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Aleksei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader, Appears in Court – The New York Times

Aleksei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader, Appears in Court  The New York Times Alexey Navalny handed new jail term as he denounces ‘Putin the poisoner’  CNN CNNi: Navalny chief of staff to Biden: Go for Putin’s money  CNN Alexei Navalny’s challenge to the Biden

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Actor Hal Holbrook, Who Played Mark Twain Longer Than Twain Himself, Dies At 95

Holbrook played the Southern humorist for more than six decades in his one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight. He’s also known for playing Deep Throat in All the President’s Men. (Image credit: Jerry Mosey/AP)

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Hundreds of Myanmar lawmakers under house arrest after coup

Hundreds of members of Myanmar’s Parliament were under house arrest Tuesday, confined to their government housing complex and guarded by soldiers a day after the military seized power in a coup and detained senior politicians including the country’s de facto

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Several FBI agents shot while serving warrant at Florida home – NBC News

Several FBI agents shot while serving warrant at Florida home  NBC News FBI agents injured in shootout in Sunrise, Florida  CNN Sources: FBI agents shot in Sunrise  WPLG Local 10 Multiple Federal Agents Injured in Shooting in Sunrise Neighborhood: Sources  NBC 6 South Florida

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Divvy Homes secures $110M Series C to help renters become homeowners

Despite all the headaches that come with it, homeownership is still the American dream for many. Divvy Homes – a startup that is out to help more people realize that dream by buying a house and renting it back to

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Adobe expands Acrobat Web, adds PDF text and image editing

For the longest time, Acrobat was Adobe’s flagship desktop app for working with — and especially editing — PDFs. In recent years, the company launched Acrobat on the web, but it was never quite as fully featured as the desktop

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Omnispace raises $60M to fuse satellites and 5G into one ubiquitous network

5G has been on a tear the last few years as wireless operators and smartphone manufacturers have made a marketing push touting higher bandwidth and lower latency for users. Yet, for all the attention that 5G gets from consumers, some

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Post-COVID vaccine, under 0.3% of Israelis reported side effects to doctor

‘People around the world should feel reassured,’ says public health expert; side effects similar to those seen after most other vaccines, Health Ministry reports

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Kremlin Critic Navalny Faces Court Hearing, Could See 3.5 Years In Prison

Alexei Navalny was arrested when he returned to Russia after recovering from poisoning, which he blames on Russia’s president. He says the accusations against him are politically motivated. (Image credit: AP)

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