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EU chief says it's time for Europe's 'independence moment' faced with war and major power tensions

Read full article: EU chief says it's time for Europe's 'independence moment' faced with war and major power tensions

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says that Europe must stake claim to its independence in the face of challenges from Russia, new and hostile trade realities and other major powers.

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1 hour ago

These four electric SUVs provide hot-rod thrills without the need for gas

Read full article: These four electric SUVs provide hot-rod thrills without the need for gas

Many EVs deliver responsive acceleration, but a well-rounded performance vehicle offers more than just straight-line speed.

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3 hours ago

EU commission president seeks sanctions, partial trade suspension against Israel over war in Gaza

Read full article: EU commission president seeks sanctions, partial trade suspension against Israel over war in Gaza

The European Commission president says she plans to seek sanctions and a partial trade suspension against Israel over the war in Gaza.

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4 hours ago

200 arrested in France as protesters clash with police, as Macron installs new PM

Read full article: 200 arrested in France as protesters clash with police, as Macron installs new PM

Protesters have blocked roads, set blazes and were met with volleys of police tear gas in Paris and elsewhere in France.

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8 hours ago

Asian shares mostly rise, cheered by Wall Street rally to more records

Read full article: Asian shares mostly rise, cheered by Wall Street rally to more records

Asian shares are mostly higher, echoing the record rally on Wall Street after the latest update on the job market bolstered hopes the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.

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9 hours ago

Plane leaves South Korea for US to bring back workers detained in immigration raid, report says

Read full article: Plane leaves South Korea for US to bring back workers detained in immigration raid, report says

South Korean media reports a charter plane has left for the U.S. to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia.

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9 hours ago

Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Fed governor while fighting Trumpโ€™s attempt to fire her

Read full article: Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Fed governor while fighting Trumpโ€™s attempt to fire her

The White House insists President Donald Trump โ€œlawfully removedโ€ Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook despite a court ruling she can remain in her position while she fights efforts to fire her.

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11 hours ago

Klarna prices IPO at $40, valuing buy now, pay later company at $15 billion ahead of trading debut

Read full article: Klarna prices IPO at $40, valuing buy now, pay later company at $15 billion ahead of trading debut

Klarna priced its long awaited initial public offering at $40 a share late Tuesday, valuing the Swedish buy now, pay later company at more than $15 billion.

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14 hours ago

Alex Jones asks US Supreme Court to hear appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

Read full article: Alex Jones asks US Supreme Court to hear appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment a Connecticut jury and judge issued against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax.

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15 hours ago

More than 60 containers fall off ship in Long Beach port

Read full article: More than 60 containers fall off ship in Long Beach port

More than 60 containers have toppled off a cargo ship in the Port of Long Beach, tumbling overboard and floating in the water.

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15 hours ago

Supreme Court to quickly consider if President Donald Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs

Read full article: Supreme Court to quickly consider if President Donald Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs

The Supreme Court is granting an unusually quick hearing on whether President Donald Trump has the power under federal law to impose sweeping tariffs.

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16 hours ago

Apple has unveiled its iPhone 17 lineup, including the first iPhone Air. Here's what's new

Read full article: Apple has unveiled its iPhone 17 lineup, including the first iPhone Air. Here's what's new

Appleโ€™s iPhone 17 lineup is here.

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16 hours ago

Man pleads guilty to charges that he meant to blow up a Nashville power site with a bomb-laden drone

Read full article: Man pleads guilty to charges that he meant to blow up a Nashville power site with a bomb-laden drone

Prosecutors say a 24-year-old man with ties to white nationalist groups has pleaded guilty to charges that he attempted to use a drone to bomb a Nashville electricity substation.

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16 hours ago

Georgia governor's electric mobility dream for Georgia tested after South Koreans detained in raid

Read full article: Georgia governor's electric mobility dream for Georgia tested after South Koreans detained in raid

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has welcomed foreign investment and talked tough against illegal immigration.

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18 hours ago

Katseye discusses their whirlwind year and, yes, that Gap ad

Read full article: Katseye discusses their whirlwind year and, yes, that Gap ad

Global girl group Katseye has quickly risen to fame.

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18 hours ago

CBS News' new ombudsman has background and duties that differ from the job's traditional definition

Read full article: CBS News' new ombudsman has background and duties that differ from the job's traditional definition

CBS News has appointed an ombudsman to investigate consumer complaints, although Kenneth Weinstein's background and duties are different from the way the job has traditionally been defined in journalism.

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20 hours ago

Cracker Barrel suspends plans to remodel restaurants after logo blowup

Read full article: Cracker Barrel suspends plans to remodel restaurants after logo blowup

Cracker Barrel said Tuesday itโ€™s suspending remodels of its restaurants after criticism from many longtime fans.

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21 hours ago

US household income rose slightly last year, roughly matching 2019 level

Read full article: US household income rose slightly last year, roughly matching 2019 level

The income for the typical U.S. household barely rose last year and essentially matched its 2019 peak, the Census Bureau said Tuesday, as stubbornly high inflation offset wage gains.

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21 hours ago

New data shows the US job market was much weaker than thought in 2024, and this year as well

Read full article: New data shows the US job market was much weaker than thought in 2024, and this year as well

The U.S. job market was much weaker in 2024 and early this year than originally reported, adding to concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.

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22 hours ago

Israeli strike in Qatar targets Hamas leaders as they weigh Gaza ceasefire proposal

Read full article: Israeli strike in Qatar targets Hamas leaders as they weigh Gaza ceasefire proposal

Israel launched a strike targeting Hamasโ€™ leadership in Qatar as they considered a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

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1 day ago

Russian glide bomb attack in eastern Ukraine kills 24 people collecting their pensions

Read full article: Russian glide bomb attack in eastern Ukraine kills 24 people collecting their pensions

Officials say a Russian glide bomb has struck a village in eastern Ukraine as people stood in line in the open air to collect their monthly pension.

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1 day ago

Palestinian beer defies the odds and goes on sale in Britain with help from Scottish brewer

Read full article: Palestinian beer defies the odds and goes on sale in Britain with help from Scottish brewer

A Palestinian beer is set to go on sale in British stores despite border checks and a distance of some 2,500 miles from the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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1 day ago

Nepal internet crackdown part of global trend toward suppressing online freedom

Read full article: Nepal internet crackdown part of global trend toward suppressing online freedom

Nepalโ€™s crackdown on social media companies, which led to protests and police killing at least 19 people Monday, is part of a yearslong decline of internet freedoms around the world as even democracies seek to curtail online speech.

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1 day ago

Former Backpage CEO gets three years of probation after testifying at trial about site's sex ads

Read full article: Former Backpage CEO gets three years of probation after testifying at trial about site's sex ads

The former chief executive for the now-shuttered classified site Backpage.

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1 day ago

Home Depot stores, long a hub for day laborers, now draw immigration agents out on raids

Read full article: Home Depot stores, long a hub for day laborers, now draw immigration agents out on raids

Home Depot stores in Southern California have long been an informal hub for day laborers in the country both legally and illegally who are seeking work.

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1 day ago

Wall Street rises to more records

Read full article: Wall Street rises to more records

U.S. stocks rose to more records.

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1 day ago

Apple's iPhone 17 line-up includes a new ultra-thin model and $100 price hike for Pro model

Read full article: Apple's iPhone 17 line-up includes a new ultra-thin model and $100 price hike for Pro model

Apple has rolled out its next generation of iPhones that includes a new ultra-thin model and a slight price hike for one of its high-end models, while the company feels the squeeze of a global trade war.

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1 day ago

Commercial shipping likely cut Red Sea cables that disrupted internet access, experts say

Read full article: Commercial shipping likely cut Red Sea cables that disrupted internet access, experts say

Experts say a ship likely cut cables in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

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1 day ago

Utah Olympic organizers announce 9-figure fundraising effort for 2034 Winter Games

Read full article: Utah Olympic organizers announce 9-figure fundraising effort for 2034 Winter Games

Organizers of the Salt Lake City 2034 Winter Games have announced a fundraising effort that they say is the largest philanthropic campaign supporting a host city in Olympic and Paralympic history.

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1 day ago

What Iโ€™ve done right with my portfolio

Read full article: What Iโ€™ve done right with my portfolio

Were these investing wins luck or skill.

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1 day ago

Rupert Murdoch's family reaches deal on who will control media empire after his death

Read full article: Rupert Murdoch's family reaches deal on who will control media empire after his death

Rupert Murdochโ€™s family has reached a deal on control of his media empire after his death.

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1 day ago

US firm makes a $500 million investment deal with Pakistan for critical minerals

Read full article: US firm makes a $500 million investment deal with Pakistan for critical minerals

A U.S. metals company has signed an agreement with Pakistan, pledging to invest an initial $500 million in the countryโ€™s largely untapped critical minerals sector.

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1 day ago

Judge skewers $1.5B Anthropic settlement with authors in pirated books case over AI training

Read full article: Judge skewers $1.5B Anthropic settlement with authors in pirated books case over AI training

A federal judge on Monday skewered a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots, raising the specter that the case could still end up going to trial.

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1 day ago

What Americans think about socialism and capitalism, according to a new Gallup poll

Read full article: What Americans think about socialism and capitalism, according to a new Gallup poll

A new Gallup poll finds that Democrats view socialism more positively than they did in the past, while their views of capitalism are more negative.

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1 day ago

Chief justice lets Trump remove member of Federal Trade Commission for now

Read full article: Chief justice lets Trump remove member of Federal Trade Commission for now

Chief Justice John Roberts has let President Donald Trump remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission, the latest in a string of high-profile firings allowed for now by the Supreme Court.

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1 day ago

Correction: Star Trek-60th Anniversary story

Read full article: Correction: Star Trek-60th Anniversary story

In a story published Sep.

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1 day ago

Robinhood joins new band of companies calling the S&P 500 their home

Read full article: Robinhood joins new band of companies calling the S&P 500 their home

Online broker Robinhood Markets will join the S&P 500 index Online broker Robinhood Markets will join the S&P 500 index as its stock rides higher on a cryptocurrency wave.

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1 day ago

FAA extends ban on US commercial flights to Haiti's capital because of risk from gangs

Read full article: FAA extends ban on US commercial flights to Haiti's capital because of risk from gangs

A Federal Aviation Administration ban on U.S. commercial flights to Haitiโ€™s capital has been extended to March 7, 2026.

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1 day ago

PNC to buy FirstBank for $4.1B, expanding to Arizona, Colorado

Read full article: PNC to buy FirstBank for $4.1B, expanding to Arizona, Colorado

PNC Financial plans to buy Colorado-based FirstBank for $4.1 billion.

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1 day ago

Unrivaled women's basketball league now valued at $340M million after landing more celebrity funding

Read full article: Unrivaled women's basketball league now valued at $340M million after landing more celebrity funding

Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart's 3-on-3 women's basketball league, Unrivaled, has gained significant investment from big names in sports.

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1 day ago

Ukraine shows diplomats damage after Russia's largest aerial attack since invasion

Read full article: Ukraine shows diplomats damage after Russia's largest aerial attack since invasion

Ukrainian officials have led 60 foreign diplomats on a tour of damaged government offices in Kyiv.

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1 day ago

Howard Stern returns to SiriusXM radio show after trolling listeners

Read full article: Howard Stern returns to SiriusXM radio show after trolling listeners

Radio host Howard Stern has returned to SiriusXM.

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2 days ago

Explosive testimony identifies legislators, officials in Philippine flood-control corruption inquiry

Read full article: Explosive testimony identifies legislators, officials in Philippine flood-control corruption inquiry

A wealthy business couple has identified several Philippine congressmen and public works officials, alleging they forced them to pay huge kickbacks so they could secure lucrative flood-control projects from the government in explosive testimony during a nationally televised Senate investigation.

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2 days ago

Howard Stern walks away from SiriusXM after two decades

Read full article: Howard Stern walks away from SiriusXM after two decades

Radio host Howard Stern has left SiriusXM.

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2 days ago

Attorney says detained Korean Hyundai workers had special skills for short-term jobs

Read full article: Attorney says detained Korean Hyundai workers had special skills for short-term jobs

An immigration attorney says many South Korean workers detained in a U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia were brought in for highly specialized work that Americans aren't trained to perform.

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2 days ago

Shortage of homebuyers forces many sellers to lower prices or walk away as sales slump drags on

Read full article: Shortage of homebuyers forces many sellers to lower prices or walk away as sales slump drags on

The housing market is becoming more buyer-friendly after years of sharply rising prices.

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2 days ago

Indonesian leader fires ministers of finance and security after deadly protests

Read full article: Indonesian leader fires ministers of finance and security after deadly protests

Indonesiaโ€™s president has replaced key economic and security ministers in a Cabinet reshuffle after deadly protests erupted over lawmakers' perks.

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2 days ago

Police open fire on protests of Nepal's social media policy, killing at least 17

Read full article: Police open fire on protests of Nepal's social media policy, killing at least 17

Police in Nepalโ€™s capital of Kathmandu opened fire on demonstrators protesting a government attempt to regulate social media that blocked some of the worldโ€™s largest platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube.

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2 days ago

Norway votes in a closely fought election with the future of a wealth tax in focus

Read full article: Norway votes in a closely fought election with the future of a wealth tax in focus

Norwegians are heading to the polls in the main day of voting for a new parliament, after a campaign in which the future of a wealth tax that dates to the late 19th century has been a central issue.

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2 days ago

Stocks tick higher after Wall Street flirts with another record

Read full article: Stocks tick higher after Wall Street flirts with another record

Stocks nudged higher ahead of a week with several data reports that could dictate by how much or even whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its next meeting in a week.

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2 days ago

China's export growth slows in August as US tariffs and trade tensions bite

Read full article: China's export growth slows in August as US tariffs and trade tensions bite

China's customs agency reports that the country's exports grew last month, but at a slower pace than in recent months.

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2 days ago

Mexico says it's cracking down on fuel theft and critics say it underscores the depth of the problem

Read full article: Mexico says it's cracking down on fuel theft and critics say it underscores the depth of the problem

Mexico's top prosecutor says the government plans to arrest many more people involved in fuel theft networks between Mexico and the United States.

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2 days ago

London's subway system is grinding to a halt as Underground staff go on strike

Read full article: London's subway system is grinding to a halt as Underground staff go on strike

Thousands of London Underground staff have started a series of strikes over pay and conditions.

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2 days ago

AI shakes up the call center industry, but some tasks are still better left to the humans

Read full article: AI shakes up the call center industry, but some tasks are still better left to the humans

Artificial intelligence is transforming call centers by streamlining tasks and improving customer service.

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3 days ago

South Korea will bring home 300 workers detained in massive Hyundai plant raid in Georgia

Read full article: South Korea will bring home 300 workers detained in massive Hyundai plant raid in Georgia

South Korea says it has reached a deal with the U.S. for the release of South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia.

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3 days ago

A longstanding tax on wealth is a central issue as prosperous Norway votes in a close election

Read full article: A longstanding tax on wealth is a central issue as prosperous Norway votes in a close election

Norway is holding an election for parliament with inequality and the future of a century-old wealth tax in focus.

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3 days ago

Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia and the Mideast

Read full article: Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia and the Mideast

Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea have disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East.

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3 days ago

'The Penguin' snags top Creative Arts Emmy awards for technical performance

Read full article: 'The Penguin' snags top Creative Arts Emmy awards for technical performance

The Creative Emmy Awards on Saturday gave โ€œThe Penguinโ€ eight awards for the โ€œBatmanโ€ spin-off's technical work.

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3 days ago

Postal traffic to US sank 80% after Trump administration ended exemption on low-value parcels

Read full article: Postal traffic to US sank 80% after Trump administration ended exemption on low-value parcels

The U.N. postal agency says postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after a Trump administration move to end a tariff exemption for low-cost imports.

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How romance and a road trip led to the purchase of the world's oldest drive-in theater

Read full article: How romance and a road trip led to the purchase of the world's oldest drive-in theater

In a romance and adventure worthy of the big screen, a Pennsylvania couple is preserving the past and forging a future as the owners of the worldโ€™s oldest drive-in movie theater.

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Trump's job market promises fall flat as hiring collapses and inflation ticks up

Read full article: Trump's job market promises fall flat as hiring collapses and inflation ticks up

The U.S. job market has gone from healthy to lethargic during President Donald Trumpโ€™s first seven months back in the White House.

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Someone could win $1.8B Powerball jackpot Saturday. Odds are their identity will remain a mystery

Read full article: Someone could win $1.8B Powerball jackpot Saturday. Odds are their identity will remain a mystery

If someone wins the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot thereโ€™s a good chance the public will find out little or nothing about the person.

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US and EU plan to discuss new Russia sanctions: What could be next for Putin?

Read full article: US and EU plan to discuss new Russia sanctions: What could be next for Putin?

European officials, led by EU sanctions envoy David Oโ€™Sullivan, plan to visit the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday to discuss economic pressure on Russia, including new sanctions.

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YouTube using creators to enhance broadcast of the NFL game between the Chiefs and the Chargers

Read full article: YouTube using creators to enhance broadcast of the NFL game between the Chiefs and the Chargers

Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Andy Reidโ€™s Kansas City Chiefs face Justin Herbert and Jim Harbaughโ€™s Los Angeles Chargers in the most accessible game to viewers on Friday night in Brazil.

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Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated books used to train AI chatbots

Read full article: Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated books used to train AI chatbots

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.

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Attorneys general warn OpenAI and other tech companies to improve chatbot safety

Read full article: Attorneys general warn OpenAI and other tech companies to improve chatbot safety

The attorneys general of California and Delaware have expressed serious concerns about the safety of OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT, especially for children and teens.

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Google hit with $3.5 billion fine from European Union in ad-tech antitrust case

Read full article: Google hit with $3.5 billion fine from European Union in ad-tech antitrust case

European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for breaching the blocโ€™s competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services.

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Warner Bros. sues Midjourney for AI-generated images of Superman, Bugs Bunny and other characters

Read full article: Warner Bros. sues Midjourney for AI-generated images of Superman, Bugs Bunny and other characters

Warner Bros.

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Pentagon-funded research at colleges has aided the Chinese military, a House GOP report says

Read full article: Pentagon-funded research at colleges has aided the Chinese military, a House GOP report says

A congressional investigation finds the Pentagon has funded research involving collaboration with Chinese entities linked to China's defense sector.

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Trillion dollar man: New pay package could make Musk that much richer if Tesla thrives

Read full article: Trillion dollar man: New pay package could make Musk that much richer if Tesla thrives

Tesla is asking its investors to approve a proposed compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that could be worth almost $1 trillion and is based on the electric vehicle maker hitting certain ambitious milestones over the next decade.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Boston's mayoral primary

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Boston's mayoral primary

Boston voters will narrow the field of candidates for mayor in a municipal primary that pits incumbent Michelle Wu against Josh Kraft, son of billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

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A deadly crash, a divided nation: Why Sikh truckers are now in the crossfire

Read full article: A deadly crash, a divided nation: Why Sikh truckers are now in the crossfire

Members of Californiaโ€™s Sikh trucking community say a deadly crash involving one of its own has led to a spike in anti-Sikh rhetoric.

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Homeland security official says 475 people were detained during an immigration raid in Georgia

Read full article: Homeland security official says 475 people were detained during an immigration raid in Georgia

U.S. immigration officials say some 475 people were detained during an immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles.

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Putin says foreign troops deployed to Ukraine would be legitimate targets

Read full article: Putin says foreign troops deployed to Ukraine would be legitimate targets

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine, particularly while its invasion is still ongoing, would be considered โ€œlegitimate targetsโ€ by Moscow's forces.

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Japan welcomes Trump's order to implement lower tariffs on autos and other goods

Read full article: Japan welcomes Trump's order to implement lower tariffs on autos and other goods

Japanโ€™s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's order to implement lower tariffs on automobiles and other Japanese imports.

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Stocks wobble as Wall Street wrangles with whether the job market is too weak

Read full article: Stocks wobble as Wall Street wrangles with whether the job market is too weak

U.S. stocks wobbled lower as Wall Street questioned whether the U.S. job market has slowed by just enough to get the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to help the economy, or by so much that a downturn may be on the way.

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Most of those killed in Lisbon streetcar derailment were foreigners, police say

Read full article: Most of those killed in Lisbon streetcar derailment were foreigners, police say

Police in Portugal say that 11 of the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed in the capital Lisbon were foreigners.

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Cork won a rare Trump tariff exemption thanks to lobbying on both sides of the Atlantic

Read full article: Cork won a rare Trump tariff exemption thanks to lobbying on both sides of the Atlantic

U.S. winemakers have something to celebrate: the corks theyโ€™re popping arenโ€™t subject to tariffs.

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Fox News thrives two years after court settlement, but 2020 election coverage fight goes on

Read full article: Fox News thrives two years after court settlement, but 2020 election coverage fight goes on

Fox News seemed to be dealt a crippling blow in a $787 million settlement of a libel lawsuit more than two years ago, but has instead thrived.

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Trump admin ditches Biden-era plan to make airlines pay compensation for flight disruptions

Read full article: Trump admin ditches Biden-era plan to make airlines pay compensation for flight disruptions

The Trump administration has decided to abandon a Biden-era plan that would have required airlines to pay cash compensation and cover lodging and meals for stranded passengers when airlines cause flight cancellations or changes.

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US hiring stalls with employers reluctant to expand in an economy grown increasingly erratic

Read full article: US hiring stalls with employers reluctant to expand in an economy grown increasingly erratic

The American job market, a pillar of U.S. economic strength since the pandemic, is crumbling under the weight of President Donald Trumpโ€™s erratic economic policies.

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let him fire member of Federal Trade Commission

Read full article: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let him fire member of Federal Trade Commission

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court Thursday to let the president fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission, the latest in a string of emergency petitions over the presidentโ€™s removal power.

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US immigration officers raid Georgia site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles

Read full article: US immigration officers raid Georgia site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles

Immigration agents are conducting a raid at the sprawling industrial site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles in southeast Georgia.

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Federal government sues California utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly wildfires

Read full article: Federal government sues California utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly wildfires

The federal government has filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging the utilityโ€™s equipment sparked fires in the Los Angeles area that destroyed thousands of structures and killed 17 people.

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Google facing $425.7 million in damages for nearly a decade of improper smartphone snooping

Read full article: Google facing $425.7 million in damages for nearly a decade of improper smartphone snooping

A federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for improperly snooping on peopleโ€™s smartphones during a nearly decade-long period of intrusions.

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Justice Department probes mortgage fraud claims against Lisa Cook of Federal Reserve, AP source says

Read full article: Justice Department probes mortgage fraud claims against Lisa Cook of Federal Reserve, AP source says

The Justice Department has issued subpoenas as part of an investigation into mortgage fraud allegations against Lisa Cook, who is fighting a Trump administration effort to remove her from her role as a Federal Reserve governor.

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Trump's Fed nominee says he'd keep his White House job even if confirmed by the Senate

Read full article: Trump's Fed nominee says he'd keep his White House job even if confirmed by the Senate

Stephen Miran, President Donald Trumpโ€™s pick to join the Federal Reserve Board, says he'd remain a White House employee even if the Senate confirms him to fill an unexpired term at the central bank.

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LSD shows promise for reducing anxiety in drugmaker's midstage study

Read full article: LSD shows promise for reducing anxiety in drugmaker's midstage study

A midstage study of the psychedelic drug LSD showed positive results for easing symptoms in people with generalized anxiety disorder.

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If Trump's biggest tariffs get thrown out, companies could get a refund - but not consumers

Read full article: If Trump's biggest tariffs get thrown out, companies could get a refund - but not consumers

President Donald Trump likes to boast about how much money the U.S. Treasury is raking in from the massive taxes โ€“ tariffs -- heโ€™s slapped this year on imports from almost every country in the world.

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Trump says US would be on 'brink of economic catastrophe' unless justices rule his tariffs are legal

Read full article: Trump says US would be on 'brink of economic catastrophe' unless justices rule his tariffs are legal

President Donald Trump says the country would be on โ€œthe brink of economic catastropheโ€ without the import taxes he's imposed on U.S. rivals and allies alike.

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American Eagle counts new customers after Sydney Sweeney ad frenzy and shares soar

Read full article: American Eagle counts new customers after Sydney Sweeney ad frenzy and shares soar

Shares of American Eagle Outfitters spiked 34% Thursday after the teen clothing retailer said the frenzy surrounding its Sydney Sweeney ad campaign drew new customers during its most recent quarter.

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Facing stiff competition, remote workers up their game

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The trend of ditching traditional office space to work from living rooms and hotels accelerated when the coronavirus hit in 2020.

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Americans would save $100B if credit card rates were capped as Trump proposed, researchers say

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A new paper from Vanderbilt University suggests Americans could save about $100 billion annually if credit card interest rates were capped at 10%, as proposed by President Donald Trump.

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Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rise last week but remain in healthy range of past few years

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The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits rose modestly last week, a sign that employers are still retaining workers even as the economy has showed signs of slowing.

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These neurodivergent students are helping each other build more inclusive schools

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A peer-to-peer movement of neurodivergent youth is hitting campuses this fall to build more inclusive spaces together.

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Moms' careers and personal time are hit hard by school drop-off demands, a poll finds

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A new poll finds many parents are struggling to balance work and school transportation for their kids.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear goes national with podcast, the hot format for aspiring politicians

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SiriusXM is giving a national boost to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's podcast, announcing it will begin distributing it and host Beshear for a regular call-in show on the satellite radio network.

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Ford Racing: A new era for America's race team

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Ford Motor Company has rebranded its motorsports program to Ford Racing.

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Artificial intelligence helps break barriers for Hispanic homeownership

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Some mortgage experts are using artificial intelligence to help Hispanic homebuyers navigate the loan application process.

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Wall Street rises to a record with hopes for cuts to interest rates

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U.S. stocks rose as Wall Street made its final moves ahead of a highly anticipated report on the job market.

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