Chamath Palihapitiya Olivia Michael | CNBC If the government allows more stimulus funding, they should look at individual customers and small businesses, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapatia said on Wednesday. The CEO of Social Capital gave a detailed account of his remarks to CNBC earlier this year in which he said …
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The British Wildlife Sanctuary has been forced to isolate five parrots that will not stop visitors from swearing. Keepers say the birds encouraged each other to curse, and had to move from the main outdoor aviary. Billy, Eric, Tyson, Jade and Elsie were removed from this week’s view, according to …
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Manuchin failed to strike at the coronavirus stimulus deal during a more than 90-minute meeting on Wednesday. The California Democrats said in a statement that the pair would continue discussions as they try to create an elusive fifth relief package that could …
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Timothy Ray Brown, the so-called “Berlin patient” and the first person to recover from HIV infection, has died at the age of 54. It was recently revealed that he was temporarily ill from a recurrence of leukemia last year. News of his death was announced on Facebook by his partner, …
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But the Earth’s billion. In terms of a billion billion plus years of history, melting in any one year or several decades is like the blink of an eye. It is not entirely clear whether the rapid breakdown we are seeing on Greenland today compares to what has happened in …
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