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Two-thirds of Americans approve of how Biden is handling the pandemic, but only a third approves of how he’s dealing with immigration. An increasing number also say they will get vaccinated. (Image credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

Getting evicted during COVID can risk a person’s health and doom their ability to find a home. The extension this week of a federal order preventing evictions could save many people from that fate. (Image credit: Colin Hackley for NPR)

Unpaid electric bills ballooned during the pandemic to more than $27 billion, and many now face the risk of having their power shut off. (Image credit: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)

Scarlett Helmecki, the first girl in Delaware to achieve the rank, accepted the Eagle Scout challenge two years after joining an all-girl BSA troop. (Image credit: Sophia Schmidt)

When the Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal it halted billions of dollars a day in maritime commerce; over 300 vessels now waiting for permission to continue sailing

European satellite and communications startup, Hiber BV has secured €26 million in EU and private investment to expand its IoT satellite network.  The funding comes from the European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund), the EU’s innovation agency, which has a

Many work teams, especially stores and restaurants, rely on manual spreadsheets to ensure their operations are running smoothly. Based in Singapore, Nimbly develops software that automates more of that process. Its features include digital checklists, inventory management and field audits

Vienna-based GoStudent, which connects students to tutors on a virtual learning platform, has raised a €70M Series B funding round led by new US investor Coatue. Coatue has been making ‘raids’ into the European startup scene for the past year

Finch Capital, the early-stage fintech VC with a presence in London and Amsterdam, is acquiring Wirecard Turkey, a subsidiary of Wirecard, the disgraced fintech out of Germany. The acquisition, for which terms remain undisclosed and is still subject to regulatory