Author: super@dmin
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The Margin: Fyre Fest, or the Beijing Olympics? Some athletes say they’re starved for food and information at the 2022 Winter Games
The IOC is addressing complaints about cold, inadequate food and no internet or training equipment for athletes stuck in quarantine hotels
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In One Chart: Stock-market bounce: Why it may be ‘too soon to go all in’ on buying the dip
Stock-market investors appear eager to buy the dip after a rough January, but the bounce looks suspect, says Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s Lisa Shalett.
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: Meta threatens to shutter Facebook and Instagram in Europe over data-transfer dispute
“We have been subject to other significant legislative and regulatory developments in the past, and proposed or new legislation and regulations could significantly affect our business,” Meta said in its annual report last week.
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: Pregnant women who contract COVID-19 are more likely to develop serious complications
Researchers analyzed electronic medical records of 14,104 pregnant women treated at 17 medical centers across the U.S.
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Encore: How much can online tools ease Social Security’s workload?
It’s possible to raise electronic filing somewhat, but many will still contact the agency directly
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Living With Climate Change: Beijing’s fake Olympic powder requires at least 74 swimming pools of water but that may undercount — China vows to reuse snow
Beijing, where winters are dry, is the first Winter Olympics host to rely nearly 100% on man-made ski powder.
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: When companies outgrow unicorn size, what should we call them?
A growing pool of private companies valued at $10 billion or more has yet to generate a term as buzzy as ‘unicorn’
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: Frontier, Spirit merger to create U.S.’s largest ultra low-cost airline
Wall Street calls for mostly clear skies ahead for the potential merger of Frontier Group Holdings Inc. and Spirit Airlines Inc., with some regulatory hurdles in a business combination that would solve some staffing problems for the carriers and create the U.S.’s largest ultra low-cost airline.
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: ‘We could see cheaper flights across the board’: Frontier and Spirit merging could help cost-conscious flyers — with one big caveat
The merger’s impact on airline customers will ultimately depend on how much consolidation occurs.
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The Margin: What to know about the Astra rocket launch from Cape Canaveral on Monday
Astra joins SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic as companies that have recently launched vehicles into space.