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Georgia’s new voting law triggers legal challenges

Plaintiffs say the state’s election overhaul discriminates against black voters

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What Counts as a Mass Shooting? Why So Much of America’s Gun Violence Gets Overlooked

In the past two weeks, two horrific mass shootings have made national news across the United States. On March 22, a gunman killed 10 people at a Boulder, Colo. grocery store, including a police officer responding to the scene. A

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US military account mysteriously tweets ‘;l;;gmlxzssaw’

Twitter users speculate if message was a typo or the nuclear launch codes; official response blames a small child

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Teenage Witness Says Floyd ‘Looked Kind Of Purple, Limp’ When Ambulance Arrived

The 17-year-old described then-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin as “kind of angry,” adding that “he was digging his knee into George Floyd’s neck” and he threatened bystanders with a can of Mace. (Image credit: AP)

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Free Extra Crunch membership included with TC Early Stage tickets

TechCrunch Early Stage is coming up this week, and all attendees can get three months of free access to Extra Crunch as a part of a ticket purchase. Extra Crunch is our members-only community focused on founders and startup teams,

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Ra’am said leaning toward backing Netanyahu-led government

Report says Islamist party open to lending external support to coalition headed by Likud if Ben Gvir not a minister; Sa’ar hints Lapid should let Bennett be PM first

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White House expresses concerns about WHO report on COVID-19 origin

An international team that has released a long-awaited study of the possible origins of COVID-19 with Chinese colleagues say it’s a “first start.”

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Amazon acquires Indian retail startup Perpule

Amazon has acquired a startup in India that is helping offline stores go online, the e-commerce group’s latest attempt to make inroads in the world’s second most populous nation where brick and mortar continue to drive more than 95% of

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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 30, 2021 – The White House

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 30, 2021  The White House WATCH LIVE: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing  PBS NewsHour Biden’s infrastructure and climate plan emerges as congressional wrangling begins  The Washington Post White House leaves vaccine “passports” to

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