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The price of bitcoin topped $100,000 again early Friday as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry expects early action by Donald Trump when he’s sworn in as president next week. Trump has vowed on the …
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By ALAN SUDERMAN
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1/17/25
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SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean. SpaceX's Elon Musk says preliminary indications are that …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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1/17/25
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The International Monetary Fund expects the world economy to grow a little faster and inflation to keep falling this year. But it warned that the outlook is clouded by President-elect Donald …
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By PAUL WISEMAN
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1/17/25
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It’s called the Voice of America. The storied news outlet has promised “the truth” since it first broadcast stories about democracy into Nazi Germany during World War II. Now, it’s the …
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By LAURIE KELLMAN and DAVID BAUDER
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1/17/25
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The International Monetary Fund expects the world economy to grow a little faster and inflation to keep falling this year. But it warned that the outlook is clouded by President-elect Donald …
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By PAUL WISEMAN
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1/17/25
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Mozambique’s former finance minister is set to be sentenced in a New York court on wire fraud and money laundering charges stemming from the infamous “tuna bond” scandal that triggered a …
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By PHILIP MARCELO
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1/17/25
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The Biden administration says popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare’s list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug …
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By AMANDA SEITZ
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1/17/25
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The tech entrepreneur Jeff Atwood and his family are pledging to give away half of their wealth within five years, starting with $1 million gifts to eight nonprofits this month. Atwood co-founded a …
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By THALIA BEATY
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1/17/25
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The Democratic Party's left wing is responding to President Joe Biden's strong words about the possibility of an American oligarchy with a combination of appreciation, bemusement and frustration. For …
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By STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN J. COOPER
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1/17/25
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Hundreds of people have been ordered to evacuate and part of Highway 1 in Northern California has been closed due to a major fire at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants. The fire …
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1/17/25
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Lithuania's president says his country has made the decision to raise its spending on defense to between 5 and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026. The Baltic nation currently …
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BY LIUDAS DAPKUS
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1/17/25
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Few Democrats found ways to negotiate with Republicans quite like Shalanda Young — whose work as White House budget director stopped several potential economic crises from erupting. She brokered a …
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By JOSH BOAK
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1/17/25
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As he assumes the presidency for a second time, Donald Trump brings with him a broad expanse of business relationships and financial entanglements. Those come with the possibility that those …
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By MEG KINNARD and ALEX CONNOR
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1/17/25
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A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging. China said Friday that its population fell for a third straight year in 2024. The United Nations …
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By KEN MORITSUGU
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1/16/25
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China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy
China’s population has fallen for the third straight year, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation that is now facing both an aging population and …
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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN
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1/16/25
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground …
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By GERALD IMRAY
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1/16/25
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Labels on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages in the U.S. would be required to list alcohol content and nutritional information per serving, plus notification of potential allergens, under two …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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1/16/25
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision could come Friday in the case about whether TikTok must shut down in a few days under a federal law that seeks to force its sale by the Chinese company that owns …
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By MARK SHERMAN
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1/16/25
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The super-rich have long played a role in U.S. politics but have an unusually prominent spot in incoming President Donald Trump's new administration. President Joe Biden's farewell warning about a …
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and ALI SWENSON
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1/16/25
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It's one of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War — an Associated Press photograph of a young girl running naked down a street after being caught in a napalm attack. Nick Ut won a Pulitzer …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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1/16/25
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