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23andMe Stock Price Jumps as CEO Floats Taking the Company Private

DNA testing firm 23andMe Holding Co.’s shares soared after Chief Executive Officer Anne Wojcicki said she’s considering taking the struggling company private, less than three years after it began selling shares. Wojcicki told board members she is proposing to acquire the company in a potential go-private transaction, according to a filing with the Securities and …

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National Archives to Digitize 500 Million Records by 2026

Few in government know “paperwork” quite like the staff of the National Archives.  There, at the cavernous Archives II building on the outskirts of the University of Maryland’s campus in College Park, paper stacks are not something to be feared, but to be revered. Unlike much of the federal bureaucracy, the National Archives and Records Administration isn’t …

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Browse British Calendars and Durham Baptisms

The following announcement was written by the folks at Findmypast: With updates to two record sets, it just got easier to enrich your family tree with those rich details that we’re all searching for.  From North Eastern baptisms to browsable images for 207 Royal and Imperial Calendars, there’s so much to explore within this week’s record release. Here’s …

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