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US sanctions Iranian financiers and others over $100M in cryptocurrency transfers

US sanctions Iranian financiers and others over $100M in cryptocurrency transfers

WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of Iranian financiers and more than a dozen people and firms across Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates were sanctioned Tuesday for allegedly coordinating $100 million ...

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Spain sets record for hottest summer

Spain sets record for hottest summer

MADRID (AP) — Spain said Tuesday that this summer was the hottest on record for the southern European nation, which like the entire Mediterranean region is being hard hit by climate change. Spain’...

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Zelenskyy calls for a European air defense system as Russia strikes Ukrainian city

Zelenskyy calls for a European air defense system as Russia strikes Ukrainian city

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces bombarded the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with rockets overnight, wounding 20 people, including four children, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tu...

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US auto safety regulators investigating Tesla due to door handle issue

US auto safety regulators investigating Tesla due to door handle issue

Auto safety regulators in the United States have launched a preliminary investigation into Tesla because of issues reopening door handles on some Model Y vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Sa...

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Denmark leads an exercise in Greenland, with Russia in mind at a time of tensions with the US

Denmark leads an exercise in Greenland, with Russia in mind at a time of tensions with the US

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Denmark is leading a military exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in Greenland, a maneuver that coincides with months of tensions over the Tr...

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Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes

Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes

NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school purchases, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs are starting to h...

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