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France coach Shaun Edwards says it will be strictly business as they take on his old side Wales

EXCLUSIVE: When it comes to Shaun Edwards and rugby, emotion usually drives everything. But Saturday's Wales clash is strictly business. He does not do teary-eyed returns.




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Peter Whittingham is Cardiff's greatest player, says old team-mate Michael Chopra

Michael Chopra believes his former team-mate Peter Whittingham who died this week should be remembered as Cardiff City's greatest ever player.




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Meet 2019's Rising Stars of Wall Street from firms like Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, and Apollo shaking up investing, trading, and dealmaking




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JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs-backed Members Exchange just got a green light from the SEC to go head-to-head with giants like NYSE and Nasdaq

The Members Exchange just received approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to operate as a national securities exchange.As a result, the startup exchange said it's on track to go live during the third quarter of 2020. MEMX is backed back some of the biggest firms are on Wall Street, including JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Charles Schwab. Click here for more BI Prime stories.An upstart stock exchange backed by some of Wall Street's biggest names just got approval from the industry's top regulator.The Members Exchange, a startup exchange backed by JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Charles Schwab, among others, said on Tuesday it received approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to operate as a national securities exchange.MEMX's approval comes less than




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This is the 19-slide pitch deck two 22-year-olds used to nab $57 million in funding from Silicon Valley

Technology is shattering legacy financial systems that can't keep pace with market demand — and Brex is at the forefront. It's one of fintechs buzziest startups, aiming to rebuild B2B financial products starting with corporate cards for technology companies.The company was quietly launched in 2017 by Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi, two 22-year-old engineers who previously founded Pagar.me, one of Brazil's largest payment processors.Brex already has more than 1,000 customers signed up with the help of backing from investors including PayPal co-founders Peter Thiel and Max Levchin, early Facebook investor Yuri Milner, former Visa CEO Carl Pascarella, and esteemed startup incubator Y Combinator.And we caught a glimpse of the Series B pitch deck Dubugras and Franceschi used to win them




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Jack Rodwell told to sit back under Tony Mowbray at Blackburn

Sunderland outcast Jack Rodwell is ready to be reinvented at Blackburn Rovers so he can get back to his early success when he won three England caps and a Premier League title.




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Chloe Ferry puts on a very busty display as she slips into gold lace lingerie

The former Geordie Shore star, 24, sent pulses racing as she slipped into a busty gold lace bodysuit to pose on her marble floor for a sizzling Instagram snap on Thursday.




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PRESENTING: A 28-year-old CEO created a quarantine dating app and a job search platform on the side that have garnered thousands of users - here's how he did it

Courtesy of Daniel AhmadizadehDaniel Ahmadizadeh.Daniel Ahmadizadeh is the CEO of PersistIQ, a company that offers digital tools for sales and customer outreach.But he's also an entrepreneur who saw shifting needs onset by the COVID-19 outbreak, so he went back to the drawing board and came up with three initiatives to meet market demand.What did he come up with? An app for dating while in quarantine, a platform to connect job seekers in sales with work, and a set of tools specifically geared for supporting struggling small businesses. And he doesn't plan on stopping there."Within 14 days - so by March 22 - of launching the app to our friends, it was on the front page of The Wall Street Journal," Ahmadizadeh told Business Insider about his dating app, "Quarantine Together." "It was an insane




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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' annual shareholder letter, once an insightful must-read, has turned cautious and promotional as the company faces more scrutiny

ReutersAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos published his annual shareholder letter on Thursday.Bezos's letter has become a must-read among business leaders for its ingenuity and thought-provoking advice.This year's letter, however, mostly focused on Amazon's work in helping its employees and other businesses amid COVID-19 - a departure from previous years' letters that were full of inspiring anecdotes and business guidance.Some people say Bezos' annual shareholder letter is losing its luster as the company is more cautious about what it says publicly in light of increased regulatory and press scrutiny.Do you work at Amazon? Contact this reporter via encrypted messaging app Signal (+1 415 926 2066) or email (ekim@businessinsider.com).Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Jeff




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Social isolation could be a 'golden opportunity' for your career. Here's exactly how to use the extra time to network and develop in-demand skills for the new economy.

Westend61/Getty ImagesBreak your long-term goal into bite-sized tasks.If your have some extra time, consider investing in your career development.Experts advise taking online courses and volunteering virtually to help a cause you care about.It's also wise to get your job-search materials in order, so that you won't be scrambling if you wind up needing them.Click here for more BI Prime stories.In the era of social isolation, a lot of people have some extra time on their hands.That could be simply because they're no longer commuting to an office or meeting up with friends at restaurants. The cause could also be more distressing: They're among the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs in the last few weeks or their work hours have been reduced.Let's be clear. In the short term, losing




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Billionaire Mark Cuban told us his plan to save America's entrepreneurs now that the federal relief fund has run dry - and the biggest disasters the government must fix immediately

In less than 13 days, all $349 billion allocated for small business relief under the CARES Act were used up.But the funds barely scratch the surface of the 60 million employers and freelancers who were expected to apply.Mark Cuban told Business Insider that major changes need to be implemented to address the problems with the most recent package.Before the next round of funding, Cuban says businesses will need enough money to cover an extended re-opening period as well as an effective testing strategy that instills confidence in returning workers. Visit BI Prime for more stories.Following a rocky rollout of the Payroll Protection loan program, all $349 billion of the funds allocated for small businesses in the $2 trillion CARES Act have been committed - and Mark Cuban says it's too late to




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Samsung reveals Galaxy Z Flip foldable phone in an advert

Samsung has revealed its new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, in an advert aired during the Academy Awards less than two days before the device is set to be officially unveiled by the tech company.




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Charlize Theron stuns in a gold fringed gown as she leaves Vanity Fair's Oscars bash

The actress, 44, led a slew of A-list exits from Vanity Fair's Oscars after-party bash, held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.




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Brad Pitt holds hands with Kim Kardashian as he parties up a storm after Oscars win 

He's an old friend of her husband, Kanye West.




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Piers Morgan mocks Jane Fonda, 82, after screen veteran reveals she wore 'ethically harvested' GOLD

As part of the ongoing drive towards environmentally friendly fashion, Fonda opted to accessorise her recycled red gown with 'ethically sourced' gold and diamonds at the event.




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Ricky Gervais reveals he is keen to host a no-holds barred Oscars

He has always said he isn't prepared to host the Oscars. 




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Reality behind 'Hollywood', a major new TV series set during Tinseltown's so-called Golden Age

The month was March 1946 and the rest of the world was still picking its way through the rubble and misery of World War II.




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62-yr-old man becomes second COVID-19 fatality in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar

(Eds: Adds daily COVID stats, other info) Noida (UP), May 9 () A 62-year-old man died due to coronavirus in Noida, becoming the second COVID-19 fatality in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district, officials said on Saturday. The man, a resident of sector 66, died on Friday but the report of his COVID test came out as positive on Saturday, they said. "He expired yesterday (Friday) evening. The cause of the death was cardio-respiratory failure," District Surveillance Officer Sunil Dohare said in a statement.Another person who tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday is a 52-year-old man residing in sector 45's Khajoor Colony, the officer said."Total 100 reports have been received in the last 24 hours of which two were positive and the rest negative for COVID-19. The cumulative positive cases




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Ashlee Simpson appears smitten as she holds hands with husband Evan Ross for day out in Beverly Hills

Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson decided to go for matching outfits as they stepped out in Beverly Hills on Monday.




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Arnold Schwarzenegger mocks Donald Trump's approval rating

Arnold Schwarzenegger tweeted a video on Tuesday deriding Donald Trump in the wake of the president's latest approval rating, which Gallup reported on Sunday as being at 39%.




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Charlize Theron reveals her intense hand injury while filming The Old Guard on Jimmy Kimmel Live

After teasing her 'bionic hand' on social media Monday night, Charlize Theron revealed why she was wearing a thumb brace on Jimmy Kimmel Live.




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Bruce Springsteen enlists Bon Jovi and Whoopi Goldberg for New Jersey COVID-19 relief event 

Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi are teaming up to help raise funds for the Garden State's pandemic relief fund, by performing at the #JerseyForJersey benefit on April 22.




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Scientists discover 'epilepsy demon' on 2,700-year-old clay tablet in Iraq

The 2,700-year-old clay tablet is inscribed with ancient medical treatments and although uncovered decades ago in Modern-day Iraq , a re-examination of the artifact uncovered the demonic being.




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Mike Pompeo holds crisis talks with Iraq keaders as mob storms American embassy in Baghdad

The secretary of State talked to Iraq's prime minister and president separately by phone Tuesday on the heels of the American embassy in Baghdad being stormed by an angry mob.




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How airstrike on Iranian general unfolded in Baghdad

Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's feared Quds force, had just arrived at Baghdad airport early on Friday morning when a US Reaper drone fired four guided missiles at two cars, killing him.




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Australians in Middle East told they should LEAVE NOW after US drone strike kills top general

Australians in the Middle East have been told they should leave now after rising tensions following the killing of an Iranian general by a US drone strike. 




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Thousands of Fort Bragg soldiers board flights as they are deployed to the Middle East

The troops are in addition to about 700 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne who deployed to Kuwait earlier this week after the storming of the US Embassy in Baghdad by Iran-backed militiamen.




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British soldiers in Middle East on high alert amid 'collateral damage' warning in Iran tensions

Boris Johnson's official spokesman refused to criticise the dramatic drone strike despite threats from Tehran that UK forces could be 'collateral damage' in reprisals.




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Australian soldiers WON'T be pulling out of Iraq immediately in wake of Iran strike

Iran on Wednesday launched more than a dozen missiles against two US-led military bases in response to the US assassination of an Iranian military chief.




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Mother demands to know why massive metal container is dumped on grave of her soldier son

Diane Douglas 'completely broke down' when she discovered a massive metal container had been dumped on the grave of her son Allan, who was shot dead in Iraq, at Dyce Cemetery in Aberdeen.




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Widow blasts Army over mysterious death of her soldier husband, 33

Lance Corporal Bernard Mongan, 33, was found dead in his room at Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire. His body was so severely decomposed that his cause of death may never be established.




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Soldier stationed in Iraq calls cops to tell them he can see two burglars in his Chicago home

A soldier stationed in Iraq spotted two men breaking into his Illinois garage. Soldier Richard Wharton was 6,500 miles away and using an app on his phone spotted the burglars walking out with tools.




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Named: British soldier killed in Iraq missile attack female Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon, 26 

The Ministry of Defence has named the British servicewoman killed in a missile attack on Camp Taji in Iraq as Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon, 26.




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At least 29 Turkish soldiers are killed in 'Russian' airstrike on their positions in Syria

The governor of Hatay Doğa said the soldiers had been attacked in Idlib by regime forces and as a result 'twenty-nine were martyred'.




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Woman, 33, who keeps a nine-month-old PUMA as a pet reveals it's best friends with her Pomeranian

Natalia Korotova, 33, from Perm Krai in Russia, is the proud owner of London, a nine-month-old puma, who is already incredibly large and a big presence in her home.




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Devil-worshipping babysitter wearing a fake beard killed a six-month-old baby in a Russian forest

Viktoria Aimetdinova, 23, strangled, stabbed and burned baby Bogdan Gafner in a forest 'to save world from apocalypses'. She has been sentenced to forced psychiatric treatment in Russia.




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Drawings of woolly mammoths and rhinos at least 15,000 years old

Etchings of woolly mammoths and rhinoceros in Mongolia and Russia were made some 7,000 years older than previously thought, researchers say.




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Russia says 'faster' robots will overtake soldiers on the battlefield in the near future 

Russian researcher Vitaly Davydov has said robots will overtake their human brothers on the battlefield because they will be faster and are more accurate in target selection.




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Kate Upton looks radiant as she dotes on one-year-old daughter Genevieve in sweet Instagram snap

Kate Upton shared a truly stunning picture of herself in full-on mommy mode on Friday, lifting her supremely cute one-year-old daughter Genevieve up in the air and holding her close, nose-to-nose.




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Kate Upton shows off jiu-jitsu skills with 'rear naked chokehold' demonstration on The Tonight Show

The 27-year-old supermodel showed off her jiu-jitsu skills on Tuesday's episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon by putting the host in a 'rear naked chokehold.'




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Mariah Carey shares kitchen selfie holding two kettles as she makes tea during coronavirus lockdown

The pop superstar, 50, was dressed in a black hoodie and leggings. Her hair was tied back into a messy bun with a few tendrils left loose and falling down over one side of her face.




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Five-month-old baby girl of NY firefighter dies from coronavirus

Five-month-old baby Jay-Natalie La Santa, the daughter of FDNY firefighter Jerel La Santa and his wife Lindsey, passed away from COVID-19 on Monday.




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Son, 48, 'murdered his 78-year-old mother with a meat cleaver' in New York City

Authorities found David Galicia, 48, covered in blood after he allegedly hacked his mother, Carmelita Cabansag, to death in NYC




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NYPD cops run after hearse and arrest teen at Jewish funeral after de Blasio told them to crack down

Chaos broke out between law enforcement and mourners at the Orthodox Jewish funeral of Rabbi Cheskel Wagshel in Borough Park Thursday.




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Horrific photo shows eight-year-old New York boy on a ventilator after suffering a cardiac arrest

Jayden Hardowar had complained of a fever and diarrhea just five days before his heart failed and he was placed on a ventilator at a New York City medical center.




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Russia remains suspended as reinstatement process is put on hold following fresh anti-doping charges

Russia's reinstatement process has been suspended by the World Athletics Council following fresh anti-doping charges against senior officials. The RusAF has been banned since 2015.




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Three-time Olympic gold medalist Sun Yang banned for EIGHT YEARS for doping

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has been banned for eight years. The Court of Arbitration for Sport found the three-time Olympic champion guilty of refusing to cooperate with sample collectors.




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Australian sporting legend calls for Mack Horton to be awarded gold after Sun Yang was found guilty

Boyle, a vocal activist for clean sport, has said Horton deserves the 2019 South Korea world championships gold medal after Sun Yang was hit with an eight year ban for his second doping offence.




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Watford 3-0 Liverpool: Unbeaten record falls as Sarr and Deeney strike gold

OLIVER HOLT AT VICARAGE ROAD - The season's biggest upset was served up here before us, as Jurgen Klopp's high-flying Liverpool lost their unbeaten record at the hands of Watford.




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Jurgen Klopp admits Atletico clash was in disarray as coronavirus took hold of Spanish capital

Jurgen Klopp has admitted it was difficult to prepare for Liverpool's second leg Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid as the coronavirus pandemic was taking hold of the Spanish capital.