🚨 CNN host Chris Cuomo has been accused of sexually harassing a former colleague, who described the alleged encounter in a New York Times op-ed Friday.
Cuomo was accused by Shelley Ross, a TV journalist who was once Cuomo's boss at ABC.
It came not long after Cuomo's brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, resigned following sexual harassment allegations from 11 women.
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Cuomo was accused by Shelley Ross, a TV journalist who was once Cuomo's boss at ABC.
It came not long after Cuomo's brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, resigned following sexual harassment allegations from 11 women.
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Chris Cuomo accused of sexual harassment by his former boss at ABC
He was accused by Shelley Ross, who was once Cuomo's boss at ABC. Cuomo acknowledged the encounter but denied that his intent was sexual.
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📈 US futures point to stock market rebound after biggest drop since May, but global energy crunch fans fears of inflation.
📲 Chinese stock market influencers are helping to quell Evergrande-related protests by pushing positive messages about the company's future. An expert told Insider that these messages might be helping to pacify smaller investors who are less in-the-know about Evergrande.
💉 A prominent anti-vaxxer gave out his phone number at a rally claiming "he has nothing to hide." Two days later, he's begging people to stop calling him.
🇩🇪 Elon Musk says he's "pro-nuclear" power and is "surprised by some of the public sentiment" against it. Musk pointed to Germany's nuclear power plant phase out, which forced the country to rely on dirtier coal plants.
⚽️ Beleaguered real-estate giant Evergrande's $1.8 billion lotus-shaped soccer stadium is partially built and in shambles amid the company's impending collapse.
💸 The CEO of Compass Mining breaks down why bitcoin is 'incredibly profitable' to mine right now — and shares how retail investors can mine the largest cryptocurrency at home.
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📈 US futures point to stock market rebound after biggest drop since May, but global energy crunch fans fears of inflation.
📲 Chinese stock market influencers are helping to quell Evergrande-related protests by pushing positive messages about the company's future. An expert told Insider that these messages might be helping to pacify smaller investors who are less in-the-know about Evergrande.
💉 A prominent anti-vaxxer gave out his phone number at a rally claiming "he has nothing to hide." Two days later, he's begging people to stop calling him.
🇩🇪 Elon Musk says he's "pro-nuclear" power and is "surprised by some of the public sentiment" against it. Musk pointed to Germany's nuclear power plant phase out, which forced the country to rely on dirtier coal plants.
⚽️ Beleaguered real-estate giant Evergrande's $1.8 billion lotus-shaped soccer stadium is partially built and in shambles amid the company's impending collapse.
💸 The CEO of Compass Mining breaks down why bitcoin is 'incredibly profitable' to mine right now — and shares how retail investors can mine the largest cryptocurrency at home.
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US futures point to stock market rebound after biggest drop since May, but global energy crunch fans fears of inflation
US stocks looked set to climb at the open, but an energy crunch, the US debt ceiling, and China's Evergrande gave investors plenty to think about.
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🚨 A COVID-19 pill developed by Merck and Ridgeback halved the likelihood of death or hospitalization from the virus in a study, interim results suggest.
The companies said Friday morning that they would apply for emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "as soon as possible," adding that they had stopped recruitment into their study early "due to these positive results."
If they get authorization, their drug, Molnupiravir, would be the first antiviral pill on the market that's designed specifically to treat COVID-19 patients.
📸 Photo: Merck.
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The companies said Friday morning that they would apply for emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "as soon as possible," adding that they had stopped recruitment into their study early "due to these positive results."
If they get authorization, their drug, Molnupiravir, would be the first antiviral pill on the market that's designed specifically to treat COVID-19 patients.
📸 Photo: Merck.
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👀 The 'Squid Game' director says Donald Trump 'kind of resembles' one of the evil VIPs in the show.
🇬🇧 London police say they are taking no action against Prince Andrew after reviewing sex-abuse claims from Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre.
📲 Why social media can make you feel bad about your body — and 3 easy tips to use social media to boost self-esteem.
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🇬🇧 London police say they are taking no action against Prince Andrew after reviewing sex-abuse claims from Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre.
📲 Why social media can make you feel bad about your body — and 3 easy tips to use social media to boost self-esteem.
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The 'Squid Game' director says Donald Trump 'kind of resembles' one of the evil VIPs in the show
The deadly games played by the show's contestants are run by a group of rich people who bet on the winners.
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📲 Over a dozen news organizations reviewed Facebook documents leaked by whistleblower Frances Haugen, and published a flurry of reports today based on those documents, known as The Facebook Papers.
📉 The topics range from Facebook's fading popularity with teens to failures in addressing hate speech:
🔴 @Bloomberg and The Verge reported on internal company documents appearing to show that Facebook has been losing traction with teen users and desperately trying to recapture the market.
🔴 @FinancialTimes reported that Facebook employees urged management not to make moderation exceptions for politicians and celebrities.
🔴 The New York Times reported on internal documents appearing to show how the company grappled with whether to keep or get rid of the "like" and "share" buttons.
➡️ Here’s more on the new stories revealing new information about Facebook.
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📉 The topics range from Facebook's fading popularity with teens to failures in addressing hate speech:
🔴 @Bloomberg and The Verge reported on internal company documents appearing to show that Facebook has been losing traction with teen users and desperately trying to recapture the market.
🔴 @FinancialTimes reported that Facebook employees urged management not to make moderation exceptions for politicians and celebrities.
🔴 The New York Times reported on internal documents appearing to show how the company grappled with whether to keep or get rid of the "like" and "share" buttons.
➡️ Here’s more on the new stories revealing new information about Facebook.
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The Facebook Papers: A bulleted guide to the biggest revelations from troves of leaked documents
The reports, based on Facebook documents leaked by the whistleblower Frances Haugen, ramp up the pressure on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
🦠 How bad are the Omicron variant symptoms?
👩⚕️ The South African doctor who first reported the new variant said people with the Omicron variant have 'extremely mild' symptoms and haven't had to be hospitalized yet.
🇺🇸 On the vaccine front, White House cheif medical officer Dr. Anthony Fauci says it looks like the Omicron variant could evade some antibodies from COVID-19 vaccines, but they still offer the best chance of protection.
💉 Meanwhile, BioNTech has already started developing a new Omicron version of its COVID-19 vaccine, as it doesn’t want to “waste any time.”
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👩⚕️ The South African doctor who first reported the new variant said people with the Omicron variant have 'extremely mild' symptoms and haven't had to be hospitalized yet.
🇺🇸 On the vaccine front, White House cheif medical officer Dr. Anthony Fauci says it looks like the Omicron variant could evade some antibodies from COVID-19 vaccines, but they still offer the best chance of protection.
💉 Meanwhile, BioNTech has already started developing a new Omicron version of its COVID-19 vaccine, as it doesn’t want to “waste any time.”
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People with the Omicron variant have 'extremely mild' symptoms and haven't had to be hospitalized yet, says the South African doctor…
Patients have reported feeling "extremely fatigued" but do not have a cough, Dr. Angelique Coetzee said, though it's too soon to determine the risks.
‼️ Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted on sex-trafficking charges and faces up to 65 years in prison.
👀 The verdict came nearly a year and a half after Maxwell, 60, was arrested and accused of arranging and participating in the sexual abuse of underage girls.
❓ In light of the conviction, she has two paths forward, she can appeal and fight the decision, or start cooperating with investigators.
🚨 Neither one will necessarily keep her from spending significant time behind bars.
🤔 Read more on the trial via @Insider on Telegram.
👀 The verdict came nearly a year and a half after Maxwell, 60, was arrested and accused of arranging and participating in the sexual abuse of underage girls.
❓ In light of the conviction, she has two paths forward, she can appeal and fight the decision, or start cooperating with investigators.
🚨 Neither one will necessarily keep her from spending significant time behind bars.
🤔 Read more on the trial via @Insider on Telegram.
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🇺🇸 Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered rare remarks in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill to observe the one year anniversary of the insurrection of January 6, 2021.
🚨 On that day, a violent mob of Trump's supporters breached the US Capitol to try to halt Congress from affirming Biden's electoral college win.
‼️ President Joe Biden said the January 6 insurrection "can never" happen again and blamed the insurrection on former President Donald Trump and his supporters.
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🚨 On that day, a violent mob of Trump's supporters breached the US Capitol to try to halt Congress from affirming Biden's electoral college win.
‼️ President Joe Biden said the January 6 insurrection "can never" happen again and blamed the insurrection on former President Donald Trump and his supporters.
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🚨 Boris Johnson has apologised to the public and MPs, admitting for the first time he joined the lockdown-busting garden party in May 2020.
👀 But he claimed he “believed implicitly this was a work event”, noting the Downing Street garden had been “in constant use” during the pandemic.
‼️ “I want to apologise,” he told MPs. “I know millions of people across the country have made extraordinary sacrifices. I know the anguish they have been through, unable to mourn their loved ones… unable to do the things they love.”
🔴 But Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of main opposition party Labour, hit back. “The party is over prime minister,” he said, “the only question is will the British public kick him out, will his party kick him out or will he do the decent thing and resign?”
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👀 But he claimed he “believed implicitly this was a work event”, noting the Downing Street garden had been “in constant use” during the pandemic.
‼️ “I want to apologise,” he told MPs. “I know millions of people across the country have made extraordinary sacrifices. I know the anguish they have been through, unable to mourn their loved ones… unable to do the things they love.”
🔴 But Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of main opposition party Labour, hit back. “The party is over prime minister,” he said, “the only question is will the British public kick him out, will his party kick him out or will he do the decent thing and resign?”
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👎 Facebook lost roughly 1 million daily active users between Q3 and Q4 of 2021, according to its earnings report.
🗓 This is the first time in history the website has reported a decline in user numbers.
📉Facebook parent Meta plunged 26% at the open. The move wiped roughly $230 billion from Meta’s market capitalization, putting it on track for the biggest one-day valuation drop in US history.
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🗓 This is the first time in history the website has reported a decline in user numbers.
📉Facebook parent Meta plunged 26% at the open. The move wiped roughly $230 billion from Meta’s market capitalization, putting it on track for the biggest one-day valuation drop in US history.
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🛼 Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old Russian skater at the center of an Olympic doping scandal, will not be allowed to receive a medal if she wins again at the 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said Monday.
❄️ 15-year-old Valieva failed a drug test in December, and was provisionally suspended from competing.
🏅 While she can still compete at Beijing, she will not get a medal at the games should she, as is expected, finish in the top three in the women’s individual event, the IOC said.
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❄️ 15-year-old Valieva failed a drug test in December, and was provisionally suspended from competing.
🏅 While she can still compete at Beijing, she will not get a medal at the games should she, as is expected, finish in the top three in the women’s individual event, the IOC said.
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♻️ Experts say that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is causing an environmental crisis. Attacks on civilian and military sites, especially in such a heavily industrialized country, are causing long-lasting air, ground, and water pollution.
☢️ Risks for contamination and health problems arise when nuclear sites are disturbed. Russia has already taken control of Chernobyl, and Ukraine operates more than a dozen nuclear reactors. Several reports have detailed strikes near nuclear-waste facilities, which increases health risks.
🌍 And the war could detract from from future climate policy initiatives, as it distracts attention and diverts resources of governments across the globe at a time when experts say we can’t afford to delay.
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☢️ Risks for contamination and health problems arise when nuclear sites are disturbed. Russia has already taken control of Chernobyl, and Ukraine operates more than a dozen nuclear reactors. Several reports have detailed strikes near nuclear-waste facilities, which increases health risks.
🌍 And the war could detract from from future climate policy initiatives, as it distracts attention and diverts resources of governments across the globe at a time when experts say we can’t afford to delay.
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🏨 As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, some Ukrainians are receiving funding from an unlikely source: Airbnb bookings. The customers don't plan to use the stays. Instead, they're booking them as a donation method.
🇬🇧 Eaton Square, an exclusive garden estate in London, is nicknamed "Red Square" because many of its residents are Russian billionaires. Read more here.
🇺🇦 Over 3 million Ukrainians have fled the country since Russia launched its attack on February 24, the UN's International Organization for Migration confirmed Tuesday. Most refugees have so far fled to Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Moldova, and Poland, the agency said.
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🇬🇧 Eaton Square, an exclusive garden estate in London, is nicknamed "Red Square" because many of its residents are Russian billionaires. Read more here.
🇺🇦 Over 3 million Ukrainians have fled the country since Russia launched its attack on February 24, the UN's International Organization for Migration confirmed Tuesday. Most refugees have so far fled to Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Moldova, and Poland, the agency said.
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I'm an Airbnb host in Ukraine. When people book rooms as donations, it reminds me that we're not alone.
"I want people to know Ukrainian Airbnb hosts are waiting for them after the war ends," one host told Insider. "I firmly believe good will prevail."
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✈️ The latest update in the invasion of Ukraine was today’s emotional address by President Zelenskyy to the US Congress for a no-fly zone, saying Russia has 'turned the Ukrainian sky into a source of death’.
Zelenskyy spoke to Congress Wednesday morning to appeal for more military assistance in his country's fight against Russian forces.
🇯🇵 Elsewhere, a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake rattled Tokyo, Japan, and triggered a tsunami advisory near Fukushima.
The earthquake rattled the capital of Tokyo where the Tokyo Electric Power Company said that quake caused more than 2 million households to lose power, according to the AFP. But there were no immediate reports of casualties.
🇬🇧 Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman who had been detained by Iran since 2016, was released Wednesday, her lawyer said.
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Zelenskyy spoke to Congress Wednesday morning to appeal for more military assistance in his country's fight against Russian forces.
🇯🇵 Elsewhere, a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake rattled Tokyo, Japan, and triggered a tsunami advisory near Fukushima.
The earthquake rattled the capital of Tokyo where the Tokyo Electric Power Company said that quake caused more than 2 million households to lose power, according to the AFP. But there were no immediate reports of casualties.
🇬🇧 Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman who had been detained by Iran since 2016, was released Wednesday, her lawyer said.
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🎤 Kanye West will not perform at the Grammy Awards over 'concerning online behavior,' report says. West was scheduled to perform and was nominated for five awards, including Album of the Year.
📷 💭What was life like before war? Ukrainians sent Insider reporters their last 'normal' photos, taken just before the war broke out. The images show coffee dates, happy newborns, and beloved pets they left behind. They told Insider how distant their former lives now feel.
💥 The latest update from Ukraine is that Russian forces have destroyed an art school sheltering 400 civilians in Mariupol.
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📷 💭What was life like before war? Ukrainians sent Insider reporters their last 'normal' photos, taken just before the war broke out. The images show coffee dates, happy newborns, and beloved pets they left behind. They told Insider how distant their former lives now feel.
💥 The latest update from Ukraine is that Russian forces have destroyed an art school sheltering 400 civilians in Mariupol.
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🇺🇸 President Joe Biden warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin may consider using chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine as his military struggles to achieve clear objectives.
🇺🇦 'Every house became a target:' Mariupol residents describe street-to-street battles and constant bombings.
🇬🇧 Meanwhile, a van full of donated items intended for Ukrainian war refugees has been stolen in the UK, a charity said this week.
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🇺🇦 'Every house became a target:' Mariupol residents describe street-to-street battles and constant bombings.
🇬🇧 Meanwhile, a van full of donated items intended for Ukrainian war refugees has been stolen in the UK, a charity said this week.
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👩⚖️ Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings ended yesterday. Here are six major takeaways from her historic hearings.
🗣 During the hearings, Sen. Lindsey Graham interrupted Jackson so many times that Sen. Dick Durbin intervened to let her speak. Watch the exchange here.
⚖️ The hearings were fraught with racial overtones and microaggressions. Read about the racist history of Senate confirmation hearings that started when a Jewish person was first nominated for the Supreme Court in 1916.
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🗣 During the hearings, Sen. Lindsey Graham interrupted Jackson so many times that Sen. Dick Durbin intervened to let her speak. Watch the exchange here.
⚖️ The hearings were fraught with racial overtones and microaggressions. Read about the racist history of Senate confirmation hearings that started when a Jewish person was first nominated for the Supreme Court in 1916.
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🏆The 94th Academy Awards took place last night at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre.
"CODA" was named this year's best picture, marking the first time a streamer has taken home this award.
🥊 However, Will Smith seemed to steal the show following an altercation with Chris Rock. Smith walked on stage and hit Rock in the face after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head.
👑 As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge finished their tour of the Caribbean, Prince William released a new statement on Sunday about the "future" of the royal family's relationship with Caribbean nations. He said the controversial Caribbean tour provided an "opportunity to reflect."
🇷🇺🇺🇦 In Russia and Ukraine news, Zelenskyy said Sunday that Ukraine is willing to discuss adopting "neutral status" with Russia following peace talks. Zelenskyy rejected other demands Russia has made but said compromise is possible.
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"CODA" was named this year's best picture, marking the first time a streamer has taken home this award.
🥊 However, Will Smith seemed to steal the show following an altercation with Chris Rock. Smith walked on stage and hit Rock in the face after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head.
👑 As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge finished their tour of the Caribbean, Prince William released a new statement on Sunday about the "future" of the royal family's relationship with Caribbean nations. He said the controversial Caribbean tour provided an "opportunity to reflect."
🇷🇺🇺🇦 In Russia and Ukraine news, Zelenskyy said Sunday that Ukraine is willing to discuss adopting "neutral status" with Russia following peace talks. Zelenskyy rejected other demands Russia has made but said compromise is possible.
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🏆 By now we all know what happened at the Oscars: Will Smith slapped Chris Rock after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. But what did the audience do? @Insider’s Taylor Simone Mitchell was in the room where it happened.
👀 The moment was brief but tense — and it remained on everyone's minds throughout the rest of the evening.
🤔 The feeling in the room had changed. Some people were visibly uncomfortable, and others were confused. Was the altercation staged, or was it real?
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👀 The moment was brief but tense — and it remained on everyone's minds throughout the rest of the evening.
🤔 The feeling in the room had changed. Some people were visibly uncomfortable, and others were confused. Was the altercation staged, or was it real?
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Here's what it was like to be in the room when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock
I attended this year's Oscars as a seat filler. Up until the Smith-Rock confrontation when silence filled the room, guests constantly moved around.
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🇺🇦 The latest in the ongoing war in Ukraine is Russia's deputy defense minister, Alexander Fomin, telling reporters on Tuesday that the armed forces would "drastically reduce military activity in the Kyiv and Chernihiv direction," claiming the decision was made to help with peace negotiations.
However, this did not happen as the governor of Ukraine's Chernihiv region said Russian forces hit the city of Chernihiv "all night long".
🏫 In other news, the families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting rejected a settlement offer by the Infowars host Alex Jones whom they accused of defaming them by claiming the killings never actually took place.
They said the offer was an attempt by Jones to "escape a public reckoning."
🥊 Lastly, following on from what happened between Will Smith and Chris Rock at Oscars, comedians have been reacting to the slap – many worry it could set a precedent for striking performers.
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However, this did not happen as the governor of Ukraine's Chernihiv region said Russian forces hit the city of Chernihiv "all night long".
🏫 In other news, the families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting rejected a settlement offer by the Infowars host Alex Jones whom they accused of defaming them by claiming the killings never actually took place.
They said the offer was an attempt by Jones to "escape a public reckoning."
🥊 Lastly, following on from what happened between Will Smith and Chris Rock at Oscars, comedians have been reacting to the slap – many worry it could set a precedent for striking performers.
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