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  • Amazon launches $5-a-month unlimited prescription plan

    Amazon launches $5-a-month unlimited prescription plan

     

    Amazon is expanding its push into healthcare with a $5 monthly unlimited delivery pass on 60 common generic prescription drugs treating allergies, inflammation, high blood pressure and other conditions.

    ​Amazon is expanding its push into healthcare with a $5 monthly unlimited delivery pass on 60 common generic prescription drugs treating allergies, inflammation, high blood pressure and other conditions. 

  • Tech earnings could wreck Wall Street’s party

    Tech earnings could wreck Wall Street’s party

     

    Big Tech earnings are here, and investors are hoping they don’t wreck the good vibes on Wall Street.

    ​Big Tech earnings are here, and investors are hoping they don’t wreck the good vibes on Wall Street. 

  • Bill Gates backs start-up tackling cow burps and farts

    Bill Gates backs start-up tackling cow burps and farts

     

    It turns out burps can be big business. Billionaire Bill Gates has announced an investment in Australian start-up Rumin8, which is developing a seaweed-based feed to reduce the methane emissions cows produce through their burps and, to a lesser extent, farts.

    ​It turns out burps can be big business. Billionaire Bill Gates has announced an investment in Australian start-up Rumin8, which is developing a seaweed-based feed to reduce the methane emissions cows produce through their burps and, to a lesser extent, farts. 

  • Suspect arrested in Des Moines shooting that left 2 students dead

    Suspect arrested in Des Moines shooting that left 2 students dead

     

    A man was arrested and charged with murder after a shooting at an educational program for at-risk youth in Des Moines, Iowa, left two students dead and the program’s founder seriously injured, authorities said in a press release.

    ​A man was arrested and charged with murder after a shooting at an educational program for at-risk youth in Des Moines, Iowa, left two students dead and the program’s founder seriously injured, authorities said in a press release. 

  • Pandemic jobless benefits fraud likely tops $60 billion. House GOP to start investigating next week

    Pandemic jobless benefits fraud likely tops $60 billion. House GOP to start investigating next week

     

    More than $60 billion may have been paid out in fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report released Monday by the US Government Accountability Office.

    ​More than $60 billion may have been paid out in fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report released Monday by the US Government Accountability Office. 

  • ‘Fearless’ and ‘never blinks’: The lawyer behind Biden’s classified documents strategy

    ‘Fearless’ and ‘never blinks’: The lawyer behind Biden’s classified documents strategy

     

    President Joe Biden was facing the prospect of an imminent federal investigation after the discovery of classified documents at his former Washington office in November — and it was up to Bob Bauer, his personal attorney, to break the news to the White House, two sources familiar with the matter said.

    ​President Joe Biden was facing the prospect of an imminent federal investigation after the discovery of classified documents at his former Washington office in November — and it was up to Bob Bauer, his personal attorney, to break the news to the White House, two sources familiar with the matter said. 

  • ‘Cryptoqueen’ scammed investors out of $4 billion, FBI says, then boarded a plane and disappeared

    ‘Cryptoqueen’ scammed investors out of $4 billion, FBI says, then boarded a plane and disappeared

     

    Ruja Ignatova strode onto the stage in a flowing burgundy ball gown adorned with black sparkles. Beams of light flashed, fireballs erupted and Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire” blared through the speakers.

    ​Ruja Ignatova strode onto the stage in a flowing burgundy ball gown adorned with black sparkles. Beams of light flashed, fireballs erupted and Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire” blared through the speakers. 

  • Snapchat video sent by Paul Murdaugh the night he was killed considered critical part of case, prosecutors say

    Snapchat video sent by Paul Murdaugh the night he was killed considered critical part of case, prosecutors say

     

    Paul Murdaugh sent a Snapchat video to several friends just minutes before he was killed, according to a motion filed by the South Carolina state attorney prosecuting Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former lawyer standing trial starting this week in the killing of his wife and son.

    ​Paul Murdaugh sent a Snapchat video to several friends just minutes before he was killed, according to a motion filed by the South Carolina state attorney prosecuting Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former lawyer standing trial starting this week in the killing of his wife and son. 

  • Florida GOP Rep. says he’s ‘sidelined’ after suffering serious injuries in home accident

    Florida GOP Rep. says he’s ‘sidelined’ after suffering serious injuries in home accident

     

    Rep. Greg Steube, a Florida Republican, announced Monday that he will be “sidelined” in his home state for several weeks as he recovers from multiple injuries suffered in an accident at his Sarasota property last week.

    ​Rep. Greg Steube, a Florida Republican, announced Monday that he will be “sidelined” in his home state for several weeks as he recovers from multiple injuries suffered in an accident at his Sarasota property last week. 

  • Oath Keepers members found guilty of seditious conspiracy

    Oath Keepers members found guilty of seditious conspiracy

     

    Three members of the Oath Keepers and a fourth person associated with the far-right militia group were convicted of seditious conspiracy by a Washington, DC, jury on Monday for their role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection.

    ​Three members of the Oath Keepers and a fourth person associated with the far-right militia group were convicted of seditious conspiracy by a Washington, DC, jury on Monday for their role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection.