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Bill Gates
Bill Gates wants this ‘crazy’ and ‘evil’ theory about him and Dr. Fauci to go away
MarketWatch - Nicole Lyn Pesce
Bill Gates has been “surprised” by debunked conspiracy theories accusing him of creating the pandemic. Perhaps the only thing spreading faster than …
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U.S. Politics
Opinion: Biden’s economic rescue plan is bold enough to actually work
MarketWatch - James K. Galbraith
President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 and public health in the State Dining Room of the White House. AUSTIN, Texas (Project Syndicate)—In the …
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Nuclear Energy
‘Doomsday Clock’ holds at a record 100 seconds to midnight as COVID-19, Capitol mob are factors
MarketWatch - Rachel Koning Beals
"Doomsday Clock" measuring big global dilemmas hovers close to midnight, unmoved from a year ago. The “Doomsday Clock” stands at 100 seconds to …
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Right of Asylum
Biden plans immigration-related executive orders on Friday to reverse Trump’s policies
MarketWatch - Michelle Hackman
President Biden, speaking Tuesday in the White House, will roll back rules that make most asylum applicants at the southern border …
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Business
Financial markets are complacent and exuberant, a formula that raises risk of correction, IMF warns
MarketWatch - Greg Robb
Global central banks are facing a 'difficult dilemma' as markets soar, the IMF warns. A pedestrian walks by the Royal Exchange in the City of London. …
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