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Treasury Yields Hit Eight Week Lows as Gridlock Promises Less Borrowing
The 10 year Treasury yield fell to around 4.85 percent on Thursday, its lowest since September, as investors bet a Democratic Congress will block big tax cuts.
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Turkey Plans Parliamentary Mandate to Send Troops to Saudi Arabia Under Mecca Pact
Turkey will submit to parliament a mandate allowing military personnel to be deployed to Saudi Arabia under the three countries’ joint defence pact, a…
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UN Food Agency to Cut Gaza Aid for 500,000 People as Funding Runs Dry
The United Nations World Food Programme will end monthly food assistance for 500,000 people in Gaza, cutting its planned coverage from 1.6 million people…
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Putin Proposes Three-Way Summit With Trump and Xi as Ukraine War Diplomacy Shifts
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a three-way summit with US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to…
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Qatar Unveils Regional Air Defense, Counter-Drone and Cyber Initiative as Gulf Rethinks Its Security
Qatar Unveils Regional Air Defense, Counter-Drone and Cyber Initiative as Gulf Rethinks Its Security Qatar will soon announce a new regional partnership to build…
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Canada Privacy Commissioner Urges Curbs on Lawful Access Bill
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne told senators the lawful access bill should be amended to limit the information available under a new production order.
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United States Rejects U.N. Pandemic Declaration and Walks Away From WHO Talks
The United States has rejected a United Nations pandemic-preparedness declaration and ceased negotiations on the World Health Organization’s Pandemic Agreement and the amended International…
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Brent Crude Tops $114 as Trump Accuses Iran of Manipulating Oil Markets
Oil prices have surged to their highest levels in five months, with Brent crude trading above 114 dollars a barrel and US oil pushing past 100 dollars, as
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Sovereign Wealth Enters the AI Race: Singapore’s GIC Leads Anthropic’s Push Toward a $350 Billion Valuation
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund is leading a roughly $10 billion investment push into Anthropic that would value the artificial intelligence company at about $350…
Sports
From the Rays Side: How Game 3 Was Lost Before the Fifth Inning
Tampa Bay managed just one hit against Robert Gasser and one run all night, and the fifth inning rout only confirmed a game the Rays were already losing.
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Caleb Hearon Turns Personal Grief into Tears and Laughter in ‘Trash Mountain’
Caleb Hearon's deeply personal grief dramedy 'Trash Mountain', co-starring Zooey Deschanel, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Kenya’s Ebola Count Rises to Seven as Africa CDC Rallies Behind the Response
Kenya's Ebola cases rose to seven after four new infections were caught in quarantine, as Africa CDC rallied behind the response and 128 of 130 contacts were traced.
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Far-Infrared PRIMA Telescope Advances Toward a 2033 Launch Decision
NASA has selected PRIMA, a proposed far-infrared space telescope, to advance into Phase B preliminary design — the stage at which a mission proves…
