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US: Wall Street opens higher on tariff exemption hopes
Street’s main indexes opened higher on Thursday (Aug 7), buoyed by optimism that major technology companies could avoid US President…
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“Bullsh*t”: Trump and JD Vance Snap Over Epstein Cover-Up Meeting
“Well we’re going to look at that. We’re talking about it, and they’re doing a very good job, and you know that is a pass,” Trump said.…
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Adidas to stop using collective bargaining in Germany, angering union
Adidas, the world's second-largest sportswear manufacturer, will no longer participate in collective bargaining agreements at its home…
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Million-year-old stone tools found on Indonesian island could unravel mystery of ‘hobbit’ humans
Humans may have crossed mainland Southeast Asia to occupy surrounding islands much earlier than previously thought, according to a new…
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Tears and outrage in South Africa as accused in pig farm murder walks free
South Africa's state prosecutor has officially withdrawn charges against one of the farm workers accused of killing two black woman and…
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2 Climbers Rescued After Sudden Fall Leaves Them Hanging Overnight in Their Harnesses on Sheer 6,500-Feet Cliff Face
NEED TO KNOW Two climbers had to be rescued from Canada's Yak Peak summit after a fall left them hanging overnight in their harnesses on a…
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Chinese drone maker DJI shut out of Washington with US market at risk
Chinese-owned and operated DJI Technologies is up against an end-of-year deadline to keep its US business alive, and the drone maker is…
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Hyflux’s ex-director pleads guilty to disclosure-related charge, fined S$90,000 and barred from directorships
A former independent director of Hyflux pleaded guilty on Thursday (Aug 7) to being negligent in the insolvent water treatment firm’s…
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A Brooklyn Renter’s Odyssey
Evie Cavallo is a young woman who lives in a shoe. To be specific, she rents a twenty-foot-tall cowboy-boot-shaped building, with an…
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The High Price of Barring International Students
In fall 2024, I taught a first-year undergraduate seminar at Northwestern University named “Oil and Water in the Gulf of Mexico.” I was…
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“Thirty-Three,” by D. S. Waldman
Could be half my life, I said, could be all of it. Could be a third, Gabby said. Source link
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What Happens to Public Media Now?
When Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, he remarked that…
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UK authorities detain 1st group of migrants under plan to thwart small boats crossing from France
LONDON (AP) — British border authorities have detained the first group of migrants under a pilot plan that will send some who cross the…
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Gaza aid distribution declared ‘orchestrated killing’ by MSF
Doctors Without Borders, better known by its French-language acronym MSF, has called for the immediate end to Israel’s militarised food…
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Germany's The Left urges Berlin to take in injured children from Gaza
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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Cockatoos can bust a move: Australian research
Cockatoo birds are renowned in Australia for their raucous singing, but researchers said Thursday they also boast an impressive array of…
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VietJet to hire more than 5,000 new Thai staff for expansion
VietJet Aviation plans to employ more than 5,000 new staff in Thailand as Vietnam’s biggest budget carrier accelerates flight and route…
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UOB resumes guidance for FY2025 with trimmed forecasts amid Q2 earnings miss
UOB has resumed guidance on its full-year 2025 targets after briefly pausing them in the first quarter, but the projections are now…
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US to scale back human rights accusations against 3 countries: Report
The administration of President Donald Trump is scaling back criticism of certain foreign governments over their human rights records,…
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France strips residency from 47-year-old Moroccan man who lit cigarette at Arc de Triomphe war memorial
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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Are sovereign wealth funds dumping Israeli investments?
The Norwegian government on Tuesday said it would review its sovereign wealth fund’s investment in Israel after the Scandinavian country’s…
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For Argentine farmers, Milei's free-market reforms fall short
Fruit producers in Argentina complain that the economic reforms undertaken by President Javier Milei have not gone far enough in helping…
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United Airlines Flight Declares 'Mayday' After Engine Failure
United Airlines released a statement Monday after Flight 108, bound for Munich, Germany, had to turn back. The Boeing 787 with 219…