Factbox-US aircraft carriers - What they bring to the Middle East
WASHINGTON The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers -- and their supporting ships -- to the eastern Mediterranean
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Factbox-The two Chrises vying for role of New Zealand prime minister
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON New Zealand’s election has turned into a battle of the two Chrises. According to
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Why Alaska is Home to America’s Easternmost Point
To find the easternmost point in the United States, look west.
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Factbox-Soccer-Reaction to UEFA naming 2028 and 2032 Euros hosts
The United Kingdom and Ireland will host the 2028 European Championship, while Italy and Turkey will stage the
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Fact check: Biden makes false claims about the debt and deficit in jobs speech
During a Friday speech about the September jobs report, President Joe Biden delivered a rapid-fire series of three false or misleading claims -- falsely saying that he has cut the debt, falsely crediting a tax policy that didn't take effect until 2023 for improving the budget situation in 2021 and 2022, and misleadingly saying that he has presided over an "actual surplus."
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Fact check: Trump falsely claims New York has hit a murder record. It's nowhere close
Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Thursday that murder and violent crime in New York have hit record highs.
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Auto workers worry it takes less labor to build electric cars. Maybe not, some researchers say
A traditional car engine is a complex wonder of engineering, with pistons moving up and down, springs compressing and decompressing, spinning shafts, opening and closing valves and spinning gears meshing together. That's not to mention a transmission, connecting the engine to the wheels, that's a complex machine all its own. An electric motor, on the other hand, is really just some magnets wrapped in wires and it only needs a single speed transmission. That simplicity worries the United Auto Workers union.
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US factory orders beat expectations in August
WASHINGTON New orders for U.S.-made goods increased more than expected in August and shipments accelerated, supporting views that
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Factbox-Developing countries facing a debt crunch
LONDON High interest rates, growing investor risk aversion and borrowing that ballooned in recent years have left a
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Defiant Trump turns up at $250m fraud trial to blast 'scam'
The ex-president lambasts a case that could see him lose control of Trump Tower and other properties.
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US manufacturing sector eyes recovery in September as production picks up -ISM
WASHINGTON U.S. manufacturing took a step further towards recovery in September as production picked up and employment rebounded,
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Factbox-2023 Nobel prizes announced this week
By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM The Nobel prizes, arguably the world's most prestigious awards, are to be announced this
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