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Israel strikes in Gaza after incendiary balloons launched

Israeli fighter jets on Saturday night carried out airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in response to incendiary balloons launched at southern Israel, according to Palestinian security sources.The sources s

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Former EU head, ex-PM Tusk to lead Poland's opposition

Former European Union leader and ex-Prime Minister Donald Tusk was elected head of the strongest party in Poland's fragmented opposition on Saturday.Tusk, 64, said he i

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Hungary PM calls EU leaders 'colonialists' in LGBT law feud

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday accused European leaders of acting like “colonialists" in their criticism of a controversial law that's seen as limiting

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Soft Robotics raises another $10M, citing pandemic-related demand

Add Soft Robotics to the long list of automation companies that have seen a boost in investment interest amid the pandemic. The New England-based firm announced this morning a $10 million raise that s

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Alphabet’s Wing launches OpenSky drone airspace authorization app in US

I love testing drones. It’s a lot of fun, and a nice way to mix up my standard review cycle. But I’ve altogether given up on testing them around here. Granted, living in Queens, NY presents a unique c

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Footage of Miami building collapse

00:49 “Everyone who is alive is out of the building.” That's what the head of Miami-Dade Emergency Management told reporters after this tragic event.A wing of the 12-story building in t

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UK's first dedicated gardening science hub opens in full bloom

02:38 The UK's first dedicated gardening science hub, surrounded by four acres of living laboratories, has opened its gates at RHS Wisley in Surrey. The purpose is to welcome nature by

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom to face recall election

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election, marking just the second time in state history that a special election will be held to recall a sitt

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2021 NBA Draft: Detroit Piston beat Houston Rockets to get No. 1 pick

Mark Tatum, deputy commissioner of the NBA, announces that the Detroit Pistons get the No. 1 pick for the 2021 NBA Draft at the NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S., June 22, 2

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Uproar as Swedish National Museum Adds 'Insane' Racism Warnings to Classic Art

The Swedish National Museum has added politically-flavoured warning texts to swaths of its collection.Most of the warnings concern classic 19th-century paintings and th

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Trump sent out a strange statement wishing 'losers' and 'RINOs' a Happy Father's Day

Former President Donald Trump took the opportunity on Father's Day this year to hit out at his critics, penning a scathing message insulting his political opponents."Ha

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Hyundai completes deal for controlling interest in Boston Dynamics

Hyundai this morning announced that it has completed its acquisition of Boston Dynamics. The deal, which values the innovative robotics company at $1.1 billion, was announced in late-2020. The compani

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Bradley Beal, Devin Booker agree to join Team USA for Tokyo Olympics

Devin Booker (#1) of the Phoenix Suns and Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards. /CFP Two NBA All-Star guards, Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns and Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards, hav

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Neo4j raises Neo$325m as graph-based data analysis takes hold in enterprise

Databases run the world, but database products are often some of the most mature and venerable software in the modern tech stack. Designers will pixel push, frontend engineers will add clicks to make

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Rise in far-right extremists seen in Germany last year

Authorities in Germany said Tuesday that the number of far-right extremists in the country increased last year as neo-Nazis sought to join protests against pandemic-rel

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India Rejects Claim That Its Intelligence Officials Found Dead in Afghanistan

India has rejected a claim that two of its citizens have been found dead near a police station in Kandahar, Afghanistan."We have seen a tweet to that effect. It doesn't

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Course Hero acquires LitCharts, founded by the creators of Sparknotes

I’ll admit it: I was the student that tipped the teacher off that half of our English class, including me, was using Sparknotes to “read” Twelfth Night by Shakespeare, instead of actually reading the