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Panama Papers put one company out of business — but the rich and powerful weren’t deterred

The Panama Papers blew open the hidden world of offshore finance and took down several world leaders. As a result of the massive leak of corporate records, multiple governments, including the United States, pledged greater oversight of the world of

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Tesla’s gigafactory electrifies California-Germany culture clash

By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) – With final approval for its German factory potentially just weeks away, Tesla’s Elon Musk will make an appearance in the tiny town of Gruenheide this Saturday to host a county fair. Despite pandemic-related curbs

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Why, When and How to Test At-Home for COVID-19

As we close in on two years of living with COVID-19, quick and accurate tests for COVID-19 remain an urgent priority. In fact, as schools reopen, businesses resume operations and people return to work, rapid testing could be the key

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A 100-year-old former Nazi guard has gone on trial, facing charges for 3,518 deaths

The suspect, who was identified only as Josef S. in keeping with German privacy rules, is accused of being an accessory to murder for serving as an SS guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. (Image credit: Markus Schreiber/AP)

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Hannity calls on Mitch McConnell to ‘stop being a swamp creature’ – Fox News

Hannity calls on Mitch McConnell to ‘stop being a swamp creature’  Fox News Democrats: Mitch McConnell ‘Folded’ On Debt Limit Threat  MSNBC Senate Democrats indicate they’ll accept GOP debt ceiling offer: ‘McConnell caved’  Fox Business Opinion | Biden Can End Debt-Ceiling Sabotage Once

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Here’s exactly why Republicans are afraid to criticize Donald Trump – CNN

Here’s exactly why Republicans are afraid to criticize Donald Trump  CNN 67% of GOP want Trump to stay in politics, 44% want him to run for president  Pew Research Center GOP support for Trump 2024 is growing – poll  The Jerusalem Post How

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Tech Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes on How Australia Could Become a Renewable Energy Superpower

Australia is the world’s leading exporter of coal and liquified natural gas (LNG)—but the transition to green energy could make it a renewable energy superpower instead, says Mike Cannon-Brookes, the co-founder and co-CEO of the software company Atlassian, and a

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Pfizer Asks F.D.A. to Authorize Its Covid-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11

The agency has promised to move quickly on the request and has tentatively scheduled a meeting at the end of the month to consider it.

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The WHO has started shipping COVID-19 medical supplies to North Korea

North Korea has yet to report a single case of COVID-19, but outside experts widely doubt it escaped the illness that had touched nearly every other place in the world. (Image credit: Jon Chol Jin/AP)

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Abdulrazak Gurnah Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

The Zanzibar-born writer won the 2021 prize for what the judges described as his uncompromising and compassionate presentation of the effects of colonialism and the fate of refugees.

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