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#JapanInvestment #TradeAgreement #EconomicGrowth
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Japan Plans $36 Billion in U.S. Investments Under Trump Administration Deal
Japan plans $36 billion in U. S. investments as part of a $550 billion strategic trade and investment agreement.
WASHINGTON -- Japan is planning roughly $36 billion in U.
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#WinterOlympics #Norway #OlympicAthletes
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One Tiny Country Dominates the Olympics -- and Everyone Wants the Secret
Norway leads the Milan Cortina Games with a dozen golds through Monday, continuing its historical dominance.
Every four years, Americans tune into the Winter Olympics and ask themselves a few questions.
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#JesseJackson #CivilRights #PoliticalHistory
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Jesse Jackson, Civil-Rights Leader and Democratic Presidential Candidate, Dies
Jackson died in the early hours of Tuesday morning, a spokeswoman for his family confirmed. He was 84.
A gifted public speaker, Jackson was known for fiery rhetoric, often advocating for the interests of working people, especially minorities.
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#IranEconomy #EconomicCrisis #CurrencyDevaluation
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In Iran, Payment Plans for Groceries Signal a Deepening Economic Crisis
Iran's economic meltdown is worsening, with the rial at 1. 6 million to the dollar, crippling daily life for millions.
Iran's economic meltdown, which around the new year triggered protests that threatened the regime's grasp on power, is getting worse.
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#HealthcareInvesting #CorporateGovernance #ConflictOfInterest
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UnitedHealth Chief Made Private Side Bets on Healthcare Startups
In 2019, while he was UnitedHealth board chairman, Hemsley founded an investment firm, Cloverfields Capital Group LP, which is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser.
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#RobertDuvall #FilmHistory #HollywoodLegends
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Remembering Robert Duvall, Who Mixed Machismo With Vulnerability
Like his friend from the 1950s Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall had to wait for the culture to come around to men who had his ordinary-guy looks, and that wasn't until he was entering middle age.
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#TumblerRidge #GunViolence #CommunityTragedy
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The Canada School Shooting Touched Almost Everyone at a U.S.-Backed Coal Company
A mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in Canada killed a teacher and five students, many of whom had connections to the town's major employer, the Quintette mine.
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#Olympics #WinterGames #MilanCortina
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Faster, Higher, Stronger -- and Way More Fun. The Olympics Are Back.
The Olympics have experienced a significant comeback, with Milan Cortina viewership doubling Beijing numbers and becoming the most-watched Winter Games in a decade, according to NBC.
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#Pekingology #ChinaPolitics #MilitaryCorruption
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China Watchers Are Trying to Spot the Next Target of Xi's Purges
Beijing's recent announcement of an investigation into its top general was a bombshell with a mystery at its heart: What pushed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to purge a friend he had entrusted to overhaul the military.
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#Ukraine #EnergyResilience #WarAndRepair
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On the Ground With Crews Battling to Keep the Lights On in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine -- It was late January, and an elite Ukrainian team grabbed their tools for a special operation critical to their country's resistance against Russia: an underwater drone, a hammer and a chisel.
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#DatingInSaudiArabia #CulturalShift #ModernLove
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Saudi Youth Couldn't Date Openly a Decade Ago. Now Tinder Is Booming.
Swiping through Tinder in Saudi Arabia, a profile of a woman in her mid-20s includes photos of her manicured hands holding flowers, a matcha latte, a tennis court and some art.
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#Antitrust #MarketMonopoly #PrivateEquity
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Los Angeles Sues American Industrial Partners Over Firetruck Rollup
Los Angeles County accused American Industrial Partners of conspiring to monopolize the market for firetrucks, alleging the private-equity firm's tactics led to shortages and high prices.
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#Aging #ElderlyCare #FamilySafety
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The Guthrie Kidnapping Has Families Rethinking Senior Safety and Independence
Well-wishers leaving flowers outside the Tucson, Ariz. , home where 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was living alone. Rebecca Noble/Reuters
The Nancy Guthrie case, while a nightmare for one high-profile family, is striking a personal chord with millions of Americans.
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#StockMarket #FinanceNews #InvestmentAnalysis
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Putting the AI in Pain: Heard on the Street Thursday Recap
Stocks dropped sharply as AI concerns surfaced again. The Nasdaq composite led major benchmarks lower with a 2% loss. The Dow industrials retreated below 50000, down 669 points, or 1.
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#USNavy #MiddleEast #MilitaryDeployment
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U.S. Is Sending Its Largest Warship to the Middle East
The USS Gerald R. Ford near St. Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands, in December. Marco Bello/Reuters
The Pentagon is sending the Navy's largest and most advanced aircraft carrier to the Middle East, as the U.
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