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Visa wins approval to prepare a bank card clearing business in China
BEIJING (AP) - U.S. payments giant Visa said Tuesday that it received approval to prepare to set up a bank card clearing business in China, a move that could allow Visa to compete for a share of the country's large payments market. Some analysts see ...
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Jury selection to begin in federal hate crimes trial over Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket shooting
For Wayne Jones, discussing the horrific supermarket shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., in which a white supremacist killed 10 people, including his mother Celestine Chaney, has taken over much of his life these past four years. He can numbly list talking p...
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After surging troops to the border, US Army showcases a quieter Rio Grande
ROMA, Texas (AP) - Standing on a high bank of the Rio Grande, Army Lt. Col. Ray Richards points to a stretch of river that was, until recently, one of the busiest spots for illegal border crossings from Mexico. But on a recent afternoon, the area is ...
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Experts urge parents to prepare kids for possible livestreamed execution
This is not an article about politics, capital punishment or whether the Fort Hood shooter deserves to be executedin public for his crimes. Instead, it's focused on the unprecedented parental challenge of handling the near-certain prospect that chil...
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Duane 'Keffe D' Davis faces life in prison for orchestrating murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Duane "Keffe D" Davis is set to be sentenced Tuesday for orchestrating the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur, who was gunned down off the Las Vegas Strip over 30 years ago. Davis, 63, was convicted in August of first-degree murder with...
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Global semiconductor stocks sell-off over AI boom worries pulls Asian shares lower
HONG KONG (AP) - Global shares were mixed Tuesday but a sell-off of chip shares pulled Asian shares mostly lower, with South Korea's benchmark Kospi index sinking more than 5%. U.S. futures edged higher, and oil prices fell even though escalating ten...
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IMF raises its forecast for world growth this year but warns of risks from AI boom and debt
BANGKOK (AP) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year, while warning of growing risks from rising debt, including the financial frenzy around artificial intelligence. The IMF says...
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Six Flags closes 9 rides after 1 person dies in an incident involving a roller coaster in Georgia
Six Flags temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six amusement parks on Monday after one person died and several others were injured in an incident involving a coaster in Georgia. Officials did not confirm how the person died, nor how the oth...
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What to know about the search of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's home
Federal agents searched Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C. home on Monday, only three weeks before the frequent target of President Donald Trump's criticism stands for reelection in her congressional district in Minnesota. Here's what to ...
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Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed execution last month, according to 911 dispatch recordings. The recordings, obtained Monday by...
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