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A dangerous new element in Mexico's cartel wars: Colombian mercenaries
MEXICO CITY — Dangerous new hired guns have arrived on the battlefield of Mexico’s cartel wars: Colombian mercenaries. Former combatants…
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The Wizard Behind Hollywood’s Golden Age
How Irving Thalberg helped turn M-G-M into the world’s most famous movie studio—and gave the film business a new sense of artistry and…
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What Did the Pop Culture of the Two-Thousands Do to Millennial Women?
“Girl on Girl,” by the critic Sophie Gilbert, is the latest and most ambitious in a series of consciousness-raising-style reappraisals of…
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Haruka Aoki’s “Nothing to See”
Animals displaying human behaviors are often the stuff of fables, intent on communicating moral lessons. But in this work, by the Japanese…
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Nissan receives 17,000 N7 orders in the first month
Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company Ltd (Dongfeng Nissan), one of Nissan Motor’s vehicle manufacturing joint ventures in China,…
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Fox News Quietly Admits to Major Trump Failure amid Fresh DOGE Fiasco
Fox News hosts have gotten very aggressive in pinning down Trump officials over the failures of Trump’s trade agenda. Stuart Varney…
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Xiaohongshu joins wave of Chinese firms releasing open-source AI models
Xiaohongshu, also known as Rednote, one of the country’s most popular social media platforms, has released an open-source large language…
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Kenya police suspended over death of man in custody for online post
Kenya's police chief has suspended the head of a police station and all officers who were on duty at the time when a man who had been…
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Shein and Reliance reportedly aim to sell India-made clothes abroad within a year
[MUMBAI/LONDON] Fashion retailer Shein and partner Reliance Retail plan to rapidly expand their Indian supplier base and start overseas…
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The volunteers helping seniors combat poverty, loneliness and shame
Most people want to grow old - after all, the alternative is worse - but few want to be old, burdened by loneliness, isolation and the…
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Are bunkers really making a comeback in Europe?
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and a recent nationwide blackout affecting Spain and Portugal have shaken people's sense of…
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From Doritos to Digital Domination: How Asia Tatum’s Geneva Mae Agency Is Saving Small Businesses from Obscurity
In an industry that churns through trends like clockwork and leaves smaller players scrambling to keep pace, Asia Tatum is playing an…
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MoneyHero expands into digital assets in partnership with OSL
This is to satisfy Hong Kong’s growing interest in digital assets and increasing demand for diversified financial solutions MoneyHero…
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Income Insurance chairman Ronald Ong to retire from role after seven years at helm
Income Insurance chairman Ronald Ong will retire from his role after seven years at the helm, the company announced on Monday (Jun 9). The…
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Misleading posts claim Malaysian government 'removed gas subsidies for all businesses'
Malaysia has not completely barred commercial use of subsidised cooking gas, contrary to misleading claims amplified by opposition…
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Packers QB Jordan Love Generating Buzz Ahead of 2025 Season
Entering last season, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love was expected to have a big-time year. After showing superstar flashes…
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Activists say Israeli troops have boarded aid ship
Activists say Israeli troops have boarded a yacht trying to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. "Connection has been lost" on the…
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Paramount, a proud Latino suburb, thrust into center of Trump crackdown
Jessica Juarez walked along Alondra Boulevard with a trash bag full of spent gas canisters, her voice hoarse as she helped clean her…
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Goldman CIO service suddenly catches on in Japan after 10 years
It took more than a decade of trying, but Goldman Sachs last year landed the first client for its business of helping institutions manage…
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Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights
Capesize The Capesize market enjoyed a strong upward trajectory this week, driven by consistent gains in the Pacific and mounting support…
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Judge allows Trump's firings at Corporation for Public Broadcasting
A federal judge on Sunday shot down a demand for reinstatement by three members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting whom President…
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After tear gas and street fires, a Los Angeles community cleans up as National Guard troops arrive
Ernest Melendrez woke up early Sunday to shovel tear gas pellets and other charred and broken detritus from his neighborhood's streets,…
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Gaza aid foundation tests new aid handouts after more deaths reported
The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) tested a new direct aid distribution method on Sunday, after Palestinian sources…
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Israel warns it will stop aid flotilla heading for Gaza
Israel has warned its military will "take whatever measures are necessary" to prevent a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists and…