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Federal investigators execute warrant of Rudy Giuliani’s home

The former New York City mayor has been under investigation for several years over his business dealings in Ukraine. Details of the reasons for the search were not immediately available.

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‘Forgotten Astronaut’ Michael Collins Dies

Collins was the crew member who stayed in orbit on the Apollo 11 command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Later he oversaw building of the National Air and Space Museum. (Image credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty

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Poorer countries might not get Covid-19 vaccinated until 2023

Relatives, friends, and graveyard workers prepare to lower the body of a Covid-19 coronavirus victim during the burial at a graveyard in New Delhi on April 28, 2021. | Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images This inequality is baked into the

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‘Judge Me By My Actions.’ Trevor Lawrence Discusses the 2021 NFL Draft and Questions About His Work Ethic

Trevor Lawrence, the former Clemson star quarterback and presumptive top overall selection in the 2021 NFL draft—which begins Thursday—has had one hectic month of April. He’s prepping for the most important night of his football life. He married his longtime

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Zomato juice: Indian unicorn’s proposed IPO could drive regional startup liquidity

The IPO parade that has continued in 2021 is not a strictly domestic affair. Other countries are getting in on the unicorn liquidity rush. This week, India-based food-delivery unicorn Zomato filed to go public. As TechCrunch reported, the company intends

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Athletes At Tokyo Olympics To Be Tested Daily For Coronavirus, Officials Say

The games, already delayed by a year due to COVID-19, are set to begin July 23 despite reluctance by many Japanese to go ahead with the Olympics amid the ongoing pandemic. (Image credit: Franck Robichon/Getty Images)

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3D printing marketplace Shapeways set for SPAC

Shapeways this morning confirmed earlier reports that it has entered into a deal to go public via SPAC. The model, which has become increasingly popular among tech companies in the past year, has already been taking up by a number

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Glaciers are melting faster than they did 15 years ago, study shows

Using 20 years of recently declassified satellite data, scientists calculated that the world’s 220,000 mountain glaciers are losing more than 328 billion tons of ice and snow per year since 2015, according to a study in Wednesday’s journal Nature.

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More $1,400 stimulus checks are sent as the IRS processes tax returns – CNBC

More $1,400 stimulus checks are sent as the IRS processes tax returns  CNBC Will there be a fourth stimulus check? Biden’s first address to Congress may offer clues for Americans  USA TODAY Stimulus check update: What to do if you haven’t received

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Why the COVID-19 Variants Spreading in India Are a Global Concern

As the numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths in India continue to mount, public health officials are carefully watching yet another looming threat: the appearance of mutations that could be making the virus circulating there more infectious or more capable

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