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Rohlik raises $119M at a $1.2B valuation to grow its 2-hour grocery delivery service in Europe

“Instant” grocery delivery has been a big theme among food startups in Europe, where customers can order from a limited assortment of items and get their purchases packed from “dark stores” and delivered in sometimes as little as 10 or

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Jewish woman becomes Yankees batgirl 60 years after team rejected her

Gwen Goldman, 70, also throws out first pitch; still has 1961 letter from then-general manager Roy Hamey explaining tht as a girl, she would feel ‘out of place’ in dugout

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Playing Joshua to Bibi’s Moses, Lapid looks to take UAE ties into promised land

In first major trip in new role, foreign minister charms hosts and opens ‘bottleneck’ to new agreements, apparently held up by Netanyahu’s desire to secure limelight for himself

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Trump visits the South Texas border amid a shift in the region toward Republicans – CNN

Trump visits the South Texas border amid a shift in the region toward Republicans  CNN Donald Trump visits Texas to tour “unfinished border wall” on U.S.-Mexico border with Gov. Greg Abbott  The Texas Tribune ‘We did a hell of a job’: Donald

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Video shows fallen debris and gushing water in the Surfside condo garage moments before collapse – CNN

Video shows fallen debris and gushing water in the Surfside condo garage moments before collapse  CNN Surfside collapse: Former Florida official who said building was in ‘very good shape’ leaves new job  Fox News Rescue workers at Surfside building collapse find bodies

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Canadian village that hit 121-degree temperatures is now on fire: ‘It’s dire’

An evacuation order was issued for the small Canadian village of Lytton, which sits between mountains just northeast of Vancouver. Wednesday, it set the record for the hottest place in Canada, hitting an all-time record for U.S.’s neighbor to the

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Comptroller finds lacking funds, weak policy in drive against domestic violence

Report on local authorities finds that less than half the budget needed for government-backed plan was supplied during 2017-2020, no uniform definition of domestic violence

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Judge Puts On Hold A Law Penalizing Social Media That Block Politicians’ Posts

The Florida law — which was supposed to take effect on Thursday — enabled the state to fine companies like Facebook and Twitter if they remove an account of a statewide or local political candidate. (Image credit: Wilfredo Lee/AP)

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Donald Trump’s Company and a Top Executive Have Been Indicted in a Tax Probe, AP Sources Say

Donald Trump’s company and his longtime finance chief have been indicted on charges stemming from a New York investigation into the former president’s business dealings, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The charges against the Trump

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Bodies of two children found as death toll in Florida collapse rises to 18

10-year-old Lucia Guara and 4-year-old Emma Guara found alongside their mother Anaely Rodriguez; number of residents unaccounted for stands at 145

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