Germany braces for 50-hour train strike after employers refuse union demands
A labor union representing more than 200,000 railway workers says it's going ahead with a planned strike next week after its demands for better pay were rejected by employers
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Eurovision Song Contest fetes Ukraine, but Zelenskyy barred from addressing 'nonpolitical' event
The Eurovision Song Contest has barred President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from addressing the final of the pan-continental music competition
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Commerce Department starts process to fund tech hubs across the US with $500 million in grants
The Commerce Department is launching the application process for cities to receive a total of $500 million in grants to become technology hubs
1970-01-01 08:00
It's Eurovision time! Here's how the contest works and who to watch for
The 67th Eurovision Song Contest will soon reach its climax with a grand final broadcast live from Liverpool
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Federal government's $1 billion effort to recruit next generation of doctors at risk
Thousands of doctors and nurses signed on to work in the country’s most desperate regions during the COVID-19 pandemic in exchange for forgiveness of medical school debt
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Supreme Court backs California law for more space for pigs. Producers predict pricier pork, bacon
The Supreme Court has backed a California animal cruelty law that requires more space for breeding pigs
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Microsoft to defend Activision deal in gamers' lawsuit in US court
By Mike Scarcella Microsoft Corp on Friday will defend its $69 billion planned acquisition of "Call of Duty"
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Elon Musk says he's found a woman to lead Twitter as new CEO
Elon Musk says he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it's now called
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Favre ends lawsuit after sportscaster McAfee apologizes over 'stealing from poor' remark
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is ending his lawsuit against sportscaster Pat McAfee after McAfee publicly apologized for his previous on-air statements that Favre had been “stealing from poor people in Mississippi” in a welfare misspending case
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In major climate step, EPA proposes 1st limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
The Biden administration is proposing new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants, its most ambitious effort yet to reduce planet-warming pollution from the nation’s second-largest contributor to climate change
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Japan pledges to mobilise $1 billion to help nations around Ukraine accept refugees
By Tetsushi Kajimoto NIIGATA (Reuters) -Japan will unveil a plan on Thursday to mobilise $1 billion to help countries surrounding
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South Korea to lift quarantine mandate for COVID-19 and end testing recommendation for travelers
South Korea will drop its COVID-19 quarantine requirements and end testing recommendations for international arrivals starting June 1
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