Month: August 2021
Some Florida School Districts Will Require Masks. The Governor May Cut Their Funding
Several districts are keeping their mask mandates in place despite an executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that leaves it up to parents to decide whether their children wear face coverings in school. (Image credit: Octavio Jones/Getty Images)
Read MoreStage 2 Capital launches $80M Fund II targeting B2B software startups
Boston go-to-market venture capital firm Stage 2 Capital kicks off its second fund with plans to invest $80 million into B2B software companies. The firm’s approach combines venture capital expertise with a diverse community of over 250 limited partners and
Read MoreIs the Republican Party just using Donald Trump? – Los Angeles Times
Is the Republican Party just using Donald Trump? Los Angeles Times
Read MoreTexas High School Principal Sees Racism in Calls to Remove Intimate Photos
James Whitfield, a Black educator, said he was asked by his school district in 2019 to remove Facebook photos of himself and his wife, who is white, embracing on a beach.
Read MoreStream These 12 Titles Before They Expire in August
Netflix in the United States is losing dozens of titles this month. These are the best among them.
Read MorePassenger Arrives Taped to a Seat and Is Charged With Assaulting Flight Attendants
Maxwell Berry, 22, of Norwalk, Ohio, punched a Frontier Airlines flight attendant and groped two others on a flight from Philadelphia to Miami, the authorities said.
Read MoreGloria Vanderbilt’s Beekman Place Apartment Is for Sale
Anderson Cooper is selling his mother’s perpetually reimagined two-bedroom, where she lived for nearly 25 years, for $1.125 million.
Read More3 charts show how far Covid delta variant has spread around the world – CNBC
3 charts show how far Covid delta variant has spread around the world CNBC Fauci warns more severe COVID-19 variant could emerge as cases rise: US ‘could really be in trouble’ Fox News VCU Health answers questions regarding COVID-19’s delta variant WTVR CBS
Read MoreNew COVID infections top 3,000 for 4th straight day
Serious cases dip slightly; ambulance service to set up rapid testing stations around country as Green Pass restrictions tightened
Read MoreBulk payments startup Comma raises $6M Seed round led by Octopus and Connect
UK-based open banking bulk payment startup Comma has raised £4.34 million ($6m) in a Seed round of funding led by Octopus Ventures and Connect Ventures. They were joined by investors Village Global, and the founders of Wagestream, Peter Briffet and
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