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UK set to raise taxes again

UK set to raise taxes again

LONDON (AP) — Following weeks of speculation, Britain’s unpopular Labour government will deliver its second budget later Wednesday since it returned to power in a landslide election victory in Jul...

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Ukraine’s Naftogaz looks to US lenders and natural gas to close energy deficit

Ukraine’s Naftogaz looks to US lenders and natural gas to close energy deficit

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The soil surrounding the gas facility in Ukraine was once pitch-black before it was burned to a rusty red by a massive Russian drone and missile assault. Scattered remnants of...

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Political consultant defies federal court order over AI robocalls

Political consultant defies federal court order over AI robocalls

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking former President Joe Biden to New Hampshire Democrats said Tuesday he will not pay $22,50...

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Small businesses and consumers face sticker shock after tariff exemption comes to an end

Small businesses and consumers face sticker shock after tariff exemption comes to an end

NEW YORK (AP) — At Fleece & Harmony, a woolen mill and yarn shop in bucolic Belfast, Prince Edward Island, in Canada, owner Kim Doherty used to be able to send yarn skeins to U.S. customers ac...

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Asian shares advance after a rally on Wall Street

Asian shares advance after a rally on Wall Street

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares and U.S. futures advanced on Wednesday after benchmarks on Wall Street surged on hopes the Federal Reserve will soon opt to cut interest rates. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 jump...

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Taiwan’s president says island will create special defense budget of $40 billion to buy arms

Taiwan’s president says island will create special defense budget of $40 billion to buy arms

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday he will put forth a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build a Taiwan Dome, an air defense system with...

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