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Washington D.C. will not reopen school buildings in fall

Officials have abandoned their initial plans to use a combination of distance and in-person instruction. The announcement Thursday by Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser was widely expected as all surrounding school districts in northern Virginia and southern Maryland had already made

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Barack Obama just gave a fiery eulogy for John Lewis. Here’s what he said – The Boston Globe

Barack Obama just gave a fiery eulogy for John Lewis. Here’s what he said  The Boston Globe Obama presses for voting rights in pointed eulogy honoring John Lewis  CNN Civil rights icon John Lewis’ funeral: Live updates  CNN LIVE UPDATES: John Lewis’ Homegoing  Atlanta

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Impossible Foods starts selling in Walmart and expands distribution of its new sausage product

Impossible Foods said today that it will now be available in Walmart, the largest meat market in America. The deal with Walmart and other retail locations across the country increases the company’s physical footprint by fifty times. Impossible Foods will

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Google is making autofill on Chrome for mobile more secure

Google today announced a new autofill experience for Chrome on mobile that will use biometric authentication for credit card transactions, as well as an updated built-in password manager that will make signing in to a site a bit more straightforward.

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Embarks On the Agency’s Most Ambitious Mars Mission Yet

If there were any intelligent beings on Mars, they’d likely be confused by a little plaque recently added to the side of the SUV-sized Perseverance Mars rover, which lifted off at 7:50 AM local time on Thursday morning from Cape

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‘If Coronavirus Doesn’t Kill Me, Hunger Will’: Mexico’s Poor Bear Brunt Of Pandemic

Low earners have been doubly hit: They make up the highest share of virus-related deaths and lack the funds to stay afloat as the pandemic plunges Mexico deeper into recession. (Image credit: Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images)

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How COVID-19 changed countries and continents – and what the future is likely to hold

COVID-19 has infected millions around the world since emerging in China late last year, claiming the lives of more than 660,000 people and changing our way of life for some time to come.

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Trump: Second Stimulus Checks May Be Higher Than $1,200 – Forbes

Trump: Second Stimulus Checks May Be Higher Than $1,200  Forbes Here’s Why Your Second Stimulus Check Could Differ From the First  Motley Fool Sen. Kennedy says COVID stimulus talks turning into a ‘cluster’: ‘A true goat rodeo’  Fox News Trump says coronavirus stimulus

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Magnetis raises $11 million for its automated wealth management and brokerage service for Brazil

Magnetis, an automated wealth management solution for Brazilian investors, has raised $11 million in a new round of funding as it transforms itself into a full service brokerage for the nation’s investor class. Investors in the round included Redpoint eventures and Vostok

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WATCH: Pompeo says threats to U.S. in Afghanistan raised with Russia

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that he and his team have warned Russian officials about all threats that Russia poses to Americans and U.S. interests in various parts of the world.

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