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UN adds 68 companies to blacklist for alleged complicity in rights violations in Israeli settlements

UN adds 68 companies to blacklist for alleged complicity in rights violations in Israeli settlements

GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations has added nearly 70 more companies to a blacklist of companies from 11 countries that it says are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights through their bus...

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Government shutdown avoidable if Democrats ‘dial back’ demands, Thune says

Government shutdown avoidable if Democrats ‘dial back’ demands, Thune says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a government shutdown is still “avoidable” despite sharp divisions ahead of...

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Profit margin on flipping a home is at a 17-year low due to high prices

Profit margin on flipping a home is at a 17-year low due to high prices

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It pays less and less to buy and flip a home these days. From April through June, the typical home flipped by an investor resulted in a 25.1% return on investment, before expens...

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Judge approves $1.5 billion copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors

Judge approves $1.5 billion copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been il...

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Hungary’s Orbán tells Trump that dropping Russian energy would bring economy ‘to its knees’

Hungary’s Orbán tells Trump that dropping Russian energy would bring economy ‘to its knees’

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday that Hungary will continue to source fossil fuels from Russia despite demands from his ally U.S. President Donald Trump, ...

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India retires MiG-21 fighters as air force stretches to improve fleet

India retires MiG-21 fighters as air force stretches to improve fleet

NEW DELHI (AP) — India retired its last fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets Friday, ending more than six decades of service with an aircraft once celebrated for its combat prowess but later de...

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