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Democrats Didn’t Read Fine Print—and Left IRS Billions in the Red
Democrats forgot to read the fine print on a bill and spoon-fed a huge victory to Republicans who want to kill the IRS. The Wall Street…
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Trump’s Fans Suddenly Realize How He Picks Nominees—and They’re Pissed
Phelan is a somewhat curious choice, considering he has no military experience. Military Times reports that, if confirmed by the Senate,…
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Internet obsessed by the 'new' generation of grandchildren
TikTok users have been in hysterics at a viral video that depicts family dogs as being the new generation of "grandchildren." The video,…
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Diver describes rescuing nephew from capsized Egypt boat
An Egyptian diver involved in the rescue operation of people scouring the wreckage of a tourist boat which sank in the Red Sea has…
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Courtroom Sketch Artist Who Drew Rudy Giuliani Says He’s Losing It
Recently released, beautifully drawn courtroom sketches are giving us a vivid depiction of just how out of control Rudy Giuliani is right…
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The Law Went Light on Trump—and Now America Will Pay the Price
If you had told me a year ago that Donald Trump was going to skate away from all the legal trouble he was in, I would have laughed in your…
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Should Medicare, Medicaid cover anti-obesity drugs? Doctors speak out
In what may be one of his final major acts in the White House, President Joe Biden has proposed extending Medicare and Medicaid to cover…
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US: Wall St subdued at open in run-up to key inflation data
WALL Street’s main indexes opened flat-to-slightly-lower on Wednesday (Nov 27) as investors evaluated strong economic data and awaited a…
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Imprisoned Kremlin critic stands a second trial for opposing Ukraine war
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Gorinov appeared in court on Wednesday for a second trial for opposing Russia's…
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Trump’s NIH Pick Guaranteed to Destroy Country’s Health
Trump endorsed a series of guitars last week, both acoustic and electric, with one of the electric models described as “the only guitar…
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Trump Finally Signs Transition Documents—With One Giant Catch
Around the 13-minute mark, Knowles suggested that, as incoming White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt “is looking at the new press…
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Australia introduces bill to fine supermarkets for supplier misconduct
Australia has introduced a bill that could impose hefty fines on large supermarket chains failing to comply with a new industry code of…
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Transcript: Trump’s Rage at NYT Offers Unnerving Hint at What’s Coming
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 27 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This…
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Why is a global treaty on plastic pollution dividing the world?
SEOUL — What on earth to do about all the plastic polluting the oceans, the food supply, even our bodies? That is the question that the…
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US dollar drops as markets weigh Trump tariff vow, yen hits 5-week high
THE US dollar fell to a one-week low against its major peers on Wednesday (Nov 27) as investors grew cautious about President-elect Donald…
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Satellite image shows Chinese ship suspected of sabotage in "NATO lake"
A new satellite image appears to show a Chinese carrier ship that was linked to the cutting of two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea…
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Poland proposes protection of the Baltic Sea with naval deployment
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has proposed joint monitoring of the Baltic Sea by the navies of the Baltic NATO states following damage…
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HP, Dell’s weak forecasts spark share sell-off, doubts over PC market recovery
SHARES of Dell and HP fell on Wednesday (Nov 27) after the personal computer makers issued forecasts that cast doubt on a market recovery…
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Samsung gets first woman CEO outside founding family in 86 years
FOR Samsung Group, this has been a year of milestones. First, a rare public apology from its flagship Samsung Electronics, followed by a…
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UBS cuts four loan bankers in Singapore, Hong Kong as deal flow slows
UBS Group cut four loan syndication bankers in Asia, according to people familiar with the matter, as elevated funding costs cast a pall…
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PEC says it has been approached by a third party over a possible share deal
SHARES of engineering company PEC have been on a tear lately and a possible reason for that has emerged. The company said in a bourse…
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Standard Chartered mulls sale of wealth, retail operations in Africa
STANDARD Chartered is exploring a potential divestment of its wealth and retail banking operations in Botswana, Uganda and Zambia, it said…
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Reports of 17 dead in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip
At least 17 Palestinians have been killed in new Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, the territory's Hamas-controlled civil defence force…
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Mapletree Logistics Trust divests two warehouse properties in Japan for S$37.5 million
MAPLETREE Logistics Trust (MLT) has completed the divestment of two warehouse properties in Japan for 4.25 billion Japanese yen (S$37.5…