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Boeing ordered to pay more than US$28 million to 737 MAX crash victim’s family
A jury in federal court in Chicago ordered Boeing on Wednesday to pay more than US$28 million to the family of a United Nations…
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Ex-Twitter CEO Agrawal’s AI search startup Parallel raises US$100 million
AI STARTUP Parallel Web Systems, founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, has raised US$100 million to build web search infrastructure…
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It's over: House ends longest-ever government shutdown with near party-line vote
The House passed a spending package Wednesday that will reopen the government after a 43-day shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, caused…
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U.S. bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals
U.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals. The…
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Waymo taxis are coming to Los Angeles and Bay Area freeways
Nearly one year after Waymo launched its autonomous ride-hailing service in Los Angeles, the company is ready to take on freeways. Waymo…
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Bostic announces retirement amid Trump push for more influence over Federal Reserve
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic, the first Black and openly gay person to lead one of the US central bank’s 12 regional…
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US House report accuses China of minerals market interference
CHINA for decades has sought to manipulate global critical minerals prices, using its control as an economic weapon to expand its…
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U.S. Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230…
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California revokes 17,000 driver's licenses. But the state disputes it is over immigration concerns
California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver's licenses given to immigrants after the Trump administration raised concerns about…
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Judge signals hundreds of people detained in Chicago immigration crackdown could be released on bond
Hundreds of people who have been arrested and detained in the Chicago area during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown could…
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The Joyful Mythology of “Nouvelle Vague”
That word, instantly identified with the French New Wave, is missing from “Nouvelle Vague,” an absence that comes off not as an accident…
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US presses final penny after more than 230 years
THE United States pressed its final circulating penny on Wednesday, in a move made to save money as the one-cent coin denomination became…
Business
Europe: Stocks log record close, boosted by financials, US shutdown relief
EUROPEAN shares logged a second consecutive record close on Wednesday, boosted by financials as investors were relieved by a potential end…
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House seeks to repeal provision to allow GOP senators to profit from phone record disclosure
House Republicans are planning to fast-track a vote next week to repeal a provision in the spending deal they're about to pass that would…
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Trump preparing 'Trumpcare' proposal after government reopens, WH says
President Trump is ready to propose a new healthcare policy when the government reopens to replace the "broken" Obamacare system Democrats…
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Grijalva adds final name to Epstein discharge petition, Johnson says he will schedule a vote
Newly sworn-in Rep. Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday added her name to a discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein…
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Malala’s Favorite Mother-Daughter Memoirs
When the Nobel Peace Prize–winning activist Malala Yousafzai was fifteen, she was shot by a member of the Taliban for advocating for…
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J.D. Vance, at MAHA summit, urges people to 'challenge orthodoxy' about living healthily
Vice President J.D. Vance said the only way to fix the nation's health is to shake up the status quo and not be afraid of people pushing…
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GOP releases new batch of Epstein files after Democrats say three emails incriminate Trump
House Republicans released a trove of emails and other documents on Wednesday that they had subpoenaed from the Justice Department's probe…
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White House says MRI was 'routine' part of Trump's physical exam
The MRI scan that President Trump underwent was a "routine" part of his physical exam, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said…
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JFK's grandson Jack Schlossberg running for Congress
Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of President John F. Kennedy, has announced his bid for a House seat from New York. Source link
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Trump Dismisses Economic Anxiety at His Own Peril
As Oscar Wilde might have said, to lose one presidency over economic angst may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like…
Culture
That New Hit Song on Spotify? It Was Made by A.I.
Nick Arter, a thirty-five-year-old in Washington, D.C., never quite managed to become a professional musician the old-fashioned way. He…
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DHS says migrant enforcement surge has cut crime in Chicago
The Department of Homeland Security's surge to arrest and deport illegal immigrants in Chicago has led to a "historic" drop in major…