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AT&T to give billing credits to consumers impacted by outage
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25.02 / 06:39
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Pakistani ex-Prime Minister Khan wants the IMF to link talks to an independent audit of the election
Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is writing a letter to the International Monetary Fund urging it to link any talks with Islamabad to an audit of the country’s recent election
25.02 / 06:38
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White House, tribal leaders hail 'historic' deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest
The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington have signed papers formally launching a $1 billion plan to help recover depleted salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest
25.02 / 06:38
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Senators urge Biden to end duty-free treatment for packages valued at less than $800
Two U.S. senators looking to crack down on the number of packages from China that enter the country duty-free are calling on President Joe Biden to take executive action
25.02 / 06:37
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Federal Reserve officials caution against cutting US interest rates too soon or too much
Several Federal Reserve policymakers are warning against cutting U.S. interest rates too soon or by too much in the wake of recent data showing inflation stayed unexpectedly high in January
25.02 / 05:47
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The Challenge to U.S. Leadership on Ukraine Comes From Home
In February 2023, President Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv and declared that the U.S. and its allies were determined to win the test of wills with Moscow to defend Ukraine. Biden had taken office pledging to rally the world’s democracies against authoritarian states.
25.02 / 02:27
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Trump calls himself a 'proud political dissident' in CPAC speech
Trump cast November's presidential election as «judgment day» and declared himself a «proud political dissident» during a speech before conservative activists outside of Washington Saturday as he again cloaked his campaign in religious imagery. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference on the day of South Carolina's Republican primary, Trump painted an apocalyptic vision of the future if President Joe Biden wins a second term as the two prepare for an expected rematch election.
24.02 / 17:11
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US imposes sanctions on Russia's leading tanker group Sovcomflot
By Timothy Gardner and Daphne Psaledakis
24.02 / 06:49
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Chinese hackers have stolen 100 GB of immigration data from India, leaked papers show
hacking group has exposed extensive cyber intrusions conducted by Beijing's intelligence and military entities against foreign governments, companies, and infrastructure. According to a report by The Washington Post, the leaked cache, comprising over 570 files, images, and chat logs, provides a rare insight into the operations of a firm hired by Chinese government agencies for on-demand, mass data-collecting operations. The files, posted on GitHub last week, reveal contracts spanning eight years aimed at extracting foreign data. The targets include at least 20 foreign governments and territories, such as India, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, and Malaysia.
24.02 / 02:15
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US opposes Israel's 'reoccupation', any shrinking of Gaza
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday reaffirmed Washington's opposition to any reoccupation of the Gaza Strip by Israel as well as any reduction of the Palestinian territory's size. Blinken's remarks were in response to a plan for post-war Gaza put forward by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which his country's army would have «indefinite freedom» to operate throughout the Gaza Strip once Hamas is defeated.
24.02 / 00:03
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US Unleashes Heavy Sanctions on Russia: Over 500 Targets on Anniversary of Invasion and Navalny's Death
President Joe Biden said the measures aim to ensure Russian President Vladimir Putin "pays an even steeper price for his aggression abroad and repression at home." The sanctions targeted Russia's Mir payment system, financial institutions and its military industrial base, sanctions evasion, future energy production and other areas. They also hit prison officials the U.S. says are linked to Navalny's death.
23.02 / 20:45
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US business equipment borrowings up 6% in January, ELFA says
(Reuters) — U.S. companies borrowed 6% more to finance equipment investments in January compared to a year ago, industry body Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said on Friday.
23.02 / 14:26
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‘Will ensure Vladimir Putin pays steeper price for…’: Joe Biden slaps 500 sanctions on Russia over Alexei Navalny death
Also Read: Elon Musk stirs Ukraine pot again, says US should use funds for infra projects instead The sanctions will target people linked to Navalny's imprisonment and Russia's war machine, said President Biden. The fresh tranche of curbs against Russia has come on the second anniversary of the Ukraine invasion and has been described by the Treasury Department as the largest single tranche since the start of the war.
23.02 / 11:21
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Fed official Philip Jefferson expects growth in spending and production in the US to slow in 2024
economy evolves broadly as expected, it will likely be appropriate to begin dialing back our policy restraint later this year," Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson told an event at the Peterson Institute of International Economics (PIIE) in Washington. The number two man at the US central bank said he still expects growth in spending and production in the US to slow in 2024. "Even so, without a clear understanding of why consumer spending has been so resilient, I see continuing strength in spending as an important upside risk to my forecast," he said.
22.02 / 21:45
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Google suspends Gemini AI chatbot's ability to generate pictures of people
Google said Thursday it’s temporarily stopping its Gemini artificial intelligence chatbot from generating images of people a day after apologizing for “inaccuracies” in historical depictions that it was creating
22.02 / 21:45
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United Airlines says after a 'detailed safety analysis' it will restart flights to Israel in March
United Airlines is gearing up to resume flights to Israel early next month
22.02 / 17:19
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US lawmakers urge VW to exit Xinjiang operations
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