Amazon’s Deal for iRobot Gets Complicated by Antitrust Concerns
Traders are on edge about the outcome of Amazon.com Inc.’s proposed takeover of iRobot Corp. after a competition
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UC Berkeley, Law School Sued Over ‘Unchecked’ Antisemitism
Two Jewish groups sued the University of California at Berkeley and its law school over the “longstanding, unchecked
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Ex-Nuveen Trader Pleads Guilty to $47 Million Insider Scheme
A former Nuveen LLC trader pleaded guilty to tipping off an Oregon retiree about the asset management firm’s
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Fed’s Waller, Bowman Open Door to Another Interest Rate Pause in December
Two Federal Reserve officials who led the push for higher interest rates to curb inflation last year signaled
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China Lifts Trade Blocks Challenged at WTO Against Lithuania
China has dropped trade measures targeting Lithuania that the Baltic nation deemed illegal as the two governments discuss
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Insiders Are Buying Up Stocks in Sign November’s Equity Rally Has Room to Run
Clued-in investors big and small are bidding up stocks, a fresh sign of confidence that November’s impressive equity
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Real Madrid vs Napoli: Complete head-to-head record
The complete head-to-head record between Real Madrid and Napoli with both sides drawn in the same group in the 2023/24 Champions League.
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Bitcoin Retakes $38,000 While Rate Cut Expectations Increase
Bitcoin briefly climbed back above $38,000 on Tuesday amid optimism the US central bank may be closer to
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George Santos Faces Third House Expulsion Vote
New York Republican George Santos faces the most serious threat yet to his short and tumultuous tenure in
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Ukraine spy chief’s wife treated for metal poisoning as Putin rants at West for ‘plundering’ Russia
The wife of Ukraine’s intelligence chief has been diagnosed with heavy metals poisoning and is undergoing treatment in hospital, it emerged on Tuesday. Meanwhile, deadly winter weather has hit the front lines of the conflict with Russia. Marianna Budanova is the wife of Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency known by its local acronym GUR. Her condition was confirmed to AP by Andriy Yusov, the agency’s spokesman. He did not provide more details about the alleged poisoning, nor did he say if it was believed to have been intended for Mr Budanov or whether Russia was thought to be behind it. Earlier this year, he told Ukrainian media that the military intelligence chief had survived 10 assassination attempts carried out by the Russian state or federal security services. There was no immediate comment from the Russian government, which has long been suspected of poisoning opponents. The exact nature of the heavy metals that caused the poisoning has not been made public. However, local media said the metals were not used domestically or in military equipment, so the GUR representatives presume the poisoning was carried out intentionally, possibly through food or drink. Several GUR personnel were also diagnosed with the same poisoning, according to the newspaper Ukrainska Pravda. More than 100,000 people were still without power on the Crimean peninsula and some still had no water supply, the Russia-installed governor said on Tuesday, after a winter storm that brought blizzards from Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova across Ukraine and into central Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky said at least five people died in the Odesa region of southern Ukraine, and that engineers were working to restore electricity. Crimea, which was annexed from Ukraine by Russia in 2014, is a key military and logistics hub for Russia as it pursues its war in Ukraine. The damage caused by the storm affected “the tempo of military operations along the frontline in Ukraine” but has not stopped military activity entirely, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said. In the Vologda region, about 310 miles northeast of Moscow, more than 10 days worth of snow – about 25cm (10in) – fell in one day. The Moscow region was also blanketed with snow, piling drifts up to 25cm deep. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin has cast Moscow’s military action in Ukraine as an existential battle against purported attempts by the West to destroy Russia in a ranting speech. Mr Putin, who has been in power for more than two decades, is expected to declare his intention to seek another six-year term in a presidential election next March. “We are defending the security and wellbeing of our people, the highest, historical right to be Russia - a strong, independent power, a country-civilisation,” Mr Putin said, accusing the US and its allies of trying to “dismember and plunder” Russia. “We are now fighting for the freedom of not only Russia, but the whole world,” Mr Putin said. Associated Press contributed to this report Read More Fake babies, real horror: Deepfakes from the Gaza war increase fears about AI's power to mislead Greece pushes back against claims its leader broke assurances over Elgin Marbles Ukraine spy chief's wife undergoes treatment for suspected poisoning with heavy metals Baltic nations' foreign ministers pull out of OSCE meeting over Russian foreign minister attendance Cameron to urge Nato allies not to waver in support for Ukraine Greek officials angry and puzzled after UK's Sunak scraps leaders' meeting over Parthenon Marbles
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James Taylor Will Hold Concert for Biden in Fundraising Push
Six-time Grammy Award winner James Taylor is hosting a concert for President Joe Biden on Dec. 5 in
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Amazon to Release Q, an AI Chatbot for Corporate Customers
Amazon.com Inc. is rolling out a workplace chatbot called Amazon Q, designed to help corporate customers search for
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