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Boy Scouts of America plan to exit bankruptcy would pay abuse survivors an average of $6,000 each; survivors object  USA TODAY Boy Scouts releases sex-abuse bankruptcy plan, with $300 million coming from local councils  The Washington Post Thornton teen becomes New Hampshire’s

Elizabeth Warren unveils proposal for wealth tax on “ultra-millionaires” as richest Americans see gains during pandemic  CBS News Elizabeth Warren Introduces ‘Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act’  CBS Boston Two of the most powerful economic voices in America disagree on a tax for the uber-rich  CNN

Business that preserves author’s legacy says some — including ‘If I Ran the Zoo’ and ‘And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street’ — feature ‘hurtful and wrong’ depictions

Nonprofit Tmura approaches fledgling startup entrepreneurs and asks them to part with a small stake in their firm; if there is a successful exit, Israeli youth benefits

The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi, co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors. This continued even as Aboyeji joined and left Flutterwave, the

Ramat Gan city councilor asks mayor to immediately revert Andres Roemer Street to its previous name, as past ambassador to UNESCO faces assault accusations from several women

The firm, a developer of software that allows businesses to provide live, real-time on-demand video experiences, seeks to raise at least $100 million in 2021, SEC prospectus says

Press freedom organization Reporters without Borders (RSF) has filed a criminal complaint in Germany that seeks to have Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and four other high-ranking officials charged with crimes against humanity, including over the 2018 killing of

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Six Dr. Seuss books pulled for racist images  NBC News Biden erases Dr. Seuss from ‘Read Across America’ proclamation as progressives seek to cancel beloved author  Fox News Virginia school district responds to rumors claiming Dr. Seuss books were banned  8News 13 Picture