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• Devin B. Keeler, 27, of Cathlamet, Washington, was arraigned Wednesday for mail theft and criminal trespass in the second degree.
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• Kaden J. Etherington, 19, of Warrenton, was arraigned Thursday for driving under the influence of intoxicants, assault in the fourth degree, reckless driving, recklessly endangering another person, driving uninsured and being a minor possessing alcoholic beverages while operating a motor vehicle.
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Zen Educate, an online marketplace that connects schools with teachers, has raised $37 million in a Series B round of funding. Founded out of London in 2017, Zen Educate replaces traditional third-party recruitment agencies that often use analog workflows and charge exorbitant fees. Zen Educate digitizes everything through a self-serve platform, removing pricey intermediaries from the equation in the process.
The popular mail-order bedding brand slashed prices on sheets, pillows, toppers, quilts and more.
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For those who haven't heard, the first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule has been pushed back yet again to no earlier than May 25. From NASA: "The additional time allows teams to further assess a small helium leak in the Boeing Starliner spacecraft’s service module traced to a flange on a single reaction control system thruster." Scheduling note: TechCrunch Space will be off on May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.
The top vehicle safety regulator in the U.S. has launched a formal probe into an April crash involving the all-electric VinFast VF8 SUV that claimed the lives of a family of four, TechCrunch has learned. A spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) told TechCrunch on Monday that its Special Crash Investigations division will "document the crash circumstances and the ensuing fire." The victims, who have been identified by the Alameda County Sheriff's Department as Tarun and Rincy George, and their two children, did not own the vehicle.