Month: February 2021
Liz Cheney Chooses Her Own Path, and It’s a Perilous One
Pro-Trump forces in Washington and in her home state of Wyoming view her opposition to Donald Trump as a betrayal. Now she faces a reckoning over her leadership role in the Republican Party.
Read MoreDomestic Violence is a Pandemic Within the COVID-19 Pandemic
The last thing Sheila wanted to do on May 21 was drive her car. Getting behind the wheel with a concussion, multiple skull hematomas, and bruises and abrasions across her body was a decidedly bad idea. But it was the
Read MoreA dozen police officers charged in massacre of 19 people in Mexico
Prosecutors in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas say they have arrested a dozen state police officers for allegedly killing 19 people, including Guatemalan migrants.
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: Senate debates budget resolution that could lead to COVID-19 relief funding
As the White House reaches for a bipartisan pandemic relief bill, Democrats marshaled their slim Senate majority, voting 50-49, to start a lengthy process for approving Biden’s bill with or without GOP support.
Read MoreMyanmar Coup: Suu Kyi Is Accused Of Illegally Importing Walkie-Talkies
The allegation is a far cry from the claims of rampant election fraud the military invoked when it seized power on Monday. (Image credit: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Read MoreTechstars Los Angeles names Matt Kozlov as its new managing director
Techstars Los Angeles, the local Los Angeles-focused branch of the global accelerator network, has named Matt Kozlov as its new managing director. Kozlov, a longtime Techstars network fixture, has previously served as the head of the organization’s healthcare accelerator through
Read MoreElectric moped startup Revel launches an EV charging business
Revel, the shared electric moped startup, is building a DC fast-charging station for electric vehicles in New York City, the first in a new business venture that will eventually spread to other cities. The company said Wednesday that this new
Read MoreGolden-tongued Egyptian mummies discovered near Alexandria
An Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission working near Alexandria has discovered mummies from around 2,000 years ago bearing golden-tongued amulets, the Egyptian authorities told AFP on Wednesday. “The mission discovered 16 tombs cut into the rock… in the temple of Taposiris Magna,
Read MoreVenture capital is going to get even bigger, faster, and more expensive this year
The venture capital market has skewed later and larger in recent quarters, something you might have felt in the rapid recent pace of new unicorn formation. December was a hot month for new unicorns, for example. So was January. February
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: Isabel Guzman, nominee for small business administrator, testifies during Senate confirmation hearing
If confirmed, Guzman will be tasked with overseeing the Paycheck Protection Program and other initiatives to support small businesses that have been forced to close or scale back operations during the pandemic.
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