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Trump announces trade deal with South Korea
South Korea has struck a last-minute trade deal with the U.S. on Wednesday as steep tariffs loomed ahead of a Friday deadline, President…
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Biden adviser tells House committee there was 'no conspiracy' to hide president's mental state
Top Biden adviser Steve Ricchetti said Wednesday that questions about former President Joseph R. Biden's mental decline while in office…
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Airbus first-half profit climbs 85% to US$1.7 billion
European aerospace group Airbus posted an 85-per cent rise in first-half profit Wednesday to US$1.7 billion, even though it delivered…
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The Enduring Power of “The Rules of the Game”
Even if Mozart’s name and a quote from Beaumarchais’s play “The Marriage of Figaro” didn’t feature in the credits of “The Rules of the…
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Robinhood tops profit expectations as trading frenzy sweeps across asset classes
Robinhood Markets exceeded second-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday (Jul 30), driven by a massive surge in volumes as investors traded…
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Senate confirms Trump's pick for counterterrorism agency, a former Green Beret with extremist ties
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, on Wednesday evening as…
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Maine police chief says officer arrested by ICE is missed by colleagues and was eligible to work
The police officer arrested by immigration authorities in a Maine town was a trusted member of the force who is missed by his colleagues,…
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Microsoft cloud sales beat expectations amid record AI spending
The company’s largest rivals in cloud services, Amazon.com and Alphabet, have also announced massive expansion plans Microsoft reported…
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Mamdani runs away from past anti-cop rhetoric in wake of deadly NYC shooting
NEW YORK -- New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday he is not an anti-cop politician who wants to defund…
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Trump unveils online initiative aimed at making it easier to access health records
President Trump on Wednesday unveiled a new initiative to improve Americans' access to their own health records by enabling them to upload…
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She's out: Kamala Harris won't run for California governor, hints at abandoning elective politics
Former Vice President Kamala Harris dropped a bombshell Wednesday on the Democratic Party, announcing she will not run for governor of…
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Trump celebrates 'busy day' at White House with trade deals
President Trump touted his trade deals in a social media post Wednesday, saying that he's spoken to many countries that want to make the…
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Trump ends tariff exemption for all low-value packages
President Trump on Wednesday ended tariff exemptions for low-value parcels shipped to the United States. Source link
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Trump imposes a 50% tariff on Brazil as punishment for prosecution of ally Bolsonaro
President Trump implemented a 50% tariff on goods imported from Brazil on Wednesday, saying that the punishing levy is retaliation for the…
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Getting in Marc Maron’s Head
In its nearly sixteen years on the air, “WTF with Marc Maron” has recorded more than fifteen hundred episodes, with guests ranging from…
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Trump administration jumps in after Oregon girls sue over transgender athlete
Two Oregon track athletes who were muzzled for protesting a transgender competitor at the girls' state championships have drawn the…
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Who Was Lee Vogler? Virginia City Councilman Doused with Gas and Set on Fire in Magazine Office Her Works as Attacker Is Arrested
A Virginia legislator was doused in gasoline and set on fire in his office on Wednesday, in what officials are describing as a targeted,…
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Why I Will Never Be a Free Trader
A global free market doesn’t care if America remains the preeminent nation on earth, or if it is reduced to one giant soybean farm to feed…
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Trump says information in Russia-gate burn bags should be released unless it 'unfairly' hurt people
President Trump said he wants information to be released from the probe into his discredited ties to Russia in the 2016 campaign, as long…
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Who Is Jennifer Powell? Ex-Girlfriend of Delta Pilot Arrested on Plane Also Charged for Joining in Sexual Abuse of His Daughter
The former girlfriend of a Delta Airlines pilot who was removed from a plane and charged with child sex offenses has now also been…
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Senate Democrats use oversight law to force DOJ to release Epstein files
Senate Democrats on Wednesday deployed a rarely used oversight law to try to force the Department of Justice to release its files from the…
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Texas GOP seeks to gain up to 5 House seats with redistricting plan; Democrats cry foul
Texas Republicans released a draft congressional district map Wednesday that could net them as many as five more seats in the U.S. House,…
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Federal Reserve likely to hold interest rates steady despite Trump pressure
The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at its meeting on Wednesday, even as President Trump intensifies his…