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North Korea fires ballistic missiles again, flexing muscle amid Iran war
People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on April 19, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images) Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, accelerating […]
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Construction on Trump’s White House ballroom can continue for now, U.S. appeals court says
US President Donald Trump holds a rendering of the East Wing modernization as he speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on March 29, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to continue building a $400 million ballroom […]
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Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Group to build $27 billion city east of Cairo
Photo taken on March 25, 2026 shows a view of Cairo, the capital city of Egypt. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) will build a new 1.4 trillion Egyptian pound ($27 billion) mixed-use city east of Cairo, CEO and Managing Director Hisham Talaat Moustafa said at […]
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Justice Department refuses to assist French probe into Musk’s X, WSJ reports
Elon musk and the xAI logo. Vincent Feuray | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department has told French law enforcement it will not assist with efforts to investigate tech billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a letter from the DOJ’s Office of International Affairs, […]
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Trump signs order to speed review of psychedelics, including the controversial drug ibogaine
President Donald Trump on Saturday directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, which recently has been embraced by combat veterans and conservative lawmakers despite having serious safety risks. Ibogaine is banned under the federal government’s most restrictive category for illegal, high-risk drugs. But the administration is taking steps to […]
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Here are 3 forces that drove a remarkable, record-setting week on Wall Street
You can call it a comeback. Stocks rocketed to record highs last week on hopes of a peace deal with Iran, with the S & P 500 closing above 7,100 for the first time and the Nasdaq completing its longest-winning stretch since 1992 — 13 days of gains. For the week, the broad-based S & […]
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Naomi Watts wants women to own their menopause journey: ‘Why is it so taboo when we are half the population?’
Stripes Beauty Founder and Chief Creative Officer Naomi Watts speaking at the CNBC Changemakers Summit in New York City on April 16, 2026. CNBC Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts has continued to have fame on the screen into her 50s, but she is building more of her life story around navigating deeply personal and often unspoken […]
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India’s ICICI Bank profit beats estimates on strong loan growth, lower provisions
India’s ICICI Bank reported a stronger-than-expected rise in fourth-quarter profit on Saturday, driven by robust loan growth and lower provisions for bad loans. The country’s second-largest private lender by market capitalisation posted a standalone net profit of 137.02 billion Indian rupees ($1.48 billion) for the three months to March 31, up from 126.30 billion rupees […]
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Nvidia’s once-tight bond with gamers is cracking over AI, ‘and that breaks my heart’
For its first 30 years, Nvidia wasn’t a household name unless you were a gamer. Now, some of its original fan base feel left behind as artificial intelligence has made the chipmaker the world’s most valuable company. “The gaming segment is no longer the driving force of the company. There was one point when it […]
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‘It’s just scale’: Local mom-and-pop car dealerships are growing or dying amid industry consolidation, rise of mega-retailers
Derek Sylvester with members of his family, team and mascot Molly, who was featured on the dealership’s logo. Courtesy Sylvester Chevrolet Derek Sylvester’s father built the family’s original Chevrolet dealership with his bare hands on Main Street in rural Peckville, Pennsylvania, in 1972. The store and family have been a pillar of the village, outside […]
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