Ukrainians wait in line for hours to buy Snake Island stamp
Hundreds of Ukrainians are lining up to get their hands on a new collector’s item — a stamp commemorating the moment when a soldier purportedly told off a now-sunken Russian …
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Twitter says ‘poison pill’ defence makes ‘coercive’ takeover difficult
Twitter's board of directors says it adopted a "poison pill" defence in order to protect the social media platform from "coercive or otherwise unfair" takeover tactics. The company announced the …
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court denies appeal from Black death row inmate who claimed racial bias
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied the appeal of Kristopher Love, a Black death row inmate in Texas who claimed that one of the jurors in his trial was …
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Canadians involved in global effort to save Ukraine’s digital history
What may sound like a simple act — scanning and downloading content from websites — is playing an important role in the effort to preserve Ukraine’s history and heritage. Canadians …
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World Bank to discuss ‘next-phase’ financing for Ukraine, Malpass says
WASHINGTON — More countries are expected to announce contributions to help war-torn Ukraine maintain its government through the World Bank’s multi-donor trust fund and parallel funds this week, World Bank …
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Kenyan Evans Chebet wins Boston Marathon in return to spring
BOSTON — Evans Chebet of Kenya won the Boston Marathon on Monday as the race returned to its traditional Patriots’ Day spot in the schedule for the first time since …
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Twitter says poison pill makes ‘coercive’ takeover difficult
DETROIT — A group of Tesla shareholders suing CEO Elon Musk over some 2018 tweets about taking the company private is asking a federal judge to order Musk to stop …
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The case for testing Pfizer’s Paxlovid for treating long COVID
CHICAGO — Reports of two patients who found relief from long COVID after taking Pfizer’s antiviral Paxlovid, including a researcher who tested it on herself, provide intriguing evidence for clinical …
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Celebrity chef’s Ukraine charity kitchen destroyed by Russian missile
A Ukraine-based humanitarian kitchen linked to celebrity chef José Andrés has been destroyed by a Russian missile in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, according to the charity that runs it. …
Read MoreWalgreens CEO Roz Brewer was the highest paid female CEO in 2021
Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer was the highest paid female chief executive in 2021, according to a new Equilar study. Brewer was awarded $28.3 million in compensation – $20.2 million in …
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