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Stock market today: Asian markets sink, with Japan’s Nikkei down 3.5%, as Mideast tensions flare
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 3.5% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights. Tensions in the Middle East were weighing on sentiment across the region, and U.S. futures were sharply lower. Oil prices jumped about $3 as the state-run IRNA news agency reported that Iran []
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Convenience Store Chain Where Biden Campaigned Hit With Discrimination Lawsuit
A convenience store chain where President Joe Biden stopped for snacks this week while campaigning in Pennsylvania has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants. Sheetz Inc., which operates more than 700 stores in six states, discriminated against Black, Native American and multiracial job seekers […]
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Learn about the emotional song by Juan Gabriel that was recognized by the United States Congress
Alberto Aguilera Valadez, who was known as Juan Gabriel, has been in the news again this week for the new badge he won abroad. Despite having died almost 8 years ago, the late singer and songwriter managed to have one of his musical productions highlighted by the United States Government because of everything it means […]
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U.S. Government Inadvertently Confirms Goal to Conquer Russia and China
Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) The best-selling new book by Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario, realistically describes what a nuclear war between America and Russia would be like, though her “scenario” for it is wildly unrealistic. It starts with a North Korean missile that does exist, dropping onto the Pentagon a North Korean 1-megaton […]
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Britain’s Prince Harry Formally Confirms He Is Now A US Resident
Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a U.S. resident. Four years after Harry and his American wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, decamped to a villa in Southern California, a travel company he controls filed paperwork this week informing […]
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Polish man charged in connection with alleged Russian plot to kill Zelensky
By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Antonia Mortensen, Christian Stern, Anna Chernova and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — A Polish man has been charged over claims he assisted an alleged Russian plot to assassinate Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to authorities in Poland and Ukraine. Polish authorities allege the man, named as Paweł K, was tasked “to help,
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Polish man charged in connection with alleged Russian plot to kill Zelensky
By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Antonia Mortensen, Christian Stern, Anna Chernova and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — A Polish man has been charged over claims he assisted an alleged Russian plot to assassinate Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to authorities in Poland and Ukraine. Polish authorities allege the man, named as Paweł K, was tasked “to help,
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Israel strikes site in Iran in retaliation for weekend assault: source
Israel carried out limited strikes in Iran early Friday in retaliation for Tehran firing a barrage of missiles and drones at Israel late Saturday. Fox News Digital has confirmed there have been explosions in Isfahan province where Natanz is located though it is not clear whether it has been hit. Natanz is the site of one of Iran's nuclear facilities, though state television has described all sites in the area as "fully safe." A well-placed military source has told Fox that the strike was...
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Polish man charged in connection with alleged Russian plot to kill Zelensky
By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Antonia Mortensen, Christian Stern, Anna Chernova and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — A Polish man has been charged over claims he assisted an alleged Russian plot to assassinate Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to authorities in Poland and Ukraine. Polish authorities allege the man, named as Paweł K, was tasked “to help,
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Ethel Pozo on María Pia and Carlota for defending Yaco Eskenazi in 'MQM': "They are not my friends"
Ethel Pozo recently responded to the ridicule that arose from an incident in which she was involved with Yaco Eskenazi. The program ‘Mande qué mande’, directed by María Pía Copello and Carlos Vílchez – who plays ‘Carlota’ – generated these mockery. The presenter, without hiding her discontent, decided to clarify the facts publicly. What did […]
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Israel launches revenge strikes on Iran as explosions rock airbase days after Tehran’s 300 missile blitz
ISRAEL has launched revenge strikes on Iranian soil days after Tehran unleashed an unprecedented missile and drone blitz. Explosions were heard near the city of Isfahan, home to a major airbase and
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Trump Loses Bid To Halt Jan. 6 Lawsuits While He Fights Election Subversion Case Charges
Donald Trump lost a bid Thursday to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election interference criminal case in Washington. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington denied defense lawyers’ request to put the civil cases seeking to hold Trump responsible for […]