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US authorizes military sales of more than $5 billion to Egypt 21 Dec 2024 - 08:32 am
US President Joe Biden speaks during a holiday visit to patients and families at Children痴 National Hospital in Washington, DC, on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Ting Shen / AFP)
US hours from government shutdown over Christmas 21 Dec 2024 - 12:05 am
Travelers pass through the Miami International Airport as some of the year's busiest travel days occur during the holiday season on December 20, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)
Suspect in health CEO killing charged with murder in New York 20 Dec 2024 - 01:30 pm
Luigi Mangione, suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, arrives at a heliport with members of the NYPD on December 19, 2024 in New York City. Photo by STEPHANIE KEITH / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Frito-Lay recalls potato chips over undisclosed allergen 19 Dec 2024 - 08:19 pm
Frito-Lay issued a recall on 13-ounce bags of its Lay’s Classic Potato Chips because some contained enough undeclared milk. (Photo by Stacy Zarin Goldberg for The Washington Post)
Suspect in US health CEO slaying in court for transfer hearing 19 Dec 2024 - 06:22 pm
Luigi Nicholas Mangione arrives at Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on December 19, 2024. Photo by Gene J. Puskar / POOL / AFP
Amazon workers in US strike days before Christmas 19 Dec 2024 - 05:09 pm
The logo of US online retail giant Amazon is seen on the facade of a redistribution centre in Horn-Bad Meinberg, western Germany, on December 9, 2024. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)
US Secretary of State praises Qatar's efforts to resolve regional conflicts 19 Dec 2024 - 01:35 pm
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US Federal Reserve cuts rates by quarter point 19 Dec 2024 - 12:14 am
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Fed cuts interest rates a third time, points to inflation as challenge for 2025 18 Dec 2024 - 11:54 pm
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell leaves after speaking at a press conference after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Washington, DC, on December 18, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
First severe bird flu case in US sparks alarm 18 Dec 2024 - 09:35 pm
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Trump jokes Canada becoming 51st US state 'a great idea' 18 Dec 2024 - 08:38 pm
President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
SoftBank pledges to invest $100 bn into US, creating 100,000 jobs 16 Dec 2024 - 10:24 pm
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son delivers remarks alongside U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on December 16, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Brazil ex-defense minister arrested in coup plot investigation: police source 14 Dec 2024 - 04:04 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. Brazilian Navy officers guard the Marcilio Dias Navy Hospital located in the Lins de Vasconcelos neighborhood, north zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 12, 2024. Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP.
Trump calls for end to “inconvenient” daylight saving time 14 Dec 2024 - 12:13 pm
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US, China agree to extend Science and Technology Agreement for five years 14 Dec 2024 - 12:02 am
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Boeing invests $1 bn to boost 787 production 13 Dec 2024 - 04:52 pm
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'Life-changing' injury may have pushed NY suspect to kill CEO: police 13 Dec 2024 - 10:15 am
Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is led from the Blair County Courthouse after an extradition hearing December 10, 2024 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Photo by JEFF SWENSEN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Time Magazine names Donald Trump person of the year for second time 12 Dec 2024 - 04:44 pm
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