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Here's why Biden's tax plan is courting fire from elites

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Paxos raises $300 million to build a cryptocurrency infrastructure giant

Paxos has raised a $300 million Series D funding round led by Oak HC/FT. With today’s funding the round, the company is now valued at $2.4 billion. The company has been building infrastructure and whi

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US Navy fires warning shots in new tense encounter with Iran

An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Wedne

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Biden’s first 100 days: China-U.S. relations in the new administration

02:41 It’s been 100 days of confrontation- fiery talks between Washington and Beijing in Anchorage after the Biden administration imposed yet more sanctions on China over Xinjiang and H

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India's coronavirus cases continue to surge

India documented a new daily coronavirus case record for the fifth straight day with 352,991.People have been forced to seek treatment as hospitals across the country run out

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Turkey summons US ambassador over genocide announcement

Turkey’s foreign ministry has summoned the U.S. ambassador in Ankara to protest the U.S. decision to mark the deportation and killing of Armenians during the Ottoman Em

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U.S. to send supplies, resources to COVID-ravaged India

Health workers and relatives wearing personal protection equipment (PPE) move the body of a COVID-19 fatality at a mortuary in New Delhi, India on April 21, 2021. /Getty Images The United Stat

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Over 2,000 brands to participate in south China consumer expo

A worker moves exhibits at the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center, in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, April 24, 2021. /CFP More than 800 homegrown brands f

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'Plan B': Germany Reportedly Mulls Putting Construction of Nord Stream 2 on Hold Amid US Pressure

The German newspaper Die Welt has reported that with Washington's increasing pressure on Berlin over Nord Stream 2, a so-called Plan B is needed "to put construction of

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Police killing of Black men is a public health crisis in the U.S.

02:59 African Americans areoften waryofpolice, and with good reason.Black men in the United States are far more likely to die frompoliceuse-of-forcethan white men.This has contributed t

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Biden hosts second day of virtual climate summit

02:14 U.S. President Joe Biden reinforces the message that America is back on track, tackling the climate crisis. A two-day global summit hosted by the White House made bold commitments

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Biden prepares to declare Armenian 'genocide'

01:47 U.S. President Joe Biden is preparing to move forward with a campaign pledge to formally recognize that atrocities committed against the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire more

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Biden recognizes atrocities against Armenians as genocide

Armenian honor guards attend a memorial service at the monument to the victims of mass killings by Ottoman Turks, to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the massacre, in Yerevan, Armenia, Saturd

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President Biden will embark on his first overseas trip in June

FILE: President Joe Biden will embark on his first overseas trip in office in June. /VCG President Joe Biden will embark on his first overseas trip in office in June, the White House was set t

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SpaceX launches third crew to ISS on recycled rocket

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched carrying four astronauts on a NASA commercial crew mission to the International Space Station at Kennedy Space Center in Cape C

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Tchaikovsky to replace Russian national anthem at Tokyo Olympics

A gala concert marking the 50th anniversary of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Russia, June 1, 2008. /CFP Russia's renowned later composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Piano Concer

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NASA's Mars helicopter soars higher, longer on 2nd flight

In this image made available by NASA, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter hovers above the surface of the planet during its second flight, April 22, 2021. /AP NASA's little Mars helicopter aced its