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PayPal acquires a cryptocurrency startup, Apple discontinues the iMac Pro and McAfee sells its enterprise business. This is your Daily Crunch for March 8, 2021. The big story: PayPal acquires Curv This deal will grow PayPal’s cryptocurrency team by bringing

Restrictions on absentee voting pass Georgia Senate  Atlanta Journal Constitution Georgia Senate approves sweeping election bill that would repeal no-excuse absentee voting  CNN Georgia Bills Seek to Reduce Secretary of State’s Election Board Power  Newsweek Rasmussen: Most Americans think either Trump, Biden won

The pope spent four days visiting six cities. He met with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s top Shiite Muslim cleric to encourage Christian-Muslim dialogue. (Image credit: Khalid Mohammed/AP)

Georgia Senate Republicans Pass Bill To End No-Excuse Absentee Voting  NPR Georgia Senate approves sweeping election bill that would repeal no-excuse absentee voting  CNN Iowa governor signs Republican bill restricting voting access into law  NBC News Rasmussen: Most Americans think either Trump, Biden

Despite Senate passage, some of the state’s top Republicans, including the governor, have indicated they oppose curbing mail-in voting. (Image credit: Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a Republican-backed bill that makes it harder to vote early, potentially eroding a key aspect of Democratic campaigns.

Syria’s President Bashar al Assad and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19, his office has confirmed.

President Joe Biden is testing whether he can bring sweeping changes in Afghanistan, including a potential government involving the Taliban, in a high-risk strategy as he weighs whether to honor a May deadline to end America’s longest war. In a

The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine was able to combat the Brazil variant of COVID-19, it has been revealed.

Jerusalem hospital places staff, including doctors and nurses, on leave for avoiding shots without justification; CEO previously barred unvaccinated staff from treating patients