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As Macron's criticism reverberates, US economist says she won't take top EU job

As Macron's criticism reverberates, US economist says she won't take top EU job

BRUSSELS (AP) — One day after French President Emmanuel Macron criticized her appointment because of her nationality, the American candidate to become one of the European Union's chief economists will now not take up the position because of the polit
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Climate and violence hobble Nigeria's push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia's war

Climate and violence hobble Nigeria's push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia's war

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Abubakar Salisu was terrified when he discovered arid sand in the middle of his farmland, rendering a broad strip unfit for crops. Now, extreme heat is killing his wheat before it is ready for cultivation.
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Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall St logs 15-month high close on AI hopes

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall St logs 15-month high close on AI hopes

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after Wall Street’s frenzy around artificial intelligence and stronger-than-expected profit reports from big financial companies helped pushed U.S. stocks to their best level in more than 15 months.
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Voting fraud claims spread ahead of Spanish election

Voting fraud claims spread ahead of Spanish election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Spain holds a pivotal election , misleading claims about mail ballots and election fraud are spreading on social media and casting doubts about the results even before the votes have been counted.
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First-gen iPhone sells at auction for $190K - about 380 times its original price

First-gen iPhone sells at auction for $190K - about 380 times its original price

A first-generation iPhone has sold at auction for $190,373 , almost 380 times its original price of $499 when the groundbreaking device went for sale in 2007.
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Florida ban on property purchases by citizens of China and some other countries is challenged

Florida ban on property purchases by citizens of China and some other countries is challenged

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
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Prosecutor cites risky investments as 'grave' violations, in closing of Vatican financial case

Prosecutor cites risky investments as 'grave' violations, in closing of Vatican financial case

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican prosecutor insisted Tuesday that his indictments of 10 people, including a cardinal, for alleged financial crimes held up under two years of testimony, criticism and defense motions, as he began closing arguments in a
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Gas leaked from bad fitting at Pennsylvania chocolate factory where 7 died in blast, report says

Gas leaked from bad fitting at Pennsylvania chocolate factory where 7 died in blast, report says

Natural gas leaked from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion leveled one building, heavily damaged another and killed seven people, federal safety investigators said Tuesday as they continued to investiga
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Exec tells first UN council meeting that big tech can't be trusted to guarantee AI safety

Exec tells first UN council meeting that big tech can't be trusted to guarantee AI safety

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The handful of big tech companies leading the race to commercialize AI can’t be trusted to guarantee the safety of systems we don’t yet understand and that are prone to “chaotic or unpredictable behavior,” an artificial intellig
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Western North Carolina tribe to vote on broader legalization of adult use of marijuana

Western North Carolina tribe to vote on broader legalization of adult use of marijuana

CHEROKEE, N.C.
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