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Offering a service that prioritizes the highest-paying gigs in the gig economy, Stoovo raises funding

Semih Korkmaz and Hantz Févry launched Stoovo in 2019 as a way to help gig workers make the best use of their time. Févry, who immigrated to the U.S. from Haiti, knew first hand the struggles that come with part

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Vernon Jordan, Civil Rights Activist With Close Ties to Bill Clinton, Dies at 85

(ATLANTA) — Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, has died, according to a statement from his daughter. He

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Trump will only ‘pretend’ to run in 2024 in order to make more money, his niece Mary says – Business Insider

Trump will only ‘pretend’ to run in 2024 in order to make more money, his niece Mary says  Business Insider Donald Trump, Melania Trump got COVID-19 vaccines in January  USA TODAY Trump, former first lady quietly received Covid vaccine in January  NBC News

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Japan Still Wants Ghosn After Arresting His Helpers

Japanese prosecutors said they would keep up their pursuit of former auto titan Carlos Ghosn after arresting and jailing two Americans accused of helping Mr. Ghosn escape Japan in a box.

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Zaka emergency group co-founder awarded Israel Prize for contribution to society

Yehuda Meshi-Zahav ‘a role model for the spirit of volunteering,’ says selection committee; former Foreign Ministry director-general Joseph Ciechanover also wins

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Vernon Jordan, Civil Rights Activist And Power Broker, Dies At 85

An Atlanta native, Jordan started out as a prominent civil rights lawyer before building a career as a power broker in politics and business. (Image credit: Jennifer K. Law/AFP via Getty Images)

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Jordanian FM pushes for 2-state solution in meeting with Ashkenazi at border

Top envoys hold their 3rd meeting at Allenby crossing between West Bank and Jordan; Israeli FM says they discussed ‘promoting commercial, economic and civic cooperation’

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Amazon alters app icon after Hitler mustache comparisons

Retail giant changes imagery after jagged tape said to be reminiscent of Nazi leader’s facial hair

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Pebbles from bereaved families to be flown in from around world for Memorial Day

Foreign Ministry and Israeli embassies to use diplomatic mail to bring stones, each with a handwritten personal message; volunteers to place them on graves of the fallen

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LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears arguments in voting rights case

Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting.

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