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Eric Nelson isn’t working alone to defend Derek Chauvin. A police legal fund is backing him up with a dozen lawyers and $1 million. – USA TODAY

Eric Nelson isn’t working alone to defend Derek Chauvin. A police legal fund is backing him up with a dozen lawyers and $1 million.  USA TODAY 911 dispatcher, the 1st witness at Derek Chauvin trial, recounts watching George Floyd’s killing in

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COMIC: Pueblo Tribal Teacher On The Difficulty Of Getting Students Online

It’s been a year since teachers were handed an unprecedented request: Educate students in entirely new ways — amid the backdrop of a pandemic. (Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)

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Google promises better 3D maps

Google is announcing a handful of major updates to Google Maps today that range from bringing its Live View AR directions indoors to adding weather data to its maps, but the most tantalizing news — which in typical Google fashion

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Intranet startup Staffbase raises $145M in growth round led by General Atlantic

Staffbase, which provides an intranet-style internal communications platform for companies, has raised a $145 million (€122 million) financing round led by General Atlantic, a growth equity firm. Existing investors Insight Partners and e.ventures also participated in the round. Started in

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WHO report finds coronavirus probably emerged in bats, ‘extremely unlikely’ to be result of lab leak – NBC News

WHO report finds coronavirus probably emerged in bats, ‘extremely unlikely’ to be result of lab leak  NBC News WHO report: COVID likely 1st jumped into humans from animals  Yahoo News Health Highlights: March 29, 2021 | Health News | US News –

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Renegades, rabble-rousers, TV anchors, army chiefs: The MKs who won’t be back

Dozens depart in latest election’s political culling — from longest-serving lawmaker to some of the briefest, as well as 3 women of 3 faiths who each made history in their own way

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Microsoft reportedly seeking to invest over $1 billion in Israel

According to Globes, tech giant’s CEO Satya Nadella earlier this month informed Netanyahu of expansion plans including a new data center and chip R&D

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The Vietnamese Recovery Is Made in America

Blighted last year by the halt to international travel, Vietnam’s economy is returning to solid export-fueled growth that will likely continue on the back of U.S. fiscal stimulus.

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As Bad Information Spreads, Florida Schools Seek To Teach ‘Digital Literacy’

Many Florida high schools now teach a cybersecurity program. There’s a larger plan to help students figure out what is and isn’t true online. Organizers hope it will become a nationwide model. (Image credit: Hayley Rosenberg)

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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Replaces Multiple Cabinet Members

Amid the pandemic, Brazil is facing a political crisis after the country’s president replaced six members of his cabinet — including the ministers of defense and foreign affairs.

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