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The world’s richest person’s bid for one of the world’s largest social media platforms has been accepted, but the hard work starts now. We’re also looking at a new task force’s plan to tackle sanction breakers and unveiling the world’s top travel destinations. Finally, read all about how India’s cricket earned a place among the world’s most valuable sports teams.

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Two explosions were reported in Transnistria, a Moscow-backed breakaway region of Moldova that borders Ukraine, the second instance of violence recorded in as many days amid fears the region could be dragged into Russia’s war with Ukraine.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will create a state police force to investigate voter fraud and other election-related crimes, a plan that will cost an estimated $3.7 million.

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Twitter’s board of directors has accepted Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover offer amid concerns that the Tesla billionaire’s private ownership of the social media platform could give China undue influence over content moderation. The quick turnaround of the deal, first proposed in a SEC filing less than two weeks ago, should not fool Musk—the real hard work starts now.

A recently launched U.S.-led task force, KleptoCapture, is not only trying to bring down Russian oligarchs but pushing to overhaul an opaque, secretive financial system.

A judge in New York held Donald Trump in civil contempt and imposed $10,000 per day in fines, after the New York Attorney General’s office said the former president defied a subpoena for documents during a long-running probe into his business practices.

Tyson Foods announced it will be paying for its employees’ college education, joining an ever-lengthening list of major employers—including Macy’s, Target, Walmart, Disney and Starbucks—offering this benefit to attract and retain talent in a tight labor market.

As travelers return to their favorite destinations—or discover new ones—the Forbes Travel Guide recognizes the world’s most outstanding hotels, restaurants and spas, from Amman to Zurich.

Afriex, a money transfer system that uses blockchain to enable users to send funds by converting them into stablecoins—i.e., cryptocurrencies backed by reserve assets—has closed a $10 million Series A round at a $60 million valuation. It’s one of the fintech companies that has gained traction by targeting underserved, and often overlooked, consumers in Africa.

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Alamin Uddin and Waleed Asif made the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 Healthcare list with their startup NexHealth, which makes it easier for doctors and dentists to digitize their practices and for developers to access that data. The cofounders have just raised a $125 million Series C funding round at a $1 billion valuation.

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