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House votes 219-212 to halt Trump’s attacks on Iran. “Donald Trump is not a king,” says Dem
It’s the second vote in as many days, after the Senate defeated a similar measure along party lines. Lawmakers are confronting the…
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Interest on the $38.8 trillion national debt has tripled since 2020, topping defense and Medicaid
The United States is now paying nearly $970 billion a year just to service the interest on its $38.8 trillion…
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OpenAI is negotiating with the U.S. government, Sam Altman tells staff
Sam Altman told OpenAI employees at an all-hands meeting on Friday afternoon that a potential agreement is emerging with the…
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After the Snow Day, the Sick Day: One in 6 New York City teachers called out of work on Tuesday
Millions across the northeastern United States on Tuesday contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from…
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Trump’s sudden decision to hike his new tariff rate to 15% is ‘something of an eff you’ to the U.K.
Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump signed an order establishing a new 10% global tariff, he announced an…
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Retail billionaire Les Wexner says Jeffrey Epstein ‘duped’ him: ‘I was naive, foolish, and gullible’
The billionaire behind the retail empire that once blanketed shopping malls with names such as Victoria’s Secret and Abercrombie &…
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Confronting Asia’s chronic conditions means tackling cultural issues as much as medical ones
Asia’s health crisis is often framed as an inevitability: Aging populations, rising medical costs, a surge in lifestyle diseases, elderly…
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Crypto lender BlockFills suspends withdrawals for clients in latest blow to the blockchain sector
BlockFills, a crypto trading platform, will temporarily prohibit customers from depositing and withdrawing funds. It is the latest sign of…
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Lindsey Vonn’s big crash is the moment millennial nostalgia hit its limit
Lindsey Vonn’s latest Olympic run was supposed to be a final, defiant chapter in a career built on risk, pain,…
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Why did Bitcoin crash? The answer may be trouble at Hong Kong hedge funds
Crypto prices got absolutely rocked this week with Bitcoin falling nearly $15,000 in 24 hours—a bloodbath not seen since the…
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