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Results are in: here are the most-visited cities in the world in 2025 (so far)
If you’re wondering where the world is traveling this year, you’re not alone. Tourism has bounced back in a big way, and cities around the…
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Transcript: Trump Accidentally Wrecks His Own Esptein Scam in Odd Rant
So you’re right in that it’s not just Trump. Sometimes we in the media shorthand this. And of course we want to know what’s in there about…
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Hundreds of arrests during deadly Angola fuel protests
Police in Angola say four people have been killed and 500 have been arrested after demonstrations in the capital, Luanda. What began as a…
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Merck to cut jobs and costs as demand for Gardasil in China remains weak
Drugmaker Merck on Tuesday (Jul 29) announced job and cost cuts it said will save US$3 billion a year as it posted lower second-quarter…
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Consumer-Oriented Antitrust: Trump’s Course Correction Begins
Antitrust should be about outcomes, not outrage, and we hope it will soon revert back to that principle again. Source link
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How California draws congressional districts, and why it might change in a proxy war with Trump
The potential redrawing of California’s congressional district lines could upend the balance of power in Washington, D.C., in next year’s…
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Worlds in Rooms
I think that sometimes, when we look at art, we’re hoping to recapture a piece of our past—a golden time when we had a deep and…
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This robot uses Japanese tradition and AI for sashimi that lasts longer and is more humane
A local startup is using artificial intelligence and robotics in an unlikely way: making sashimi and other fish dishes taste better, last…
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Syrian man charged with attempted murder in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's top prosecutor has filed charges against a Syrian man in connection with a stabbing attack at Berlin’s Holocaust…
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Germany's Klingbeil stresses solidarity with Baltic states in Vilnius
German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil on Tuesday assured fellow NATO members Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia of continued German assistance…
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Trump Accidentally Wrecks His Own Epstein Lie as Musk Goes for Jugular
President Trump just offered some bizarre new ramblings about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. But he undermined himself: He claimed to know…
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Video shows detention of Bangladeshi paramilitary force members, not Myanmar rebels
A video viewed thousands of times on social media shows the detention of members of a Bangladeshi paramilitary force, contrary to posts…
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Palestinian reports: Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on central Gaza
Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of people in the central Gaza Strip early Tuesday, according to Palestinian medical sources. Medical…
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Apple to shutter a retail store in China for the first time ever
Apple is closing a retail store in China for the first time, marking a notable retreat in a market where the iPhone maker is striving to…
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Colombian ex-president Uribe found guilty of witness tampering
Colombia's former president Álvaro Uribe has been found guilty of witness tampering and procedural fraud in a landmark trial on Monday,…
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US dollar strengthens against Singapore dollar, reverses broad weakening trend this year
The US dollar has climbed nearly 1.5 per cent in the past six days, reversing a downward trend that has persisted for much of this year.…
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Boxer Floyd Mayweather opens Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Floyd Mayweather at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on July 28, 2025. (photo credit: Vered Farkash) Mayweather, who is in Israel as part of a…
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Georgian crime gang members arrested for stealing phones, over NIS 1m.
The arrests followed an undercover operation by the Central District’s Central Unit, targeting theft, receiving stolen goods, and…
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Judge hit with complaint over making "improper" comments about Trump
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a complaint filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg,…
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Chris Sharma Is Projecting One of the Hardest Climbs in the World. Here's How His Photographer Keeps Up
Chris Sharma is projecting a new climbing route just beyond the dam that marks the end of Congost de Mont-Rebei—a gorge along the Noguera…
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Waymo to launch autonomous ride-hailing in Dallas next year
ALPHABET’S Waymo said on Monday it will roll out its autonomous ride-hailing service in Dallas in 2026, accelerating its US expansion as…
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How Tom Lehrer Escaped the Transience of Satire
Satire, George S. Kaufman famously said, is what closes on Saturday night. Meaning, of course, that it has a limited run because of its…
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Haiti to send 400 police officers to Brazil for training as gangs seize more territory
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Monday it plans to send 400 police officers to Brazil next month for training as gang…
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Judges question Stephen Miller's target of 3,000 immigration arrests a day
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's call for Homeland Security to arrest 3,000 unauthorized immigrants a day took center…