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I'm saving money on rideshares and travel right now, but I'm not keeping that cash - I'm spending it at local businesses even if they're closed

Getty ImagesThe author is not pictured.I've had a little extra cash in my pocket since quarantine started - I'm saving money on rideshares, restaurants, travel, and more.Instead of keeping that money, though, I'm spending it on businesses I hope will stay open post-COVID. I've bought art, paid for online classes at a local gym, and pre-paid for an appointment with my hair stylist.I've decided not to save the extra money because my emergency fund is in good shape.Read more personal finance coverage.As the economy grinds to a halt in the wake of the coronavirus, I've found myself in the strange position of having a little extra cash on hand that I'm not accustomed to. For a little bit of context: I'm a freelance writer who's worked from home since 2015, and my industry has yet to be heavily




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How a data storage startup reached unicorn status by closing a new $100 million funding round during the coronavirus pandemic

GoogleSolutions like those from VAST Data can make AI adoption easier.Accessing stored data is a major problem that companies face in the quest to adopt artificial intelligence and other advanced analytical tools. VAST Data's all-flash storage solution makes it easier for corporations to quickly and continuously analyze large sets of information. The startup just raised $100 million, bringing its total valuation to $1.2 billion. This is on top of a recent $80 million funding round, of which $40 million still remains. "We did this to offer the peace of mind that we're here to stay forever," CEO Renen Hallak told Business Insider.Click here for more BI Prime stories.Artificial intelligence continues to be a major investment for companies, but enterprises are, in many cases, finding it exceedingly




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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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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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Elton John and husband David Furnish are set to be honoured at the British LGBT Awards

A source revealed to MailOnline: 'The British LGBT Awards have long wanted to recognise Sir Elton and David Furnish for the work they have done through the Elton John AIDS Foundation.'




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Megan Blake Irwin flaunts her cleavage in a VERY low-cut gown at Oscars after party

Megan Blake Irwin pulled out all the stops on Sunday night for a VERY exclusive Oscars after party.




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Margot Robbie has been cast opposite Christian Bale in David O. Russell's next dramatic feature

She's been nominated for two Oscars, including a Best Supporting Actress nod at this past Sunday's awards, and she's already one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood.




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David 'Kochie' Koch SLAMS a Hollywood star who had a run-in with Sonia Kruger at the Oscars

Sunrise host David Koch has unleashed on a major Hollywood star who had an awkward run-in with Sonia Kruger at the Oscars on Sunday.




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Celebrity hair and makeup artists reveal how they gave Renee Zellweger a winning Oscar look

Celebrity stylists reveal how they gave Renee Zellweger a winning Old Hollywood glam look from head-to-toe at the 92nd annual Academy Awards.




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Jordan Barrett braves the chilly weather in a multi-coloured jacket in New York

He looked incredibly dapper when he attended the Vanity Fair Oscars after party in a designer tuxedo over the weekend. 




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PIERS MORGAN: I congratulated David Schwimmer at an Oscars party... only to find out it wasn't him!

The Good Morning Britain host described the moment he congratulated Dylan McDermott over a reported one-off special of Friends after mistaking him for David Schwimmer.




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Film studio behind Parasite slams Trump for saying the film should not have won the Best Picture

During the Colorado speech on Thursday, Trump lamented that he did not agree with the outcomes of the Academy Awards after 'Parasite' - a South Korean film - won Best Picture.




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Joaquin Phoenix saves a mother cow and her calf from slaughterhouse after moving speech at Oscars

Joaquin Phoenix was filmed rescuing the cow and her calf from the Manning Beef slaughterhouse in Los Angeles the day after he accepted his best actor Oscar for Joker.




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Images capture 100 years of rockers, ravers and hippies on the Essex coast

The shots show teenage tribes relaxing, dancing and posing in Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, which in its glory days was a bastion of the music scene. Pictured are women on the beach in 1935.




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This EX1 under-eye concealer is fast-becoming a celebrity favourite

EX1 Delete Fluide under-eye concealer is becoming a celeb cult-favourite, including Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix at the 2020 Academy Awards on Sunday night.




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Accused of being coronavirus carrier, man thrashed in UP's Aligarh; six booked

Aligarh, May 9 () A 25-year-old man was thrashed and left unconscious with serious injuries on suspicious of being a 'coronavirus carrier' in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh. The incident took place on Friday evening outside a chemist shop in the Shivpuri locality of Aligarh. Police have booked six people in this regard. Abdul Samad fell unconscious after the accused attacked him, alleging that he was a 'coronavirus carrier', police said on Saturday. He was rushed to Malkhan Singh District Hospital by members of his family who arrived at the spot after people raised an alarm. According to the victim's father Laiqur Rehman, Samad was feeling dizzy after his Ramzan fast on Friday night. He had gone to a chemist shop in the neighbourhood to purchase some medicine where he was accosted by some people,




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4 states' daily coronavirus case numbers show they're probably reopening too soon




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The US coronavirus response has finally shattered the myth of American exceptionalism

75647674Nations around the world have scrambled to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. But the rapid pace at which the crisis has overtaken health systems in the US and the UK has exposed, and perhaps accelerated, the withering health of these democracies.Now, with a president who has touted sunlight and bleach as cures, the US may well resemble the same "outlier" countries it has long believed itself to be above. "We are the outlier," a career epidemiologist tells Insider.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Just a few weeks ago, when borders were closing and the US government had begun to summon its citizens home from abroad, I messaged an American friend in Tokyo to see if he was planning to return. Things were still relatively calm in Japan, he reported. The situation appeared




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Mizoram becomes coronavirus-free with recovery of lone patient

Aizawl, May 9 () Mizoram became coronavirus-free with the discharge of the lone COVID-19 patient from a hospital on Saturday, officials said. It now shares a similar status with four other northeastern states -- Manipur, Sikkim, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.Mizoram Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana said the state's lone COVID-19 patient, a pastor, was discharged from Zoram Medical College (ZMC) on Saturday afternoon after 45 days of intense treatment.He was discharged from the hospital after four consecutive tests turned negative, the minister said.The pastor, who is in his early 50s and working under the Baptist Church of Mizoram, returned to the state from Amsterdam on March 16. He was pursuing higher study in theology in the Netherlands capital.He tested positive for novel coronavirus




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Twin Peaks Director David Lynch Receives 2016 Namaste Award from Yoga Gives Back fundraiser

He is known for giving back to the community




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Zoe Kravitz and new boyfriend Karl Glusman keep it casual as they chill around NYC

Zoe Kravitz kept it incognito as she cruised the NYC streets with some cute company on Tuesday. The 28-year-old star went for a casual walk with boyfriend actor Karl Glusman.




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Kristen Stewart is 'happy' and 'having a fun time dating' Victoria's Secret model Stella Maxwell

They've been spotted out together many times since they were first seen at New York's Met Gala in May. On Thursday an insider revealed what many had suspected...the 26-year-olds are an item.




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Heavily pregnant Natalie Portman takes Ellen DeGeneres' $1K bet that baby number two is a girl

Natalie Portman talked family, food and how she tackled playing the iconic First Lady on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday in Burbank, California. Ellen decided to place a big bet, too!




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Sophia Bush shows off her cleavage in lace dress at gala

She's heading the Social Impact Jury at the Greenwich International Film Festival in Connecticut. And the 34-year-old actress pulled out all he stops in a black and white gown on Friday.




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Kristin Davis still hopes for third Sex And The City movie

Speaking after Kim claimed she would 'never' make another movie, Kristin said she hopes the cast will reunite in the future to bring out a third movie.




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Jussie Smollett pictured with heavy security after making return to stage following attack

Jussie Smollett was flanked by security as he made his return to the stage on Saturday following a brutal attack last week.




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Kristin Cavallari was 'blindsided' by Jay Cutler's divorce filing

The 33-year-old reality star knew 'that their marriage has been over' for some time but wasn't expecting her estranged husband to lodge paperwork to legally end their union last week




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Ellen DeGeneres SLAMMED by former bodyguard for her bad behaviour at 2014 Oscars

Ellen Degeneres is continuing to feel the heat from former staffers over her alleged behind-the-scenes bad behaviour.




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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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PICTURED: First wave of 750 paratroopers deploys to Kuwait

On Wednesday at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division boarded C-17 Globemaster aircraft transports bound for Kuwait.




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U.S. gave up a chance to kill Soleimani in 2007

American soldiers were using drones armed with missiles to monitor the streets of Sadr City in Baghdad in late 2007 when they noticed large crowds taking to the streets to welcome a VIP.




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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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PETER HITCHENS: Today, I'm publishing the document that could save us from war

It is my privilege to publish the defence of two scientists who could not abide the suppression of the evidence they had gathered regarding an alleged atrocity in Syria, writes PETER HITCHENS.




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Piers Morgan on Trump's 'Comical Ali'-style coronavirus claims

I watched President Trump's COVID-19 press briefing yesterday in which he stated with unequivocal confidence: 'It's something we have tremendous control of.' Really, Mr President?




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Pictures show how public spaces have emptied as countries battle to contain COVID-19

A series of photographs taken in recent days from Libya to Singapore show deserted streets after governments across the world shut down borders to contain the deadly coronavirus.




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Kim Kardashian shares a passage from psychic Sylvia Browne that some claim points to the coronavirus

Kim Kardashian shared a tweet sent to her by her sister Kourtney featuring a passage written by the late psychic Sylvia Browne that some have suggested pointed toward the coronavirus years ago.




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Kim Kardashian's kids build 'the ultimate fort' as the family stays home amid coronavirus pandemic

With schools moving to online learning, libraries closed, sports called off and enrichment classes cancelled, not to mention the social distancing movement, it's time to get creative.




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Kim Kardashian gushes over baby Psalm posts cute snap of infant amid coronavirus self-quarantine

The 39-year-old captioned the photo of Psalm, 10 months, sucking his thumb: 'My baby boy is so handsome and sweet.'




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Kourtney Kardashian calls out Kim for having a 'fat ass' in KUWTK trailer

It seems Taylor Swift isn't the only one who has fallen out with Kim Kardashian.




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Keeping Up With The Kardashians: Kim and Kourtney BRAWL and have to be separated by Khloe

Kim and Kourtney Kardashian had a physical fight on the explosive season 18 premiere of their show Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Their younger sister Khloe had to separate them.




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Kylie Jenner has been 'leaning' on Travis Scott amid the coronavirus pandemic

The star and the rapper - who have two-year-old daughter Stormi together - split last year, but have been spending more time together, with several rumours swirling about a possible reconciliation.




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Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are 'half joking, half serious' about having another baby

'Although being co-parents instead of being together is not the ultimate situation in Khloé's mind, she is very happy about how she and Tristan are raising True,' a source told People of their relationship.




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Khloe Kardashian shocks sisters as she tells them 'I do have a sperm donor'

Khloe was simply referring to her ex, daughter True's father Tristan Thompson.




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Kanye West gave his wife Kim a 'break' by bringing their four kids to visit his two Wyoming ranches

The power couple have reportedly 'been taking turns caring for the kids' during the COVID-19 quarantine




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Khloe Kardashian shares two images in hot pink... after revealing she may have a second baby

Wearing a low-cut hot pink tank top and large hoop earrings and some very glam makeup, the 35-year-old reality TV star looked fetching.




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KUWTK fans go wild as the first two series of the show will be available on Netflix UK next month 

The seasons will be available to watch on the streaming platform from June 1, with the current installment - in its 18th edition - airing on E! and Hayu.




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Ipswich named the UK's top 'emerging destination' in the 2020 TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards

The Suffolk town is the only British destination in the global ranking for this category. It comes 14th in the list. Attractions include the New Wolsey Theatre, Christchurch Mansion and 'unique shops'.




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Three quarters of Britons would support 'quarantining entire UK cities' over coronavirus threat

Almost three quarters (74 per cent) of people thought that shutting off hundreds of thousands of people in the way that Wuhan has been isolated in China, would be a 'correct' move by the Government.




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Climate change is causing more plants to grow in savanna and tundra

An increase in wooded plants in both savanna and tundra regions is caused by increased rainfall and temperatures that can be attributed to climate change, UK ecologists have concluded.




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Dog saved after losing nose due to brutal attack from children

Kasey Carlin, from Brighton, told This Morning how she rescued Maggie, 5, from Lebanon after she was shot, and Millie from Russia, who lost her nose after being brutally attacked by children.