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Autonomous delivery startup Nuro hits $5 billion valuation on fresh funding of $500 million

Nuro, the autonomous delivery startup founded by two former Google engineers, has raised $500 million, suggesting that investors still have an appetite for long-term pursuits such as robotics and aut

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Washington Nationals invite Joe Biden for first pitch on opening day

Joe Biden, projected winner of the U.S. Presidential Election in 2020. /CFP The Washington Nationals will invite Joe Biden, projected winner of the U.S. Presidential Election, to toss out the

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At scaled-back service, Queen Elizabeth leads Remembrance Sunday

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II stands on the balcony of the Foreign Office, during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London, Sunday Nov. 8, 2020. /AP Queen Elizabeth

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DOJ files antitrust lawsuit challenging Visa’s $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid

The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit challenging Visa’s proposed $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid .News of the DOJ’s investigation first broke last month.“By ac

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‘Stay home’ robocalls on Election Day prompt warnings, investigation

A scourge of robocalls that urges Americans to “stay safe and stay home” has gotten the attention of the FBI and the New York Attorney General over concerns of voter suppression.The brief

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Russia Ambassador Hopes US-Russia Space Cooperation Will Help Resolve Global Challenges

The Russian ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, expressed hope for the two countries’ successful cooperation in space to help resolve global challenges."O

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UK's Prince William 'contracted COVID-19 in April': media

Britain's Prince William contracted COVID-19 in April at a similar time to his father, Prince Charles, the BBC reported citing royal sources.The report came after newspaper The Sun carried an article

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Uber Eats faces discrimination allegations over free delivery from Black-owned restaurants

Uber says it has received more than 8,500 demands for arbitration as a result of it ditching delivery fees for some Black-owned restaurants via Uber Eats.Uber Eats made this change in June, following

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Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs to be questioned over anti-conservative bias

US senators will question the chief executives of the largest social media companies about bias - days ahead of the election.

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Justice Kavanaugh seems to argue no votes should be counted after Election Day. He may get his wish in key states.

The Supreme Court sided with Republicans in Wisconsin on Monday, ruling 5-3 along ideological lines that Wisconsin can count only those absentee ballots that arrive by

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Head of Virginia military academy resigns amid report of racist culture

The head of the Virginia Military Institute resigned under pressure from top state officials on Monday following a published report that the 181-year-old military colle

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Boris Johnson Imposes Strictest U.K. Virus Curbs on Manchester

Boris Johnson will impose the U.K.’s tightest coronavirus restrictions on Greater Manchester on Thursday night, after talks with local leaders broke down.he prime minis

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Health experts warn against 'herd immunity' policy to fight COVID-19

A number of U.S. public health officials have warned against the Trump administration's support for scientists who are pushing against lockdowns to fight the coronavirus, while also

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Kids may not be recommended for COVID-19 vaccination initially: CDC

Kids may not be recommended for COVID-19 vaccination initially. /CFP The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday that COVID-19 vaccines may not be initially rec

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J&J COVID-19 vaccine study paused due to unexplained illness

Johnson Johnson said on Monday it had temporarily paused its COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an unexplained illness in a study participant, delaying one of the highest profile ef

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Huawei opens 6th research center in Paris

Huawei Paris headquarter, February 12, 2019. /CFP Chinese tech giant Huawei opened in France a new research center dedicated to fundamental research in mathematics and computing on Friday.Name

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Congress gripped by new wave of McCarthyism

Editor's note: William Jones is a Washington political analyst and a non-resident fellow of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not neces