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📺 'Bridgerton' author says her books were turned into a Netflix show simply because Shonda Rhimes 'didn't bring enough reading material on vacation'
📺 Netflix paid fake heiress Anna Sorokin $320,000 for its show about her, and she's already used the money to pay off her victims
🚙 I tried living in a luxury camper van for a weekend during the winter, and I'll never do it again
📺 'Bridgerton' author says her books were turned into a Netflix show simply because Shonda Rhimes 'didn't bring enough reading material on vacation'
📺 Netflix paid fake heiress Anna Sorokin $320,000 for its show about her, and she's already used the money to pay off her victims
🚙 I tried living in a luxury camper van for a weekend during the winter, and I'll never do it again
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'Bridgerton' author says her books were turned into a Netflix show simply because Shonda Rhimes 'didn't bring enough reading material…
Julia Quinn appeared on "Tamron Hall" on Monday to discuss the hit Netflix adaptation of her "Bridgerton" series.
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🇲🇲 Myanmar's military has announced it will be taking over the country for at least a year, citing massive voter fraud as justification for the coup.
🚨 Several government officials, including Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, were rounded up.
🌎 Images show how the military took control in a matter of hours, while global leaders express their outrage and dismay. Follow along with Insider’s coverage here.
🚨 Several government officials, including Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, were rounded up.
🌎 Images show how the military took control in a matter of hours, while global leaders express their outrage and dismay. Follow along with Insider’s coverage here.
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🦠 Hello, here’s the latest in coronavirus news:
💉 Russia's coronavirus vaccine is 91.6% effective, according to an interim analysis of phase-3 data published in The Lancet.
💰 Meanwhile, Pfizer expects to make $15 billion in sales from its COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, as they are expected to produce up to 2 billion doses.
🇬🇧 The coronavirus variant found in the UK and spreading through the US appears to be evolving a new mutation that scientists fear could help it evade vaccines.
👀 There are a handful of mutated coronavirus strains worrying public health experts and vaccine developers. Here's what to know about variants first spotted in the UK, South Africa, Brazil, and California.
💉 Russia's coronavirus vaccine is 91.6% effective, according to an interim analysis of phase-3 data published in The Lancet.
💰 Meanwhile, Pfizer expects to make $15 billion in sales from its COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, as they are expected to produce up to 2 billion doses.
🇬🇧 The coronavirus variant found in the UK and spreading through the US appears to be evolving a new mutation that scientists fear could help it evade vaccines.
👀 There are a handful of mutated coronavirus strains worrying public health experts and vaccine developers. Here's what to know about variants first spotted in the UK, South Africa, Brazil, and California.
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Russia's coronavirus vaccine is 91.6% effective, study shows, 5 months after the country approved it and started giving it to people
The Lancet has published an interim analysis of phase 3 trial data from the Sputnik V vaccine. Russia approved the shot in August 2020.
🇮🇳 Across India, farmers are demanding an end to new laws they say are not just threatening their livelihoods, but costing lives.
Protests that erupted in the state of Punjab have spread throughout the country as farmers demand a complete rollback of the three laws that were passed in September. Collectively, the laws deregulate the buying and selling of agricultural goods, leaving farmers exposed to the uncertainties of an open market and potential exploitation by corporations.
Meanwhile, record numbers of farmers in India are committing suicide, and experts fear the farming laws could drive even more people to the brink. Subscribe to @Insider, and see the full story here.
Protests that erupted in the state of Punjab have spread throughout the country as farmers demand a complete rollback of the three laws that were passed in September. Collectively, the laws deregulate the buying and selling of agricultural goods, leaving farmers exposed to the uncertainties of an open market and potential exploitation by corporations.
Meanwhile, record numbers of farmers in India are committing suicide, and experts fear the farming laws could drive even more people to the brink. Subscribe to @Insider, and see the full story here.
👋 Hello! Here are today’s news highlights from around the world:
🇨🇳 Women who fled detention camps in Xinjiang gave several accounts of systemic rape inside the centers, according to the BBC.
🇺🇸 Joe Biden's transition team looked for creative ways to build camaraderie during the pandemic. See inside the 7-minute virtual workouts the team used to stay connected as staffers prepared to demolish Trump's policies.
🇮🇳 Experts say the sharp decline in coronavirus cases in India is puzzling — but the difficulty of recording rural infections, combined with strict public-health measures, may offer an explanation.
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🇨🇳 Women who fled detention camps in Xinjiang gave several accounts of systemic rape inside the centers, according to the BBC.
🇺🇸 Joe Biden's transition team looked for creative ways to build camaraderie during the pandemic. See inside the 7-minute virtual workouts the team used to stay connected as staffers prepared to demolish Trump's policies.
🇮🇳 Experts say the sharp decline in coronavirus cases in India is puzzling — but the difficulty of recording rural infections, combined with strict public-health measures, may offer an explanation.
🗞 Stay up to date with top stories throughout the day by subscribing to @insider.
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Uighur women fleeing Xinjiang detention camps say they were victims of systemic rape: BBC report
Several women said Chinese men would rape and torture Uighur women every night in the camps even sometimes using electric sticks.
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🔎 How the $100 billion Hollywood machine is scrambling to come back after its worst year in decades.
🏡 Interior designers share 7 trends that are in, and 5 that are out this season.
🚙 A woman is driving around the US in a retro 1960s camper van that's a mid-century time capsule on wheels.
🔎 How the $100 billion Hollywood machine is scrambling to come back after its worst year in decades.
🏡 Interior designers share 7 trends that are in, and 5 that are out this season.
🚙 A woman is driving around the US in a retro 1960s camper van that's a mid-century time capsule on wheels.
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How the $100 billion Hollywood machine is scrambling to come back after its worst year in decades
Insider's entertainment team took a deep dive into how Hollywood is moving forward after movies, TV shows, awards shows, and music had to shift.
🇱🇧 The Beirut port explosion on the evening of August 4 killed over 200 people, wounded thousands, and left much of the Lebanese capital destroyed.
The blast’s damage was colossal, and was an additional burden to the already ailing country, with a hefty repair bill of over $15 billion.
Six months later, justice is not looming on the horizon, as the investigation has staggered since December. At the same time, Lebanon’s already spiraling economy has continued to worsen, and COVID-19 has strained hospitals: people are grasping to survive.
Read how the blast has affected the country here, and subscribe to @Insider for more.
The blast’s damage was colossal, and was an additional burden to the already ailing country, with a hefty repair bill of over $15 billion.
Six months later, justice is not looming on the horizon, as the investigation has staggered since December. At the same time, Lebanon’s already spiraling economy has continued to worsen, and COVID-19 has strained hospitals: people are grasping to survive.
Read how the blast has affected the country here, and subscribe to @Insider for more.
🇺🇸 Trump's second impeachment trial starts today. Here's what will be the same — and different — this time.
👉 The former president will be watching his second impeachment out of office, in exile, with no social media. But the brand of politics he created lives on. Read our analysis here.
📺 Here’s the full schedule for the impeachment trial, and how to watch it.
🗞 Subscribe to @Insider for the latest developments on the trial sent directly to your device.
👉 The former president will be watching his second impeachment out of office, in exile, with no social media. But the brand of politics he created lives on. Read our analysis here.
📺 Here’s the full schedule for the impeachment trial, and how to watch it.
🗞 Subscribe to @Insider for the latest developments on the trial sent directly to your device.
🚨6 Republicans broke ranks and voted with Democrats to declare Trump's impeachment trial constitutional after the first day.
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6 Republicans broke ranks and voted with Democrats to declare Trump's impeachment trial constitutional after the first day
Trump's Senate impeachment trial over the Capitol siege began on Tuesday afternoon.
🇺🇸 Oral arguments have kicked off in Trump's impeachment trial over the Capitol riot. Each side will get 16 hours to make its case, and House impeachment managers will go first. Follow along with Insider’s live coverage here.
🗳 Meanwhile, Georgia prosecutors have begun a criminal investigation into Trump's election pressure campaign.
📲 And in tech news, Twitter’s CFO Ned Segal confirmed that Donald Trump's ban from the platform is a permanent one — even if the former president decides to seek public office again.
🗞 Subscribe to @Insider for more developments on Trump and his impeachment trial.
🗳 Meanwhile, Georgia prosecutors have begun a criminal investigation into Trump's election pressure campaign.
📲 And in tech news, Twitter’s CFO Ned Segal confirmed that Donald Trump's ban from the platform is a permanent one — even if the former president decides to seek public office again.
🗞 Subscribe to @Insider for more developments on Trump and his impeachment trial.
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In day 2 of Trump's Impeachment trial, managers highlighted his inaction after his supporters breached the US Capitol
Oral arguments began Wednesday as Trump's defense team regroups from a brutal first day of the Senate impeachment trial.
🇺🇸 Construction has paused on Trump's border wall following a proclamation by President Biden.
Insider commissioned a photographer to document parts of the border that never got done.
The landscape is now strewn with rough roads, rubble, and evidently useless portions of wall. Take a look at the photos here.
Insider commissioned a photographer to document parts of the border that never got done.
The landscape is now strewn with rough roads, rubble, and evidently useless portions of wall. Take a look at the photos here.
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🦠 Analysis | The coronavirus is going to stick around forever. Get ready for the new normal.
😷 The CDC outlined 5 tips to make your face mask more protective this week. The tips include double-masking, and using nose wires and mask braces.
📲 Facebook has launched a new crackdown on vaccine misinformation. Experts say it doesn't go far enough.
🦠 Analysis | The coronavirus is going to stick around forever. Get ready for the new normal.
😷 The CDC outlined 5 tips to make your face mask more protective this week. The tips include double-masking, and using nose wires and mask braces.
📲 Facebook has launched a new crackdown on vaccine misinformation. Experts say it doesn't go far enough.
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The coronavirus is going to stick around forever. Get ready for the new normal.
Experts agree: This virus isn't going anywhere anytime soon. But it's possible that in the months ahead we'll devise bright new ways to fight back.
🔎 Experts say incarcerated people should be among the first to receive the COVID vaccine in the US.
But an Insider investigation has found that there is no federal plan to vaccinate the nearly 14,000 people in ICE custody, leaving life-and-death decisions about who gets the vaccine to a patchwork of state and local health authorities and managers at individual facilities.
In response to Insider's findings, experts raised concerns that thousands of detained immigrants were falling through the cracks of the largest vaccination program in history.
Read the full investigation on Insider.
But an Insider investigation has found that there is no federal plan to vaccinate the nearly 14,000 people in ICE custody, leaving life-and-death decisions about who gets the vaccine to a patchwork of state and local health authorities and managers at individual facilities.
In response to Insider's findings, experts raised concerns that thousands of detained immigrants were falling through the cracks of the largest vaccination program in history.
Read the full investigation on Insider.
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ICE has no plan to vaccinate 13,860 immigrants in its custody against COVID-19. Here's how one of the US's most at-risk groups…
An Insider investigation has found no comprehensive plan to vaccinate nearly 14,000 ICE detainees, even though public-health experts say it's the right thing to do.
❄️ Texas is experiencing an unprecedented winter storm that has prompted rolling power cuts and made the White House declare an emergency. More than 2.8 million Texans are without power.
⚡️ But the outages extend beyond Texas: Southwest Power Poll, an electrical provider that span 14 states including Texas, ordered rolling power outages across its region to protect its grid.
💉 The storms have also forced COVID-19 vaccinations to grind to a halt in several states, including Texas, Missouri, Alabama, and New Hampshire.
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⚡️ But the outages extend beyond Texas: Southwest Power Poll, an electrical provider that span 14 states including Texas, ordered rolling power outages across its region to protect its grid.
💉 The storms have also forced COVID-19 vaccinations to grind to a halt in several states, including Texas, Missouri, Alabama, and New Hampshire.
🗞 Stay up to date with these developments, and more top stories, by subscribing to @Insider.
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More than 2.8 million Texans are without power as the state battles an unprecedented winter storm
Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for all 254 Texas counties — the first time that's ever happened. Biden declared a state of emergency.
👑 More than one year since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their "step back" from royal duties, Buckingham Palace has announced the couple won't return to their royal roles.
“While all are saddened by their decision, The Duke and Duchess remain much loved members of the family” a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said in a statement. Read the full story here.
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“While all are saddened by their decision, The Duke and Duchess remain much loved members of the family” a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said in a statement. Read the full story here.
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📸 The paparazzi who stalked Britney Spears have no regrets.
💉 Here's why a surprising number of healthcare workers are rejecting COVID-19 vaccines despite having witnessed the immense suffering of the pandemic.
👻 A photographer has been taking pictures of a 'cursed' ghost town in California for 10 years.
📸 The paparazzi who stalked Britney Spears have no regrets.
💉 Here's why a surprising number of healthcare workers are rejecting COVID-19 vaccines despite having witnessed the immense suffering of the pandemic.
👻 A photographer has been taking pictures of a 'cursed' ghost town in California for 10 years.
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The paparazzi who stalked Britney Spears have no regrets
Insider reached out to some of the photographers who photographed Britney Spears. There wasn't a lot of regret.
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💉 COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and AstraZeneca all have unique features. They vary in effectiveness, potential side effects, dosage, and ages approved for the shots.
Take a look at our table comparing them all.
Take a look at our table comparing them all.
🇺🇸 The Biden administration has reopened a controversial migrant facility to house unaccompanied minors. Progressives like AOC say the move "is not okay, never has been okay, never will be okay."
💄 There was once a time when you couldn't watch a beauty video on YouTube without hearing influencers mention Becca Cosmetics. Now, the cult-favorite brand is going out of business.
📹 A former member of David Dobrik's Vlog Squad says he was sexually assaulted during a video shoot. Here’s what Seth Francois told the H3 podcast.
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💄 There was once a time when you couldn't watch a beauty video on YouTube without hearing influencers mention Becca Cosmetics. Now, the cult-favorite brand is going out of business.
📹 A former member of David Dobrik's Vlog Squad says he was sexually assaulted during a video shoot. Here’s what Seth Francois told the H3 podcast.
🗞 For more stories that you want to know, subscribe to @Insider.
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Biden opens up migrant child facility, prompting criticism from progressives like AOC
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the reopening of the facility "is not okay, never has been okay, never will be okay."
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☀️ 3 reasons to be optimistic about this summer, according to 18 doctors and scientists.
💉 All the differences between COVID-19 vaccines, summarized in a simple table that you can take to your vaccination appointment.
☀️ 3 reasons to be optimistic about this summer, according to 18 doctors and scientists.
💉 All the differences between COVID-19 vaccines, summarized in a simple table that you can take to your vaccination appointment.
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3 reasons to be optimistic about this summer, according to 18 doctors and scientists
Eighteen doctors and scientists share their predictions and plans for this summer, from sleepaway camp to national-park trips.