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Stock markets worldwide drop from records as worries about oil prices rattle the bond market

Stock markets worldwide drop from records as worries about oil prices rattle the bond market

The U.S. stock market fell from its records Friday and joined a worldwide drop for stocks after higher oil prices sent a shiver through the bond market. Stocks that had ...

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Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jury says it is deadlocked

Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jury says it is deadlocked

Harvey Weinstein ’s rape retrial ended in a mistrial Friday after the jury deadlocked in a closely watched #MeToo-era case that another jury failed to decide last year.

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Iraqi national charged with coordinating at least 20 terror attacks that aimed to stop Iran war

Iraqi national charged with coordinating at least 20 terror attacks that aimed to stop Iran war

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi is pictured with the late Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. (Dept. of Justice)(NEW YORK) -- An Iraqi national carried out 20 reported terrorist attacks in Europe ...

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Takeaways from Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s tenure as he steps down

Takeaways from Fed Chair Jerome Powell's tenure as he steps down

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, April 29, 2026. (Photo by Li Rui/Xinhua via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- A global ...

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Trump won’t commit to arms sale to Taiwan after stark warning from Xi

Trump won't commit to arms sale to Taiwan after stark warning from Xi

China's President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski - Pool/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- ...

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6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak arrived Friday in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks.

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Trump, Xi wrap up summit claiming progress stabilizing US-China relations but differences persist

Trump, Xi wrap up summit claiming progress stabilizing US-China relations but differences persist

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping wrapped up critical talks on Friday, claiming important progress in stabilizing U.S.-China relations even as deep differences persist between the world’s two biggest powers ...

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Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk

Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk

A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another — a cargo ship near Oman — sank after being attacked, authorities said Thursday, ...

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Asian stocks are lower after South Korea’s Kospi hits records, as Trump wraps up Beijing trip

Asian stocks are lower after South Korea's Kospi hits records, as Trump wraps up Beijing trip

Asian stocks mostly retreated Friday and South Korea’s Kospi index gave up gains after reaching an all-time high, as investors watch for developments from the Iran war and as U.S. ...

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Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24

Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children.

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Stock markets worldwide drop from records as worries about oil prices rattle the bond market
Stock markets worldwide drop from records as worries about oil prices rattle the bond market

Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jury says it is deadlocked
Iraqi national charged with coordinating at least 20 terror attacks that aimed to stop Iran war
Takeaways from Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s tenure as he steps down
Trump won’t commit to arms sale to Taiwan after stark warning from Xi
6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine
Trump, Xi wrap up summit claiming progress stabilizing US-China relations but differences persist
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