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BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Less than a minute before Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed from the impact of a colliding cargo ship, a first responder on emergency radio answered the crew’s mayday call by sending officers to halt traffic onto the...
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Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud
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By Luc Cohen and Jody Godoy
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX...
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About 1,400 workers at Ford electric pickup plant to transfer or take retirement offers next week
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DETROIT (AP) — About 1,400 workers at a Ford factory in Michigan that makes the F-150 Lightning will move to new jobs or take retirement packages next week as sales of the electric pickup...
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- Former US Sen. Joe Lieberman and VP candidate to be remembered at hometown funeral service
World
- Christian nun in Lebanon prays for the Shiite Muslim fighters of Hezbollah. A furor ensues.
- Migrant workers who helped build modern China have scant or no pensions, and can’t retire
- A growing number of Americans end up in Russian jails. The prospects for their release are unclear
- Thailand considers adjusting budget to accommodate $13.7 billion handout scheme
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Politics
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- Trump can’t match Biden’s 2024 fundraising, Republican’s campaign says
- Outpaced by Biden, Trump hopes to rake in $33 million during Florida fundraiser
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Business
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- Building a new Key Bridge could take years and cost at least $400 million, experts say
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Religious News
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- Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox, deepening turmoil over mandatory military service
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Sports
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- Shane Bieber and Guardians blank Athletics 8-0 as Stephen Vogt gets first win as manager
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Health
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Science
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