Australia to buy nuclear-powered submarines made in the US
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Australia will purchase U.S.-manufactured, nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet. That's according to a European official and a person familiar with the matter on Thursday. The …
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By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI
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3/9/23
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Italy to stiffen smuggling punishment after migrant tragedy
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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has brought her planned crackdown on people smugglers to a southern town near the coast where a wooden boat crowded with migrants broke apart. Scores of people were …
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By FRANCES D'EMILIO
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3/9/23
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3 workers die in tunnel collapse in Spanish potash mine
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Three workers have died in a tunnel collapse deep inside a potash mine in northeastern Spain. The collapse occurred inside the Cabanasses de Súria mine just before 9 a.m. Thursday, at a depth of 900 …
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By RENATA BRIO and JENNIFER O'MAHONY
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3/9/23
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Lineker's attack on UK migrant policy puts BBC in a bind
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Conservative lawmakers in the U.K. are calling on the BBC to discipline soccer pundit Gary Lineker for comparing the government’s language about migrants to that used in Nazi Germany. In a tweet on …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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3/9/23
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Egypt's inflation spikes again, hiking prices of basic food
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Egypt says inflation in the country has hit a new high this year, with the steepest price rises for basic foods. Official figures Thursday show the country's struggle with an economic crisis and …
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3/9/23
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NATO chief in new drive to bring Finland, Sweden in
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is spearheading a new drive to see Finland and Sweden join the alliance's ranks soon. It's hoped that they will become members of the world’s biggest …
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By LORNE COOK
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3/9/23
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Shell CEO pay up 50% as soaring energy prices boosted profit
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The pay package for Shell’s CEO jumped by half last year to nearly $12 million. Oil and gas companies have made record profits from skyrocketing energy costs that have driven a cost-of-living …
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3/9/23
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China criticizes Dutch plan to curb access to chip tools
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China has criticized the Netherlands for joining Washington in expanding curbs on Chinese access to technology to make processor chips that Western governments say might be used in weapons or to …
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3/9/23
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Report: Malaysian ex-PM Muhyiddin facing graft charges
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been questioned by anti-graft officials over alleged corruption in awarding government contracts while in office. The anti-corruption agency …
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3/9/23
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Norfolk Southern CEO bringing apology, aid to Senate hearing
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The chief executive of one of the nation’s largest railroads is coming to a Senate hearing with an apology and a commitment to send millions of dollars to the village on the Ohio-Pennsylvania …
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By STEPHEN GROVES and JOSH FUNK
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3/9/23
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Court records show political pressure behind Fox programming
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Thousands of pages of documents in a recent lawsuit show that Fox News' top executives sometimes were actively involved in politics rather than simply reporting or offering opinions on it. The …
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DAVID BAUDER
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3/9/23
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Japan revises GDP to nearly flat, showing fragile recovery
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Japan’s economy grew at an annual pace of 0.1% in October-December, in a downgrade from an earlier 0.6% increase. The data released Tuesday show the world’s third-largest economy barely eking out …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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3/8/23
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JPMorgan sues former exec over ties to Epstein sex abuse
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JPMorgan Chase has sued its former executive Jes Staley, alleging that he aided in hiding Jeffrey Epstein’s yearslong sex abuse and trafficking in order to keep the financier as a client. The bank …
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By KEN SWEET
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3/8/23
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Japan's Nissan slashing EV costs, cuts rare materials use
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Japanese automaker Nissan is revving up its electrification shift and slashing costs by using the same components across models and cutting use of expensive rare materials. The company presented its …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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3/8/23
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FAA says technology will help avoid some dangerous landings
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Federal officials say they have completed outfitting 43 major U.S. airports with technology to warn air traffic controllers when incoming planes are aimed at a taxiway instead of a runway. Safety …
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3/8/23
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Will China's next premier be a moderating influence on Xi?
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The pro-business track record of the man poised to become China’s top economic official will make his term a test of whether he might moderate President Xi Jinping’s tendency to intervene. Li …
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By KANIS LEUNG
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3/8/23
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California to end Walgreens contract after abortion dispute
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is withdrawing a $54 million contract with Walgreens. Newsom said Wednesday that the state will not renew the contract after the company indicated it would not sell …
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By ADAM BEAM
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3/8/23
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Lawsuit against Fox shows the news behind the Trump news
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Dominion Voting System's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News is producing plenty of behind-the-scenes news about what the network's personalities and executives thought about Donald …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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3/8/23
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Norfolk Southern CEO 'deeply sorry,' as senators ready probe
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The chief executive of one of the nation’s largest railroads is preparing to tell a Senate committee he is “deeply sorry” for the fiery derailment last month on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. A …
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By JOSH FUNK and STEPHEN GROVES
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3/8/23
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Jim Boeheim's long career at Syracuse ends, Autry takes over
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Jim Boeheim’s 47-year tenure as coach at Syracuse ended Wednesday, with the university saying Orange assistant Adrian Autry has been promoted into the job. The move came less than three hours after …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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3/8/23
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