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  The 5 best thermometers of 2023 for all ages

  Insider - Written by Amanda Krupa; edited by Rick Stella

  The best thermometer should tell you how severely the body is in distress — whether to confirm if you or your baby are ill enough to require a visit …

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  Trump's lawyers demand fraud trial be stopped because of a COVID-19 risk — but none are wearing masks in court

  Business Insider - Natalie Musumeci and Laura Italiano

  Donald Trump's attorneys on Tuesday demanded that the former president's New York civil fraud trial be halted immediately due to a COVID-19 risk that could affect the former president himself as he sat in the courtroom. An unmasked Trump watched as his unmasked lawyers asked the trial be delayed due …

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  A new COVID shot is more effective against current variants — and may have fewer side effects

  Insider - Kate Hull

  On October 3, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the use of a new, updated vaccine from Novavax against COVID-19 variants. The …

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  The most impactful strikes in history — for better or worse

  Business Insider - Allana Akhtar, Joey Hadden, and Elias Chavez

  Since 1156 BC, there has been some form of protest demanding better wages and working conditions for workers. Over time, workdays have changed, and pay scales have altered, but the power of a strike has remained the same. Strikes have halted economies, created the eight-hour workday, saved lives, …

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  Elon Musk and Bill Gates have argued over everything from climate change to the pandemic. Here's how their disagreements started — and everything that's happened since.

  Business Insider - Avery Hartmans and Aaron Mok

  Bill Gates and Elon Musk haven't always exactly seen eye-to-eye. While the Microsoft billionaire and the Tesla titan have never appeared to have a particularly cozy relationship, things have heated up over the past few years as the two have openly sparred about topics as varied as electric vehicles …

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  Kim Jong Un is traveling to Russia to meet Putin in an armor-plated luxury train. Take a look inside.

  Business Insider - Tom Porter, Ashley Collman, and Alexandra Ma

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has begun his trip to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin, South Korean media reported Monday, and he's reported to be taking his family's lumbering, luxurious, high security train, Kim used the train to travel to Russia when the two leaders met in 2019, which was …