AP Top Stories April 19 A

Capitol witness: 'People are really shaken up'

Here’s the latest for Tuesday April 20th: Derek Chauvin’s trial goes to the jury; Ex-Texas MP accused of killing 3 detainees; Everyone in the United States aged 16 and over has qualified for the COVID vaccine. Former Vice President Walter Mondale died at the age of 93.

Top Bidder for Tribune Newspapers Is an Influential Liberal Donor

Top Bidder for Tribune Newspapers Is an Influential Liberal Donor

Mr. Wyss, who has pledged to donate half of his money to charity, has donated hundreds of millions to environmental and conservation causes. Through his foundations, he has gradually increased his donations to groups promoting abortion rights, minimum wage increases, and other progressive causes. He became a member of the Democracy Alliance, a club of … Read more

GeekWire 200 update: Top Pacific Northwest tech startups hold their ground atop the list

GeekWire 200 update: Top Pacific Northwest tech startups hold their ground atop the list

(GeekWire Photo Illustration / Canva Pro) Companies like Big Fish Games, Cheezburger Network and Tableau Software once sat on the GeekWire 200, our ranking of privately owned tech startups in the Pacific Northwest. Since then, they have “closed” the list after growing up and going through an acquisition or IPO. Fast forward to today, and … Read more

Dapper Labs, the Vancouver B.C. startup behind NBA Top Shot NFT craze, raises $305M

‘The fastest growing marketplace in history’: Vancouver’s Dapper Labs at the center of NFT craze

(Dapper Labs photo) New financing: Dapper Labs raised $ 305 million on a reported valuation of $ 2.6 billion. The Vancouver, BC startup supports NBA Top Shot, a popular NFT-based digital trading card game that has sales of more than $ 467 million in the past five months. Top shot: Dapper is partnering with the … Read more

One of Canada’s top investors, John Ruffolo, is back from the brink with a new $500 million fund – TechCrunch

One of Canada’s top investors, John Ruffolo, is back from the brink with a new $500 million fund – TechCrunch

John Ruffolo is not as famous as some investors, but he is well known in Canadian business circles. Arthur Andersen’s longtime head of technology, media and telecommunications practice joined OMERS about a decade ago when a former colleague became CEO and brought him on board the pension giant to start a venture fund. The idea … Read more

AP Top Stories March 15 A

230 allege abuse by NH youth center staffers

Here’s the latest for Monday, March 15th: FEMA is heading to the U.S.-Mexico border to care for unaccompanied migrant children. Biden Says Cuomo Investigation Should Continue; Snow makes transportation dangerous in the central Rocky Mountains. Possible tornadoes in Texas.

AP Top Stories March 10 A

230 allege abuse by NH youth center staffers

Here’s the latest for Wednesday March 10th: The FBI released a video of a suspect of a DC pipe bomb. House vote expected on COVID relief; Alaska says anyone over 16 who lives or works there can get a COVID vaccine. Destructive flooding in Hawaii.