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Silicon Valley Banks (SVB) shocking collapse has paved the way for other banks and financial institutions to step up and meet the growing demand for venture debt. Following the SVB collapse, consistent with their entrepreneurial spirit, dozens of startups raced to provide alternatives. Platforms like StartEngine raced to expedite funding raises for affected startups, and
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Astronomers have spotted a runaway supermassive black hole, seemingly ejected from its home galaxy and racing through space with a chain of stars trailing in its wake.  According to the team’s research, which was published April 6 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters (opens in new tab) , the discovery offers the first observational evidence that
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Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter Subscribe The Republican-controlled Tennessee state legislature
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SINGAPORE – Central banks will likely pause their quantitative tightening in 2023, but interest rates will remain higher for longer. The resultant tight credit conditions will impact corporate bottom lines. While inflation will moderate, tight supply-side conditions and labour shortages will keep prices sticky on the downside. However, the reopening of China presents huge opportunities
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The largest U.S. military leak in a decade is a serious blow to Ukraine’s war effort, creating an intelligence threat for that country’s forces ahead of an expected counteroffensive this spring.  Classified documents leaked on social media offer extensive details about munitions, training and air defense systems at a critical point in the fight. The
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Leaked top secret documents revealing that Ukraine could run out of air-defense missiles within weeks are putting pressure on the Biden administration and NATO allies to increase support for the war effort, congressional sources say.   Ukraine’s dwindling supply of weapons also raises questions about whether Congress will need to pass another military aid package before
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A trove of purported Pentagon documents have appeared online in recent days, revealing information ranging from U.S. assessments of the Russia-Ukraine war to intel on how America may be spying on adversaries and allies.  The source of the leaks is not yet clear. Reuters reported that three unnamed U.S. officials said  Russia or pro-Russian elements are
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Ukraine on Sunday accused Russia of altering the Pentagon documents that have surfaced on social media in an apparent U.S. intelligence leak.  “In recent decades, the most successful operations of the Russian special services took place in Photoshop,” Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s intelligence directorate representative Adriy Yusov said in televised remarks posted to the directorate’s website.
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The first-ever indictment of a former U.S. president is giving social studies and civics teachers a chance to teach American history as it happens. The opportunity is complicated, however, by the inherently divisive nature of Donald Trump. Some educators are avoiding the subject altogether; others let their students watch Trump’s arraignment live on Tuesday. Anton
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