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Japan Stocks Tumble as U.S. Market Slump Sparks Global Sell-Off

Wed, 09/04/2024 - 1:25am
A sharp decline in major U.S. stock indexes reverberated through Asia on Wednesday, with investors still rattled by last month’s market meltdown.
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Two Years After Deadly Floods Hit Pakistan, It’s Happening Again

Wed, 09/04/2024 - 12:02am
Millions of people still recovering from the devastation of 2022 are bracing for the possibility of losing what they’ve rebuilt.
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Electing Judges in Mexico? It’s a Bad Idea.

Wed, 09/04/2024 - 12:00am
The judicial overhaul in Mexico could harm government accountability, undermine the justice system and give even greater power to drug cartels.
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11-Year-Old Is Charged in Killing of 82-Year-Old Ex-Mayor and His Daughter

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 11:56pm
The police said that the boy had confessed to fatally shooting two relatives: a former mayor of the small city of Minden, La., and his 31-year-old daughter.
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In Japan, the Era of ‘Free’ Mortgages Is Coming to an End

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 11:00pm
Homeowners are gearing up to pay more on their loans as the Bank of Japan’s rate increases signal the end of decades of ultralow interest rates.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Treads Carefully in Talking About Supreme Court

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 9:53pm
By contrast, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court was more forthcoming in her memoir about her upbringing in Miami, Matt Damon and her rise to the court.
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Judge Denies Trump Request to Move Hush-Money Case to Federal Court

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 8:52pm
Judge Alvin Hellerstein said the Supreme Court’s finding that presidents enjoy immunity does not apply in the hush-money case in which Donald Trump was already convicted.
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House Republican Subpoenas Blinken Over Afghanistan Withdrawal

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 8:22pm
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee summoned the secretary of state for testimony just days before an expected report on the U.S. exit, in which 13 American service members were killed.
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Tim Sheehy Was Recorded Using Racist Stereotypes About Native Americans

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 8:16pm
Mr. Sheehy, a Republican, is the nominee for a Senate seat in Montana, where Indigenous residents make up about 6 percent of the population.
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Chicago Man Charged in Fatal Shootings of Four Sleeping Train Passengers

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 8:04pm
“This was a random act of violence,” an official said. The man, 30, faces four counts of murder.
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Witnesses Describe Horrific Scene in Poltava After Russian Missile Strike

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 6:30pm
The devastation of the strikes on Tuesday was shocking even to Ukrainians who have seen many such scenes during the war.
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U.S. Charges Sinwar and Other Hamas Leaders in Attacks Against Israel

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 6:28pm
Yahya Sinwar, the group’s political chief, was charged with carrying out the attacks that resulted in the killing of at least 43 Americans. Five other Hamas senior leaders were also charged.
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U.S. and Iraqi Commandos Targeted ISIS in Sprawling Operation

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 5:51pm
The number of insurgent attacks has increased, officials say, as Iraq and the United States negotiate a plan to wind down the U.S.-led military mission.
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Will College Protests Over the Gaza War Matter in the Election?

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 5:44pm
Republicans tied campus unrest to their party platform. But the intensity may have fizzled.
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James Darren, Actor, Singer and ‘Gidget’ Heartthrob, Dies at 88

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 5:36pm
His role as a surfer in that trendsetting hit movie led to success on television shows like “The Time Tunnel” and “T.J. Hooker,” and on the pop charts.
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How Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself, Elect Trump and Defeat Harris

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 5:29pm
The Israeli prime minister’s approach to Gaza and the hostages is plainly tied up in his political self-interest.
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Russian Missiles Hit Poltava, Ukraine, Killing More Than 50

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 5:13pm
More than 50 people were killed by two high-speed missiles that hit a military academy in the eastern city of Poltava, one of the most lethal Russian strikes in the war.
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New Photos From Titanic Show Long-Lost Statue and Damaged Bow

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 4:54pm
RMS Titanic Inc., the company that led the expedition, brought back two million photos of the site. The ship’s famed bow has been damaged, the company said.
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Russia Carried Out One of the Deadliest Strikes of the War

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 4:46pm
Also, polio vaccinations in Gaza are beating goals. Here's the latest at the end of Tuesday.
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Rethinking Addiction as a Chronic Brain Disease

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 4:40pm
Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal choice have to be considered in order to make progress in treating people addicted to drugs.
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