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DOJ Settles $400M in Back Payments to Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Health

DOJ Settles $400M in Back Payments to Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

The Justice Department has resolved a long-running lawsuit with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium over unpaid c...

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Torrential Rains Ravage Chile's Huasco Valley Agriculture and Mining, But Hold Promise of Ending Drought
Agriculture

Torrential Rains Ravage Chile's Huasco Valley Agriculture and Mining, But Hold Promise of Ending Drought

The productive heart of the Atacama region was hit by over 200mm of rain, flooding farms, halting mining exports and dam...

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US Defense Secretary Pegs Iran War Cost at $37.5 Billion Through September, Up 30%
Defense

US Defense Secretary Pegs Iran War Cost at $37.5 Billion Through September, Up 30%

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new estimate to the Senate reflects escalating operations and a $67 billion supplementa...

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Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs on Canada in Sharp Escalation of Trade Spat
Economy

Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs on Canada in Sharp Escalation of Trade Spat

The US president cited a never-used legal provision to target alcohol, autos and dairy, risking an open breach of the US...

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Omron Healthcare Acquires LifeLog Technology, Creator of 6.7-Million-User Health App 'Karomil'
Technology

Omron Healthcare Acquires LifeLog Technology, Creator of 6.7-Million-User Health App 'Karomil'

DG Daiwa Ventures-backed health-tech startup LifeLog Technology, known for the AI-powered diet and exercise app Karomil,...

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Hong Kong Summit Highlights Safe-Haven Pitch and Yuan Stock Connect Expansion
Markets

Hong Kong Summit Highlights Safe-Haven Pitch and Yuan Stock Connect Expansion

At the Caixin Summer Summit, Hong Kong officials pitched the city as a capital safe haven and outlined plans to add yuan...

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Etihad Airways and Abra Group Sign MoU to Boost Connectivity Between Latin America and Middle East
Travel

Etihad Airways and Abra Group Sign MoU to Boost Connectivity Between Latin America and Middle East

Etihad and Abra Group's new alliance could reshape travel between South America and Asia through code-sharing, loyalty i...

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Amazon Managers Override AI Staffing as Company Labels Discretion an Obstacle
Companies

Amazon Managers Override AI Staffing as Company Labels Discretion an Obstacle

Leaked internal messages show Amazon warehouse managers overriding a pilot AI staffing tool to keep more workers, while ...

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Neuralink's Private-Market Valuation Surges to $42 Billion as Musk Demand Intensifies
Companies

Neuralink's Private-Market Valuation Surges to $42 Billion as Musk Demand Intensifies

Secondary transactions in Elon Musk's brain-chip startup have reached as high as $42 billion, nearly five times its last...

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Germany’s Whisky Industry Is Winning Medals. The World Hasn’t Noticed—Yet.
Retail

Germany’s Whisky Industry Is Winning Medals. The World Hasn’t Noticed—Yet.

German single malts picked up top prizes in 2025 and 2026, but the country’s centuries of brewing and distilling know-ho...

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Trump Vows Further Strikes as Iran Hits Gulf Targets and War Cost Jumps to $37.5 Billion
Politics

Trump Vows Further Strikes as Iran Hits Gulf Targets and War Cost Jumps to $37.5 Billion

President Trump pledged continued attacks on Iran, claiming it would take decades to rebuild, as Tehran struck US radar ...

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Morningstar Names Antero, Lennar, and Nvidia Its Top New Buys for Q3 2026
Personal Finance

Morningstar Names Antero, Lennar, and Nvidia Its Top New Buys for Q3 2026

The research firm sees natural gas, homebuilding, and AI chip names trading below fair value as the third quarter kicks ...

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HBR Overhauls Manager-to-Leader Transitions for the AI and Geopolitics Era
Companies

HBR Overhauls Manager-to-Leader Transitions for the AI and Geopolitics Era

Harvard Business Review’s seminal seven-transition model for moving from functional expert to enterprise leader has been...

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Amgen Settles Shareholder Suit Over Undisclosed $10.7B Tax Bill for $74 Million
Companies

Amgen Settles Shareholder Suit Over Undisclosed $10.7B Tax Bill for $74 Million

The biotech giant resolves a class action alleging it hid a massive potential tax liability from investors, with the und...

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AHA: Up to 5 Filtered Coffees a Day Heart-Safe, but Brew and Additives Matter
Health

AHA: Up to 5 Filtered Coffees a Day Heart-Safe, but Brew and Additives Matter

The American Heart Association says up to five cups of unsweetened, filtered coffee daily is safe for most adults and ma...

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Adidas, Nike, and the $10B World Cup Ad War: Five Lessons That Separate Brand Breakthroughs from Noise
Companies

Adidas, Nike, and the $10B World Cup Ad War: Five Lessons That Separate Brand Breakthroughs from Noise

The 2026 FIFA World Cup drew record ad spending, but only a handful of campaigns drove real commercial results. Here’s w...

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Father and Son Charged with Kidnapping US Forest Service Biologists at Gunpoint in 15-Hour Standoff
News

Father and Son Charged with Kidnapping US Forest Service Biologists at Gunpoint in 15-Hour Standoff

Two federal wildlife researchers were bound and held in a remote California forest, prompting a massive law enforcement ...

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Cory Doctorow: Why AI-Coding Turns Workers Into 'Reverse Centaurs' Marking Its Homework
Technology

Cory Doctorow: Why AI-Coding Turns Workers Into 'Reverse Centaurs' Marking Its Homework

Guest columnist Cory Doctorow explains how capital-driven AI deployment forces workers to frantically check flawed AI ou...

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China Slashed Iranian Oil Imports by 40% as US Sanctions Bite, Bessent Says
Energy

China Slashed Iranian Oil Imports by 40% as US Sanctions Bite, Bessent Says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Chinese refineries cut Iranian crude purchases sharply after Washington impos...

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Ruble Edges Higher Against Yuan as Oil Rally and Tax Payments Lend Support
Markets

Ruble Edges Higher Against Yuan as Oil Rally and Tax Payments Lend Support

The Russian ruble strengthened moderately against the Chinese yuan on Tuesday, aided by rising oil prices and upcoming t...

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Pentagon Says Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion, Seeks $95 Billion in Emergency Funding
Defense

Pentagon Says Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion, Seeks $95 Billion in Emergency Funding

The five-month conflict has already drained more than $37.5 billion, with the Trump administration pushing a massive sup...

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JPMorgan’s Dimon Warns Markets Are Too Complacent, Sees AI Payoff Taking Longer Than Expected
Markets

JPMorgan’s Dimon Warns Markets Are Too Complacent, Sees AI Payoff Taking Longer Than Expected

Jamie Dimon says massive AI spending will eventually pay off but warns investors against overvalued stocks and bonds, po...

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German Government Provides Free Newsletters with Policy News and Consumer Tips
News

German Government Provides Free Newsletters with Policy News and Consumer Tips

The Bundesregierung offers free email subscriptions delivering press releases, speeches, weekly highlights and consumer ...

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NASA Designs Stacked Solar Sail to Unlock Deep-Space Missions at Unprecedented Speeds
Technology

NASA Designs Stacked Solar Sail to Unlock Deep-Space Missions at Unprecedented Speeds

A new solar sail architecture using tensegrity and stacked membranes could achieve enormous acceleration and area, enabl...

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NASA-ISRO NISAR Satellite Opens Data Vault, Shows Antarctic ‘Hummingbird’
News

NASA-ISRO NISAR Satellite Opens Data Vault, Shows Antarctic ‘Hummingbird’

The U.S.-India NISAR mission has publicly released its first continuous radar data, revealing hidden details of Antarcti...

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NASA Sets First-Ever Limit on Martian Dust Exposure for Astronauts
Politics

NASA Sets First-Ever Limit on Martian Dust Exposure for Astronauts

A working group recommends a 30-day permissible exposure limit of 0.1 mg/m³, derived from lunar data, as the space agenc...

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Dangote Plans Refinery Listing with Dollar Dividends to Retain African Wealth
Companies

Dangote Plans Refinery Listing with Dollar Dividends to Retain African Wealth

In a wide-ranging IFC conversation, Aliko Dangote detailed a vision that marries industrial scale with retail inclusion ...

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Novo Nordisk Sues Eli Lilly for ‘Deceptive’ Ads Using Outdated Dosing Data
Companies

Novo Nordisk Sues Eli Lilly for ‘Deceptive’ Ads Using Outdated Dosing Data

Novo Nordisk alleges Eli Lilly compared its drugs to lower, non-current doses of Wegovy and Ozempic in advertising, seek...

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Colombia's Tax Reform Plans to Raise Fuel VAT to 19% by 2028
Personal Finance

Colombia's Tax Reform Plans to Raise Fuel VAT to 19% by 2028

A new government bill would gradually lift VAT on gasoline and diesel from 5% to 19%, boosting public revenue while pote...

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AI's Philosopher Craze: Why Media Hype Obscures a Modest Reality
Technology

AI's Philosopher Craze: Why Media Hype Obscures a Modest Reality

Despite glowing headlines about philosophy graduates being scooped up by Big Tech, only a handful work directly on AI et...

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