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Last week, Nancy Abu-Bonsrah got some really good news: She was accepted into the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s neurosurgery residency program — the first black woman to do so in the 30-year history of the program. “There was a rush of emotions,” Nancy tells Teen Vogue …...

The Chinese venture capital market collapsed in January, with both the value and number of deals down more than 60 percent year on year, according to new data. Some see the slump as a necessary “correction” amid tighter regulation and slowing economic growth. Investments last month totaled …...