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UN economic forecast cites conflicts, sluggish trade, high interest and climate disastersJan 05, 2024 6:55 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations issued a somber global economic forecast for 2024 on Thursday, pointing to challenges from escalating conflicts, sluggish global ...
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Iran mourns those slain in Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts as death toll rises to 89Jan 05, 2024 6:54 am - KERMAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials tried Friday to link Israel and the U.S. to an Islamic State group-claimed suicide bombing while speaking to a mass funeral for some...
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Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings killing at least 84 peopleJan 04, 2024 1:13 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a...
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Unsealed documents show again how Jeffrey Epstein leveraged his powerful connectionsJan 04, 2024 1:06 pm - NEW YORK — Newly released court documents describing Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teenage girls provide a reminder of how the financier leveraged connections to the ...
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Suspect in a shooting at an Iowa high school is dead, authorities sayJan 04, 2024 9:01 am - PERRY, Iowa — The suspect in a shooting at an Iowa high school has died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a law enforcement official told T...
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US applications for unemployment benefits fall again as job market continues to show strengthJan 04, 2024 8:21 am - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week as the labor market continues to show resilience despite elevated interest rates. Jobless claims...
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Drugstore chain Walgreens cuts quarterly dividend to get more cash to grow its businessJan 04, 2024 8:18 am - Walgreens is chopping its dividend nearly in half as the drugstore chain looks to strengthen its balance sheet. The health care giant said Thursday that reducing its quar...
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One attack, two interpretations: Biden and Trump both make the Jan. 6 riot a political rallying cryJan 04, 2024 8:16 am - WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump will spend Saturday's third anniversary of the Capitol riot by holding two campaign rallies in leadoff-voting Iowa in his bid t...
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Microsoft's new AI key is first big change to keyboards in decadesJan 04, 2024 7:02 am - Pressing a button will be one way to summon an artificial intelligence agent as Microsoft wields its computer industry influence to reshape the next generation of keyboar...
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Bombings hit event for Iran's Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a shadowy figure slain in 2020 US drone strikeJan 04, 2024 6:57 am - TEHRAN, Iran — For Iranians backing the country's theocracy, whose icons since the Islamic Revolution have been stern-faced clergymen, Gen. Qassem Soleimani represented a...