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Supreme Court cancels arguments on Trump’s border wall, ‘remain in Mexico’ policy – NBC News

Supreme Court cancels arguments on Trump’s border wall, ‘remain in Mexico’ policy  NBC News Trump aides made a late request to Team Biden to extend their parental leave. They said no.  Politico Opinion: Biden should tap Mitt Romney to organize vaccine distribution  Deseret

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US extends New START nuclear treaty with Russia as rifts rise

US President Joe Biden’s administration Wednesday extended the New START nuclear treaty with Russia by five years, saying it hoped to prevent an arms race despite rising tensions with Moscow including over its imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. One

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Global smartphone shipments expected to rebound 11% this year

Like countless other industries, mobile phone sales got hit hard in 2020. The industry hit a 10.5% decline for the year, as Covid-19 first decimated the supply and later consumer demand for devices. It was the latest in a rough

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Myanmar, Burma and why the different names matter

When it comes to Myanmar, pretty much everything is political. Including language.

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Israeli actress Shira Haas nominated for Golden Globe for ‘Unorthodox’ role

Four-part show, based on Deborah Feldman’s memoir on leaving Hasidic life, gets nod for best limited series

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And the Oscar goes to Israeli engineers for film technology

Amimon team was notified a year ago of the nomination, but thought it was a gimmick

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Biden’s Stimulus: Democrats Speed Ahead on Economic Aid Package

As President Biden negotiated with Republicans who want to scale back his $1.9 trillion plan, his party initiated a Senate process to allow for quick passage along party lines.

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Biden Administration Faces Backlog of 380,000 Waiting to Immigrate

The suspension of most legal immigration, combined with the pandemic, has left visa applicants in limbo. Even if President Biden ends the bans, it could take years to process everyone.

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WATCH LIVE: Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona testifies during Senate confirmation hearing

Cardona is promising to help reopen schools but says much of the hardest work will come after that as schools try to address long-standing disparities worsened by the pandemic.

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Evinced raises $17M to speed up accessibility testing for the web

Making and keeping the web accessible is a full-time job, and like any other development role, accessibility tools need to evolve to keep up with the times. Evinced is a startup that promises both richer and faster checks of websites

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