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Billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer is running for governor
Billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer announced Wednesday that he is running for governor of California, arguing that he is not…
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Merz spokesperson defends German leader over remarks criticized in Brazil
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz's spokesperson denied Wednesday that the German leader meant to denigrate Brazil after visiting…
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Lithuania to reopen border crossings with Russia-allied Belarus after tensions over balloons
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The Lithuanian government decided Wednesday to reopen the country's two border crossings with Belarus, weeks…
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Transcript: Trump Seethes as Plot to Rig 2026 Suddenly Goes Off Rails
The question on Virginia, the question on Florida, the question in so many of these places is how fast does the process move and how… what…
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Germany backs military role in domestic drone defence after sightings
Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, could be allowed to help domestic security agencies protect against drone incursions under a draft…
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The Man Who Helped Make the American Literary Canon
In the nineteen-thirties and forties, young book critics on the make used to crowd outside the office of Malcolm Cowley, the literary…
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A Holiday Gift Guide: The Newest, Strangest Gadgets and Apps
We are entering a Surrealist phase of personal technology. Any device you might imagine can be found online courtesy of an obscure Chinese…
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Germany's Merz faces angry backlash in Brazil after disparaging Belém
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing a severe backlash in Brazil over comments made following his visit to the Amazonian city of…
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Russian spy ship breaches allied waters, fires lasers at military planes
British defense secretary John Healey said a Russian spy ship had entered the NATO ally's waters and directed lasers at military planes…
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Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
Suddenly, President Trump’s effort to rig the 2026 midterms with corrupt gerrymanders appears in trouble. A panel of judges just blocked…
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Hong Kong PolyU's top AI scientist Yang Hongxia eyes 'last mile of generative AI'
Chinese artificial intelligence scientist Yang Hongxia, a professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), is seeking to democratise…
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Fabricated exchange at Chinese government briefing misleads online
Chinese media have reported that fraudsters were able to use SIM cards smuggled out of China in telecom scams despite a rule that anyone…
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Xiaomi rides fan base to EV profitability faster than Tesla
China’s mature EV supply chain helps Xiaomi to reach scale without needing heavy capital Xiaomi parlayed its popularity with an existing…
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China bans Japanese seafood as diplomatic dispute deepens
By Kaori Kaneko and Eduardo Baptista TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) -China informed Japan on Wednesday that it will ban all imports of Japanese…
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EU plans fast-track system for military transport in emergencies
The European Commission will on Wednesday propose an emergency system to speed up the cross-border movement of troops and military…
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Is this what spying by China can look like?
When MPs, members of the House of Lords and their staff were warned about the threat from Chinese spies, in one office in Westminster, a…
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Google DeepMind to open new AI research lab in Singapore
Google DeepMind said on Wednesday (Nov 19) it is opening a new artificial intelligence research lab in Singapore that will focus on…
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Texas governor declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday declared one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a "foreign…
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Japan counts cost of China's travel boycott as tensions flare
By Joseph Campbell and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -Within days of China urging its citizens not to travel to Japan due to a diplomatic…
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On the front line of Europe's standoff with Russia's sanction-busting shadow fleet
Out on the western Baltic, a coastguard officer radios a nearby, sanctioned oil tanker. "Swedish Coastguard calling… Do you consent to…
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A Dreamy Village In The South Of France Boasts Beautiful Views And Storybook Charm
You've had your heart set on traveling to France for many years. The croissants, the cheese, the wine... not to mention the beautiful…
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Video: Behind the Vote to Release the Epstein Files
new video loaded: Behind the Vote to Release the Epstein Files The House approved a bill directing the Justice Department to release all…
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Trump administration reviving Three Mile Island with $1 billion loan
The U.S. Department of Energy said Tuesday it will loan $1 billion to help finance the restart of the long-idle nuclear reactor at…
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Possible disruption as yellow snow and ice warning in place
A weather warning for snow and ice has been issued across Northern Ireland as strong northerly winds bring arctic air across the UK and…