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US stocks power within 3% of their record as Wall Street closes out a winning weekMay 16, 2025 8:54 am - U.S. stocks rose again to close out their winning week. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% Friday for a fifth straight gain and pulled within 3% of its record set in February. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 331 points, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%.
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Russia-Ukraine peace talks end after less than 2 hours with deal to swap POWsMay 16, 2025 8:46 am - The first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks since the early weeks of Moscow’s 2022 invasion ended after less than two hours Friday, and while both sides agreed on a large prisoner swap, they clearly remained far apart on key conditions for ending the fighting.
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Singer Chris Brown’s tour in question as UK judge orders him into custody on assault chargeMay 16, 2025 8:39 am - Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown’s upcoming tour was thrown into question Friday as a British judge ordered him held in custody while facing allegations that he beat a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.
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First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company saysMay 16, 2025 1:18 am - U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home before shipping it to a laboratory, according to a medical device company.
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Bono: ‘The world has never been closer to a world war in my lifetime’May 15, 2025 4:34 pm - Cannes is a short trip from Bono’s seaside villa in Eze-sur-Mer. But that doesn’t mean the Cannes Film Festival is a particularly familiar experience for the U2 frontman. He’s here to premiere the Apple TV+ documentary “Bono: Stories of Surrender.”
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Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millionsMay 15, 2025 3:13 pm - A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him. Researchers describe...
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Putin spurns Zelenskyy meeting but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks are still onMay 15, 2025 3:09 pm - ANKARA, Turkey — Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim...
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Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion banMay 15, 2025 3:03 pm - ATLANTA — A pregnant woman in Georgia was declared brain-dead after a medical emergency and doctors have kept her on life support for three months to allow enough time fo...
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Cassie forced to read aloud explicit messages with Sean 'Diddy' Combs at his sex trafficking trialMay 15, 2025 2:58 pm - NEW YORK — R&B singer Cassie was forced under cross-examination Thursday to read aloud explicit messages with her former boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs, some of which expre...
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Singer Chris Brown arrested in UK for alleged attack at London club in 2023May 15, 2025 2:54 pm - Singer Chris Brown was arrested Thursday in England for allegedly hitting someone with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.