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Father of man hit, killed by minibus during protest says he doesn’t blame driver

Itamar Ben Abu’s father blames mob who allegedly attacked Arab for his son’s death; driver Ibrahim Hamed released from custody, says he’s ‘heart broken’ over accident

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San Diego Doctors Treating Patients Injured in Deadly Imperial County Crash – NBC San Diego

San Diego Doctors Treating Patients Injured in Deadly Imperial County Crash  NBC San Diego More than a dozen dead in crash involving SUV and semitruck in California near US-Mexico border  CNN What We Know About the Deadly Crash in California  The New York

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New York lawmakers to limit Gov. Cuomo’s emergency powers amid harassment allegations

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing calls for resignations from some members of his own party as most leading Democrats signal they want to await the results of the attorney general’s investigation into claims the governor sexually harassed aides.

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Texas leaders blast Greg Abbott’s end to mask mandate, business restrictions – The Texas Tribune

Texas leaders blast Greg Abbott’s end to mask mandate, business restrictions  The Texas Tribune Texas governor lifts mask mandate and allows businesses to open at 100% capacity, despite health officials’ warnings  CNN Newsom blasts Abbott for removing Texas mask mandate: ‘Absolutely reckless’  Fox

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Facebook’s Oversight Board already ‘a bit frustrated’ — and it hasn’t made a call on Trump ban yet

The Facebook Oversight Board (FOB) is already feeling frustrated by the binary choices it’s expected to make as it reviews Facebook’s content moderation decisions, according to one of its members who was giving evidence to a UK House of Lords

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Atomic, which only funds the startups it launches, just closed its newest fund with $260 million

Jack Abraham has a lot of confidence in what he’s building. Then again, you can’t be immodest or unsure of yourself if you’re going to bet exclusively on your own startups as an investor, which is precisely the model that

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Sequoia Capital India’s Surge invests $2M in sales engagement platform Outplay

Outplay’s team members on a video call Sales engagement platforms (SEP) help sales teams automate and track the large number of tasks they need to do each day as they contact leads and hone in on potential deals. Focused on

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Budget nominee Neera Tanden withdraws nomination amid opposition

President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she faced opposition from key Democratic and Republican senators for her controversial tweets.

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No charges after Detroit man hangs Ku Klux Klan flag next to Black family’s home

Prosecutor says ‘horrible conduct’ does not violate Michigan law, urges changes in legislation

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Tarrant County ends its mask mandate after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says statewide order will end next week – The Dallas Morning News

Tarrant County ends its mask mandate after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says statewide order will end next week  The Dallas Morning News Texas governor lifts mask mandate and allows businesses to open at 100% capacity, despite health officials’ warnings  CNN Texas Gov.

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