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US Treasury yields fell on Friday after US Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin decided to allow several of the Fed’s emergency funding programs to expire on December 31.Yield to the benchmark 10-year Treasury bonds It fell to 0.836% at 4:38 AM ET, while the yield was at 30-year treasury bonds It decreased to 1.547%. Yields move inversely to prices.Treasury yields declined yet Mnuchin issued a letter On Thursday he said It will not extend the Federal Reserve programs That used congressional money the CARES Act. This reduces the ability of the Federal Reserve to support the financial system.The Fed rejected Mnuchin’s…

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Getty Images The Golden State Warriors It is set to obtain Kelly Ober Jr.. From Oklahoma City Thunder, to me At ESPN Adrian Wojnarovsky. Oubre will be absorbed by the Warriors in the post-transact trade exception André Iguodala Without recovering any other off-season salary, which means they won’t have to return any paychecks to match Oubre’s salary in the deal. The Thunder will pick the Golden State in the first round of 2021, but only if it falls between the 21st and 30th overall. According to Wojnarowski. If not, the Warriors will send Picks from the second round of Thunder.…

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New York City Protesters began gathering Thursday outside City Hall in Manhattan to demonstrate against the mayor Bill de Blasio To shut down the country’s largest public school system due to the surge Corona Virus Infection, even as Catholic schools and other elites in the city are allowed to remain open Personalized instructions. More than a million children enrolled in New York City public schools stopped in-person education Thursday and switched to online classes until at least Thanksgiving, de Blasio announced for the first time on Wednesday. The effect of Coronavirus lockdown on children’s mental health But the New York…

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Vivo announced the new Android-based operating system at its annual developer conference in China. OriginOS is the successor to FuntouchOS and features a complete design overhaul that prioritizes widgets and arranges them in a grid-like layout. Tools can update themselves with notifications called “nano alerts”. “The origins of OriginOS are built around three frontiers based on the demands of smartphone consumers: design, softness and comfort,” Vivo says in a statement. “OriginOS repurposes familiar features with exciting new designs to create the ultimate smartphone experience.” From All polished Android versions availableVivo’s FuntouchOS has always been the most straightforward in iOS, with…

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8:13 PM ETTim PontempsESPN Five months later than originally planned, the Minnesota Timberwolves were chosen Anthony Edwards With the first pick for the NBA 2020 project Wednesday night.Golden State Warriors took the center James Wiseman With choosing No. 2, the guard Lamilo Ball Followed as the third pick for Charlotte Hornets.Edwards, a 6-foot, 5-foot, 220-pound goalkeeper from Atlanta who spent his only group season in Georgia, joins the Timber Wolves junior team led by the All-Star Center Cities of Carl Anthony And point guard Dangelo Russell. Edwards led all freshmen into First Division with 19.1 points per game and was…

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Capito said she was “disappointed” and embarrassed by Trump’s personnel decisions: “I can’t explain that.” Others were more forthright. Senator Mitt Romney (a Republican from Utah) described Trump’s move as a “terrible mistake,” adding that Cripps was “an exceptional talent who’s doing a great job in overseeing the protection of our cyber capabilities.” The shooting also sparked renewed fears that the president will spend his final weeks in the White House recklessly ousting officials who bypassed him and making erratic political transitions that cannot be easily undone. Senator John Cornyn (Republican from Texas), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee,…

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The National System for Disaster Prevention and Attention (CINAPRED) announced Tuesday that 99.5% of real estate on Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast is without electricity. Nicaragua’s vice president, Rosario Murillo, said four adults and two minors had died in the country as a result of the Iota influences.The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season It was historically active, with Iota raising its season count to 30 named storms, the most ever. Iota still hovers over the area and has rapidly dissipated into winds approaching 40 mph, according to an advice from the National Hurricane Center.Despite declining wind speeds, Central America remains at risk of…

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Federal authorities said on Tuesday that seven people in two states have been accused of stealing millions of coronavirus relief money and spending it on luxury products, including a Lamborghini and a Porsche.The Justice Department said the alleged conspirators, who are based in Texas and Illinois, were charged with conspiracy to commit Internet fraud and wire fraud.Two of the alleged perpetrators, Amir Aqil, 52, and Siddiq Azimuddin, 41, were also charged with money laundering.Among the other names listed in the indictment is Bardeeb Al-Basra, 51 years old; Raised bagua, 51; Mayer Misak, 40; Mauricio Navia, 41; And Richard Roth.According to…

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Replay / count. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez, disingenuous Democrats return with divisions The Hill’s Morning Report – submitted by the United Arab Emirates – The United States records 1 million COVID-19 cases in a week; Governors attack Democrats looking to polish the message after the Senate setback further (DN.Y.) Tweet Tuesday She is nervous about the new Twitter “fleets” feature It allows users to post tweets or videos that disappear after 24 hours, adding to the wave of criticism from users that the feature mimics too much of those on other platforms. “Is the Fleets thing straining anyone else?” I wrote…

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Mike Blake / Reuters Elon Musk’s fortune jumped $ 15 billion after Tesla took a place in the S&P 500 on Monday.Tesla founder and CEO is set to become the third richest person in the world after overtaking Facebook Mark Zuckerberg.The inclusion of Tesla in the exclusive index resulted in Musk having a net worth of nearly $ 117 billion Monday night, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.His company will be placed side by side with others of value like an AppleAnd the AmazonAnd and Berkshire Hathaway. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.Elon Musk’s personal wealth grew by $…

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