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A grandmother is dead after gunshots were fired into her house, cops say

The family of a slain 63-year-old woman and Miami Gardens police want to know why someone sprayed gunshots into her home Thursday night. Miami Gardens police responded to the residence … Click to Continue »

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On the Runway: Are Bankers and Venture Capitalists Really Getting Fleeced by Patagonia?

They won’t be leaving “bros out in the cold,” says Patagonia. Here’s how the company is thinking about its famous banker fleeces.

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Second wealthy parent to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scandal

The former co-chairman of law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher on Friday became the second parent to say he would plead guilty to participating in what prosecutors call the largest college admissions scam uncovered in U.S. history.

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UK police outside Ecuador embassy amid WikiLeaks tweets

British police gathered outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London after tweets from WikiLeaks alleging Julian Assange could be expelled from the building within “hours to days.”

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UK police outside Ecuador embassy amid WikiLeaks tweets

British police gathered outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London after tweets from WikiLeaks alleging Julian Assange could be expelled from the building within “hours to days.”

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Exclusive: United States sets sights on China in new electric vehicle push

U.S. government officials plan to meet with executives from automakers and lithium miners in early May as part of a first-of-its-kind effort to launch a national electric vehicle supply chain strategy, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

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UK opposition Labour party urges PM May to change her EU deal

Britain’s opposition Labour Party, which is holding talks with Prime Minister Theresa May in an effort to find a way out of the Brexit impasse, urged her on Friday to offer a real change to her EU withdrawal deal.

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Landed raises $7.5 million Series A to help teachers buy homes

Teachers are notoriously underpaid, and buying homes is notoriously expensive. This is where Landed, which just raised a $7.5 million Series A round led by Initialized Capital, comes in. Landed helps educators buy homes by providing them with down-payment assistance.

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Putin’s plagiarism, fake Ukrainian degrees and other tales of world leaders accused of academic fraud

A recent college admissions scandal in the United States, which revealed that wealthy parents had bribed officials at elite universities, exposed the price some people are willing to pay to say, “I went to an Ivy League school.” In a

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