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Georgia’s GOP lieutenant governor says Giuliani’s false fraud claims helped lead to restrictive voting law – CNN

Georgia’s GOP lieutenant governor says Giuliani’s false fraud claims helped lead to restrictive voting law  CNN Rudy Giuliani’s Son Andrew Considers Run For NY Governor  CBS New York Trump adviser Giuliani asks judge to throw out $1.3 billion lawsuit over his ‘big

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Myanmar activists hold shoe protests; another celebrity detained

(Reuters) – Myanmar security forces on Thursday arrested Paing Takhon, a model and actor who had spoken out against the coup, his sister told Reuters, as activists placed shoes filled with flowers in parts of Yangon to commemorate dead protesters.

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ShareChat valued at $2.1 billion in $502 million fundraise

ShareChat said on Thursday it has raised a new financing round that values it at over $2 billion, joining four other local startups in attaining the unicorn status this week. The Indian social network said it has raised $502 million

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Tiger Woods Was Driving More Than 80 mph When He Crashed His SUV

LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods was driving more than 80 mph — nearly twice the posted speed limit — on a downhill stretch of road when he lost control of an SUV and crashed in a wreck that seriously injured

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Biden’s plan to overhaul tax code would close offshore tax loopholes – NBC News

Biden’s plan to overhaul tax code would close offshore tax loopholes  NBC News Biden’s Tax Plan Aims to Raise $2.5 Trillion and End Profit-Shifting  The New York Times Biden says he wants a 28% corporate tax rate because he’s ‘sick and tired

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South Korea’s ruling party suffers devastating defeat in mayoral elections

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s ruling party suffered a devastating defeat in a special election for key mayoral posts amid political scandals and policy blunders, vote counts showed on Thursday. Millions of South Koreans

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China Warns Washington Not to Boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

BEIJING — China’s government warned Washington on Wednesday not to boycott next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing after the Biden administration said it was talking with allies about a joint approach to complaints of human rights abuses. A Foreign Ministry

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He killed a Nazi guard, fled ghetto with fake identities and joined the UK army

British author John Carr reveals his father’s audacious wartime journey from the Lodz ghetto to Gibraltar, where he signed up to fight the Germans – all while hiding his Jewishness

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Brazil Just Had Its Highest Daily COVID-19 Death Toll, But Bolsonaro Is Ignoring Calls for a Lockdown

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday there would be “no national lockdown,” ignoring growing calls from health experts a day after the nation saw its highest number of COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours since the

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Ministers ease outdoor gathering restrictions as virus rates continue to slide

Restrictions on unvaccinated participating in Memorial Day events lifted; decision on increasing number of Israelis flying in and out of country postponed

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