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Elected local official among 7 arrested on suspicion of bribery

Police says suspects from unnamed council advanced tenders in return for cash and other benefits; 4 others detained for questioning

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Kuda, the African challenger bank, raises $55M at a $500M valuation

Kuda Bank, the London-based, Nigerian-operating startup that is taking on incumbents in the country with a mobile-first, personalised and often cheaper set of banking services built on newer, API-based infrastructure, has been on a growth tear in the last several

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‘A one-man scam Pac’: Trump’s money hustling tricks prompt fresh scrutiny – The Guardian

‘A one-man scam Pac’: Trump’s money hustling tricks prompt fresh scrutiny  The Guardian Trump’s $100 million threat to democracy  CNN Conservatives Want Everyone to Forget January 6  The Atlantic After last week, it’s time for The Donald to take a secondary role in

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Google announces plan for undersea cable connecting Israel, southern Europe

System will tie Israel to France, Italy, Greece with 16 fiber optic pairs; second project will connect other Middle East countries with India

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Israeli troops nab 4 Gaza infiltrators, 3 of them armed with knives

IDF says suspects caught and questioned in two incidents overnight at southern border fence

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A U.S. Athlete Defies Olympic Podium Protest Ban Under Threat Of Sanctions

Olympic organizers are under intense pressure to end a ban on protests on the podium at the Tokyo Games. U.S. shot putter Raven Saunders became the first to defy the ban after winning a silver medal. (Image credit: Ina Fassbender/AFP

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Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard makes Olympics history – but fails to complete lift

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has made history by becoming the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games – but fell well short of a podium finish as she could not complete a lift.

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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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The Best and Worst Cities to Live Without a Car

Want to help the environment? Going carless is an excellent start.

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After a Tragic Beginning, a ‘Happily Ever After’

Jaclyn Katz didn’t expect to find romance from a dating app — until she met Michael Sacks. She felt comfortable enough with him to share a childhood trauma.

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