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Before Reddit there was Digg, which popularized up- and down-votes on online posts. Now the founders of both platforms — social media veterans Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian — are relaunching the …
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY
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3/5/25
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China has kicked off its annual parliamentary session, the National People’s Congress, which outlines the government’s priorities for the year. Stabilizing the sluggish economy and pushing for …
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By SIMINA MISTREANU
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3/5/25
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A federal judge has denied Elon Musk’s request for a court order blocking OpenAI from converting itself to a for-profit company. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said late Tuesday she …
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By MATT O'BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY
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3/5/25
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Israel cut off food and supplies to Gaza. Aid groups are scrambling. What's happening on the ground?
Israel’s cutoff of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza’s 2 million people has sent prices soaring and humanitarian groups into overdrive, trying to distribute dwindling stocks to the …
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By JULIA FRANKEL and SAMY MAGDY
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3/5/25
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A Minnesota farmer worries about the price of fertilizer. A San Diego entrepreneur deals with an unexpected increase in the cost of remodeling a restaurant. A Midwestern sheet metal fabricator …
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By PAUL WISEMAN
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3/5/25
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China is keeping its economic growth target at “around 5%” for 2025 despite a looming trade war with the United States and other headwinds. The target for GDP growth was announced Wednesday in a …
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By SIMINA MISTREANU and KEN MORITSUGU
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3/4/25
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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt’s bid to acquire TikTok as a strategic adviser. McCourt’s internet advocacy organization, Project Liberty, announced this …
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By HALELUYA HADERO
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3/4/25
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The number of states imposing sales taxes on groceries is likely to shrink as lawmakers hear complaints about high prices for eggs and other household staples. Arkansas' governor on Tuesday unveiled …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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3/4/25
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Smaller movies didn’t mean smaller viewer numbers for the Oscars. An estimated 19.7 viewers watched Sunday night’s 97th Academy Awards ceremony, the biggest audience in five years. That's …
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By ANDREW DALTON
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3/4/25
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A cybercrime crew stole then resold more than 900 digital tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and other pricey events. New York prosecutors say the international scam involved people working in Jamaica …
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3/4/25
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs are here — plunging America into an escalating trade war with China, Canada and Mexico. Trump’s 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and …
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
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3/4/25
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Minnesota is considering a new strategy for cracking down on deepfake pornography. A bill making its way through the Legislature targets “nudification” websites and apps. They let anyone upload a …
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI
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3/4/25
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Trudeau slams Trump's tariffs, says US is appeasing Putin while launching a trade war against Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs “very dumb.” Trudeau also called out Trump for appeasing Russian President Vladimir Putin while …
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By ROB GILLIES
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3/4/25
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The PGA Tour has another answer to its survey of some 50,000 fans, with help from a tournament sponsor. Commissioner Jay Monahan says the Arnold Palmer Invitational will have fewer commercials. …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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3/4/25
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The Hong Kong-based conglomerate that operates ports near the Panama Canal has agreed to sell shares of its units that operate the ports to a consortium including BlackRock Inc., after President …
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By DIDI TANG and ALEX VEIGA
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3/4/25
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For the second year in a row, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg gave the most to charitable causes, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s exclusive Philanthropy 50 list of the …
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By MARIA DI MENTO and JIM RENDON of The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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3/4/25
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The Supreme Court has made it harder for environmental regulators to limit water pollution, ruling for San Francisco in a case about the discharge of raw sewage that sometimes occurs during heavy …
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3/4/25
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Rimas Sports, the agency co-owned by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny whose leaders have been suspended by the baseball players’ union, has announced a management deal with San Diego Padres star …
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3/4/25
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For a second time, the Associated Press is asking a federal judge to immediately restore its access to presidential events. In an amended lawsuit filed late Monday, AP says the White House has …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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3/4/25
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The U.S. has been Ukraine’s biggest military backer since Russia’s full-scale invasion began three years ago. The suspension of that aid by the Trump administration doesn’t mean Ukraine’s …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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3/4/25
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