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2021-08-17 16:58:40 This photo shows 640 people crammed inside a USAF transport aircraft as they try to escape Kabul after the Taliban takeover. The jet didn't mean to take so many people, but some pulled themselves on, Defense One reported.

More refugees are expected to evacuate the country. The International Organization for Migration estimates that since international troops started withdrawing in May, at least 30,000 have fled the country weekly.

Meanwhile, Facebook says it has a special team taking down content supporting or praising the Taliban. The company has previously faced criticism for failing to stop incitement and hate speech on its platforms.

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2021-08-13 12:21:25 Rihanna's financial success with Fenty is a testament to the potential of inclusivity. In a time when representation is no longer optional, corporate executives are being pushed to show they value and respect people from all backgrounds and all skin tones.

Extrovert or introvert? Think again. The pandemic probably made you something in between.

Employer mandates would save lives. But businesses are only protecting white-collar professionals, leaving frontline workers at risk. Read more.

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2021-08-10 18:17:01 Working mothers around the US are bracing for the second back-to-school season of the pandemic. Last year, parents were hamstrung by school and day-care closures, and mothers bore the brunt of the burden. Some left their jobs, while many others scaled back their careers.

Now as offices reopen, experts say managers need to recognize that many working mothers still face personal pandemic-related challenges at home that may affect their job performance.

Read more on how the Delta variant is pushing working moms to their breaking point. And for more stories like this, subscribe to @BusinessInsider here on Telegram. Open / Comment

2021-08-05 16:51:58 Many digitally native brands put their store plans on hold during the pandemic. But that's changing, especially as falling rents offer brands good locations and deals.

While stay-at-home orders highlighted the perils of stores and the promise of online sales, the brands Insider spoke with said they're still all-in on stores. If anything, some brands are taking advantage of a favorable real-estate market to open stores more quickly.

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2021-07-29 18:49:23 Wall Street summer internships at leading investment banks are underway, and we asked an intern at a top bulge-bracket investment bank to break down their schedule.

From late-night ice cream parties to cramming on their final project, here's a look into the Wall Street internship.

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2021-07-28 19:06:25 A six-figure salary has long been an aspirational income, but it's not a ticket to stability. What's more, having a specific salary target may create more headaches than it solves.

Experts say you need to think holistically about your job, salary, and life expectations. Read more of their insights here. Open / Comment

2021-07-27 16:57:01 TikTok rose to popularity during the pandemic, launching influencers and brands into the spotlight. And it also allowed small businesses to grow their brand at an unprecedented pace with viral videos. Insider spoke with four businesses about the benefits, and drawbacks, of unexpected viral fame.

'I don't know what my triggers would be, but I don't want to find out’: Employees recovering from addiction are terrified about returning to work. Read more.

Employees at the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have questions about the future of the philanthropic organization. Read more about the turmoil at the Foundation, where employees say divorce, Epstein, and vaccines have left some staffers polishing their résumés.

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2021-07-26 12:46:51 For a long time, sharing salary information has been a major taboo in America, which makes it difficult to know how much you should be getting paid. The only public disclosures in America come from companies that hire immigrant workers using a slate of different visas.

To help prepare you for your next salary negotiation, Insider has created a searchable database of the last three years of salary disclosures, collected from the USCIS website, curated to a range of more than 250 companies that Insider reporters regularly cover.

The data is filterable by employer name, type of job, and job location, catching the differences between software engineers in Silicon Valley and Miami. Take a look here, and subscribe to @BusinessInsider on Telegram for more. Open / Comment

2021-07-21 12:23:39 In 2019, when Jeff Bezos announced that his space travel company Blue Origin had developed a lunar lander, he posed the question: "What happens when unlimited demand meets finite resources?" But is the billionaire Amazon founder the best person to be lecturing about overconsumption in a world of finite resources? Read our analysis.

Alligators with sapphire collars, statues with moving pieces, and pythons made from precious metals: dealmaking is back on Wall Street, and with it has returned the demand for so-called deal toys to commemorate blockbuster transactions. 

It was August 14, 2019 when WeWork — the shared-office-space startup cofounded by Adam Neumann — had just revealed its financials to the world as part of a planned initial public offering. Here’s how Neumann and Wall Street's chaotic partnership obliterated $40 billion in value.

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2021-07-06 18:09:23 Insider has obtained a never-before-seen address book that appears to have belonged to Jeffrey Epstein in the '90s, connecting him to a new network of prominent financiers and political figures, including Melania Trump's best friend. Read more.

In his first company-wide email as Amazon's CEO, Andy Jassy thanked the employees, but also acknowledged there are issues to work on. Read the email here.

China pioneered tying QR codes to identity. The pandemic is normalizing similar systems for the West.

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