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Yaydoo secures $20M, aims to simplify B2B collections, payments

It’s no secret that the technology for easy business-to-business payments has not yet caught up to its peer-to-peer counterparts, but Yaydoo thinks it has the answer. The Mexico City-based B2B software and payments company provides three products, VendorPlace, P-Card and

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Newtopia closes first fund of $50M to invest in LatAm startups

Early-stage venture capital fund Newtopia VC launched Monday with $50 million to invest in tech startups based in Latin America. The fund will invest between $250,000 and $1 million in startups at the seed stage to help them achieve the

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Olympics-Biles to compete in balance beam, Belarus athlete enters Polish embassy

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Karolos Grohmann and Amy Tennery TOKYO (Reuters) -Simon Biles will compete in the balance beam competition, officials said on Monday, in what would be the U.S. superstar gymnast’s last chance for gold in Tokyo after pulling out

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California’s New Animal Welfare Law Could Mean The End Of Bacon

In 2022, the state will begin enforcing a proposition that requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves. Only 4% of national hog operations now comply with the new rules. (Image credit: Eric Risberg/AP)

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How kidnap-for-ransom became the “most lucrative industry in Nigeria”

The remaining belongings of students from Bethel Baptist High School collected inside the schoolyard as parents of abducted students pray for their return. The children were taken by gunmen in Nigeria’s Kaduna state on July 14, 2021.  | Kola Sulaimon/AFP/Getty

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Trump’s kingmaker status faces test in Ohio special election – Associated Press

Trump’s kingmaker status faces test in Ohio special election  Associated Press Trump’s $100 million threat to democracy  CNN ‘A one-man scam Pac’: Trump’s money hustling tricks prompt fresh scrutiny  The Guardian Opinion | The G.O.P. Menace to Society  The New York Times Bad week

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U.S. Expands Refugee Aid Program for Afghans

The U.S. will expand eligibility for Afghans seeking admission to the U.S. as refugees, the State Department said, citing increasing levels of Taliban violence amid the U.S. troop withdrawal.

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Here’s Who Is Hospitalized for Covid in New York City as Cases Rise

People with compromised immune systems and the unvaccinated make up a high percentage of patients who end up in the hospital.

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Legends Remade: New Science Fiction and Fantasy

“The World Gives Way,” “The Chosen and the Beautiful” and “Sword Stone Table” borrow from familiar stories but offer surprising readings.

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He Hired 2 Men to Kidnap His Wife. They Ended Up Drowning.

Lawrence Handley, 53, a business executive from Lafayette, La., pleaded guilty this week to three criminal charges after a plot to kidnap his estranged wife went badly awry.

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