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Amid unprecedented growth on its platform, Acorns cuts roles and shuts down an office

Acorns, which helps millions of people invest their spare change in the stock market, has laid off between 50 to 70 people, TechCrunch has learned from multiple sources. The Irvine, Calif.-based company would not confirm the total number of people

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Toyota’s first plug-in hybrid RAV4 Prime priced a skosh under $40,000

When Toyota unveiled the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime in November, the vehicle garnered a lot of attention because it achieved two seemingly conflicting goals. It was Toyota’s most fuel efficient and one of its most powerful vehicles. Now, it’s getting

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Memorial Day Partygoer at Missouri Resort Tests Positive for COVID-19

(OSAGE BEACH, Mo.) — Health officials said Friday that they were seeking to “inform mass numbers of unknown people” after a person who attended crowded pool parties over Memorial Day weekend at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks tested positive for

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Zuckerberg explains why Facebook won’t take action on Trump’s recent posts

In a statement posted to Facebook late Friday afternoon, Mark Zuckerberg offered up an explanation of why his company did not contextualize or remove posts from the accounts associated with President Donald Trump that appeared to incite violence against American

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White House was locked down as protests over Floyd’s death reach nation’s capital – USA TODAY

White House was locked down as protests over Floyd’s death reach nation’s capital  USA TODAY Reports: White House on lockdown as protesting occurs nearby  WMUR Manchester White House goes on brief lockdown after protest erupts nearby | TheHill  The Hill Demonstration for George

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Chicago mayor tells Trump ‘F-U’ after tweet about Minneapolis looting – Fox News

Chicago mayor tells Trump ‘F-U’ after tweet about Minneapolis looting  Fox News Zuckerberg finally explains why Facebook is doing nothing about Trump’s posts  CNN Twitter Places Warning on Trump Minneapolis Tweet, Saying It Glorified Violence  The New York Times Trump said not a

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Minneapolis Police Were Sued A Decade Ago In Similar Restraint Case

The department settled for $3 million and offered training for officers in how to restrain people in custody more safely in the 2010 case. (Image credit: NPR)

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Trump cuts ties with WHO mid-pandemic as Europe speeds reopening

Death tolls, new infections spike in Russia and Brazil; Greece opens to tourists from 29 countries; economic carnage continues, with total 41 million in US filing for unemployment

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Read the Criminal Complaint Against Derek Chauvin

A statement of probable cause used to support charges against a former Minneapolis police officer detailed the minutes before Mr. Floyd’s death.

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