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Wednesday April 7th, 2021 night edition

Mitch McConnell told CEOs to 'stay out of politics' over the Georgia voting law, despite being one of the biggest recipients of corporate cash in Congress
Authored by businessinsider.com
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McConnell told CEOs to "stay out of politics" amid a corporate backlash to Georgia's new voting law.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell chastised companies speaking out about Georgia's new voting law, saying they should "stay out of politics.".

McConnell is a regular recipient of corporate donations and by some measures outstrips most other members of Congress.

During a news conference on Monday, he told CEOs to avoid getting embroiled in the debate over the sweeping measures signed into law in Georgia at the end of March.

Many corporations have followed suit, including major companies based in Georgia, like Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, and Home Depot.

"My advice to the corporate CEOs of America is to stay out of politics.

As the Senate minority leader, McConnell maintains an iron grip over the upper chamber's Republicans' voting intentions. »

Ghislaine Maxwell Prosecution Reveals Nearly 3 Million Pages of Evidence
Authored by newsweek.com
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Ghislaine Maxwell's prosecutors have disclosed 2.7 million pages of evidence to her lawyers in her Jeffrey Epstein trafficking case, a court filing has revealed.

Now prosecutors have revealed the full scale of the mountain of evidence in the case, which stretches to within a stone's throw of three million pages.

Read more Ghislaine Maxwell Demands Arraignment in Person After QAnon Livestream Ghislaine Maxwell Demands Arraignment in Person After QAnon Livestream. »

Cultivated Meat Projected To Be Cheaper Than Conventional Beef by 2030
Authored by reason.com

It specifically focuses on comparing the costs and environmental footprints of conventional and cultivated beef production.

Assuming a 30 percent renewable energy use, the overall environmental impact of cultivated beef in 2030 will be about 90 percent lower than for conventional beef, they conclude.

For example, cultivated beef is projected to produce 93 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions and to use 95 percent less land for nutrient production. »

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