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Turkey inflation sees biggest monthly jump since August
A tram passes shoppers as it travels along Istiklal Street in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIn January, Turkish inflation logged its biggest monthly jump since…
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Biden nets landslide victory in South Carolina Democratic primary, over 95% of votes
U.S. President Joe Biden reacts as he attends the opening of the Biden for President campaign office in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., February 3, 2024. Joshua Roberts | ReutersPresident Joe Biden won a landslide victory in South Carolina's…
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Nevada sports betting revenue hit $1.43B in 2023; Macau sees surge in January
Sports gambling has seen rapid expansion in the US since the 2018 Supreme Court ruling allowing states to regulate…
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Meta shares surge 17% after announcing first-ever dividend
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesShares of Facebook parent company Meta surged Friday, after the firm reported a threefold jump in fourth-quarter profit and issued its first-ever dividend.As of around 6 a.m. ET, the stock price of…
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Bank of England leaves policy unchanged, says interest rates are ‘under review’
A passageway near the Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London, U.K., on Thursday, March 18, 2021.Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — The Bank of England held interest rates steady at 5.25% on Thursday, with the…
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The future of computing and entertainment
It's night. I'm at a lake near Oregon's Mount Hood, sitting on the beach. Jazz music is playing as I write. I'm not in the real world.Well, I sort of am. I'm wearing Apple's new Vision Pro headset, which looks like a fancy pair of…
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General Motors (GM) earnings Q4 2023
A GMC pickup truck is displayed for sale on a lot at a General Motors dealership in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2023.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesDETROIT — General Motors beat Wall Street's top- and bottom-line expectations for the fourth…
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Disposable vapes to be banned in UK after warnings of risks to youth
Vape flavours for sale on display in shop window, Essex, England. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesThe U.K. government on Monday announced it will ban disposable vapes, citing an "alarming rise" in the number of young people…
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Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in defamation trial
E. Jean Carroll and her attorneys Shawn Crowley and Roberta Kaplan react outside the Manhattan Federal Court, after the verdict in the second civil trial after she accused former U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her decades ago, in…
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Oil tanker hit by missile in Gulf of Aden after transiting Red Sea
Children walk near a billboard bearing the image of targeting ships, on the day Yemen's Houthi-run forces targeted an American ship in the Red Sea, on a street in Sana'a, Yemen, on Jan. 10, 2024.Mohammed Hamoud | Getty ImagesAn oil…
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