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A community of young investors on TikTok, including @ceowatchlist, @quicktrades and @irisapp, are using House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's stock trading disclosures as inspiration for where to invest themselves. One user called Pelosi the market's "biggest whale," while another called her the "queen of investing."

TikTokers Are Trading Stocks By Watching What Members Of Congress Do

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Online stock trading has taken off, bolstered by easy apps and lower prices. Now, a community of young investors have a new strategy: Looking for stock tips from members of Congress.

The U.S. Department of Labor building on March 26, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

The Biden Administration Is Adding Worker Protections To Address Extreme Heat

Julia Shipley

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it will push to protect workers against rising temperatures, including a federal rule to safeguard workers from heat-related illnesses.

The "Skinny House" or the "Spite House" is 10 feet wide at its widest. It's been sold for $1.25 million.

A 10-Foot Wide House In Boston Sells For $1.25 Million

James Doubek

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It's been called the "Skinny House" or the "Spite House." The legend is that two brothers shared land but one built on more than his share, so the other built a skinny house to block access and views.

Protesters march through Melbourne, Australia, over recently announced COVID-19 vaccine requirements for construction workers. Construction sites are shut for two weeks due to protests and rising COVID-19 cases.

Anti-Vaccine Protesters Clash With Police In Melbourne, Australia, For The 2nd Day

Rachel Treisman

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Construction workers and others opposed to new COVID-19 vaccine rules have taken to the streets. Some allege that right-wing extremists have infiltrated the increasingly violent protests.

BTS sang (on a video viewed by more than 1 million). And they spoke. Left to right: Taehyung/V, Suga and Jin of the South Korean boy band at the launch of the U.N. General Assembly's 76th session on Sept. 20.

BTS Spoke At The UNGA. And That's Not The Only Surprise At The U.N. Event

Joanne Lu

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The appearance of the popular boy band from South Korea is one of many unexpected moments at the United Nations General Assembly — everything from a U.N. TikTok to a groundbreaking food summit.

'The Contrarian' Profiles Peter Thiel, PayPal Co-Founder And Political Provocateur

Dave Davies

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Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Max Chafkin talks about the tech billionaire who broke with most of Silicon Valley in backing Trump. Thiel also secretly funded the lawsuit that bankrupted Gawker.

McDonald's says it will phase out most plastic from its Happy Meals by 2025. Here, a customer picks up a kid's meal at a McDonald's drive-thru.

McDonald's Is Phasing Out Plastic Toys From Happy Meals In A Push To Be More Green

Bill Chappell

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The benefits of the change will be equivalent to more than 650,000 people not using any plastic for a year, the company said.

Memorial to missing and murdered Indigenous women in St. Paul, Minn.

Media Fascination With The Petito Mystery Looks Like Racism To Some Native Americans

Kamila Kudelska

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Media coverage around the death of 22-year-old Gabrielle Petito looks racist to those who note that murders and disappearances of Native Americans are mostly ignored.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuña Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas.

U.S. Border Agents Chased Migrants On Horseback. A Photographer Explains What He Saw

Bill Chappell

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"I thought the Haitians were quite scared, and I think there was probably some panic, which resulted in them trying to run around the horses," photographer Paul Ratje says.

President Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met in Cornwall, Britain, ahead of the G7 summit in June.

Boris Johnson Aims To Tighten U.S. Ties In A Visit That Follows A Contentious Month

Frank Langfitt

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A few weeks ago, Britain was furious with the U.S. over the Afghanistan pullout. In his Tuesday White House visit, Johnson hopes to build momentum ahead of November's U.N. climate summit in Glasgow.