Day: August 14, 2024

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@thehill: Cigarette smoking rate at 80-year low: Poll

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@Reuters: UBS reports $1.1 bln net profit attributable to shareholders in Q2

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A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the 3 years since the Taliban’s takeover

The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S and NATO forces withdrew from the country after more than two decades of war.
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A new round of Gaza cease-fire talks is starting. Why is a deal so elusive?

International mediators are hoping to kickstart stalled cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas with a new round of talks meant to finally clinch a deal between the sides.
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@AP: Trucking company owner pleads guilty to charges related to crash that killed 7 bikers

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Fumio Kishida, Japan’s Prime Minister, Will Step Down in September

The unpopular prime minister bowed to pressure within his party, which has been searching for a potential successor. He is expected to leave office next month.
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@thehill: President Biden suggests he would attend a Trump inauguration, citing “good manners”

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@thehill: President Biden suggests he would attend a Trump inauguration, citing “good manners”

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Japanese are worried and confused after first-ever megaquake advisory. What does it mean?

Japan issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory” last week after a powerful earthquake struck off the southeastern coast of the country’s southern main island of Kyushu.
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@Reuters: MLB roundup: Yankees’ Juan Soto belts three homers reut.rs/3TbyWzt