amazon purchases
▼ + stars: | 2019-05-25 | by ( Dennis Green | Mary Meisenzahl | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon offers multiple return options, with the choice to drop off or have a package picked up. Here are all the ways to return your Amazon order. Return to a UPS storeKen Wolter/ShutterstockYou can return an item to the UPS store without any packing or printing labels. Addresses in the US are eligible for free return shipping, Amazon says. Return to a physical Amazon storeAP/Ted S. WarrenAmazon buyers can bring an unboxed item to return at physical Amazon stores for free using a QR code.

☆ First-time voters for Bernie Sanders don't care about his age, say he speaks to what matters to them and would've voted for him in 2016
▼ + stars: | 2019-03-09 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

College students who support Sen. Bernie Sanders and will be voting for the first time in 2020 say the senator's age is not an issue to them. Sam Johnston, 18, and Anthony Schulte, 19, at a rally for Sen. Bernie Sanders in Iowa City on March 8, 2019. Johnston, Schulte, and Olaniyi all said they would've voted for Sanders in 2016 if they could've at the time. Aluna Olaniyi, 18, at a rally for Sen. Bernie Sanders in Iowa City on March 8, 2019. Read more: Read Bernie Sanders' full speech from his first Iowa 2020 campaign rally"He's a strong leader," Buhr added.

☆ The most important words in 25 of the most famous fictional languages in one infographic
▼ + stars: | 2015-08-27 | by ( Matt Johnston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Who among us hasn't been fascinated by the imagination of fantasy and science fiction writers who create their own languages for our favorite bits of fiction? It certainly must be a lot of work, but the payoff is often enormous and it really allows us to feel like a new world is being created in front of our eyes. The folks at Rayburn Tours recently put together a very fun infographic which lists 25 fictional languages and how to say basic things in them. It's very entertaining, take a look:

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