The mainstream adoption of blockchain technology continues to pick up steam as stories like Microstrategy using Bitcoin (BTC) to pay bonuses for its board of
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Pandemic Spending Pushes U.S. Budget Deficit to $1.7 Trillion: Live Updates
The federal government continued to pump huge sums of money into the economy to help workers and businesses cope with the pandemic.Emily Elconin for The
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Harvey Weinstein fighting extradition to Los Angeles; lawyer says he’s almost blind and missing teeth
Harvey Weinstein‘s lawyer is fighting the disgraced movie mogul’s extradition to Los Angeles, Calif. In a virtual hearing on Monday, the convicted sex offender, 69, appeared before Erie County
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Biden’s CBP nominee defended sanctuary cities, criticized police working with immigration authorities
President Biden’s expected pick to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Chris Magnus, has a record of defending sanctuary cities and resisting Trump administration orders about undocumented
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: Post-COVID, the city center becomes public square (and survives)
As COVID-19 vaccinations push across the country, offices are beginning to crack open their doors and welcome back employees to business hubs. What about the
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Iran weighs counter-sanctions, stops cooperation with EU in key areas after Brussels blacklists officials over protest crackdown
Tehran will suspend its cooperation with Brussels in several areas, the foreign ministry has announced, in response to EU sanctions on Iranian military and police
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Cornell faculty approves resolution removing race from crime alerts
Faculty at Cornell University have approved a resolution that would remove a suspect’s race from crime alerts, arguing that its inclusion encourages suspicion of Black
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The Ratings Game: Microsoft’s $19.7 billion deal for Nuance is a steal, but rivals could jump in to offer more, analyst says
Microsoft Corp. is making a big healthcare push with its purchase of speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications — and the company could be getting a
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Is eastern Ukraine slipping back into a full-blown war?
Tension is growing in eastern Ukraine where the army has been locked in a conflict with Russian-backed separatists for seven years. Russia has been deploying
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Mexico puts 9 states on ALERT following theft of highly RADIOACTIVE material in truck robbery
The Mexican government has issued a warning to nine states, including its capital, Mexico City, alerting them that a device capable of causing “fatal injuries”
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