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Church to apologize to UK Jews 800 years after laws that led to their expulsion

British Jewish leader says planned apology for antisemitic Synod of Oxford laws, which predated Church of England’s creation by centuries, is ‘better late than never’

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Great Question gets $2.5M seed round to make customer research easier

Great Question’s user dashboard Customer research is invaluable for software companies, but there are many obstacles, like finding the right group of people to survey. Great Question wants to make building and talking to their own panels accessible to all

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Walmart will be bringing Symbotic robots to 25 distribution centers

Ask anyone who runs a fulfillment/warehouse robotics company what companies’ top motivation is for embracing automation and they’ll probably cite labor shortages or shipping speeds. The looming truth of the matter boils down to one word: Amazon. And while it’s

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Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion deal for Biden’s ‘human infrastructure’ agenda, Medicare expansion – USA TODAY

Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion deal for Biden’s ‘human infrastructure’ agenda, Medicare expansion  USA TODAY Biden delivers speech on voting rights: Live updates  CNN After searching a beach every morning for a year, man finds 2 megalodon teeth in 3 weeks  The Week

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Raúl Castro reappears in emergency meeting prompted by protests in Cuba

Raúl Castro, the octogenarian leader who is still the ultimate authority in Cuba, came out of retirement to attend an emergency meeting of the Communist Party’s Politburo to deal with the islandwide protests that have shaken the six-decade-old regime. The

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US COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks

All but two states report increased infections after 4th of July weekend, with biggest jump coming in states with lowest vaccination rates

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Iranian Intelligence Plotted to Kidnap U.S.-Based Activist, Prosecutors Say

The alleged scheme targeted Masih Alinejad, a Brooklyn-based critic of Tehran who has rallied opinion against Iran’s compulsory head scarves for women.

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COVID-19 Cases in the U.S. Are Rising Again, Doubling Over Three Weeks

The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July

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Senate Dems settle on $3.5 trillion for major reconciliation bill – New York Post

Senate Dems settle on $3.5 trillion for major reconciliation bill  New York Post ‘Have you no shame?’ Biden frames voting rights as a moral reckoning.  The New York Times Biden delivers speech on voting rights: Live updates  CNN Ramp it up: It’s time

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Four Iranians charged with attempting to kidnap US-based activist, 4 others

Intelligence officer and three agents charged in Manhattan court with plot part of wider effort to also target dissidents in Canada and UAE; 3 defendants based in Iran

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