has paused the enforcement of a due to significant opposition both domestically and internationally, including dissent from President Masoud Pezeshkian. Vice President Shahram Dabiri announced on Tuesday that “the law (will be) reviewed again by the political leadership and the National Security Council,” the country’s top security body. “According to the discussions held, it was […]
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‘Connections’ December 18: Hints and Answers for Puzzle #556
The New York Times‘ daily word game has become a huge hit since it launched in June 2023. But it is in New York City, Chicago, Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, Seattle, Los Angeles, Toronto, Philadelphia and Minneapolis where Connections is a really big hit. It is edited by Wyna Liu, the Times‘ puzzle editor, […]
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Trump sues Des Moines Register newspaper, claiming ‘election interference’
United States President-elect Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit accusing a newspaper and a polling firm of engaging in “brazen election interference” by publishing a pre-election survey that underestimated his popularity. The lawsuit filed late on Monday accuses The Des Moines Register newspaper, its parent company Gannett and pollster Ann Selzer of intentionally downplaying Trump’s […]
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Michael Vick accepts head coaching job at Norfolk State
NORFOLK, Va. — Michael Vick has agreed to become the head coach at Norfolk State in a return to football for the former NFL star, who has never coached at any level. The 44-year-old Vick announced on Tuesday night that he has accepted the job. Norfolk State did not immediately confirm the hiring of Vick, […]
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Federal Reserve is set to cut key rate but consumers might not feel much benefit anytime soon
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday will likely signal a slower pace of interest rate cuts next year compared with the past few months, which would mean that Americans might enjoy only slight relief from still-high borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans and credit cards. The Fed is set to announce a quarter-point cut […]
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Databricks is raising a gigantic funding round
Databricks is raising $10 billion in its latest funding round, bringing its valuation to $62 billion, the AI startup said on Tuesday. The Series J funding is led by Thrive Capital and co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global, GIC, Insight Partners, and WCM Investment Management. Other participants include existing backer Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and […]
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World War III is already underway. In Ukraine.
World War III is already underway. In Ukraine. Three years in, Russia’s invasion has drawn in dozens of countries. By EVA HARTOG Illustrations by Jack Smyth for POLITICO If you had walked the front lines in the early weeks of the war in Ukraine, you might have heard shouts in Ukrainian and Russian, perhaps mingled […]
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Lalaki patay matapos makuryente sa kable ng poste sa Tondo
Sa inisyal na imbestigasyon ng Manila Police District, umakyat ang lalaki sa isang poste ng kuryente kung saan posible umanong nahawakan niya ang live wire.
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Querubin to weaken into LPA but will continue to drench central Philippines
Tropical Depression Querubin is forecast to weaken into a low pressure area (LPA) in the next 24 hours, PAGASA said Wednesday.
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Teodoro: No holiday ceasefire with ‘Jurassic’ CPP-NPA-NDF
Col. Francel Margareth Padilla, Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson, on Tuesday said the military will continue its operations against the NPA, even during the holiday season
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