#Twitter exec says company taking crackdown on conspiracy theorists ‘global’

#Twitter exec says company taking crackdown on conspiracy theorists ‘global’

“#Twitter exec says company taking crackdown on conspiracy theorists ‘global’” Footage released Monday shows a top Twitter executive discussing the company’s recent crackdown on accounts that push conspiracy theories, calling it a “global” initiative. Vijaya Gadde’s comments to employees were leaked to the right-wing activist group Project Veritas, and a Twitter spokesperson confirmed the video…

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#Park Avenue  billion office tower nears completion

#Park Avenue $1 billion office tower nears completion

“#Park Avenue $1 billion office tower nears completion” It’s stepping-out time for 425 Park Ave., the 47-story, Norman Foster-designed office tower crowned by a trident of sky-piercing, 136-feet-tall illuminated fins. More than five years since the groundbreaking, L&L Holding Co.’s $1 billion gamble on Park Avenue’s future just received its temporary certificate of occupancy from…

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#Joe Biden’s risky rush to undo every Trump action

#Joe Biden’s risky rush to undo every Trump action

“#Joe Biden’s risky rush to undo every Trump action” The Joe Biden era officially begins Wednesday, and from the looks of it, his much-ballyhooed calls for “unity” are out the window. Notably, he intends to rejoin the Paris accords on climate change and end President Trump’s ban on travel from several nations that have serious…

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#COVID test vending machines coming to NYC this month

#COVID test vending machines coming to NYC this month

“#COVID test vending machines coming to NYC this month” Remember when vending machines were for snacks and soda? COVID-19 home test kits will soon be sold via vending machines in cities including New York. But they won’t be as cheap as a bag of chips. Health company Wellness 4 Humanity is rolling out vending machines…

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#NY to reallocate nursing homes’ unused COVID-19 vaccines

#NY to reallocate nursing homes’ unused COVID-19 vaccines

“#NY to reallocate nursing homes’ unused COVID-19 vaccines” New York is going to reallocate unused COVID-19 vaccines that had been earmarked for nursing homes — with tens of thousands of staffers at the facilities declining to get the shot as the state’s stockpile dwindles, officials said Monday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, speaking during a virtual press…

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#How to spot a liar, according to science

#How to spot a liar, according to science

“#How to spot a liar, according to science” A good liar is like a chameleon. In a new study, researchers have identified a strong sign of fibbing: mimicking the body language of the person they’re lying to. “A liar and a copycat,” the title of the new study now published in the Royal Society’s Open…

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#Robert Gieswein allegedly assaulted cops at Capitol riot

#Robert Gieswein allegedly assaulted cops at Capitol riot

“#Robert Gieswein allegedly assaulted cops at Capitol riot” A 24-year-old Colorado man with ties to “a radical militia group” faces federal charges for allegedly assaulting police officers during the US Capitol riot, court papers state. Robert Gieswein allegedly sprayed an unknown substance at Capitol cops trying to hold back the mob that broke into the…

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