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Trump banned from Facebook and Instagram until 2023

CNBC— Facebook announced on Friday that it will consider allowing former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts to be reinstated in January 2023. The social media platform will decide at that time if allowing Trump back on his accounts will cause a risk to public safety. “We will evaluate external factors, including instances of violence, restrictions on peaceful assembly and other markers of civil unrest,” the company said in a blog post. “If we determine that there is still a serious risk to public safety, we will extend the restriction for a set period of time and...

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Mystery skull washes up on New Jersey beach

OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. / CNN — A mystery washed ashore on a New Jersey beach on Monday. A strange looking skull showed up on the sand at Island beach State Park in Ocean County. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection shared the pictures on Twitter. You never know what you are going to find on the beach after a storm! Our State Park Police found this skull at Island Beach State Park on Monday. As soon as we identify it, we'll let you know. For now, do you have any guesses? pic.twitter.com/huuHiBl70z— New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (@NewJerseyDEP)...

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Queen Elizabeth II to meet President Joe Biden next week

LONDON, England — The Queen of England will meet President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden in London on Sunday, June 13. The Queen will host the Bidens at Windsor Castle. A spokesperson for the Royal Family posted on Twitter to make the announcement. The Queen will meet the President of the United States of America and First Lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle on Sunday, 13th June 2021. pic.twitter.com/GPJLYwFzyr— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 3, 2021 Information about what they will discuss at the meeting is not known. The post Queen Elizabeth II to meet President Joe...

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Sinking cargo ship sparking fears of oil spill catastrophe in Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA / CNN — A container ship that caught fire 13 days ago off the Sri Lankan coast is unleashing one of the most disastrous ecological accidents in the country’s history as it starts to sink, officials said. Since May 20, the Sri Lanka Navy and Indian Coast Guard have been working non-stop to try and prevent the flaming ship from sinking. The ship is laden with chemicals like nitric acid and was holding 350 metric tons of oil in its tanks, officials said. Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority has warned the Singaporean-registered ship, called the MV X-Press...

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Shares of ‘Baby Shark’ investor soaring after tweet from Elon Musk

NEW YORK / CNBC — Shares of Samsung Publishing, a major shareholder in the producer of “BabyShark,” spiked on Wednesday after a tweet by Tesla CEO Elon Musk about the viral children’s song. The South Korean shares soared more than 10 percent at one point during regular trading on Wednesday, before closing out 6.29% higher. The company has no affiliation with South Korean conglomerate Samsung Group, even though they share the Samsung name. Wednesday’s gains came on the back of a tweet by Musk on Tuesday morning Asia time, which said: “Baby Shark crushes all! More views...

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Largest meat producer works to restart after cyberattack

AP – Just weeks after a cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline, the world’s largest meat processing company is working to get back up and running following a similar attack. “Our systems are coming back online and we are not sparing any resources to fight this threat,” Andre Nogueira, CEO of JBS USA, said in a statement. Brazil’s JBS SA said late Tuesday that it had made “significant progress” in dealing with the cyberattack and expected the “vast majority” of its plants to be operating on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported. The White House said JBS has made them aware of...

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Teen pushes bear to save dogs in viral video

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A security camera in California caught the moment a teen girl rushed to save her dogs from a potential bear attack, NBC Los Angeles reports. The now viral video shows a bear and two cubs walking along a barrier before four dogs charge the bears. California teen, Hailey Morinico, 17, ran towards the action and pushed the bear off the wall before running away carrying one dog. WATCH HERE: No injuries were reported except for a small scratch on the teen. All dogs were, reportedly okay. The post Teen pushes bear to save dogs in viral video appeared first on NBC2...

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AMC latest “meme” stock to hit a rally, jumping 17% after selling shares to investor

NEW YORK, N.Y. / CNBC — AMC Entertainment shares surged again on Tuesday when the theater chain sold more than 8 million shares to an investment firm, the latest in a series of capital raises for the struggling company turned ‘meme’ stock. The purchase by Mudrick Capital Management helped AMC raise $230.5 million. AMC officials said that they would be using the funds for potential acquisitions, updates to existing theaters, and deleveraging its balance sheet. Shares were up 17% in premarket trading. AMC was hit hard during the pandemic when their movie theaters shut in most...

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Moderna asking for full FDA approval of its COVID vaccine

WASHINGTON / CNBC — Moderna officials asked the Food and Drug Administration to fully approve it’s coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, making it the second drugmaker in the U.S. to do so. If approved, Moderna would be able to market their vaccine directly to consumers. The mRNA vaccine is currently on the U.S. market under an emergency use authorization, which was granted by the FDA in December. It gives conditional approval based on two months of safety data. It’s not the same as a biologics license application, or a request for full approval, which requires at least six months of...

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Major US meat producer suffers weekend cyber attack

CNN – Meat producer JBS USA was underwent a cyber attack on Sunday, according to officials. The attack affected servers supporting its IT systems in North America and Australia, the company said in a news release. “The company is not aware of any evidence at this time that any customer, supplier or employee data has been compromised or misused as a result of the situation,” JBS said. “Resolution of the incident will take time, which may delay certain transactions with customers and suppliers.” The company said it is unaware of who carried out the attack. JBS is...

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