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What we’ve learned about leadership from the COVID-19 pandemic

Experts who study crisis and leadership say while some aspects of the pandemic transcend any one person’s power, a few key themes have emerged from countries who have contained the virus and kept public trust.

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International court: Hezbollah fugitive can’t appeal Hariri murder on the run

Salim Ayyash was found guilty in absentia and sentenced to life imprisonment for killing of former Lebanese prime minister in 2005 bombing in Beirut

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New records reveal Hitler’s Austrian SS chief escaped punishment with US backing

New York Times reports on how Franz Josef Huber, responsible for deporting tens of thousands of Jews, went on to work for West German intelligence, drew a pension until his death

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Hunter Biden On Making His Own Crack, Living with His Dealer and His Family’s Effort to Keep Him Alive

This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. There’s a too-brief scene late in Hunter Biden’s new memoir where Dr. Jill Biden

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IMF Lifts Global Growth Forecast for 2021 to 6%

The international lender cites stimulus spending in advanced economies and accelerating Covid-19 vaccine rollouts for the improved outlook.

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Putting Belfast on the TechCrunch map — TechCrunch’s European Cities Survey 2021

TechCrunch is embarking on a major new project to survey European founders and investors in cities outside the larger European capitals. Over the next few weeks, we will ask entrepreneurs in these cities to talk about their ecosystems, in their

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WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers remarks on COVID-19 vaccinations

President Joe Biden is set to announce that he’s shaving about two weeks off his May 1 deadline for states to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines.

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MLB Moves All-Star Game To Colorado Amid Uproar Over Georgia Voting Law

The change came in response to Georgia’s controversial new voting law, which the MLB says are against its values. (Image credit: Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

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MLB officially moves All-Star Game to Denver’s Coors Field

MLB decided to move the July 13 game from Atlanta in response to Georgia voting rules that Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law March 25.

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California plans to lift most Covid restrictions June 15, keep mask mandate – CNBC

California plans to lift most Covid restrictions June 15, keep mask mandate  CNBC Newsom: California Can ‘Get Rid Of’ Colored Tiered System Of Reopening By June 15  CBS Los Angeles Newsom says California will ‘fully reopen’ on June 15  Fox News HARRIS praises

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