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Treasury Department recoups $31 million in improper government payments to dead people
Obama wishes wife Michelle happy birthday as she stays away from key public events
RNC chair Whatley vows to be ‘tip of the spear’ to protect Trump after coasting to re-election victory
Energy expert weighs in on 23 state attorneys general suing EPA over new methane emissions fee
Gunman shoots dead 2 Supreme Court judges in Iran’s capital before turning gun on himself, state media says
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Trump holds ‘very good’ phone call with China’s President Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip Trump’s inauguration, sending a special representative in his place
Israel approves ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, beginning Sunday
Israel’s approval of the Gaza deal unmasks deep schisms that could threaten the ceasefire and Netanyahu’s political future
There’s a sudden thaw in US-Cuba relations – but for how long?
- Science
Argentina walks away from COP29 – amid fears Trump may pull US out of Paris climate deal
Apple sued by Which? over iCloud use – with potential payout for 40 million UK customers
There’s already a risk COP29 will end in failure – and damage of Trump 2.0 could yet spread
Battle lines drawn on new climate fund despite ‘shot in the arm’ cash injection at COP29
The Guardian quits Elon Musk’s X social media platform
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Vanguard fined more than $100 million by SEC over violations involving target date retirement funds
Investors pitch new international basketball league that would offer players equity
American Express to pay $230 million to settle DOJ fraud probe, deceptive marketing claim
Capital One outage drags into Friday afternoon, leaving some customers without deposit access
FDA officially authorizes Zyn nicotine pouches for sale following health review
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Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative. The...
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Donald Trump said he held a “very good” phone call with China’s President Xi Jinping, as the US-president elect prepares to return to the...
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Don’t let Israel’s approval of the Gaza ceasefire fool you: There are deep schisms in Israeli politics that could threaten the longevity of the...
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Israel’s government approved a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, paving the way for the agreement to take effect Sunday and potentially signalling...
Politics
The members of the Republican National Committee, in a vote that was never in doubt, on Friday re-elected chair Michael Whatley to continue steering...
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Families and relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza lit the first candle of Hanukkah on Wednesday, marking the start of the second such...
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Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Wednesday authorities in his country were investigating an undersea power cable outage on a line connecting Finland...
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At least 14 security personnel killed in ‘ambush’ by former Assad forces, new Syrian authorities say
At least 14 law enforcement personnel were killed in western Syria overnight in an “ambush” by the former forces of deposed leader Bashar al-Assad,...
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Finnish police said on Thursday they are investigating whether a foreign ship was involved in the damage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland...
Politics
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy excoriated Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday for launching attacks against energy infrastructure on Christmas Day. Zelenskyy suggested the attacks...
Politics
As a change in presidential administrations approaches, President-elect Trump and President Biden both marked the Christmas holiday, with Biden acknowledging that it would be...
Politics
President-elect Trump picked Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera to serve as ambassador to Panama. Calling the Miami-Dade County Commissioner a ‘fierce fighter,’ Trump...
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The Treasury Department announced this week that it had recouped more than $31 million in fraud and improper payments to dead people during just...
Politics
Former President Obama wished his wife Michelle Obama a happy birthday on Friday, calling her ‘the love of my life.’ The former first lady,...
Politics
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading 22 other attorneys general in suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a new rule that would...