Groundfloor steps up its real estate debt crowdfunding platform with fresh capital

Crowdfunding has become an increasingly popular way for companies to raise capital, and investors are taking notice. Groundfloor, the first real estate crowdfunding platform to gain regulatory approval, announced today that it raised its first round of institutional capital since

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U.S.-built military jet crashes in Iran, killing three, state TV reports

DUBAI, Feb 21 – A U.S.-built F5 jet in use by the Iranian military crashed into the wall of a school in the northwestern city of Tabriz on Monday, killing the two pilots and a person on the ground, Iranian state TV reported on

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Man survived freezing waters after falling off his boat. He swam for five hours to safety | CNN

CNN—   An evening boat trip quickly turned life-threatening for one California man. Scott Thompson, a commercial fisherman, took his boat out on the Santa Barbara Channel around 5 pm on January 26. Five hours of swimming later, he wound

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David Crosby Gives ‘Scummy People’ At Spotify A Blunt Warning About Karma

Rock icon David Crosby said he’s done with Spotify ― permanently ― and not just because of the Joe Rogan podcast that caused a number of high-profile defections from the streaming service. “They’re not going to suddenly develop a sense

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Mom of Chicago train robbery suspect recognizes him, drags him to police station: Reports

The suspect sought in a Chicago train robbery has been identified as a Loyola University student recognized by his own mother, who reportedly dragged him into the police station to turn himself in.   Zion Brown, an 18-year-old sophomore at Loyola University Chicago, has been charged

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Warby Parker has big growth plans. But analysts are split on its bid to take on EssilorLuxottica

A worker dusts a display of Ray-Ban sunglasses, manufactured by EssilorLuxottica, in a store in Barcelona, Spain, on June 30, 2021. Bloomberg | Getty Images Eyewear company Warby Parker is at an inflection point in its 12-year history.  The firm

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Nebraska lawmaker snapped photos of female staffer without her knowledge

Nebraska lawmakers are calling for a criminal investigation of Republican state Sen. Mike Groene after he admitted to taking photos of a female staffer without her knowledge. Democratic state Sen. Megan Hunt of Omaha sent a letter on Sunday to

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Alia Bhatt returns to Mumbai from Germany

Alia Bhatt is back in Mumbai from Germany where she attended the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. Alia’s upcoming movie Gangubai Kathiawadi was premiered at the festival and the actor along with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali had gone to the

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South Carolina elementary school student takes grandfather’s gun to school “to shoot zombies”

A staff member of the elementary school in Laurens found a “small frame gun” on the seat of a student’s desk, Laurens police spokesman Lt. Scott Franklin said, and then “immediately notified school administration and the school resource officer who

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Oscar Valdez: “Shakur Stevenson Is Very Good At Fighting But He’s Better At Social Media”

Posted on 02/20/2022 By: Hans Themistode Shakur Stevenson has done his best to poke, antagonize, and annoy Oscar Valdez. The 24-year-old New Jersey native has been eyeing a showdown against Valdez since both men competed at 126 pounds. At one

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Philippines payment gateway PayMongo gets $31M Series B, will explore regional expansion

PayMongo founders (from left to right): Jaime Hing III, Chief Technology Officer, Francis Plaza, Chief Executive Officer and Luis Sia, Chief Commercial Officer Philippines-based fintech PayMongo, which enables merchants to accept digital payments, announced today it has raised $31 million

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Hank the Tank, a 500-Pound Bear, Ransacks a California Community

But Hank’s penchant for breaking into homes, which was reported by television station KRNV in Reno, Nev., did not slow in the winter, leading the state wildlife authorities to believe that he never went into hibernation, Mr. Tira said. Sometimes

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