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Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, granddaughter of late President John F. Kennedy, revealed Saturday that she has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. In an essay for The New Yorker, Schlossberg detailed her diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia and said her doctors expect she may live less than a year. Schlossberg, a journalist and daughter of Caroline Kennedy … Read more
WASHINGTON — Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, sat across from former President Donald Trump in the Oval Office Friday in a meeting that quickly became a media spectacle, drawing attention from political observers and the public alike. The 34 year old mayor elect faced pointed questions from reporters about whether … Read more
ATLANTA — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia announced Friday night that she will resign her seat in the US House of Representatives, with her last day in office set for Jan. 5. The unexpected move follows a highly public dispute with former President Donald Trump, a figure she ardently supported. Greene, 51, has represented … Read more
Asian chip shares tumbled Friday in a broad market pullback triggered by Nvidia’s overnight slump, shaking investor confidence despite the US chipmaker’s stronger than expected earnings and optimistic guidance. SoftBank, a key player in global semiconductor and AI investments, led the downturn with a double digit fall that rattled Tokyo markets. The selloff unfolded hours … Read more
Wall Street could still finish the year on a high note, even as technology stocks struggle and the artificial intelligence slump deepens. The Nasdaq Composite slid 0.84 percent on Monday as major tech names, including Apple, Meta and Oracle, all declined more than one percent. Nvidia, a bellwether for AI growth, dropped nearly two percent ahead … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Every company, including tech giants like Google, could face consequences if the current artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom collapses, Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google’s parent company Alphabet, told the BBC in an exclusive interview. Pichai described the AI growth surge as an “extraordinary moment,” but cautioned that some “irrationality” had emerged … Read more
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed Friday that it had seized the Marshall Islands flagged tanker Talara in the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which roughly one fifth of the world’s traded oil passes. The vessel, which was en route from the United Arab Emirates to Singapore, was reportedly carrying high sulphur gasoil, … Read more
WASHINGTON — The US Treasury Department on Friday issued licenses that permit potential buyers to negotiate the purchase of Russia’s Lukoil foreign assets, even as the company remains under sweeping sanctions. The decision comes amid growing international concern over the impact of Russian oil sanctions on global energy markets. The US imposed sanctions on Lukoil … Read more
The federal government is open again, but the air traffic controller shortage that burdened the nation’s aviation network during the shutdown is far from resolved. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned this week that the monthlong disruption could worsen staffing gaps that have already strained airports and delayed travelers nationwide. “We need more of them to … Read more
A single ticket sold in Georgia matched all six Mega Millions winning numbers in the Friday, Nov. 14 drawing, bringing an end to the game’s longest streak without a jackpot winner since its launch in 2002. The winning ticket claimed an estimated $980 million prize, according to lottery officials. The winning numbers were 1, 8, … Read more