Biden issues scathing rebuke of Tuberville's hold on military promotions
President Joe Biden delivered remarks in Washington, DC, Thursday, paying tribute to the nation's 33rd president -- who, 75 years ago this week, signed an executive order desegregating the US military -- while issuing a scathing rebuke of Alabama GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who's now blocked more than 270 military promotions over his opposition to the Pentagon's abortion policy.
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Bolivia is the latest South American nation to use China's yuan for trade in challenge to the dollar
Bolivia is using the yuan to pay for imports and exports, becoming the latest country in South America to regularly use the Chinese currency in a small but growing challenge to the hegemony of the U.S. dollar
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China Asks Tech Giants to Showcase Investments in Sign of Easing
China has asked its largest technology companies to provide case studies of their most successful startup investments in
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Negative Views of China Rise Over Foreign Policy, Poll Finds
Perceptions of China abroad are souring largely because of its foreign policy decisions, according to a survey from
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Kylie Minogue announces Las Vegas residency
Tickets are expected to go on sale on 9 August for a series of shows in Sin City later this year.
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Larry Nassar survivors sue Michigan State University, alleging 'illegal secret votes' prevented release of 6,000 documents
An attorney for a group of women who were sexually abused by former Michigan State University sports physician Larry Nassar filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the school's board of trustees held "illegal secret votes" to prevent the release of thousands of documents in the case, according to the court filing.
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GIC Cuts Key Quant Unit in ‘Tough’ Overhaul of Investment Teams
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte has scaled back a core quantitative unit set up in 2016 under
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Taylor Swift fans 'Shake It Off,' causing record-breaking seismic activity during Seattle shows
Taylor Swift fans are in their record-breaking era.
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Mexico's president offers to buy US company's coastal property for $375 million to end dispute
Mexico’s president says he has offered to buy an American company’s Caribbean coast property for $385 million to end a bitter, years-long dispute
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Justin Jefferson isn't worried about a contract extension, but Vikings should be
Wide receiver Justin Jefferson said that he isn't worried about not getting a contract extension immediately from the Minnesota Vikings.The Minnesota Vikings are looking to win the NFC North for the second year in a row, but this will be the first time in a long time that Aaron Rodgers won&...
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Officer shot in head during Louisville bank attack will be released from a hospital, police say
A rookie Louisville police officer who was shot in the head while responding to a deadly April shooting at a bank is set to be released from a hospital where he was treated for his injuries, Louisville police said Thursday.
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Citigroup says some predecessor companies likely saw indirect financial benefits from slavery
Some of the companies that formed what is now Citigroup likely benefitted financially from slavery in the 1800’s, the financial giant acknowledged Thursday, an admission that comes at a time when numerous institutions are re-examining their historic roots and the roles they played in slavery in the U.S. In research conducted last year, Citi found that none of its predecessor companies directly purchased, sold, or held slaves
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