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Durant to reach 4-year, $198-million contract extension with Nets

Kevin Durant (#7) of the Brooklyn Nets looks on in Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks at Barclays Center in Brooklyn Borough, New York City, New York, U.S

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Jul. 31 - Aug. 06)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Botswana set to rece

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Shares of Chinese e-cigarette firms plummet after Xinhua report

A no-smoking sign in a subway station in east China's Jiangsu Province, June 20, 2021. /CFP Shares of Chinese vaping firms slid on Thursday after state media reported minors have been purchasi

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There is 'zero direct evidence' for COVID-19 lab leak theory: expert

Origin tracing is of great significance and for the common good of all people. /CFP Hunting for the origins of the coronavirus is of great significance and for the common good of all people, a

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Nasdaq, S&P 500 set records as jobless claims decline

A sign for Wall Street hangs outside of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., June 21, 2021. /VCG The Nasdaq and SP 500 closed at record levels on Thursday after a spate of stron

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How Uber plans to rebound from massive Q2 losses stemming from driver incentives

Uber’s second-quarter earnings revealed greater than expected losses, in large part due to the company’s massive $250 million stimulus package launched in April to incentivize drivers back onto the ap

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Yelp adds tools that let businesses share their COVID policies related to vaccines

As more businesses around the U.S. are choosing to implement vaccine requirements for patrons or staff, business discovery and review site Yelp is introducing new tools that allow businesses to commun

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Creators can now monetize their expertise on Quora

In May, Yahoo! Answers shut down after helping the internet answer its most burning questions since 2005. But now, Quora, which began as a question-and-answer site but expanded to incorporate blogging

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Octane raises $52M at a $900M+ valuation to help people finance large recreational purchases

Most of the time when people get loans, it’s for big life purchases such as a house or a car.But not every big purchase is a necessity. Some are more for fun, and the financing options for those types

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U.S. plans to require foreign visitors to be vaccinated, official says

Passengers arrive on a flight from London amid new restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease at JFK International Airport in New York City, U.S., December 21, 2020. /Reuters Th

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Majority of New York state Assembly support beginning process to impeach Cuomo: AP

Over 80 New York state Assembly lawmakers said they would support starting the process of impeaching Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) if he decides not to resign, one day after an

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Daily Crunch: Second-day trading surge launches Robinhood stock into meme territory

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here.Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for August 4, 2021. It’s been hect

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Work-Bench will continue supporting early stage enterprise startups with new $100M fund

In spite of the pandemic, New York City remains the center of commerce and business, and over the last decade a robust startup community has developed there. Work-Bench, the NYC VC firm that concentra

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Amazon expands same-day Prime delivery to 6 more U.S. cities

Amazon announced this morning it’s expanding its faster, same-day delivery service to half a dozen more U.S. cities. The service, which the retailer has been working to make same-day delivery ev

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Product-led revenue startup Correlated launches with $8.3M seed

Correlated on Wednesday announced it raised $8.3 million in seed funding to launch its product-led growth platform for sales teams.NextView Ventures led the round and was joined by Harrison Metal, Apo

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Ohio Democratic primary election: Shontel Brown defeats progressive Nina Turner

The Democratic establishment scored a major victory over the party’s progressive wing on Tuesday when Shontel Brown defeated Nina Turner in a primary election in Ohio.C

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India’s BharatPe valued at $2.85 billion in Tiger Global-led $370 million funding

Indian fintech startup BharatPe has raised $370 million in a new round of financing as it looks to aggressively scale its business in the next two years. It’s the nineteenth Indian startup to be