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Married At First Sight: Martha Kalifatidis flaunts her sensational figure in a racy white bikini

Martha Kalifatidis has often been compared to Kim Kardashian West.




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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are 'staying at opposite ends of the house' amid quarantine

A source said: 'She is frustrated with Kanye and thinks he's not pulling his weight in family responsibilities. They've been staying at opposite ends of the house to keep things civil.'




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California's governor said nail salons were the site of the state's first known community spread of COVID-19 — and they won't be allowed to re-open just yet

California Governor Gavin Newsom said nail salons are high-risk for the spread of the new coronavirus and will reopen during the states' phase three of reopening, CNBC reported.Newsom said the first known community spread in the state was in a nail salon. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that a nail salon was the first known site of community spread in the state and that those businesses would not be a part of the reopening phase set to begin tomorrow, CNBC reported. "This whole thing started in the state of California, the first community spread, in a nail salon," Newsom said at a news briefing, according to CNBC. "I'm very worried about that."Newsom announced a four-phase plan for reopening the state. Right now, the




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I'm a career coach who found my first job at the end of the 2008 recession. Here are 5 ways for recent graduates to job search in the coronavirus economy.




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11 easy cocktail recipes to make at home for a virtual happy hour or any special occasion




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LA's famous food trucks are suffering as people stay inside, but they can now sell to truckers at rest areas in nearby counties

Los Angeles' food truck population of over 800 trucks faces a downturn in profits during the coronavirus pandemic, which threatens the livelihood of dozens of vendors.Trucks, many of which are family-owned, are losing up to 60% to 70% of their business.The disintegration of Los Angeles' food truck scene is creating ripple effects as truck owners, employees, and commissaries take financial hits.California recently allowed food trucks to obtain a permit to sell at rest stops, giving vendors the chance to sell to truckers outside the LA proper.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Los Angeles' food truck scene of over 800 operational trucks is facing a difficult time as business essentially grinds to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic.Food trucks, which are often run as small




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Vansmith has unveiled its new camper van with wood detailing built on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter — see inside




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This $500,000, bulletproof Cadillac Escalade looks like a private jet on the inside — take a closer look at the 'Sky Captain'




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Private jet industry CEOs say business will boom as the wealthy abandon airlines and reveal what they're doing now to take advantage

CEOs of private jet operators are planning for an industry boom after the pandemic subsides as wealthy travelers may rely on private aviation more than before. Executives predict that the health and safety aspect will make more flyers willing to pay the extra cost to fly private as opposed to first-class on commercial. The industry is investing in new cleaning and safety methods to ensure that travelers are protected when flying and encourage more individuals and businesses to make the leap to private.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The private aviation industry is preparing for a post-pandemic boom as airlines settle in for the slow return to 2019 levels, which some experts say may take years as the industry recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.CEOs from the nation's




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New Delhi to continue using plasma therapy to treat coronavirus patients

Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said Delhi will continue the trial of Plasma therapy as it has approval from the Centre.He also said that he is happy that most of those who recovered in Delhi are ready to donate the plasma.Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said Delhi will continue the trial of Plasma therapy as it has approval from the Centre."The Centre has only said that Plasma is on trial and it is not an official treatment. Delhi will continue the plasma trial as we have approval from the Centre," Kejriwal said while speaking to the media.He also said that he is happy that most of those who recovered in Delhi are ready to donate the plasma.On the students stuck in Kota in Rajasthan, Kejriwal also said that 40 buses from Delhi will go to Kota to bring back the students.




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4 test positive from corona in Amravati (Maharashtra), Total 47 till 2nd May

Amravati, May 2 () Four persons, including adeceased patient, tested positive for COVID-19 at Amravati in Maharashtra on Saturday, taking the tally in the city to 47, an official said. Of the 24 swab samples that were tested, results offour have come out positive, district collector Shailesh Navalsaid.A deceased 58-year-old man from Kanwar Nagar was among those who tested positive on Saturday, apart from a man from Taj Nagar and one from Tarkheda, he said.With the death of the Kanwar Nagar resident, the tollof COVID-19 deaths in the city has gone up to eight, while the count stands at 47, the collector said.




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8 new people test positive for coronavirus Jaipur (Odisha) on 2nd May

Bhubaneswar, May 2 () Eight people tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha's Jajpur district on Saturday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 157, officials said with 56 people cured of the disease and one death, the number of active cases in the state now stands at 100. Till Friday, a total of 36,593 samples were tested, they said All the eight newly detected patients, which include two women, have a travel history to Kolkata in West Bengal, officials said, adding they were kept in a quarantine centre and had no symptoms of coronavirus.Their samples were tested in view their travel history, the officials said.With these new instances of the infection, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 47 in Jajpur district which has emerged as the new coronavirus hotspot of Odisha.




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Maha: Chandrapur on COVID-19 map as 50-year-old tests positive

Chandrapur, May 2 () Chandrapur district in Maharashtra on Saturday reported its first COVID-19 case after a 50-year-old man tested positive for coronavirus, officials said here. His reports came in positive at around 8:30 pm and the area around his residence in Krishna Nagar in Bengali Camp area has been sealed, said District Civil Surgeon Nivruti Rathod.Collector Kunal Khemnar, in a press release, asked people to ad here to lockdown norms strictly so that the spread of the virus can be stopped.A District Information Office release said three residents of Chandrapur are currently admitted for the infection in Delhi and Nagpur, due to which the district ispart of the orange zone.See Also - Total coronavirus cases in India till May 4Coronavirus hotspot and Containment zones in Hyderabad




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India's Defence forces say 'thank you' to "Corona warriors" with a flypast, flower petals, music and more

A number of aircraft of Indian Air Force conducted a fly past over different parts spanning the length and breadth of the country today (May 3) as a tribute to the frontline staff ⁠— doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, police and others ⁠— dealing with the COVID-19 pandeminc in India. This flying activity was combined along with the training activity of the Indian Air Force and opportunity flight for transport aircraft and helicopters who are involved in moving supplies related to COVID-19 task, a government statement said. Watch the video here: Courtesy: The state-run broadcaster Doordarshan.From the King George's Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow to Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital in Chennai to Thiruvananthapuram General Hospital in Kerala, the IAF aircrafts showered flower petals




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India's small savers parked over a $1.5 billion in pension schemes spooked by the stock market carnage in April

India's National Pension System (NPS) has bucked the downtrend triggered by Covid-19 outbreak and the subsequent nationwide lockdown to contain it. During the first three weeks of April, the scheme along with the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) has seen an upsurge in new enrolments and an increase in assets under management (AUM) of these programmes.ALSO WATCH: The CEO of mutual fund house explains how to invest your savings in the post-coronavirus world In financial parlance, NPS and APY are Central government backed schemes which are administered by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). The PFRDA is the statutory authority established by an enactment of the Parliament, to regulate, promote and ensure orderly growth of the NPS and the pension schemes to which this Act applies.75468072The




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Aggressive testing detected 300 coronavirus cases in Aurangabad in one week

Aurangabad (Maha), May 3 () The rise in the number of COVID-19 cases to about 300 over one week in Aurangabad district in Maharashtra can be largely attributed to augmented testing capacity, a senior official said on Sunday. Divisional Commissioner Sunil Kendrekar told that the administration had earlier been testing only primary contacts of coronavirus positive cases but has now included secondary contacts as well.Aurangabad has been classified as one of the 14 'Red'zones in Maharashtra, which has reported more than 12,000 COVID-19 cases so far."Augmented testing is the reason for the rise in the number of cases. This aggressive tracing (of contacts) has also helped us in detecting more patients," he said.Kendrekar also said that since majority of COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic, the rate




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Nearly 4,800 Indians are coronavirus positive in Singapore with mild conditions

By Gurdip Singh Singapore, May 4 () Nearly 4,800 Indian nationals, most of whom are living in dormitories for foreign workers, have been tested positive with the novel coronavirus in Singapore till the end of April, the Indian High Commissioner here said on Monday.The total number of coronavirus cases in Singapore are 18,205 with 18 deaths, according to the figures released by Singapore Health Ministry on Sunday."Almost all of the infection among Indian workers is mild and their conditions are improving," Jawed Ashraf, Indian High Commissioner to Singapore, told .Over 3,500 Indian nationals, including students, have also registered with the High Commission to return home or to seek assistance for accommodation and food due to their unexpectedly long stay here, he said.Over 90 per cent of the




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LinkedIn’s Virginia Sharma joins JioSaavn as Vice President, Brand Solutions

Previously a top sales director at LinkedIn, Virginia joins JioSaavn to lead global brands partnerships and the company’s growing audio ad platform. She will be responsible for driving adoption of JioSaavn’s innovative advertising solutions for brands, while overseeing agency and client relationships.JioSaavn has on-boarded Virginia Sharma as Vice President of Brand Solutions. Based out of JioSaavn’s Gurgaon office, Sharma will lead the company’s global digital ad monetization efforts across platforms. She will be responsible for driving adoption of JioSaavn’s innovative advertising solutions for brands, while overseeing agency and client relationships. With more than 20 years of experience leading marketing and sales teams, Sharma joins JioSaavn from LinkedIn, where she excelled in the top




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WhatsApp will now have its own fact-checking bot to curb misinformation around COVID-19

Poynter Institutes International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) on Monday launched its chatbot on WhatsApp to help two billion users of the Facebook-owned instant messaging platform to check veracity of information related to COVID-19.The IFCN's bot connects people with independent fact-checkers in more than 70 countries and also with the largest database of debunked falsehoods related to the new coronavirus.75343540By using the IFCN's bot on WhatsApp, citizens from all over the world will be able to easily check whether a piece of content about COVID-19 has already been rated as false by professional fact-checkers.Since January, more than 80 fact-checking organisations from 74 countries have identified more than 4,000 hoaxes related to the novel coronavirus.All this information now forms the




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The CEO of Blockchain Challenge Inc explains why tech can be a tool to fight COVID-19 recession

This is an excerpt of an article originally published by the Observer Research FoundationWork will be exactly what it is right now as the ‘future’ has already made its way to our present realities. It is then important to know how to address one of the most prevailing obstacles of our ‘new now’ — building trust within our cyber-relationships (mostly focusing on daily transactions and remote working).We know the world is heading towards an economic recession. We, therefore, need to try to make our new cyber reality as akin to real life as possible. This translates into having digital economies that want to be like the very jobs we used to have.Perhaps blockchain will have the answer. Humans produce data every single day, and there have long been debates about its ownership. Web 3.0 may now




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How to use IFCN’s WhatsApp fact checker to fight Coronavirus misinformation

The International Fact-Checking Network has launched a WhatsApp chatbot to fact check information about Coronavirus.The chatbot allows users to check whether the information received by them is authentic or not.Users can also use the IFCN chatbot to identify fact checkers near them.The Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life across the world and over 3.6 million people have been infected. Misinformation has also been a huge problem as social media platforms have been used to spread fake news about Coronavirus.WhatsApp has over 2 billion monthly active users and there have been several instances where the messaging app has been used to spread fake news. To help users stay safe during the Coronavirus pandemic, the Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has launched a




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Realme resumes smartphone sales online, receives 'massive orders'

Chinese smartphone brand Realme on Tuesday announced it has resumed online sales of its smartphones and accessory products through online channels which include realme.com, Flipkart and Amazon and has received huge orders.Complying with the Centre's guidelines that allow delivery of non-essential items in the green and orange zones in the country, Realme said it has commenced online orders of its products, starting May 4.Meanwhile, the company's offline channels in green and orange zones have also resumed operations, complying with the directives."We have been receiving massive orders online since Sunday midnight and will be able to meet the current demand through our inventory stocks till factory reopens," informed a company spokesperson.The brand has approached the Uttar Pradesh government




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Petrol and diesel prices are rising as states hike tax to cover coronavirus cost⁠— the steepest hike is in Delhi

IANSVAT on petrol was increased to 30% from 27%, previously. In the case of diesel, VAT has been almost doubled to 30% from 16.75% Petrol in Delhi now costs ₹71.26 a litre as against ₹69.59 previously. Previously, the Delhi government imposed a 70% fee on the maximum retail price of all categories of liquor sold through retail licenses for consumption off the premises.A day after imposing the special ‘corona fee’ on liquor, the Delhi government has hiked local sales or value-added tax on petrol and diesel. VAT on petrol was increased to 30% from 27%, previously. In the case of diesel, VAT has been almost doubled to 30% from 16.75%. Old PriceNew PricePetrol ₹69.59₹71.26Diesel₹62.29₹ 69.39Petrol price in the national capital was hiked by ₹1.67 a litre on May 5 and diesel by a steep ₹7.10 per




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The way BHEL is trying to turn the tide is a sign of how India wants to capitalise on US-China tensions

BHEL has invited foreign companies to ‘Make in India’ as it seeks to capitalise on US-China tensions to solve its cash flow issues.Investors cheered the move as the stock surged nearly 10% in two days.BHEL’s stock has taken a beating this year, losing half its value after missing FY20 sales by 20%.Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has invited foreign companies to use its facilities to set up manufacturing bases in the country. The government-owned company has floated an expression of interest in this regard. The stock surged nearly 10% in two days before cooling off, as investors cheered the initiative of a state-owned company looking to invite foreign companies on the fence in China and at the same time resolve its cash flow issues — two birds with one stone. 75548252For the year 2020




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A robot will help police maintain social distancing while enforcing lockdown in Varanasi

As researchers and health workers try out new experiments to stop the spread of coronavirus across the country, an engineering student from Varanasi has designed an 'anti-COVID-19 robot' which will help the security forces shock lockdown violators.Vishal Patel, a third year student of mechanical engineering at the Ashoka Institute in Varanasi, has developed this robot that can not only run on shallow water but can also operate comfortably on smooth and bumpy surfaces.Patel, who built the robot under the supervision of his senior Shyam Chaurasia, claims that the device is also a security shield for police personnel.It will also help the police to crack down on those flouting the lockdown rules. The police who are at a risk from coronavirus infection can maintain social distancing by operating




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Chhattisgarh: 1 more tests positive for coronavirus, count 59

Raipur, May 5 () A 26-year-old woman tested positive for coronavirus in Chhattisgarh's Durg district onTuesday, taking the number of such cases in the state to 59,Health officials said.Her sample tested positive at the All India Instituteof Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, this evening, a publicrelations officer of the institute told .The woman is being admitted to the COVID-19 ward of AIIMS where at present, 22 active cases, including a nursing officer of the institute and some migrant labourers, are beingtreated, he added.According to a Durg district official, the woman,along with her two-year-old child reached Durg on Monday from Bhandara district of neighbouring Maharashtra by taking lift on a goods vehicle, amid lockdown restrictions.She is a native of Bhilai town in Durg, he said.The




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1 more tests corona positive in HP, total 44 till 6th May

Shimla, May 6 () One more person tested positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district on Wednesday, taking the number of cases to 44 in the state, officials said. The patient is a resident of Jamanabad in Kangra district, Superintendent of Police Vimukt Ranjan said.Of the total 44 patients in the state, 34 have recovered and three died. Four people were shifted to other states for treatment. Himachal Pradesh now has three active cases, one each in Sirmaur, Kangra and Mandi districts. Una has the highest number of recovered patients at 16, followed by Chamba six, Solan five, Kangra four, Hamirpur two and Sirmaur one, the officials said.




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SBI Card profit gets squeezed by bad loans, impairment charge, and a big provision for COVID-19

This is the first earnings report released by SBI Cards and Payment Services since it was listed on the bourses in March 2020.In Q4 2020, SBI Cards’ profits fell by 66% compared to the same period last year, to ₹83.5 crore from ₹249 crore.The company also created a provision of ₹489 crore to account for the economic concerns arising due to the Covid-19 pandemic.On the flip side, SBI Cards’ asset quality improved, with its non-performing assets declining to 2.01% from 2.44% a year earlier.SBI Cards and Payment Services today posted its Q4 earnings (January-March 2020), revealing a fall of 66% in its profits to ₹83.5 crore, while its bad debts and impairment losses rose by 138% to ₹838 crore on a year-on-year basis. “Considering the possible effects from the pandemic relating to COVID-19, the




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14 celebrity cameos you may have missed in Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber's new music video for 'Stuck With U'




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Fans think Lily Allen and David Harbour are engaged after the singer wore a diamond ring for an Instagram photo

Fans are speculating that Lily Allen and David Harbour are engaged after the "Smile" singer posted a photo while wearing a diamond ring on her ring finger. According to her caption, Allen was trying to show off her "ripped" body, but one fan was more focused on the eye-catching piece of jewelry she was wearing. "Um... engagement ring??????????????" the user commented. Allen responded with a cheeky comment that referenced Brad Pitt's famous line in 1999's "Fight Club" ("The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club"). "first rule of engagement club........." Allen wrote back to the curious fan. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Fans are speculating that Lily Allen and David Harbour are engaged after the "Smile" singer posted a photo while wearing a diamond ring on




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Anthony Hopkins nailed Drake's 'Tootsie Slide' and challenged Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone to do the same

Anthony Hopkins joined TikTok to perform Drake's viral "Tootsie Slide" dance.At 82, he shows age is just a number.He then challenged Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone to do the same.Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Anthony Hopkins acts, paints, plays the piano, and dances to viral challenges.On Thursday, the 82-year-old "Westworld" actor proved that age has no limits by sharing a TikTok video of himself performing Drake's catchy "Tootsie Slide" dance.—Anthony Hopkins (@AnthonyHopkins) May 7, 2020Look at these moves. 75636480That's not all. Hopkins then challenged Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone to do the same, quoting some of their biggest movie lines from "Terminator" and "Rocky."Neither of them have responded yet, but you can't say no to Hannibal Lecter,




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Shay Mitchell opens up about raising daughter Atlas during a pandemic: 'She's going to think there are only 2 people in this world'

Shay Mitchell spoke with Insider about the challenges and rewards of raising her and Matte Babel's 7-month-old daughter Atlas at home during the pandemic.The 33-year-old "Dollface" actress said that although she misses spending time with her friends and family, she and Babel have been able to witness many of Atlas' milestones. And to make sure that other parents don't feel alone during this time, the new mom has teamed up with Pampers to acknowledge and applaud parents' efforts leading up to Mother's Day on Sunday. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Shay Mitchell, the 33-year-old "Dollface" actress, has adjusted to raising her 7-month-old daughter Atlas at home during the pandemic.Although the new mom has said that FaceTime helps her keep in touch with friends or family, Mitchell is




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Satyanshu Singh starts online classes to raise money for COVID-19 relief

Mumbai, May 9 () Filmmaker Satyanshu Singh has launched a unique initiative to raise relief money for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.The director has started online classes for budding cinema students and has roped artistes from different fields of filmmaking for the initiative.Actor Vinay Pathak, screenwriters Anjum Rajabali and Sudip Sharma, cinematographer Siddharth Diwan and director Shoojit Sircar have come aboard the initiative.Since April 1, more than a dozen lectures have been conducted with students from cities like Bokaro, Kota, Bhilai, Almora, and Coimbatore taking part in them. Overseas students have also showed interest in the lectures.Through the initiative, Satyanshu has so far raised Rs 15 lakhs which has been donated to non-for-profit organisations like Milaap,




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Legendary magician Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy has died from complications related to the coronavirus

Roy Horn, one half of the Las Vegas magic duo Siegfried & Roy, has died aged 75 due to coronavirus complications.Horn's publicist Dave Kirvin confirmed that he died in a Las Vegas hospital on Friday after testing positive for the coronavirus last week."Today, the world has lost one of the greats of magic, but I have lost my best friend," read a statement from Siegfried Fischbacher.Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Roy Horn of the iconic Siegfried & Roy magic duo has died aged 75 from complications related to the coronavirus.The legendary magician died at Mountain View Hospital in Las Vegas on Friday, his publicist Dave Kirvin confirmed. He added that Horn had tested positive for the coronavirus last week, according to the New York Times.The German-born double act, Horn and Siegfried




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Covid-19 Crisis: Chhattisgarh CM Writes To PM, Asks For Rs 30,000 Crore Package For State

The Central government has divided districts into Red, Orange and Green Zones and has allowed limited economic activities in 'Green Zones.'




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'I Am Healthy, Have No Disease,' Says Amit Shah Dismissing Rumours Around His Health

Thanking his well-wishers and BJP workers for enquiring about his health, he said that he has "no hatred towards those who spread the rumours".




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The Time To Put Your Crisis Muscles To Work Is Now

Have a bias towards optimism & pay attention to the big & small picture. This is central to Debarati Sen, Vice President & General Manager, 3M Abrasive Systems Division’s five-point advice towards traits that make resilient leaders




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Instacart's army of shoppers has exploded from 180,000 to 500,000 since the start of the pandemic — and some workers say it's making the job more difficult for everyone

Instacart recruited 300,000 new gig workers in just a month — and has plans to hire another 250,000 — as demand for grocery delivery surges during the coronavirus pandemic, the company announced in April.Instacart's CEO told Bloomberg business has been so good that the company has already hit its sales goals through 2022.But veteran shoppers told Bloomberg a different story — that the influx of new workers and Instacart's push for efficiency has exacerbated existing issues around poor working conditions.Instacart workers have staged multiple protests since the pandemic began, demanding everything from hazard pay to more protective gear.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Instacart is one of the lucky businesses that have boomed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. CEO Apoorva




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These surprisingly relevant vintage ads show how officials tried to convince people to wear masks after many refused during the 1918 flu pandemic




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Xbox lead Phil Spencer says the industry will start to see the impacts of coronavirus in early 2021, as some crucial aspects of video game production have 'basically stopped'

The video game industry has enjoyed record profits amid the spread of the coronavirus, as millions of people sheltering in place turn to gaming for entertainment.Huge game releases like "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" and "DOOM Eternal" enjoyed larger than expected launches, and upcoming games like "The Last of Us: Part II" and "Cyberpunk 2077" have brewed excitement.Moreover, new game consoles like Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox are expected this holiday season. But the game industry is bound to see an impact from coronavirus — just not yet. "Through the summer, early fall? I feel pretty good about those games," Xbox head Phil Spencer told Business Insider in an interview. "Games that were targeting a year from now or beyond? There'll be some impact, but they'll be able to react."Visit




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An Indian hospital is using robots with thermal cameras to screen coronavirus patients — here's how they work




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Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Ed Markey to introduce a Senate bill to give Americans $2,000 a month until the coronavirus crisis ends

Senators Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Ed Markey will introduce a bill to give Americans an additional $2,000 a month for the duration of the coronavirus crisis.The bill would give $2,000 a month to every American with an income of less than $120,000 for the duration of the crisis, and for three months after, according to a release.Married couples filing jointly would get $4,000, and $2,000 for each child up to three children.The funds would be available to all U.S. residents, including those who had not filed taxes or did not have a social security card.This is a key difference from the $1,200 one-time stimulus provided by the CARES Act.House Democrats proposed a similar bill in April that would give $2,000 a month to U.S. citizens until the emergency was over.Visit Business Insider's




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Katie Miller, Mike Pence's spokesperson and Stephen Miller's wife, has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus

Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, Katie Miller, reportedly has coronavirus. President Donald Trump on Friday said a woman named "Katie," whom he described as a "press person," had tested positive. Miller is also the wife of a top adviser to the president, Stephen Miller.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to confirm that Katie Miller, Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, has tested positive for coronavirus. After the White House said that a top staffer on Pence's team had tested positive, Trump said a woman named "Katie," whom he described as a "press person," was infected. Politico also reported that the staffer Miller is the staffer who tested positive. Miller is also the wife of one of Trump's senior advisers, Stephen




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'The war had been a total war': Queen Elizabeth II, in a special VE Day message, draws similarities between WWII and the coronavirus pandemic

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Friday offered a message in honor of the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day).The 93-year-old monarch spoke of the parallels between the Second World War that left more than 50 million dead, and the ongoing efforts to battle the coronavirus."The war had been a total war: it had affected everyone, and no one was immune from its impact," she said.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Friday offered a tribute and a message of hope in honor of the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day).In a video message, the 93-year-old monarch drew a parallel between the Second World War that left more than 50 million dead, and the ongoing efforts to battle the coronavirus.VE Day is remembered as the day when




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Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus

Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested positive for the coronavirus, CNN reported.The assistant has reportedly not been around the first daughter for several weeks. Both Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, tested negative on Friday.Earlier this week, one of President Donald Trump's valets tested positive for the virus. And on Friday, it surfaced that Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, Katie Miller, also tested positive.The US is currently the global epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, which the World Health Organization designated a pandemic in March. But Trump and several Republican lawmakers are already moving to loosen social distancing guidelines and reopen businesses.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested




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'There is no precedent that anybody can find': Obama reportedly excoriated the DOJ's decision to drop the Michael Flynn case in a private call

Former President Barack Obama excoriated Justice Department over its decision to drop its case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn, during a private call with the Obama Alumni Association, Yahoo News reported."There is no precedent that anybody can find" in which "someone who has been charged with perjury just getting off scot-free," Obama said, though he misstated the crime Flynn pleaded guilty to.The former national security adviser pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI as part of the Russia probe. After initially cooperating with prosecutors, Flynn hired a more combative defense team that called for a judge to dismiss the case after alleging prosecutorial misconduct."That's the kind of stuff where you begin to get worried that basic — not just institutional




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The Project's Peter Helliar avoids discussing PMS symptoms

The Project's Peter Helliar, 42, avoids discussing PMS symptoms with his co-hosts, in hilarious segment on Tuesday's program.




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Lisa Wilkinson lashes controversial feminist Greer

Lisa Wilkinson dedicated an article to Germaine Greer thanking her for her early work but suggesting it was time she hung up her boots after Wednesday's contentious interview about rape.




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Carrie Bickmore reveals she had very bad morning sickness

She's The Project host who just recently announced she's pregnant with her third child.




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The Project's pregnant host Carrie Bickmore bemoans terrible morning sickness

The Project's Carrie Bickmore is expecting a third child. And the mother-of-two posed beside a toilet on Monday as she bemoaned terrible morning sickness.