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DeChambeau, Reed to join Saudi-funded golf league in U.S.
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States plays his shot from the 18th tee during a practice round prior to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 06, 2022 in Augusta, Georgia. David Cannon | Getty Images Major champions Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed plan to sign up with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational […]
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Armed man who sought to kill Brett Kavanaugh arrested near Supreme Court justice’s home
Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh poses during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff | Pool | Reuters A man armed with a handgun, knife, and pepper spray was arrested early Wednesday morning near the Maryland home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, law-enforcement authorities said. […]
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Harvey Weinstein to be charged in UK over assault claims
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein listens in court during a pre-trial hearing for Weinstein, who was extradited from New York to Los Angeles to face sex-related charges in Los Angeles, California, on July 29, 2021. Etienne Laurent | AFP | Getty Images British prosecutors said Wednesday they have authorized police to charge ex-film producer Harvey Weinstein with […]
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Mortgage demand falls to the lowest level in 22 years, amid rising rates and slowing home sales
Real estate agents Rosa Arrigo, center, and Elisa Rosen, right, work an open house in West Hempstead, New York. Newsday LLC | Newsday | Getty Images Mortgage rates are back on the upswing, after a brief decline in May, and the housing market is still suffering from a lack of listings. As a result, mortgage […]
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Car drives into a crowd in Berlin, at least one dead and a dozen injured
A vehicle drove into a crowd of people in western Berlin, injuring at least 30 people on Wednesday June 8. Odd Andersen | Afp | Getty Images A car drove into a crowd of people in western Berlin on Wednesday, killing one person and smashing through a shop window, police said, in a district of […]
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OECD slashes global growth prediction on Ukraine war and China’s zero-Covid policy
The OECD estimates that global gross domestic product [or GDP] will reach 3% in 2022 — a 1.5 percentage point downgrade from a projection done in December. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has become the latest international institution to cut its predictions for global growth this year. […]
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Stripe co-founder hits back at rivals accusing the company of unfair competition
John Collison, president and co-founder of Stripe. Christophe Morin | IP3 | Getty Images AMSTERDAM — The co-founder of $95 billion fintech giant Stripe defended the company’s business practices after complaints from rivals that it engages in unfair competition. John Collison, Stripe’s president, said Tuesday he is “pretty unapologetic” about the company’s decisions to launch […]
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European markets cautious as investors gear up for U.S. inflation data; Credit Suisse down 5%
LONDON — European stocks were muted on Wednesday as investors prepare for the latest reading of U.S. inflation on Friday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 hovered around the flatline in early trade, with retail stocks adding 1.8% while basic resources shed 0.7%. Credit Suisse shares fell more than 5% after the embattled lender warned that it […]
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Russia is weaponizing food supplies to ‘blackmail the world’
People clean the debris from their destroyed house after a missile strike, which killed an old woman, in the city of Druzhkivka (also written Druzhkovka) in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on June 5, 2022. Aris Messinis | AFP | Getty Images Russian airstrikes hit a freight railcar repair factory in the Ukrainian capital […]
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Why plant-based protein can be good for food security, according to Singapore’s Temasek
SINGAPORE — The shift toward plant-based proteins may benefit food security, the chief sustainability officer of Singapore’s state investor said Tuesday. Steve Howard of Temasek said around 18% of calories come from livestock, but 80% of agricultural land is used for farm animals. In some markets, 80% of grain is fed to livestock, he told […]
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