Month: October 2020
Jüsto adds another $5 million in funding to build its online, delivery-only grocery store for Latin America
As it begins expanding beyond its home base in Mexico City, the on-demand, online only grocery store Jüsto has added another $5 million in early stage funding. The new money came from Bimbo Ventures, the strategic investment arm of one
Read MoreTrump Renews Fears of Voter Intimidation as G.O.P. Poll Watchers Mobilize
Republicans are putting together what they call an army of Trump supporters to monitor election procedures.
Read MoreCoronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak
A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 1 million globally. (Image credit: Ruth Talbot/NPR)
Read MoreDeputy AG: No conflict of interest for Netanyahu to make decisions on protests
Dina Zilber says the prime minister faces no legal obstacle in making health regulations that restrict demonstrations against him
Read MoreKim Jong Un’s New Look Is More Man Than Superhuman
North Korea’s ruling Kims portrayed themselves as quasi-gods, incapable of error. With the country facing some of its toughest challenges in years on several fronts, leader Kim Jong Un is showing himself to be fallible—even human.
Read MoreThe Trump Debate Fallout – The New York Times
The Trump Debate Fallout The New York Times Trump’s latest punt on White supremacy shows a debate rebound will be tough CNN Trump has starved Americans of human compassion. Biden finally offered us some The Guardian Why Trump blew up the debate, triggering
Read MoreNavalny accuses Putin of being behind his poisoning
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has accused President Vladimir Putin of being behind his poisoning, in his first interview published since he left the German hospital where he was treated. “I assert that Putin is behind this act, I don’t
Read MoreGoogle to pay out $1B to publishers to license content for new Google News Showcase
Google has long had a frenemy position with regards to the world of news: it can direct a lot of traffic to online publishers, but that’s only if people bother to click on links after getting the gist of the
Read MoreCalifornia Gov. Signs Law Requiring Corporations to Have Board Members From Racial or Sexual Minority Groups
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Hundreds of California-based corporations must have directors from racial or sexual minorities on their boards under a first-in-the-nation bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The diversity legislation is similar to a 2018 measure that required boardrooms
Read MorePolitical odd couple takes epic road trip across polarized US in search of unity
Unlikely Yale Law buddies Christopher Haugh and Jordan Blashek find common ground on a 20,000-mile, 44-state journey documented in their new book ‘Union,’ released this summer
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