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Monday, Apr 27

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South Carolina says the nation’s worst measles outbreak in three decades is finally over

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932 of the 997 people who fell ill in the state were unvaccinated

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South Carolina's measles outbreak is over after sickening nearly 1,000 people

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South Carolina’s measles outbreak, which was the worst in the U.S. in more than 35 years, is over

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Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman head to court in high-stakes showdown over AI

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Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires’ once-shared vision for the development…

Sunday, Apr 26

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Friday, Apr 24

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Asian stocks slip, tracking Wall Street losses, and Iran war doubts push oil higher

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Shares are mostly lower in Asia, apart from Tokyo, and oil prices have extended gains as talks on ending the war with Iran were stalled

Wednesday, Apr 22

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Trump team may give struggling Spirit Airlines $500M lifeline: report

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The Florida-based airline has sold off planes, restructured and raised ticket prices in an attempt to come back from bankruptcy

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Tim Cook explains why he is stepping down as Apple CEO

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Outgoing boss say he is ‘healthy’ and handing over company while it has new products coming

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Ex-Congressman turned CEO of Trump Media Devin Nunes removed after stock slide

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The California Republican left Congress in 2021 to take on the CEO role

Tuesday, Apr 21

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ChatGPT under criminal investigation in Florida over role in FSU shooting

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The attorney general said that prosecutors had done an initial review of chat logs between ChatGPT and the gunman

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New York sues Coinbase and Gemini, seeking to halt unlicensed prediction market businesses

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New York is suing Coinbase and Gemini over unregulated and unlicensed prediction market platforms that the state contends are illegal gambling operations

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Florida's attorney general launches criminal probe into ChatGPT over FSU shooting

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Florida's attorney general has opened an investigation into OpenAI's ChatGPT

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AI startup Anthropic commits $100 billion to Amazon's AWS over next 10 years

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Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has signed a new agreement to commit more than $100 billion over the next 10 years to Amazon’s AWS cloud platform to train and run its Claude chatbot

Monday, Apr 20

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Iran peace talks hang in the balance as Trump says ceasefire extension now highly unlikely

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Uncertainty hangs over a second round of peace talks in Islamabad as both sides escalate rhetoric and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed

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Rat poison found in some baby food jars in Central Europe leads to recall

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Countries across Central Europe have pulled HiPP-branded baby food off shelves after rat poison was found in some jars

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Blue Origin loses satellite in setback for Jeff Bezos’s moon rocket

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New Glenn rocket is being developed to send astronauts to the Moon as part of Nasa’s Artemis IV mission

Sunday, Apr 19

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Obama and Mamdani sing Wheels on the Bus together to preschoolers

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Former President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani met for the first time Saturday (April 18) at a New York child care center leading preschoolers in a singalong to “Wheels on the Bus”.

Friday, Apr 17

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White House chief of staff to meet with Anthropic CEO over its new AI technology

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White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles plans to meet with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to discuss the company's new AI model, Mythos

Thursday, Apr 16

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New Jersey governor makes Fifa demand over spiralling World Cup costs and $100 train tickets

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Host cities appear set to drastically increase the cost of public transport to stadiums, with Fifa coming under increasing pressure to shoulder the burden

Wednesday, Apr 15

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Walmart redesigns its Great Value brand for first time in 10 years to reflect changing shopping habits

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Walmart is adopting bolder, more eye-catching food imagery, replacing the simpler, minimal design that has long characterized Great Value packaging

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Walmart unveils new packaging for its Great Value store brand to reflect changing shopping habits

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Walmart is redesigning the packaging of its biggest store label brand Great Value to help its shoppers and its gig workers instantly spot whether that bag of spicy chips is gluten free or how much protein is packed in its chicken nuggets

Tuesday, Apr 14

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Trump orders McDonald’s directly to the Oval Office door in awkward stunt

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Donald Trump ordered a McDonald's meal directly to the Oval Office as his administration promoted their “no tax on tips” policy.

Thursday, Apr 9

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The Latest: Ceasefire at risk over Israel's attacks in Lebanon, possible mines in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s semiofficial news agencies have published a chart suggesting the Revolutionary Guard placed sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz during the war

Friday, Apr 3

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Video: Tiger Woods ‘made call to president’ during DUI arrest

Tiger Woods has claimed that he was “talking to the president” after a rollover car crash in Florida that led to his arrest for a DUI.

Thursday, Apr 2

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Household cleaning giant forced to increase prices amid Iran war

The firm admits costs will rise further due to the Iran war

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Is it safe to travel to Egypt? Latest travel advice amid Iran-US war

Should you still go on holiday in Egypt during the escalating Middle East conflict?

Wednesday, Apr 1

Monday, Mar 30

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Nestle issue KitKat supply update after more than twelve tons stolen in major heist

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Nestle said the truck was full of bars of its new range and set off from central Italy

Saturday, Mar 28

One month into Iran war, some Trump objectives are unfulfilled as he looks to wind down the conflict

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President Donald Trump has laid out five objectives for the U.S. in its war with Iran that he said the U.S. is close to achieving as he considers “winding down” the operation