U.S. imposes new round of sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a Belgian involved in procuring electronics for the Russian military, his companies and a group of Belarusian firms and people tied to Russia’s invasion of …
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN
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12/5/23
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Open Society Foundations commit $50M to women and youth groups' work on democracy
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The major philanthropy, Open Society Foundations, said Tuesday it will commit $50 million to increase civic engagement among women and youth over the next three years as part of its strategy to …
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By THALIA BEATY
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12/5/23
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Supreme Court throws out case that could have limited lawsuits over disability access
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The Supreme Court has dismissed a case involving a Maine hotel that could have made it harder for people with disabilities to learn in advance whether hotel accommodations meet their needs. Hotels …
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12/5/23
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Grand Theft Auto VI leak followed by an official trailer with a twist: A release date of 2025
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The highly-anticipated trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI arrived a little early after a copy was leaked online. Rockstar Games released its first look for the sixth game of the cult-classic video game …
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12/5/23
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US job openings fall to lowest level since March 2021 as labor market cools
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U.S. employers posted 8.7 million job openings in October, the fewest since March 2021, in a sign that hiring is cooling in the face of higher interest rates yet remains at a still-healthy pace. …
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By PAUL WISEMAN
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12/5/23
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Trial to determine whether JetBlue can buy Spirit, further consolidating industry, comes to a head
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Closing arguments are about to get underway in the government's case to block JetBlue from buying Spirit Airlines. The trial in the Justice Department's lawsuit against the merger is nearing a …
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12/5/23
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Lawmakers in Norway make a deal opening up for deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean
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Norway’s government has made a deal with two large opposition parties to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration despite warnings by environmental groups that it would threaten the …
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12/5/23
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Wikipedia, wrapped. Here are 2023's most-viewed articles on the internet's encyclopedia
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Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts. English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year. That's according to numbers collected by the Wikimedia …
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
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12/5/23
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Danish union to take action against Tesla in solidarity with Swedes demanding collective bargaining
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The conflict against Tesla in Sweden is spreading to neighboring Denmark. Transport workers there say they will take industrial action in solidarity with workers in Sweden against the Texas-based …
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By JAN M. OLSEN
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12/5/23
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Stock market today: Asian shares slip ahead of key US economic reports
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Asian shares declined Tuesday on heavy selling of property and technology shares. U.S. futures slipped Tuesday and oil prices were little changed. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 2.4% and the …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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12/5/23
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Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed
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The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics is playing out in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing …
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By STEPHEN WADE and YURI KAGEYAMA
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12/5/23
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In the salt deserts bordering Pakistan, India builds its largest renewable energy project
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Shifting to renewable energy is a key issue at the ongoing COP28 climate summit. Some leaders have voiced support for a target of tripling renewable energy worldwide in any final agreement while …
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By SIBI ARASU
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12/5/23
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AI's future could be 'open-source' or closed. Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators
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Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they’re also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor. That’s not to say they all …
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By MATT O'BRIEN
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12/5/23
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The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could rule out a tax on wealth favored by some Democrats
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The Supreme Court is taking up a case over a Washington couple’s $15,000 tax bill that is widely seen as a test of a never-enacted tax on wealth. Arguments are being heard Tuesday. A decision in …
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By MARK SHERMAN
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12/5/23
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Regulators begin hearings on how much customers should pay for Georgia nuclear reactors
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Georgia Power Co. is urging the state’s utility regulators to approve a deal to pay for the company’s new nuclear reactors. But a few holdout opponents are still asking the Public Service …
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By JEFF AMY
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12/4/23
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GM's Cruise robotaxi service faces potential fine in alleged cover-up of San Francisco accident
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California regulators say a San Francisco robotaxi service owned by General Motors covered up an accident involving one of its driverless cars, raising the specter they may add a fine to the recent …
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
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12/4/23
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US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago
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U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously …
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By TOM KRISHER
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12/4/23
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Whistleblower allegation: Harvard muzzled disinfo team after $500 million Zuckerberg donation
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A prominent disinformation scholar is accusing Harvard University in a whistleblower disclosure of muzzling her speech and stifling — then dismantling — her research team as it launched a deep …
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By FRANK BAJAK
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12/4/23
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Uber set to join the S&P 500 index in latest sign of a turnaround for the ride-hailing service
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Uber's stock is set to join the S&P 500 index later this month. It's the latest sign that the ride-hailing and delivery company is turning its business around after struggling through much of the …
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By ALEX VEIGA
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12/4/23
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Another proposed airline merger tests Biden administration's resolve to preserve competition
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Alaska Airlines says it will buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion. That's raising questions about how antitrust regulators will view the deal, and whether past airline mergers have hurt consumers. …
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12/4/23
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