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Venture funding for tech firms spiking in North Carolina’s Research Triangle

By World Tribune on October 30, 2018 Americas, Exclusives, North Carolina, Rest of The Best, Stateside, Top Stories, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2018 A booming tech hub near Raleigh is only one reason venture funding for startups in North Carolina have reached $2.57 billion so far in 2018, a report said. The 2018 numbers are up 154 percent from 2017 ($1.01 billion) and a whopping 400 percent from 2013, when startups in […]

Durham, North Carolina is first U.S. city to ban police training with Israeli military

By World Tribune on April 20, 2018 Americas, Exclusives, Israel, Mideast, North Carolina, Rest of The Best, Stateside, Top Stories, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, April 20, 2018 The city council in Durham, North Carolina voted April 16 to prohibit training and exchanges between the city’s police department and the Israeli military. With the unanimous vote, Durham becomes the first U.S. city to take such action. The council’s resolution says: “The council opposes international exchanges with any […]