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The White House withdrew and replaced one of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees on Tuesday, after opposition from Republican senators cast doubt on his ability to fill a key US appeals court seat before Democrats take control of the Senate.The White House said Trump rescinded Arkansas-based US District Judge Lee Rudofsky's nomination to the St. Louis-based 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals and instead nominated Arkansas Supreme Court Justice J. Cody Hiland.The White House and Senate Republicans are racing to confirm as many new judges as possible before Democrats take control of the Se

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for more balanced US-China trade ties ahead of Trump-Xi talks

Dollar gains traction as Fed speakers warn of risks from inflation

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Oil rises from two-month low as Hormuz shipping attacks offset Iran truce hopes

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after falling to two-month lows in the previous session, as the market swung between hopes for a de-escalation in the Iran war and concerns about ongoing attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.Brent futures climbed 71 cents, or 0.78%, to $92.20 a barrel by 0119 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 49 cents, or 0.57%, to $86.53.New data showed that 37 ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waterways in October, the highest monthly total since the start of the war, according to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. And

Judge weighs lawsuit brought by Peltola campaign over absentee ballots in Alaska's US Senate race

US SEC seeks to close Musk, Tesla settlement fund

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Albertsons taps outsider Andrew Murray as CFO amid business review

US grocer Albertsons on Tuesday named Andrew Murray as chief financial officer amid a business review to revive sluggish sales focused on cost cuts and lower prices.Murray, who will join on January 17, is currently group CFO of Fonterra Co-operative Group, a New Zealand dairy co-operative, and brings consumer-sector experience from executive roles at Simplot Australia and Mondelez International.Here are more details:• CEO Susan Morris described the company as being at a "critical turnaround time," adding Murray's experience leading large-scale business transformations would be valuable•

Canada's Barrick Mining files for IPO of North American business in New York

Japan manufacturers' mood hits more than 5-year high on chip demand: Reuters poll

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Thousands of voters in Mississippi Senate race are trying to make their ballots count after state’s voter roll changes

Andrew Couch had voted at the same polling location in the last two elections. But when he arrived at his polling place on Election Day, he was told he was registered in a different county that he hadn’t lived in for six years.“I couldn’t believe that,” Couch told CNN. “That was such an old address. I’ve lived at so many other addresses since then.”He filled out a provisional ballot that night and, in the days since, has taken steps to try to fix the issue and understand what went wrong. But on Monday, he was told his vote will not count.“I’m very upset,” Couch said. “I�

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Man accused of raping three women in New York’s Central Park is arrested in Miami

A man accused of raping three women in New York’s Central Park over the span of five years has been arrested in Florida, police announced Tuesday.Dereck Rivera-Deleon, 30, was taken into custody with the support of the US Marshals while working at a Burger King in Miami, the New York Police Department said in a post on X.He is accused of raping a woman in Central Park on October 24, 2026, and will also be charged with two rapes that occurred in the popular park in 2023 and 2021, police said.DNA evidence and positive identification from victims connected Rivera-Deleon to the crimes, Miami Bea

Vikings bring back QB Kirk Cousins in a trade with the Raiders to lift a struggling offense

FBI is investigating a possible killing aboard a cruise ship out of Texas

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Billionaire tax measure on California ballot defeated

A billionaire tax that US Senator Bernie Sanders and other progressives championed as an antidote to economic inequality and a potential model for the rest of the country was defeated in California, US media projected on Monday.Proponents had estimated Prop 40 would raise $100 billion in revenue, most of which would have been earmarked for healthcare programs to offset federal funding cuts designed to pay for tax breaks enacted last year under President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill." Those tax breaks, largely benefiting wealthy individuals and corporate interests, passed with Republ

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House Democratic leader says lawmakers need answers on Nvidia, wants China chip restrictions

US House of Representatives Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Monday that Congress needs more answers after reports emerged that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had been targeted by a foreign intelligence effort.Jeffries also called for the House to pass an annual defense bill that includes restrictions on chip sales to China that are included in a bill now before the US Senate."Clearly Congress needs more information," about what happened at Nvidia, Jeffries said, adding that there are "real concerns that need to be addressed with respect to the Nvidia situation."Jeffries said a classified

Supreme Court allows Trump to continue border wall construction in Big Bend region of Texas

Supreme Court clears the way for border wall construction in Texas’s Big Bend to resume

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Fed to raise rates once more in December as inflation risks stay high: Reuters poll

The US Federal Reserve will hike interest rates for a second and final time in the current cycle in December, according to a majority of economists polled by Reuters who said the risks to their inflation outlook had not changed since the midterm elections.Voters focused on the rising cost of living, fueled by Republican President Donald Trump's trade tariffs and higher energy costs from the war with Iran, handed solid majorities in both houses of Congress to the Democratic Party.However, the political shift is unlikely to bring rapid relief from inflation, even after oil futures tumbled more

Prince Harry's wife Meghan makes first public appearance since father's arrest

Prince Harry urged tech companies to be more transparent about issues involving children as he and his wife, the former Meghan Markle, made their first public appearance Tuesday since her father’s arrest on suspicion of possessing images of child abuse. Harry spoke at the European Parliament in Brussels during the opening of a memorial to children who have died as the result of harm suffered on social media. The Lost Screen Memorial features replicas of oversized smartphones with the photo of a deceased child on each home screen. Meghan, also known as the Duchess

House Republicans quash effort to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth

US evacuates aircraft from British military base after threat from Iran

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Accused Ecuadorean thief agrees to plead guilty in largest US jewelry heist

An Ecuadorean man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal robbery charge for his role in the theft of roughly $100 million worth of jewelry from an armored truck five years ago in California, considered the largest such heist in US history.Carlos Victor Mestanza Cercado, 32, an Ecuadorean national arrested two years ago in Panama during a layover on a flight from Guatemala to his home country, was one of seven men indicted on charges of robbing a Brink's truck at a highway rest stop north of Los Angeles on July 11, 2022.The armored vehicle was plundered while carrying 73 sacks of precious gem

Ukraine peace talks restart after 9 months. What makes them different this time?

A fresh round of peace talks between the US, Ukraine and Russia is underway in Abu Dhabi this week, as the Trump administration renews its drive to end the nearly five-year conflict even after it announced significant concessions to Moscow.The negotiations lasted for more than four hours on Tuesday and were described by the US as very productive. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the US for organizing the talks and called them “constructive and quite substantive.”They are expected to resume in the UAE capital on Wednesday morning local time. Zelensky told reporters on Tuesday

Trump approval holds at 32%, near lowest of his career, Reuters Ipsos poll finds

Trump says FBI is looking at Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with alleged Chinese agent

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Thune, Jordan emerge as Republican minority leaders for next US Congress

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Outgoing Republican chairman to DOJ and Democrats: Keep investigating Jeffrey Epstein

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Ex-officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore to keep Massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse

A former Massachusetts police detective has been convicted of murdering a pregnant woman to keep her from revealing he had sexually abused her when she was 15

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What the House GOP’s Jim Jordan pick means for the direction of the party

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Senate Republicans vote to keep John Thune as leader after steep election losses

Senate Republicans have reelected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as their leader

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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio elected to lead House Republicans in the minority

Rep. Jim Jordan has been elected the next House Republican leader

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US inflation rose more than expected last month

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Utah judge sets 2028 trial date for Charlie Kirk killing

A Utah judge on Monday set a June 2028 trial date for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of murdering prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk last year.

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Anthropic to seek $1.4 trillion valuation in blockbuster IPO

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This invisible, super-polluting gas is a climate villain the world is failing to tackle

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls