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Bessent says US-China reach soybean agreement

Bessent says US-China reach soybean agreement

WASHINGTON (AP) — China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually as part of an agreement reached by its leaders, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday. Bess...

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International Space Station marks quarter-century of people living in orbit

International Space Station marks quarter-century of people living in orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moment’s pause. The International Space Station marks a quarter-century of conti...

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Lee Jae Myung and Sanae Takaichi hold first summit to boost relations

Lee Jae Myung and Sanae Takaichi hold first summit to boost relations

GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met in their first summit Thursday, pledging to strengthen ties that have been frequ...

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Universal Music and AI song generator Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new AI music platform

Universal Music and AI song generator Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new AI music platform

LONDON (AP) — Universal Music Group and AI song generation platform Udio have settled a copyright infringement lawsuit and agreed to team up on new music creation and streaming platform, the two c...

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Fanbase for baseball superstar Ohtani is global

Fanbase for baseball superstar Ohtani is global

TOKYO (AP) — “Ohtani. Home run. Awesome. Ohtani. Home run.” Cocochan Hayakawa, a chatty parrot with nearly 48,000 followers on Instagram, is one of millions of admirers of Shohei Ohtani, the baseb...

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Europe’s economy shows modest growth of 0.2%, held back by laggard Germany

Europe’s economy shows modest growth of 0.2%, held back by laggard Germany

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economy grew by a modest 0.2% in the third quarter, official figures showed Thursday. Growth in the 20 countries that use the euro was held by back higher U.S. t...

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