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Stocks rose for another session Tuesday, as investors assessed sliding yields and new data for further clues into the health of the U.S. economy. Wall Street also awaited for earnings from key tech companies.The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 225 points higher, or 0.7%, after briefly reaching more than 300 points up. The S&P 500 advanced 1.1%, and the Nasdaq Composite popped 1.6%.Tuesday’s moves added to the sharp rallies seen in the previous two sessions. On Monday, the Dow and S&P 500 gained more than 1% each, while the Nasdaq advanced 0.9%. On Friday, the Dow surged more than 700…

CNN  —  Michael Riley, a former US Capitol Police officer charged with obstructing the Justice Department’s probe into the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, testified at his trial Monday. During nearly four hours of testimony, Riley told jurors he was “duped” by someone who he was trying to help and never thought he was destroying evidence when he deleted Facebook messages with the individual. On January 7, 2021, Riley messaged Jacob Hiles, a Facebook friend who had posted about being at the Capitol during the riot and who Riley had never met in person. “When I read…

Beyond Meat, the company known for plant-based burgers designed to look, taste and cook like meat, is getting into plant-based steak. But the new product, meant to mimic an expensive cut of beef, arrives as interest in the plant-based sector appears to be ebbing. On Monday, the company launched Beyond Steak in over 5,000 Kroger and Walmart (WMT) locations across the country. It’s also available at some Albertsons locations, as well as at other retailers. Each 10-ounce package contains seared plant-based “steak tips” in bite-sized pieces, and is priced at $7.99. The product is made of ingredients including fava beans…

Miriam Stoppard discusses new research which reveals the extent to which a mother’s diet can affect her child’s propensity towards obesityA useful mantra for pregnant women is “your baby is what you eat”. And a study of mums and babies, led by researchers at the University of Oxford, really brings this home. It showed a mother’s fat metabolism – what she eats – ­affects foetal and newborn growth, plus development into childhood. The research, in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley, followed 3,500 babies and their mothers in six countries from early pregnancy through to childhood. It showed that…

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CNN  —  A member of the elite Texas Rangers unit has been suspended and is being investigated for the actions he failed to take during the long standoff at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, when a shooter was left unchallenged for more than an hour, sources close to the investigation told CNN. Ranger Christopher Ryan Kindell told investigators he arrived at the school at about noon on May 24 and focused on supplying updates to his bosses, the sources said. He told investigators he had no discussions about options to breach the classroom, as a person in his position…

Concerned New York parents ripped schools on Monday for not offering more support amid the COVID-19 remote learning saga — as new data known as the “nation’s report card” revealed the pandemic erased decades of progress for US kids. Across the country, math test scores recorded the largest ever decline in history, while reading scores hit a 30-year low, according to the results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. John Fraiberg, a Long Island father-of-three, told The Post on Monday that “kids regressed” throughout the pandemic due to the lack of in-person learning – and now they’re paying the…

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines after the bell: Discover Financial — Shares fell about 1.8% after Discover Financial posted weaker-than-expected earnings for the recent quarter and noted that it expects operating expenses to rise more than previously anticipated for the full year.Cadence Design Systems – Shares of the software firm rose 1.6% after raising its full-year earnings per share guidance and posting a top and bottom line beat for the recent quarter. Cadence Design Systems posted earnings of $1.06 a share, beating an estimate of 96 cents, according to StreetAccount.Qualtrics — Qualtrics’ stock surged…

Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) boards an elevator after walking off the floor of the U.S. Senate after a roll call vote to achieve cloture on the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the US Supreme Court passed 72 to 25 January 30, 2006 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion this summer overturning the abortion rights case Roe v. Wade, assured the late Sen. Ted Kennedy in 2005 that he considered a key legal basis for Roe to be “settled,” a new report reveals.”I am a believer in precedents,” the conservative…

A betrayed wife recently shared on Reddit’s “Off My Chest” subreddit destination that she found out her husband was having an affair when a lawyer called and disclosed the news.The poster said the lawyer who called her was reportedly representing the husband of her own husband’s mistress — he had hired a private investigator to gather evidence of his wife’s infidelity. Her post on this issue quickly went viral — with 18.2K upvotes from the Reddit community, along with hundreds of comments of support and advice.”Yesterday morning I was contacted by a solicitor,” said the Reddit user, “anoncheatedthrowra,” who added in a follow-up comment…