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Unexploded WWII bomb halts Eurostar travel connecting Paris to London and BrusselsMar 07, 2025 6:55 am - PARIS — The discovery of a huge unexploded World War II-era bomb caused transportation chaos in Paris on Friday that included the suspension of high-speed rail links with...
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Walgreens agrees to be acquired by private equity firm for almost $10 billionMar 06, 2025 5:47 pm - NEW YORK — Walgreens Boots Alliance says it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners as the struggling retailer looks to turn itself around afte...
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A weak Pope Francis thanks people for their prayers ‘from the bottom of my heart’ in audio messageMar 06, 2025 4:03 pm - ROME — A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio message broadcast Thursday, the first public sign of lif...
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Trump envoy says Ukrainians ‘brought it on themselves’ after US pauses aid and intelligence sharingMar 06, 2025 3:53 pm - WASHINGTON — Ukraine was given “fair warning” by the White House before President Donald Trump this week ordered a pause on U.S. military assistance and intelligence shar...
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Lady Gaga strikes a chord: The superstar singer rekindles passion for music with new album ‘Mayhem’Mar 06, 2025 2:50 pm - LOS ANGELES — When Lady Gaga walked into a New York City bar she frequented five years ago, the memories hit hard: Back then, she wrote songs there, feeling lost and disc...
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Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84Mar 06, 2025 2:34 pm - Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died at 84.
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Trump envoy says Ukrainians 'brought it on themselves' after US pauses aid and intelligence sharingMar 06, 2025 1:29 pm - Ukraine was given “fair warning” by the White House before President Donald Trump this week ordered a pause on U.S. military assistance and intelligence sharing with Kyiv, a senior administration official said Thursday.
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Trump’s trade policies are baffling businesses, threatening investment and economic growthMar 06, 2025 12:27 pm - President Donald Trump’s ever-changing, on-again, off-again tariff war with America’s three biggest trading partners – Mexico, Canada and China — is baffling businesses and causing them to delay or cancel the investments that help drive economic growth. Trade wars complicate the decisions businesses have to make – which suppliers to use, where to locate factories, what prices to charge.
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Pamela Bach, actor and ex-wife of David Hasselhoff, dies at 62Mar 06, 2025 11:39 am - Pamela Bach, an actor and the ex-wife of “Baywatch” star David Hasselhoff, has died at 62.
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Commerce Secretary Lutnick says most tariffs on Canada, Mexico likely to be delayed a monthMar 06, 2025 10:44 am - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Thursday in a television interview that President Donald Trump will “likely” suspend 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for most products and services for a month, broadening an exemption that was granted on Wednesday only to autos.