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Kuwait Emir Sheikh Al Sabah dies at age 91

His 2006 ascension in Kuwait, a staunch U.S. ally since the American-led war that expelled occupying Iraqi troops, came after parliament voted unanimously to oust his predecessor.

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Biden releases latest tax returns hours before Trump debate

Former vice president and his wife Jill Biden, an educator, paid $299,346 in federal income taxes for 2019

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Trump’s Biggest Side Hustle Outside Of ‘Apprentice’? Multi-Level Marketing Schemes – Forbes

Trump’s Biggest Side Hustle Outside Of ‘Apprentice’? Multi-Level Marketing Schemes  Forbes See how voters are reacting to Trump tax bombshell report  CNN Do you pay more than $750 in taxes? You’ve given more than Trump  The Guardian New York Times’ Trump taxes bombshell

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Trump’s Biggest Side Hustle Outside Of ‘Apprentice’? Multi-Level Marketing Schemes – Forbes

Trump’s Biggest Side Hustle Outside Of ‘Apprentice’? Multi-Level Marketing Schemes  Forbes Don’t miss the Ivanka Trump bombshell buried in the Times tax story  CNN Donald Trump’s tax bill, and mine: A DACA recipient reflects on who pays what in America  New York Daily

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NHL Completes Season In Bubble; Tampa Bay Lightning Win Stanley Cup

The NHL is the first of the four major North American pro sports leagues to crown a champion during the pandemic. Some players spent over two months in a bubble, with no COVID-19 cases reported. (Image credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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With Glaciers Melting And Temps Soaring, Pakistan Pursues Big Action On Climate Change

A new electric vehicle policy. Renewable energy. 10 billion trees: Pakistan launches ambitious green policies. Will they succeed? (Image credit: Saiyna Bashir for NPR)

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A Syrian Refugee Family’s Resettlement In The U.S. Is Captured In Graphic Novel

Welcome To The New World begins in 2016 when the Aldabaans arrive on election day — and wake up in Donald Trump’s America. Author Jake Halpern began to document the newcomers in a comic strip. (Image credit: Maher Mahmood)

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Serious injuries at Amazon fulfillment centers topped 14,000, despite the company’s safety claims

As Amazon‘s biggest shopping day of the year approaches, a new report reveals that the company’s investments in automation and safety have not stemmed surging numbers of serious injuries in the company’s warehouses and fulfillment centers. Even as Amazon spends

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Duolingo CEO explains language app’s surge in bookings

Language learning apps, like many educational technology platforms, soared when millions of students went home in response to safety concerns from the coronavirus pandemic. It makes sense: Everyone became an online learner in some capacity, and for non-frontline workers, each

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How Operation Warp Speed’s Big Vaccine Contracts Could Stay Secret

More than $6 billion in federal funding has been routed through a firm that manages defense contracts, making the agreements subject to less federal scrutiny and transparency. (Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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