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Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Obsession Is Getting Way Out of Hand
In lieu of actually promoting peace, Donald Trump has reportedly resorted to begging for a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. The U.S.…
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PBOC to boost financing support for tech, consumption growth
China’s central bank pledged to strengthen financial support to key areas including tech and consumption, as it moves further away from…
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US: Dow hits record high at open on rate-cut optimism, UnitedHealth boost
The blue-chip Dow opened at a record high on Friday (Aug 15), as UnitedHealth’s shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake in…
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Germany tells Israeli government to stop West Bank settlement construction
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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D.C. Gives the Middle Finger to Trump AG Pam Bondi’s Police Power Grab
Pam Bondi, however, thinks the incident is no laughing matter. In fact, by her lights, Dunn’s sandwich throwing is the deep state…
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House Dems Accuse Trump of Blocking Agency Oversight Efforts
Pam Bondi, however, thinks the incident is no laughing matter. In fact, by her lights, Dunn’s sandwich throwing is the deep state…
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Photo shows ammunition seizure, not bullets sold in South Sudan market
South Sudan has long been plagued by conflict fuelled by civil war and inter-communal clashes, resulting in a prolonged humanitarian…
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Ryanair ground staff on strike in Spain as holiday season hits peak
Ground staff in Spain responsible for handling Ryanair flights went on strike across the country's main airports on Friday, though…
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Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heatwave is expected to last for days
MADRID (AP) — Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece continued to battle wildfires Friday on a public holiday in all three countries…
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Second attempt to privatise FHT succeeds with 99.2% of units represented in favour
A second attempt to privatise Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) succeeded on Friday (Aug 15), after stapled security holders approved the…
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Beware the Return of Inflation
The surge in the producer price index is not due to tariffs — which should worry the administration. Source link
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Trump Shines a Light on Discrimination in College Admissions
By forcing schools to open their books, it will be much more difficult for them to rely on application essays and obscure admissions…
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SIA Group’s passenger traffic up 6.2% in July
Passenger traffic for the two carriers under Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group was 6.2 per cent higher in July 2025, compared with the…
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Singapore shares extend losses ahead of Trump-Putin peace talks; STI down 0.6%
Local equities finished Friday (Aug 15) lower, extending a two-day losing streak, as markets awaited peace talks between US President…
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Contributor: AI will be more disruptive than COVID. Which party can seize the moment?
Democrats, bless their hearts, keep trying to figure out the magic formula to stop President Trump. But here’s a cold splash of reality:…
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“Highest 2 Lowest” Marks a Conservative Pivot for Spike Lee
It’s fascinating when filmmakers make drastic late-career shifts, as Martin Scorsese did with “The Wolf of Wall Street” and Francis Ford…
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Inside the border command center tracking migrants with drones
FT. HUACHUCA, Ariz. — Inside a windowless and dark shipping container turned into a high-tech surveillance command center, two analysts…
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Trump’s DOJ Seems Awfully Nervous About the Tariff Lawsuits
The plaintiffs’ response was short and curt. Perhaps the lawyers who drafted it knew the judges would see Sauer’s pseudo-intimidation…
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“And Just Like That . . . ,” Carrie Bradshaw Bids an Unsatisfying Farewell
On Thursday, the third and final season of “And Just Like That . . . ,” the sequel series to “Sex and the City,” came to an unceremonious…
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Fall Culture Preview
Few have captured infatuation like Schubert, three of whose lovelorn song cycles—“Die Schöne Müllerin,” “Winterreise,” and…
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The 10 Percent Is in a Fit of Rage Over Airport Lounges
Our topic today, however, is the rage of what Barbara and John Ehrenreich once labeled the professional-managerial class. This cohort,…
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Cash Payments Were Never Meant to Be a Cure-All for Poor Americans
More important, this study has to be evaluated within a large body of qualitative and quantitative evidence that shows cash payments to…
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Who Said It: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or The Simpsons’ Dr. Nick?
Unlike Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current head of the Department of Health and Human Services, The Simpsons’ boisterous, goateed Dr. Nick…
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Democrats Need Fresh Faces and Achievable Ideas to Defeat Trumpism
The Democratic Party’s poll numbers are so bad because the party isn’t trusted to deliver on its ideas, argues Leah Greenberg,…