North Carolina GOP's redistricting effort sparks pushback

Democrats and voting rights advocates are sounding the alarm over the North Carolina Republican’s redistricting efforts, accusing the proposed new map of specifically discriminating against black voters. Tar Heel State Republicans announced they were moving forward with new congressional lines earlier this year, and the new map was approved in mid-October. The map targets Rep….

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Japanese investors turn to Europe in lieu of own ecosystem

Huge swathes of cash are flowing from Japan to European tech startups as risk-averse investors favor a more mature entrepreneurial ecosystem, helping to scale the continent’s booming deep tech cluster. While the European startup and venture capital ecosystem has long operated in the shadow of Silicon Valley, it has become fertile ground for Japanese corporates,…

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