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Essilor Stellest glasses: FDA-approved lens aim to slow myopia progression

Essilor Stellest glasses: FDA-approved lens aim to slow myopia progression

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many children, the experience of getting their first pair of glasses is an inevitable milestone, the first in a lifetime of visits to the eye doctor. But what if those lenses...

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Preliminary results in Honduras presidential vote show conservatives ahead

Preliminary results in Honduras presidential vote show conservatives ahead

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — With about votes from about 34% of polling places counted in Honduras, preliminary and partial results showed conservative candidates Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasrall...

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Asian shares are mixed and US futures slip following Thanksgiving holiday

Asian shares are mixed and US futures slip following Thanksgiving holiday

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares began the week mixed, with Tokyo’s benchmark falling nearly 2% on Monday after the release of data showing weak factory activity, while U.S. futures fell. Oil prices s...

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Cyber Monday caps the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon in US

Cyber Monday caps the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon in US

NEW YORK (AP) — Deals promoted as some of the best of the holiday season are expected to keep people across the United States glued to their computers and smartphones as the post-Thanksgiving shop...

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Report says world’s biggest arms producers increased revenue by 5.9% last year to record level

Report says world’s biggest arms producers increased revenue by 5.9% last year to record level

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The world’s biggest weapons-producing companies saw a 5.9% increase in revenue from sales of arms and military services last year as demand was fed by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza...

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Trump commutes prison sentence for private equity executive

Trump commutes prison sentence for private equity executive

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was convicted of defrauding investors — the latest in a series...

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