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Queen calls for Commonwealth unity before Harry and Meghan interview

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth celebrated on Sunday the sense of Commonwealth unity fostered by “a time like no other”, just hours before a U.S. interview with her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan that could deepen divisions

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Israel declares 17 beaches safe after oil spill; most still off-limits

Authorities say tar cleanup has been completed at over a dozen sites, following devastating environmental disaster

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Visiting Bedouin voters, Netanyahu is welcomed — and hit with sharp criticism

‘I vote for Likud,’ sheikh says as PM claps, before adding: ‘Many workers under your authority have made our lives miserable’; premier promises to personally handle Bedouin issues

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Investors still love software more than life

Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily column that appears on Extra Crunch, but free, and made for your weekend reading. Want it in your inbox every Saturday morning? Sign up here. Ready?

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Sen. Joe Manchin open to party-line vote on future bills with voting rights legislation now in focus – CNBC

Sen. Joe Manchin open to party-line vote on future bills with voting rights legislation now in focus  CNBC Senate passes $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, including $1,400 stimulus checks, with no Republican support  NBC News COVID relief bill offers convicted murderers stimulus

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The Product Manager asterisk

Product manager might be one of the most grey roles within a startup. However, as a company progresses and the team grows, there comes a time when a founder needs to carve out dedicated roles. Of these positions, product management

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Is city prepared to try officer in killing of George Floyd? – Los Angeles Times

Is city prepared to try officer in killing of George Floyd?  Los Angeles Times Minneapolis Braces for Derek Chauvin Trial in George Floyd Killing | TODAY  TODAY One person killed in shooting at George Floyd memorial site in Minneapolis  CNN Chauvin jury selection

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Myanmar junta hires Israeli-Canadian lobbyist to explain coup

Ari Ben-Menashe, a former Israeli Military Intelligence official, claims generals will leave politics soon, seek to improve ties with US

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Idahoans burn masks at State Capitol; police called to quell chaos at overwhelmed Florida vaccine site: Live COVID-19 updates – USA TODAY

Idahoans burn masks at State Capitol; police called to quell chaos at overwhelmed Florida vaccine site: Live COVID-19 updates  USA TODAY Idaho parents and kids burn masks in front of state Capitol  Fox News ‘Here fire, you hungry?’ Idaho Covid protesters burn

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Biden marks ‘Bloody Sunday’ by signing voting rights order

A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access, a move that comes as congressional Democrats press for a sweeping voting and elections bill to counter efforts to

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