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Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says
The board of the Kennedy Center has voted to rename the performing arts centre the Trump-Kennedy Center, according to the White House.…
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Kennedy Center will be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says
President Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy…
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Long-term mortgage rate hits 6.22%, hovering near its low for the year
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher this week, though it remains relatively near its low point so far this year. The…
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BP’s CEO shake-up signals the end of its green energy era
British oil giant BP just announced a new CEO, marking its fourth chief executive shake-up in the last six years alone. The company named…
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Stop waiting for perfect AI
Experts have compressed their predictions for when artificial general intelligence (AGI)—the type of AI that can equal or exceed human…
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Rising healthcare costs are testing small businesses
America’s small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They create two-thirds of new jobs, power innovation, and anchor communities…
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UK names Christian Turner as US ambassador, replacing Peter Mandelson
The UK has named career diplomat Christian Turner as its new ambassador to the US, Downing Street has confirmed. Turner has spent nearly…
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Inflation cooled in November, but data may be distorted
At a time when Americans are frustrated and angry over the high cost of living, the government released a report Thursday showing that…
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Secondhand shopping is bigger than ever in 2025. Here’s how to thrift your holiday gifts the right way
Christmas is coming, and our bank accounts are getting, well, obliterated. But luckily, it’s no longer just your quirky aunt who…
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Manchester Arena bomb: Injured children to share nearly £20m
Lynette HorsburghNorth West Nearly £20m is to be paid to children who were injured in the Manchester Arena bomb, a judge has ruled.…
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Is ‘artificial general intelligence’ an illusion? Yann LeCun thinks so
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a…
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Tin Can has reinvented the house phone for today’s families
One hot new phone of 2025 has no screen, can’t send a text, and needs to be plugged into the wall. But to buyers of the Tin Can, that’s a…
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Take our quiz on the year in health and biotechnology
In just a couple of weeks, we’ll be bidding farewell to 2025. And what a year it has been! Artificial intelligence is being incorporated…
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PDC World Darts Championship 2026: David Munyua stuns world number 18 Mike de Decker in first round
Kenyan debutant David Munyua caused a huge shock at the PDC World Championship, coming from two sets down to beat world number 18 Mike de…
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Trump administration reveals plans for arms sales to Taiwan, worth over $10 billion
The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes…
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JetBlue opens its first airport lounge to compete in the luxury lounge boom
A new hotspot just opened in New York—and it’s in terminal 5 of John F. Kennedy International Airport. BlueHouse, a 9,000-square-foot…
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Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion firm in $6bn deal
The firm behind President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform is merging with a Google-backed energy company in a deal valued at more…
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DJT stock price rises on surprise news that Truth Social parent Trump Media is merging with TAE Technologies
In a surprising move, Trump Media and Technology Group (DJT) said on Thursday that it is fusing itself to a fusion company. The company…
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UK government halts Ajax trial after soldier falls ill in another vehicle
The government has paused all testing of Ajax armoured vehicles after another soldier was injured during safety trials. Three separate…
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: Live tracker, best view time, NASA updates as object passes near Earth
Stargazers and scientists are getting a holiday present from the cosmos this week. 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar comet, will get “closest” to…
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The Download: the worst technology of 2025, and Sam Altman’s AI hype
Welcome to our annual list of the worst, least successful, and simply dumbest technologies of the year. We like to think there’s a lesson…
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Women's Champions League draw: Chelsea, Arsenal and Man Utd learn fixtures
Defending champions Arsenal will set up an all-English quarter-final against Chelsea in the Women's Champions League if they beat Belgian…
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The future of work isn’t man versus machine. It’s man plus machine
There’s no shortage of apocalyptic headlines about the future of work in the era of artificial intelligence. For workers, the technology…