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Canada's 'Extremely Mature' Grocery Market Leads Some Foreign Players to Pass on Entry

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Canadian officials are likely to get cold shoulders without some package of financial incentives, analysts said.

Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

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Find insight on Sanofi, AstraZeneca and more in the latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector.

Foreign Aid Package Comes With New Sanctions Risks for Companies

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Prosecutors will now have up to 10 years to investigate sanctions violations, and banks will be required to flag suspicious transactions that could be tied to fentanyl trafficking.

Macron Warns Europe 'Can Die' Without Stronger Military, Economy

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The French leader said Europe’s decadeslong project of peaceful cooperation might perish the continent doesn’t shore up critical gaps in its architecture.

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Supreme Court Hears Trump's Immunity Claims

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The justices will decide if the former president can be prosecuted on charges that he conspired to steal the 2020 presidential election.

Southwest to Exit Four Airports as Boeing's Problems Ripple Through Industry

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Southwest Airlines is pulling out of some airports and cutting costs as it grapples with lackluster earnings and delays of new Boeing planes.

U.S. Natural Gas Storage Build Exceeds Expectations

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U.S. natural gas inventories increased more than expected last week, keeping pressure on futures prices.

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Weinstein Sex-Crimes Conviction Thrown Out by New York High Court

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The court ruled the disgraced film producer didn’t receive a fair trial, ordering new proceedings in landmark #MeToo case.

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry Resigns

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Henry’s resignation opens the way for a new caretaker government that would welcome a foreign, U.S.-backed security force to combat gangs that have laid siege against the state.

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Energy Department Gets Power Over Big Grid Projects

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In a bid to fast track grid-infrastructure construction, the department is set to become the lead federal agency coordinating environmental approval of major transmission projects.

Russian Missile Incursions Into NATO Risk Wider War, Poland's President Says

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Andrzej Duda called the flyovers in Polish airspace provocations that put infrastructure and people in danger.

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Mitch McConnell Wants Military Buildup After Big Win on Ukraine Aid

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The Senate minority leader is pushing to boost military spending to confront China, Iran, Russia as he prepares to leave his post.

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Arrests at Universities Pile Up as Pro-Palestinian Protests Spread

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The protests that began at Columbia University have spread to other states from Texas to California, where students have set up encampments on campuses.

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Donald Trump's Immunity Case: What to Know as Supreme Court Hears Arguments

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The blockbuster case connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol puts justices in the hot seat during an election year.

New EPA Emissions Rules Squeeze Coal Plants

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The measures, which come as power demand is surging, will force coal plants to adopt costly technology or shut down.

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What Is TikTok Worth? Some Say $20 Billion, Others Say $100 Billion

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The answer depends partly on whether TikTok bundles the U.S. and international businesses, and if it includes its coveted algorithm.

Top business groups and a national tax-services firm filed lawsuits challenging a new FTC ban on noncompete agreements, cases

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Top business groups and a national tax-services firm filed lawsuits challenging a new FTC ban on noncompete agreements, cases that will test the agency’s power to broadly prohibit practices it says are anticompetitive.

The U.S. fertility rate fell to 1.62 births per woman in 2023, a 2% decline from a year earlier and the lowest rate since the government began tracking it in the 1930s.

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The U.S. fertility rate fell to 1.62 births per woman in 2023, a 2% decline from a year earlier and the lowest rate since the government began tracking it in the 1930s.

Arizona's State House voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban that has become a hot button political issue in the state and the nation.

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Arizona’s State House voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban that has become a hot button political issue in the state and the nation.

Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows were indicted, along with 16 others, in Arizona for their alleged efforts to overturn Trump's November 2020 election defeat in the state.

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Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows were indicted, along with 16 others, in Arizona for their alleged efforts to overturn Trump’s November 2020 election defeat in the state.

The Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into McKinsey related to its past role in advising some of the largest U.S. opioid manufacturers on how to boost sales.

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The Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into McKinsey related to its past role in advising some of the largest U.S. opioid manufacturers on how to boost sales.

Pro-Palestinian students at Columbia agreed to start breaking down their encampment after the university extended a deadline for them to leave and wind down the protests.

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Pro-Palestinian students at Columbia agreed to start breaking down their encampment after the university extended a deadline for them to leave and wind down the protests.

Ukraine used longer-range ATACMS missiles secretly provided by the U.S. against Russian forces east of Berdyansk shortly before Biden signed a law that includes money for more of those weapons.

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Ukraine used longer-range ATACMS missiles secretly provided by the U.S. against Russian forces east of Berdyansk shortly before Biden signed a law that includes money for more of those weapons.

The Supreme Court struggled with the consequences of its 2022 decision ending the nationwide right to abortion in a case

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The Supreme Court struggled with the consequences of its 2022 decision ending the nationwide right to abortion in a case pitting the health of women suffering medical emergencies against a state law that bans the procedure.

U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low

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Fewer babies were born in the U.S. in 2023 than any year since 1979.

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Mystery Death of Texan Who Fought for MoscowSparks Outrage in Russia

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Russell Bentley, a fixture of Russian propaganda who moved to Russian-occupied Ukraine in 2014, was found dead after being held by Russian soldiers.

Travel by Bike, Bring Your Own Cup: China Imposes a Frugal Life on Public Servants

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Local Chinese leaders have been adjusting thermostats and using cheaper paper to heed calls from Beijing to save money.

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New Jersey Bankruptcy Judge Allows Diocese Sex-Abuse Plan to Advance

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The Camden Diocese’s insurers had opposed the bankruptcy plan for sex-abuse claims.

Spring Wardrobe Inspiration From the Most Colorful City in Mexico

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Wander through the city of Oaxaca, Mexico, with a pared-back spring wardrobe that’s as creative as it is carefree.

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You Don't Have to Be a Bride to Wear All White

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Modeled on the Las Vegas strip, these all-white looks marry spotless styles with newly found freedom.