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• Life Sciences Software Startup Benchling Lays off 9% of Workforce

  21-04-2023 23:54
  (Reuters) - Benchling, which develops software tools for scientists and pharmaceutical research organizations, has laid off 74 employees, or 9% of...
  
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• 'Seinfeld' Star Quits Twitter After Elon Musk Makes Minor Change to Actor's Profile

  21-04-2023 23:46
  
  Former “Seinfeld” star Jason Alexander, who has not been relevant in popular culture since the show’s finale aired on NBC in 1998, quit Twitter Friday.
  The actor explained he did so after his blue verification badge was removed following the platform’s decision to update its policies on who can be verified.
  Whether the actor who played George Constanza on NBC for eight seasons intends to take his talents to Vandelay Industries remains to be seen.
  But what was abundantly c
  
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• Maine Takes Railroad to Task Over Cleanup After Derailment

  21-04-2023 23:46
  
  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is taking Canadian Pacific Kansas City to task over the cleanup following a freight train derailment and fire
  
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• Kansas Governor Nixes Abortion, Anti-Diversity Budget Items

  21-04-2023 23:43
  
  Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed anti-diversity and anti-abortion provisions in Kansas’ next state budget
  
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• Business Highlights: Twitter Confusion, Debt Fight

  21-04-2023 23:37
  Business Highlights: A summary of the day’s top stories in the business world
  
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• Probe: Jailed Man Died of Cardiac Arrest Due to Withdrawal

  21-04-2023 23:33
  The cause of death for a man who died days after being found unresponsive in his Connecticut jail cell was cardiac arrest caused by drug withdrawal, not an officer’s use of force on him, according to a state investigation’s findings released Friday
  
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• Angry at Brazil's Lula, Ukrainians Protest in Lisbon as Official Visit Starts

  21-04-2023 23:33
  
  By Catarina Demony and Miguel PereiraLISBON (Reuters) - Waving flags and holding photographs depicting conflict atrocities, Ukrainians gathered...
  
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• CPKC Railroad Announces Deal to Handle Mexico Shipments

  21-04-2023 23:31
  The Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad has announced its first big business win
  
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• Family, Feds Reach $5M Settlement of Park Police Shooting

  21-04-2023 23:30
  The family of a northern Virginia man fatally shot by U.S. Park Police officers has reached a $5 million settlement of its civil lawsuit against the government
  
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• Q&A: Benjamin Millepied on Directing a Reimagined 'Carmen’

  21-04-2023 23:28
  
  Benjamin Millepied's “Carmen” has little to do with the familiar story from the 1875 Bizet opera about a mysterious woman who is ultimately killed by a jealous lover
  
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• WVa Sheriff Resigns Over Weapons Allegations at School Event

  21-04-2023 23:25
  A West Virginia sheriff accused of bringing guns to a middle and high school career-day event has resigned
  
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• Collision Ends Smyly Perfect Game Bid, Cubs Top Dodgers 13-0

  21-04-2023 23:16
  
  Drew Smyly lost a perfect game bid when he collided with his catcher while trying to field an eighth-inning dribbler that went for an infield single in the Chicago Cubs’ 13-0 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers
  
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• Father, Daughter Missing in Alligator-Infested Lake After Jet Ski Sinks, Then Rescuers Hear Screaming

  21-04-2023 23:15
  
  As the calendar trends toward summer and more people seek water sports to cool off, this story is a good reminder of several precautions to take when out on the water.
  Always let someone know where you’re going, what your plans are and what your timeline is.
  And always wear a properly fitted life vest.
  Christopher Snow, 31, and his daughter Alexis, 13, very nearly fell victim to the water after their Jet Ski sank on Lake Thonotosassa, northeast of Tampa, Florida, on April 15.
  According to
  
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• Lyft Gears up to Make 'Significant' Layoffs Under New CEO

  21-04-2023 23:14
  
  Lyft is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees
  
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• 8 Years Later, Florida Man Charged in Alabama Cold Case

  21-04-2023 23:13
  Eight years after a Florida man was found dead in a coastal Alabama community, law enforcement officials say they've arrested and charged a suspect
  
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• Perdue: Georgia Universities Might Recoup $66M Budget Cut

  21-04-2023 23:11
  
  University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue says he hopes state lawmakers will restore the $66 million they cut from the system’s teaching budget next year
  
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• Biden to Pledge Steps to Deter Nuclear Attack on South Korea -Officials

  21-04-2023 23:10
  
  By Steve Holland and David BrunnstromWASHINGTON (Reuters) - At a summit next week between President Joe Biden and South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol...
  
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• Temple Restores Rare Torah for Holocaust Remembrance Day

  21-04-2023 23:00
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When the pandemic hit, Rabbi Asher Knight used one of Temple Beth El’s sacred Torahs during the high holidays — chosen because it symbolized perseverance.
  
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• Jill Biden Uses Art Display to Teach About Military Children

  21-04-2023 22:57
  
  Jill Biden hopes a temporary art exhibit at the White House helps educate visitors about the lives of military children
  
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• Wayne Allyn Root: Mega-Success of Bud Light Boycott Proves It's Time for a National Pro-Trump Patriots Strike

  21-04-2023 22:51
  
  Missed Part 1? Read it here.
  My last two books were about harnessing the power of conservative patriots. We are the silent majority.
  We (the working-class, middle-class and upper-middle-class small business owners) form a solid majority of all the consumer spending in America. We are the economic engine of this country. If we ever united on a cause, we could bring this economy to a standstill. I’ve found the cause:
  The persecution of President Donald J. Trump.
  Let me start with the premise
  
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• Russian Troops Fighting in Western Bakhmut, Wagner Frets Over Ukraine Attack

  21-04-2023 22:49
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said in a briefing on Friday that assault troops were fighting in western parts of Bakhmut, the last...
  
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• Jury Awards $96M in Crash That Killed Baseball Star and Dad

  21-04-2023 22:45
  A jury has awarded nearly $100 million to the family of a New Jersey man and his son who were killed in a Detroit-area crash
  
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• New Federal Program Targets Abandoned Crab, Lobster Traps

  21-04-2023 22:43
  
  The U.S. government is launching a new program to combat the scourge of derelict crab and lobster traps
  
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• Six Leopard Tanks Leave Spain En Route to Ukraine

  21-04-2023 22:42
  
  By Vincent WestSANTANDER (Reuters) - Six Leopard 2A4 tanks destined for Ukraine left Spain by ship on Friday, according to a naval monitoring...
  
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• Mexico takes aim against marine animals' trafficking but criminal networks persist

  21-04-2023 22:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  Mexico outlined steps to protect the totoaba fish and vaquita porpoise after it was sanctioned by an international body, but it's challenged by criminal networks.
  
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• Colorado Says It Won't Enforce 'Abortion Reversal' Ban

  21-04-2023 22:31
  Colorado is promising not to enforce its new ban on unproven treatments to reverse medication abortions until state regulators go through a process to determine if they should be allowed
  
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• How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Friday 4/21/2023

  21-04-2023 22:26
  Stocks ended with very slight gains on Wall Street as investors closed out a quiet week highlighted by a batch of mostly mixed corporate earnings reports
  
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• Valmont, CSX Rise; PC Connection, Regions Financial Fall

  21-04-2023 22:23
  Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Valmont, CSX rise; PC Connection, Regions Financial fall
  
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• Park National: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

  21-04-2023 22:21
  NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — Park National Corp. (PRK) on Friday reported net income of $33.7 million in its first quarter.
  
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• New Mexico Investigates More Potential Abuse, Neglect Claims

  21-04-2023 22:18
  New Mexico officials have identified dozens of cases of potential abuse and neglect after completing wellness checks on thousands of developmentally disabled people around the state
  
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• Nikki Haley Responds to Backlash After Photo Revealed What She Wore to Daughter's Wedding

  21-04-2023 22:13
  
  Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley blasted a Newsweek reporter on Twitter after he emailed her team to inquire about the color of the dress she wore to her daughter’s recent wedding.
  On Sunday, Haley posted a picture from the wedding that showed her with her family, including her new son-in-law.We had the sweetest weekend celebrating Rena and Josh. Thankful for our sweet family and friends who joined us in supporting and celebrating them. Rena and Josh, we could not be more prou
  
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• Judge Stops Texas Execution After Questions Raised in Case

  21-04-2023 22:13
  
  A Texas judge has stopped next week’s scheduled execution of a death row inmate who has long said he’s innocent so there can be more time to review his claims that he was convicted more than 20 years ago with false testimony and questionable evidence
  
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• North Carolina Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.5% for March

  21-04-2023 22:12
  North Carolina’s unemployment fell again in March as the number of additional people working surged
  
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• PCB Bancorp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

  21-04-2023 22:11
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — LOS ANGELES (AP) — PCB Bancorp (PCB) on Friday reported net income of $10.3 million in its first quarter.
  
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• Minn. Senate Protects Gender-Affirming Care, Abortion Rights

  21-04-2023 22:10
  
  The Minnesota Senate has waded into the culture wars
  
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• Man Who Shot Indianapolis Officers Was Ex-Con for Gun Crimes

  21-04-2023 22:03
  The man who shot and wounded two Indianapolis police officers before being kiled in a gunbattle has been identified as an ex-convict with a record of three Indiana weapons convictions
  
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• New UAW Leader Already Has Issues With Detroit Automakers

  21-04-2023 21:54
  
  The new president of the United Auto Workers union isn't happy with Detroit's three automakers
  
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• Black Bear Attacks 74-Year-Old Woman in Connecticut

  21-04-2023 21:54
  A 74-year-old Connecticut woman suffered bites to her arms and legs when she was attacked by a black bear while out walking her dog on a leash in a Hartford suburb
  
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• Mississippi OKs More State Policing in Mostly Black City

  21-04-2023 21:53
  
  Mississippi's Republican governor has signed a bill to expand the territory of a state-run police department inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson
  
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• Column: Another Domino Falls on Road to MLB Expansion

  21-04-2023 21:53
  
  The Oakland Athletics are packing their bags for Las Vegas, a long-expected move that will affect far more baseball fans than in those two cities
  
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• Bill Imposing Death Penalty for 'Aggravated Homosexuality' Rejected by Ugandan President: It Wasn't Tough Enough

  21-04-2023 21:48
  
  In an incredibly stark reminder that LGBT adulation is an almost exclusively Western concept, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has rejected a bill criminalizing homosexuality — because it wasn’t nearly strong enough.
  To wit, the African nation of Uganda had fallen under a bit of international scrutiny following the passage of a bill last month that would impose harsh penalties on gay people.
  Specifically, the bill as passed would make “aggravated homosexuality” — C
  
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• Delaware Governor Says He Won't Block Marijuana Legalization

  21-04-2023 21:46
  Delaware Gov. John Carney says he will not veto legislation legalizing recreational marijuana use by adults in the state and authorizing the establishment of a state-licensed and regulated cannabis industry
  
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• Delaware Governor Drops Opposition to Marijuana Legalization

  21-04-2023 21:46
  Delaware Gov. John Carney says he will not veto legislation legalizing recreational marijuana use by adults in the state and authorizing the establishment of a state-licensed and regulated cannabis industry
  
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• Danny Masterson’s Rape Retrial: Key Things to Know

  21-04-2023 21:42
  
  “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson is going back on trial on three charges of rape
  
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• Mystery Condition with 100% Death Rate Hits Strawberry Farms, Half a Million Plants Lost Already

  21-04-2023 21:41
  
  A mysterious condition has swept through strawberry fields in Queensland, Australia, wiping out a particular variety of the popular crop.
  “Half a million plants have died as a result of whatever has happened,” Adrian Schultz told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  Schultz, the president of the Queensland Strawberry Growers Association, said farmers have sent samples to a lab for testing to try to figure out what’s causing the problem.
  “We’re seeing 100 percent
  
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• Canada's Trudeau Hails VW Plant as 'Generational' Investment

  21-04-2023 21:39
  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a massive Volkswagen electric battery plant being built in Ontario will create 3,000 jobs and represent a “generational investment” for Canada The German automaker last month announced plans for the plant in the town of St. Thomas, and Trudeau and other government ministers presented details at a news conference at the town’s railway museum
  
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• North Carolina Community College President to Lead System

  21-04-2023 21:36
  North Carolina’s community college board has elevated a local campus president to become the next top executive over its 58 colleges
  
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• Montana Transgender Lawmaker Silenced: What to Know

  21-04-2023 21:33
  
  Republican leaders in Montana have silenced a transgender lawmaker
  
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• Official Reveals Why Nashville Shooter's 'Blueprint' Manifesto Hasn't Been Released - Report

  21-04-2023 21:23
  
  The FBI is reportedly keeping the “detailed” manifesto of a woman who killed six people at a Christian school in Nashville last month under wraps.
  While there is no confirmed reason as to why that manifesto is being kept hidden, the prevalent line of thinking is that the bureau is almost certainly trying to shield the “transgender” community, with which shooter Audrey Hale identified as part of, from scrutiny.
  That thinking would fall in line with the rest of the Biden ad
  
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• Russia Court Orders Arrest in Absentia of Bulgarian Reporter Grozev -RIA

  21-04-2023 21:21
  
  (Reuters) - A Moscow court on Friday ordered the arrest in absentia of Bulgarian investigative journalist Christo Grozev, whose reporting for the...
  
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