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Ice, sleet and major snowfall are threatening to snarl travel across much of the Eastern U.S. Here's what to know.
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How to prepare for "rare," "dangerous" ice expected from this weekend's storm AxiosWinter Storm Forecast: Where the Ice Could Hit Worst The New York TimesWhat to know about ice storms, the dangerous winter conditions coming for much of the US ABC NewsWhy freezing rain has millions at risk of losing power — and heat AP News
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The Microsoft founder publicly denounced the post on X.
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The agreement ends a six-year legal battle that saw the app banned by Congress and nearly shut down this month.
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Target is once again caught in a political firestorm. Here's what HR is telling staff. Business InsiderTarget Store Staff Are Skipping Work Over ICE's Crackdown in Minnesota Bloomberg.comNational Anger Spills Into Target Stores, Again The New York TimesProtests against ICE underway in Pittsburgh triblive.comIndivisible Charlottesville to protest ICE, Target cvilleright
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Disruption. It's coming for the U.S. dollar in the form of digital currency. Last week the Biden administration detailed a broad plan for adopting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the coming years. The Departments of Energy, Commerce, the Treasury, and other agencies weighed in on how to manage and regulate a CBDC.
The government is reacting in part to the explosive growth of digital currencies. About three out of ten U.S. adults currently invest in some form of cryptocurrency, or "crypto," like Bitcoin or Ethereum. These digital "coins" rely on a decentralized network of computers to verify financial transactions, cutting out third parties like banks or credit cards.
The good, the bad, and the ugly of crypto
Advocates of crypto point to its affordability, efficiency, and its ability to reach consumers with little or no access to traditional banking services. With just a mobile phone or a crypto ATM, consumers can easily send and receive digital currency, even across international borders.
On the other hand, crypto is still largely unregulated and volatile. Investors in Bitcoin, for example, saw returns of over 70% in 2021, but the currency is down almost 60% year to date. And if you send your payment to the wrong account (called a "digital wallet") there may be no way to retrieve it. Crypto has also been used for money laundering, fraud, and to fund terrorism. Several
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