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Transforming #MeToo into the industry’s first investor clause

“Keep your head high and give them hell.”My grandma, Opal Thompson, once wrote that to me in a letter, like the dyed-in-the-wool, strong Texan woman she was. It is now tattooed on my forearm for all t

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Disrupting Space: A new event from TechCrunch

Every radical turn in technology history has its great entrepreneur, and for space that person is SpaceX founder Elon Musk. His unswerving conviction that “space must be affordable” led him to disrupt

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'Tongues Smeared with Threatening': Iran Rebukes Trump's Farsi Tweet Supporting Protests in Tehran

US President Donald Trump has tweeted that he and his administration were monitoring Saturday's protests in Iran and expressed support for participants in rallies spark

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UK slams Iran for accidental arrest of ambassador

Rob Macaire was arrested "without grounds or explanation," according to the UK's secretary of state for foreign affairs (Credit: @HMATehran) Dominic Raab, the UK's secretary of state for fore

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Yusaku Maezawa: Japanese billionaire seeks 'life partner' for Moon voyage

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is looking for a female "life partner" to accompany him on Space X's maiden tourist voyage to the Moon.The fashion mogul, 44, is set

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Pentagon confirms death of two U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan

The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed on Sunday that two U.S. soldiers died in Afghanistan on Saturday. Both soldiers were killed in action Saturday when their vehicle was struck by an improvised

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Startups Weekly: In a crowded field of unicorns, ClassPass becomes another unicorn

I hope you’ve all had a good week. Normally I’m behind the scenes (where I’m most comfortable), but I’ll be managing the Startups Weekly newsletter until I assign it to someone else. More

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Trump, Pelosi trade barbs over impeachment

U.S. President Donald Trump, who was impeached by the Democrat-led House for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress last month, traded barbs with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday over the impeachm

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Australian PM open to increasing emissions reduction target in response to bushfires

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the government's emissions targets need to "evolve." In a 30-minute interview on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) TV, Morrison i

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Australian PM open to increasing emissions reduction target in response to bushfires

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the government's emissions targets need to "evolve." In a 30-minute interview on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) TV, Morrison i

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Trump goes after Democrats over impeachment

U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Democrats on Saturday over his impeachment by the House and a delayed trial in the Senate. In a string of tweets, Trump called the impeachment a partisan "h

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2 U.S. soldiers killed in S. Afghanistan's explosion

Two U.S. service members were killed and two other U.S. service members wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Saturday, the coalition forces confirmed. "Two U.S. serv

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Rouhani: Downing of Ukraine jet an 'unforgivable' mistake

00:54 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday admitted the Ukrainian airliner was shot down by Iranian forces. In a statement, he said his country is "deeply sorry by this disastr

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Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake

In the face of mounting evidence, Iran on Saturday acknowledged that it shot down the Ukrainian jetliner by accident, killing all 176 people aboard. The admission by Ir

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Ukraine demands punishment for Iran plane downing

Ukraine on Saturday demanded that Iran punish those guilty for the downing of a Ukrainian airliner and compensate victims while praising Tehran for cooperating with the

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World leaders condole with Oman following death of Sultan Qaboos

Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said Al Said sits during a meeting at the Beit Al Barka Royal Palace in Muscat, Oman, January 14, 2019./ AP Photo World leaders have sent messages of condolences to t

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Didier Drogba plans Kenya visit

Didier Drogba retired from international football in 2014 and professional football in 2018./ PHOTO: Didier Drogba – Twitter Didier Drogba plans to visit Kenya soon on a charity mission, the I