French soccer star Kylian Mbappé's face appears in ads across China, from subway stations to elevators, but now at least three companies are cutting ties with the national team captain after he made some comments apparently referring to Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as a dic...
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Israelis were voting Tuesday in a tense national election widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the wars that have since shaken the Middle East. Israelis vote for parties , which then f...
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Environmentalists, Indigenous groups and climate scientists are celebrating the reelection in Brazil of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , which brings the prospect of a continued focus on stopping the illegal cutting of the Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world. But sup...
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Two former FBI officials charged with lying to Congress about their participation in investigations involving Hunter Biden , the son of former President Joe Biden, are due back in court Tuesday in a case their lawyers have described as baseless and politically motivated. The pros...
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Cheers and tears filled Harlandale High School on Monday afternoon when San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell surprised student-athletes with new shoes and a major donation to the school’s athletic department. Vassell teamed up with Dick’s Sporting Goods to provide shoes for the ...
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Asian stocks were mostly higher Tuesday after an AI-led rally on Wall Street ahead of major corporate earnings and central-bank decisions. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices extended losses. South Korea’s Kospi jumped more than 4% and was trading 3.6% higher at 5,667.99 by ...
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Noor Dubow says he regularly votes for Republican candidates who he believes align with his economic views — even though he's never been a fan of Donald Trump , finding himself repelled by some of the president's dehumanizing rhetoric toward immigrants. But this year, when Dubow ...
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On Monday, the City of Balcones Heights did not come to a final decision on whether it would consider rescinding its partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the federal 287(g) program . Hours before that discussion began, community members and advocates ga...
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Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday as their country is embroiled in unresolved wars, still reeling from Hamas' 2023 attack and deeply divided over the character of the state and the right person to lead it . Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing off against a...
business
Any time a company looks to start selling shares on Wall Street , it’s required to disclose potential risks for investors. In the case of artificial intelligence giant Anthropic, that has included the possibility that its products could threaten nothing less than humanity itself ...
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Federal Reserve policymakers are likely to keep their key interest rate unchanged Wednesday when they finish what may seem like an uneventful meeting. But investors and economists will be looking between the lines of the central bank's statement Wednesday for clues about its next...
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Robert Gasser delivered in the World Series unlike any left-handed starter since Sandy Koufax. Gasser faced the minimum over six dominant innings, pitching the Milwaukee Brewers to the brink of their first championship in a 10-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. He's t...
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Tanner McKee and the Philadelphia Eagles still had a potential victory within their grasp in the fourth quarter when the career backup threw a pass into the outstretched hands of DeMarvion Overshown. The Cowboys linebacker raised the ball in celebration after making the clutch pl...
