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How Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wielded power and prestige to fuel decades of alleged abuse
For decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs presented the image of a wealthy, Black music mogul, one who broke business barriers, threw lavish parties and even created iconic TV moments. But behind the scenes, prosecutors say, was a more sinister picture, with allegations of violence, sex trafficking and severe abuses of power. Throughout his career, Combs’ dominated music, television […]
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Harris raised 4 times more than Trump in donations for final election sprint
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes hands with former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris substantially outraised and outspent former President Donald Trump in […]
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FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by Synergy Marine Group whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge
Baltimore City Fire Boat 2 floats past the Dali container vessel after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship […]
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Motel 6 sold to Indian hotel operator Oyo for $525 million
A Motel 6 Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The budget motel chain Motel 6 is being acquired by the parent company of Oyo, a hotel operator based in India. The New York-based investment firm Blackstone, which owns Motel 6’s parent company G6 Hospitality, announced Friday that the deal would be […]
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Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others
Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday. It was the deadliest such strike on Lebanon’s capital in decades, with Lebanese authorities reporting at least 14 people killed and dozens more wounded in the attack. The Israeli military’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, […]
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Heavily indebted Sri Lanka votes in election to decide economic future
A man waves Sri Lanka’s national flag after climbing a tower near presidential secretariat in Colombo on July 11, 2022, after it was overrun by anti-government protestors. (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images) Arun Sankar | Afp | Getty Images Millions of Sri Lankans were casting their votes on Saturday to select a president […]
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Japan top currency diplomat says watching for any build-up of yen carry trades: report
Sheets of newly-designed Japanese 10,000 yen banknotes move through a machine at the National Printing Bureau Tokyo plant in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Persistent weakness in the yen is raising concerns about the potential for a resurgence in cost-push inflation, likely weighing on private consumption. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s […]
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Intel shares pop on report Qualcomm has approached it about takeover
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon speaks at COMPUTEX forum in Taipei, Taiwan June 3, 2024. Ann Wang | Reuters Qualcomm approached Intel about a takeover in recent days, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Intel shares rose 8% on the report. The deal, if it were to happen, would […]
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China-Mexico freight traffic surges in Trump, Biden tariff era, as companies find ways to evade U.S. trade war
A freight train carries cargo shipping containers in the El Paso Sector along the US-Mexico border between New Mexico and Chihuahua state on December 9, 2021 in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images New data shows a surge in trade between China and Mexico at a time of tough […]
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With rates falling, don’t make this ‘big mistake’ with your cash
If you haven’t started moving out of cash, you may not want to wait much longer. Yields are coming down now that the Federal Reserve has started its rate-cutting cycle , decreasing the federal funds rate by half a percentage point on Wednesday. Still, there is a near record $6.3 trillion sitting in money market […]
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