Candidates to replace New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to begin making their bids
Candidates to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand’s prime minister after her shock resignation are expected to emerge on Friday ahead of a leadership vote on Sunday.
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CIA director meets with Zelenskyy as U.S. sends more aid to Ukraine
Burns “reinforced our continued support for Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression,” a U.S. official said.
Florida rejects AP African American studies class
Florida says the Advanced Placement high school course is not “historically accurate” and violates state law.
Some 500 people are evacuated from fire in South Korea shanty town
About 500 people were evacuated on Friday after fire broke out in a shanty town in the South Korean capital, Seoul, fire authorities said. The fire erupted at 6:27 a.m. (0927 GMT) in Guryong Village in southern Seoul, which is home to more than 660 hou…
Myspace co-founders Chris DeWolfe and Aber Whitcomb’s PLAI Labs raised a $32M seed led by a16z to build social platforms leveraging generative AI and Web3 (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)
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Myspace co-founders Chris DeWolfe and Aber Whitcomb’s PLAI Labs raised a $32M seed led by a16z to build social platforms leveraging generative AI and Web3 — A $32 million seed round may seem like a throwb…
Silver prices could touch a 9-year high in 2023 — with a bigger upside than gold
Silver could hit a nine-year high of $30 per ounce this year and become a better performer than gold.
US will send Stryker combat vehicles to Ukraine for first time as part of $2.5 billion security package – CNNPolitics
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Young sparks Maryland late, knocks off Michigan, 64-58
Jahmir Young scored 26 points and Maryland took command of the game over the final 10 minutes to beat Michigan, snapping a five-game losing streak to the Wolverines with a 64-58 victory.
Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’ sells over 3.2 million copies worldwide in 1st week
Prince Harry’s “Spare” sold more than 3.2 million copies worldwide after just one week of publication and will likely rank among the bestselling memoirs of all time.
After signing long-term deals with Sounders, Morris and Roldan are ‘hungry’ to keep winning
Jordan Morris and Cristian Roldan could be Sounders for life after both signed five-year deals. The duo has accomplished so much together, and they’re hungry to keep winning in Seattle.