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Twitter user finds an extreme version of the ‘non-Jews putting an unkosher twist on the Jewish holiday meal’ stereotype

Chinese consumers, e-commerce sites, and social media platforms are boycotting international retailers like H&M and Nike that have spoken out about labor abuses in the Xinjiang region. | Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images H&M spoke out about forced Uyghur labor

Many tenants were helped with more than $3 billion in federal coronavirus relief. But housing advocates said many programs fell far short of their goals.

The country’s vaccine authority will recommend the government ban AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for people younger than 60, an official at the disease-control agency said.

Germany will suspend using the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the under-60s over concerns about rare blood clots.

Protesting teacher chains herself to courthouse fence during Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis  Minneapolis Star Tribune MMA fighter who watched George Floyd’s death gives emotional testimony at Chauvin trial: ‘I witnessed a murder’  Yahoo News Derek Chauvin’s defense strategy in George Floyd

Summer Zervos Lawsuit Against Donald Trump Can Move Forward  The Wall Street Journal

Fatah heavyweight serving five life sentences for masterminding terror attacks against Israelis; surveys say a list he backs would beat an Abbas slate of candidates

This afternoon Substack, a paid-newsletter startup, confirmed that it has raised $65 million, as initially reported by Axios. TechCrunch dug into the math behind the financing here. As anticipated, a16z led the new financing. What’s in store from the now

Autonomous, electric mobility service provider Optimus Ride announced a partnership with powersports vehicle manufacturer Polaris to bring fully autonomous GEM electric vehicles to market. The two will introduce a new line of Polaris GEM low-speed vehicles that will be engineered