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With virus aid in sight, Democrats debate filibuster changes  Associated Press What happens next with the Covid relief bill (and when you could see another stimulus check)  CNN Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Heads to Final Vote  Bloomberg Politics We need a voting

The interview with Oprah Winfrey was the couple’s first since they stepped down from royal duties and the two-hour special included numerous revelations.

Boarded up and lined with barbed wire, Minneapolis braces for murder trial in George Floyd’s death  The Washington Post Floyd’s cause of death, ex-cop’s force will be keys at trial  Fox News Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin awaiting trial | GMA  Good

Hebrew University professor says tech that mimics human body can be used to develop new treatments, saving time, animals’ lives and money

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, who is charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death.

Mahmoud Jabarin convicted of assisting Lebanese terror group’s psychological warfare efforts against Israel by providing images and video

Energy minister hails initial agreement on 1,200-kilometer EuroAsia Interconnector; says it’ll allow ‘electricity backing’ from Europe in emergencies, will boost solar power use

Ann Arbor-based Refraction AI announced today that it has raised a $4.2 million seed round. The startup, which debuted on the TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility stage back in 2019, was founded by a pair of University of Michigan professors (Matthew Johnson-Roberson

(DAMASCUS) — Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president’s office said Monday, with both having only mild symptoms of the illness. In a statement, Assad’s office said the first couple did PCR

Official statement says both feeling well, will isolate for 2-3 weeks; unclear if they’d been vaccinated; Israel reportedly funded shipment of Sputnik V doses to Syria last month