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Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in Anthropic and taking a minority stake in the artificial intelligence startup, the two companies said Monday.

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic in growing tech battle

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in Anthropic and taking a minority stake in the artificial intelligence startup, the two companies said Monday.
In this photo provided by the Odesa Region Administration, firefighters work Monday to extinguish a fire in a hotel at the seaport after a Russian rocket attack in Odesa, Ukraine.

Russia's Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 killed in a missile strike in Crimea, Ukraine claims

The missile strike that blasted the Crimean headquarters of Russia's navy last week killed 34 officers, including the fleet commander, Ukraine said Monday, though it provided no evidence to support its claim.
An ethnic Armenian boy from Nagorno-Karabakh looks on from a car upon arrival Monday in Goris, Armenia. Thousands of Armenians have streamed out of Nagorno-Karabakh after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of the breakaway region last week.

Thousands of Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh as the Turkish president visits Azerbaijan

Ethnic Armenians were streaming out of Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of the breakaway region, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Azerbaijan in a show of support to its ally.
Kosovo police officers patrol an area near Banjska Monastery Monday during a ongoing police operation in the village of Banjska. Kosovo on Monday observed a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police officer killed by Serb gunmen who then barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in a siege that further raised tensions as the two wartime foes seek to normalize ties. In the north, where most of Kosovo’s ethnic Serb minority lives in four municipalities around Mitrovica, police were patrolling in search of the armed assailants after they left the monastery

What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?

Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off a daylong gunbattle with police that left one officer and three attackers dead.
Demonstrators walk with signs during a rally Sept. 21 outside the Paramount Pictures Studio in Los Angeles.
Screenwriters wait to learn terms of deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike
Screenwriters waited Monday to learn what their five-month strike won and prepared for a possible return to work after their union reached an agreement with studio executives that could help end the walkouts that brought Hollywood to a standstill.
The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with much of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law.
Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states
The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with much of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law.
Texas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack
A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019 after ranting about Hispanics taking over the government and economy has agreed to pay more than $5 million to victims of the racist attack, according to an order signed by a judge Monday.
Pickets carry signs outside Amazon Studios in Culver City, Calif., on July 17.
Here's when your favorite show may return as writers strike is on the verge of ending
A tentative agreement between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios offers some hope that the industry's dual walkouts may soon be over. But when will your favorite shows return?
Oil prices have risen, meaning drivers are paying more for gasoline and truckers and farmers more for diesel. The increase also is complicating the global fight against inflation and feeding Russia’s war chest to boot.
Oil prices have risen. That's making gas more expensive for US drivers and helping Russia's war
Oil prices have risen, meaning drivers are paying more for gasoline and truckers and farmers more for diesel. The increase also is complicating the global fight against inflation and feeding Russia's war chest to boot.
A year ago, Chair Jerome Powell warned that the Fed was prepared to be similarly aggressive toward high inflation, saying its rate hikes would cause “some pain” in the form of higher unemployment. Over time, as the job market has displayed surprising resilience, Powell has adopted a more benign tone. At a news conference last week, he suggested that a soft landing remains a “possible,” if not guaranteed, outcome.
Why the U.S. job market has defied rising interest rates and expectations of high unemployment
Last year's spike in inflation, to the highest level in four decades, was painful enough for American households. Yet the cure -- much higher interest rates, to cool spending and hiring -- was expected to bring even more pain.
Jens Eskelund, center, president of the European Chamber, speaks to journalists in Beijing after publishing its European Business in China Position Paper 2023/2024. The European Union’s trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis called for a more balanced economic relationship with China on Monday, noting a trade imbalance of nearly $425 billion, while also warning that China’s position on the war in Ukraine could endanger its relationship with Europe.
EU commissioner calls for more balanced trade with China and warns that Ukraine could divide them
The European Union's trade commissioner called for a more balanced economic relationship with China on Monday, noting an EU trade deficit of nearly 400 billion euros ($425 billion), while also warning that China's position on the war in Ukraine could endanger its relationship with Europe.
President Joe Biden speaks during the 2022 U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit at the State Department in Washington. Biden is set to announce the opening of new U.S. embassies on Cook Islands and Niue on Monday, as the Democratic administration aims to demonstrate to Pacific Island leaders that it remains committed to increasing American presence in the region.
U.S. will establish diplomatic ties with the Cook Islands and Niue as Biden hosts Pacific leaders
President Joe Biden is set to establish diplomatic relations Monday with two South Pacific nations, the Cook Islands and Niue, as his administration aims to show to Pacific Island leaders that it is committed to increasing American presence in the region.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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