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White House says Justin Trudeau has been ‘stalwart friend’ for US
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US jobs report poses first big stocks test of 2025
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac shares surge after federal agencies reveal privatization path
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Microsoft plans to invest $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025
(Reuters) -Microsoft is planning to invest about $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on developing data centers to train artificial intelligence…
FBI says suspect in Cybertruck blast had no animosity towards Trump, had PTSD
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI said on Friday that the suspect in the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump…
Finnish court upholds seizure of oil tanker in undersea cables probe
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Taiwan reports first Chinese ‘combat patrol’ of the New Year
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North Korea launches ‘toughest’ U.S. strategy in key party meeting
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Trump gives US House Speaker Johnson ‘complete and total endorsement’
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