Is the “cult” of Y Combinator good or bad for Africa’s startup ecosystem?
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Wednesday, 31 March 2021
40 Years After Reagan, a Bet Big Government Can Get Something Done
By BY DAVID E. SANGER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sHDwWz
Clerk Who Questioned $20 Bill Watched Floyd Arrest With ‘Disbelief and Guilt’
By BY JOHN ELIGON, SHAILA DEWAN, TIM ARANGO AND NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3rG9Ac0
Investment Firm’s Collapse Put Unseen Risks on Full Display
By BY MATT PHILLIPS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3fwm9EE
Matt Gaetz investigado por posible tráfico sexual, según fuentes
By BY MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, KATIE BENNER AND NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/31zxH1N
Nationals Player Tests Positive for Virus Before Opening Day
By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3dl8Ioh
As Cuomo Sought $4 Million Book Deal, Aides Hid Damaging Death Toll
By BY JESSE MCKINLEY, DANNY HAKIM AND ALEXANDRA ALTER from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3sHjv2D
Why Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh led to 12 deaths
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Matt Gaetz blew up FBI extortion case to distract from underage sex report, ex-DOJ official and NYT reporter suggest
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China reports COVID-19 outbreak on border with Myanmar
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Feds: Owners must get helicopter wreckage off Alaska slope
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Woman killed after shooting gun in Indonesia's police HQ
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Pfizer says trial showed its COVID-19 vaccine was 100 percent effective in adolescents
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Myanmar foes of army woo ethnic allies with new constitution
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Mozambique: Why IS is so hard to defeat in Mozambique
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China's Huawei says 2020 sales rose despite US sanctions
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'Serious implications': GOP Leader McCarthy says Matt Gaetz could lose committee assignments over allegations
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Report: Chinese loan terms hamper post-virus debt talks
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Ready to travel abroad? Here’s where you can go — if you’re vaccinated against COVID
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Experts examine bottom of big ship that was stuck in Suez
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Tuesday, 30 March 2021
George Floyd: Teenage witness 'stays up apologising for not doing more'
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Democrats dispute police report in Georgia lawmaker's arrest
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Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine ranks first in country
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Chauvin Trial: Day 2 Key Moments
By BY CHRISTINA KELSO AND LUCAS LILIEHOLM from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sGx3Ly
‘No Place for a Child’: Inside the Tent Camp Housing Thousands of Migrant Children
By BY MIRIAM JORDAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3wea64D
Scenes from Day 2 of the Derek Chauvin trial.
By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3u5Gx3q
State Dept. Reverses Trump Policies on Reproductive and Religious Freedoms
By BY LARA JAKES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QTy5WL
UN inquiry finds French air strike killed Mali civilians
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Manipur: India state reverses order turning away Myanmar refugees
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Volkswagen says its 'Voltswagen' rebrand was a very early April Fool's joke
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Man accused of kidnapping, assaulting boy arrested in Miami
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Donald Trump blasts coronavirus experts as 'self-promoters trying to reinvent history'
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Arrest made in shooting death of beloved Rocky at country store in the NC mountains
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NC Medicaid paid out nearly $214,000 to business owner for made-up therapy, feds say
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Ursula von der Leyen snubbed world leaders' plea for pandemic response
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Merkel and Macron in talks to use Russia's Sputnik Covid vaccine
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Syrian who fled to Germany drops out of race for parliament
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5 key takeaways from day one of the Derek Chauvin trial in the killing of George Floyd
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Monday, 29 March 2021
Mike Pompeo grows more combative as he eyes 2024.
By BY LARA JAKES AND MICHAEL CROWLEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cyYtxj
Banks Face Billions in Losses as a Bet on ViacomCBS and Other Stocks Goes Awry
By BY KATE KELLY, MATT PHILLIPS, ANDREW ROSS SORKIN AND ALEXANDRA STEVENSON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2QQLgrq
A reporter in Minneapolis breaks down Day 1 of the trial.
By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ryoAc9
Myanmar coup: Dozens killed as army opens fire on protesters during deadliest day
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Video shows violent assault of Asian woman on way to church
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Suez Canal reopens after stuck cargo ship is freed
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Hundreds evacuated after fire at Indonesian oil refinery
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Mozambique conflict: What's behind the unrest?
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AP source: VW plans brand-name change to 'Voltswagen' in US
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Father of 5 killed while breaking up fight hours after sister’s funeral
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Mexico president seeks to clamp down on private gas stations
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Michigan must tell Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients that it was developed using stem cells
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Democrats start preparing a path for Biden’s spending plans, but it will be a bumpy one.
By BY JIM TANKERSLEY AND EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Phnqog
With an Eye on 2024, a Rarely Bashful Pompeo Grows More Combative
By BY LARA JAKES AND MICHAEL CROWLEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3fqaKpN
Biden Pushes Mask Mandate as C.D.C. Director Warns of ‘Impending Doom’
By BY SHARON LAFRANIERE AND SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cxidkR
Need a Virtual Escape? Why Not Fly Above the Suez Canal.
By BY EMMETT LINDNER from NYT World https://ift.tt/31sLp6v
On the first day of the trial, Americans remembered George Floyd.
By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39q4B97
First witness in Chauvin trial testifies she thought police camera froze because of how long he kneeled on George Floyd's neck
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Lone American on WHO COVID Team Says They Didn’t Investigate Chinese Cover-Up: ‘That Wasn’t Our Task’
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Oklahoma pastor’s wife and her lover arrested in shooting death of husband
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Biden news: President says 90% of adults eligible for vaccine in April as he calls for mask mandates
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Teacher’s racist rant after Zoom call with Black family in California sparks outrage
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Sunday, 28 March 2021
Inside America’s Most Interesting Magazine, and Media’s Oddest Workplace
By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3lYypyV
Paris doctors warn that hospitals may be overwhelmed as cases surge anew.
By BY LIZ ALDERMAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/31vSwe8
Before the Ever Given: A look at the crises that closed Suez
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‘They are bragging about donating the money to people who want to take my guns’: MTG rages after losing lawsuit
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Kenyan DJs sacked after blaming woman for being pushed off building
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Biden would beat Trump again if they both run in 2024, poll suggests
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Cruises will remain banned, CDC says, as industry pressure to restart heats up
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Trump congratulates Georgia on restrictive new voting law Biden called an ‘atrocity’
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U.S. Men Fail to Qualify for Olympic Soccer Tournament
By BY ANDREW DAS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2PCd6Hc
Getting to Yes: A Nursing Home’s Mission to Vaccinate Its Hesitant Staff
By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH AND KENNY HOLSTON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3tYFMsX
Georgia Elections Officials Compare Dem ‘Voter Suppression’ Claims to Trump’s Fraud Allegations
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2 killed, 1 wounded in shooting at convenience store
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Infant found alive after Egypt building collapse
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Georgia GOP election official who debunked Trump's fraud claims defends state's new voting restrictions
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Fugitive who shot trooper in Mexia dies by suicide, according to a television report
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Saturday, 27 March 2021
Sacramento man Omar Ameen is accused of being a terrorist. New evidence could cast doubt on the case
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Biden says Justice Department is "taking a look" at Georgia law
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Dominic Raab vows to bring justice after children among 100 killed in Myanmar
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Virginia Beach shooting: Two dead and several injured at popular spring break location
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17-year-old injured in Rockland County shooting dies at hospital
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Biden would beat Trump again if they both run in 2024, poll suggests
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Many U.S. graduations are curtailed again, but some commencements will go on without guests.
By BY ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS AND MADELEINE NGO from NYT World https://ift.tt/3dgzSwi
Insurgents Seize Mozambique Town, Killing Several People; Fate of Hundreds Unknown
By BY CHRISTINA GOLDBAUM from NYT World https://ift.tt/3rvnn58
Fauci addresses Redfield's comments that virus 'escaped' from Wuhan lab
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Romney gets Profile in Courage Award for impeachment vote
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Georgia governor reportedly signs voting restrictions into law under portrait of slave plantation
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Suspect dead after chase, standoff through multiple Massachusetts towns
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Who is Derek Chauvin, the officer charged with murdering George Floyd?
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Myanmar coup: Dozens killed as army opens fire on protesters during deadliest day
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‘Let the people vote’: Biden to rally support for voting rights after Georgia’s ‘attack on US constitution’
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Abiy Ahmed: Eritrea 'will withdraw' troops from Ethiopia in Tigray conflict
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Friday, 26 March 2021
Andrew Laming: Australian MP apologises over comments to women
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Nine-year-old girl drowns while attempting to cross Rio Grande from Mexico into US
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House Democrats introduce ‘DeJoy Act’ in mocking attempt to protect USPS from service cuts
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Xinjiang cotton: How do I know if it's in my jeans?
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Coyote cornered in South Carolina kitchen won’t budge — until cops deploy dog toys
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Ted Cruz mocked for midnight visit to Rio Grande
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Advocates are pushing for D.C. statehood to be included in a broader voting rights bill.
By BY CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3tXwjC3
Stop the Executions, President Biden
By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3w5PT11
Georgia Law Kicks Off Partisan Battle Over Voting Rights
By BY NICK CORASANITI AND REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39hhX7E
Analysis: Biden reveals how he views the threat from China.
By BY DAVID E. SANGER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QxlQif
Bus Driver, Kind Stranger Attacked After Stopping Assault on Elderly Asians in NYC
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Baltimore will no longer prosecute drug possession, prostitution, low-level crimes
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A first: US Senate confirms transgender doctor for key post
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‘Yes, my plan is to run’: Biden announces likely 2024 re-election campaign
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Biden responds to North Korean missile test
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Canada's Supreme Court rules in favour of national carbon tax
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‘Designed to incite’: Tucker Carlson accused of stirring race hate by comparing Tammy Duckworth to the KKK
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Coyote cornered in South Carolina kitchen won’t budge — until cops deploy dog toys
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Thursday, 25 March 2021
Misogyny Fuels Violence Against Women. Should It Be a Hate Crime?
By BY ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3vZCeIy
José Baselga, Who Advanced Breast Cancer Treatments, Dies at 61
By BY KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2NTHtbL
National Book Critics Circle Names 2020 Award Winners
By BY ALEXANDRA ALTER from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3sn2ZEE
Like Cuomo family members, a drug company boss with longstanding ties to the governor got special access to virus testing.
By BY DAVID C. GOODMAN, LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ AND JESSE MCKINLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ffQLu0
Biden Assails Republicans Over Voting Rights and Defends Record on Border
By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QHp56X
JAMA Editor Placed on Leave Following Racial Controversy
By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3ss1yVx
With revenue slumping, Pope Francis orders pay cuts at the Vatican.
By BY ELISABETTA POVOLEDO from NYT World https://ift.tt/3rmLWBr
Timing Is Everything, Biden Says, and ‘Politics Is the Art of the Possible’
By BY ANNIE KARNI AND KATIE ROGERS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3d7SWNp
Zuckerberg and other Big Tech C.E.O.s are questioned on Capitol Hill about Covid and vaccine misinformation.
By BY MIKE ISAAC from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fgR5s7
Bertrand Tavernier, 79, French Director With Wide Appeal, Dies
By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3lP8Q3g
Supreme Court expands meaning of 'seizure' under 4th Amendment
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Family of teen who choked on chicken nugget gets $2 million
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Final voting results show major setback for Israel's Netanyahu
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Zuckerberg says Trump ‘should be responsible’ for role in Capitol attack
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Central Europe's hospitals slammed, can't treat all in need
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Atlanta man detained after carrying five guns into store just two days after Boulder shooting
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What activities can fully vaccinated people return to? Yahoo News Explains
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Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Democrats back down after threat to block Biden picks in anger at lack of Asian American officials
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Virginia becomes the first southern state to abolish the death penalty.
By BY HAILEY FUCHS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3vXCQOX
Boulder’s Pain Is Deepened by a Lost Fight for Gun Control
By BY MIKE BAKER AND LUCY TOMPKINS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sncGmx
Boulder Mourns Those Lost in Mass Shooting
By BY REUTERS, STORYFUL AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2NPKMAB
Senate Democrats plan to employ an obscure legislative tool to reinstate an Obama-era climate change rule.
By BY CORAL DAVENPORT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3fb5DcO
Hundreds of people turned out to pay their respects to Officer Eric Talley.
By BY JOEL PETTERSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3chwZfu
N.H.L. Fires Referee for Comment on Penalty Call
By BY ALLAN KREDA from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3f945QI
Virginia Becomes First Southern State to Abolish the Death Penalty
By BY HAILEY FUCHS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39eZvwr
Julie Pomagalski, Former Olympic Snowboarder, Is Killed in an Avalanche
By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3vZLtII
Biden Names Harris to Work With Central America on Migration
By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS, MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND EILEEN SULLIVAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3tWAIp1
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