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Today: September 19, 2024

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IRS delays reporting rules for users of Venmo, Cash App and other payment apps

Users of Venmo, Cash App and other payment apps will get a bit of a tax reprieve this year

IRS delays reporting rules for users of Venmo, Cash App and other payment apps
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4 out of 5 Mexicans who got a flu shot this year turned down Cuban and Russian COVID-19 vaccines

Four out of five people in Mexico who got influenza shots so far this year turned down the government's recommendation they get Russian or Cuban COVID-19 boosters at the same time

4 out of 5 Mexicans who got a flu shot this year turned down Cuban and Russian COVID-19 vaccines
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An anti-European Union billboard campaign in Hungary turns up tensions with the Orbán government

A countrywide billboard campaign that flooded the streets of Hungary this week takes aim at the head of the European Union’s executive, Ursula von der Leyen

An anti-European Union billboard campaign in Hungary turns up tensions with the Orbán government
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Greece's left-wing opposition party slips into crisis as lawmakers quit in defiance of new leader

Greece’s main left-wing opposition party, Syriza, has suffered a damaging setback as nine lawmakers quit the party in protest against its newly elected leadership

Greece's left-wing opposition party slips into crisis as lawmakers quit in defiance of new leader
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Daniel Noboa is sworn in as Ecuador's president, inheriting the leadership of a country on edge

An inexperienced politician and heir to a fortune built on the banana trade has been sworn in as Ecuador’s president

Daniel Noboa is sworn in as Ecuador's president, inheriting the leadership of a country on edge
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Missouri governor granting pardons at pace not seen since WWII era

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is granting pardons at a pace not seen since the World War II era

Missouri governor granting pardons at pace not seen since WWII era
Business

AI threat demands new approach to security designs -US official

The potential threat posed by the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) means safeguards need to be built in to systems from the start rather than tacked on later, a top

AI threat demands new approach to security designs -US official
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Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer

More cities across the U.S. are cracking down on homeless tent encampments that have grown more visible and become unsafe

Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer
Political

US funding for Ukraine arms has poured into Pennsylvania, Arizona and Texas

The Biden administration has been circulating on Capitol Hill the first breakdown of which U.S. states have benefited from the billions of dollars spent on arming

US funding for Ukraine arms has poured into Pennsylvania, Arizona and Texas
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US House panel seeks records on firearms export pause

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US House panel seeks records on firearms export pause
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Conservative Supreme Court justices seem open to an attack on the Securities and Exchange Commission

Conservative Supreme Court justices seem open to a challenge to how the Securities and Exchange Commission fights fraud, in a case that could have far-reaching effects on other regulatory agencies

Conservative Supreme Court justices seem open to an attack on the Securities and Exchange Commission
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New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days

New Zealand’s new prime minister plans to ban cellphone use in schools and repeal tobacco controls in the agenda for his first three months in office

New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days
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Mali's government will probe Tuareg rebel leaders as crucial 2015 peace deal appears to crumble

Mali’s military government has announced an investigation into the Tuareg rebel leaders who signed a peace agreement in 2015 and now accuse the government of failing to comply with it

Mali's government will probe Tuareg rebel leaders as crucial 2015 peace deal appears to crumble
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Poland's new parliament brings back state financing for in vitro fertilization

Poland’s new parliament has reinstated government funding for in vitro fertilization, previously banned by the conservative party which lost control of the legislature in the country's recent general election

Poland's new parliament brings back state financing for in vitro fertilization
Business

Canada set to announce Boeing order for maritime patrol aircraft -source

Canada is set to announce on Thursday a multi-billion dollar sole-source contract for Boeing Co’s P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to replace the country’s military surveillance

Canada set to announce Boeing order for maritime patrol aircraft -source
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Inspector general investigating decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland

A federal watchdog is investigating how the Biden administration chose the site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest from the bureau’s director

Inspector general investigating decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland
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A deadline for ethnic Serbs to sign up for Kosovo license plates has been postponed by 2 weeks

Kosovo’s government has postponed a deadline by two weeks for ethnic Serbs living in the country to register their vehicles with Kosovo license plates instead of Serbian ones

A deadline for ethnic Serbs to sign up for Kosovo license plates has been postponed by 2 weeks
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What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted

The U.S. has charged an Indian national in what prosecutors allege was a failed plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist at the behest of an unnamed Indian government official

What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted
World

Japan says 'concerned' US continues to fly Ospreys despite grounding request

Japan is "concerned" that the U.S. military continues to fly the Osprey aircraft despite the government's request to ground them until their safety is confirmed, Japan's top

Japan says 'concerned' US continues to fly Ospreys despite grounding request
News

Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash

Chicago is grappling with local backlash against moving homeless migrants into a new government-run tent encampment as temperatures drop and more migrants continue to

Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash
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West Virginia places anti-abortion pregnancy center coalition at the helm of $1M grant program

A West Virginia coalition that helps support a network of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in the state is receiving $1 million to distribute to organizations committed to encouraging people not to end their pregnancies

West Virginia places anti-abortion pregnancy center coalition at the helm of $1M grant program
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Guinea-Bissau’s president issues a decree dissolving the opposition-controlled parliament

Guinea-Bissau’s president has issued a decree dissolving the West African nation’s opposition-controlled parliament

Guinea-Bissau’s president issues a decree dissolving the opposition-controlled parliament
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FBI chief makes fresh pitch for spy program renewal and says it'd be 'devastating' if it lapsed

FBI Director Christopher Wray is making a fresh pitch for the reauthorization of a U.S. government surveillance tool set to expire at the end of the year

FBI chief makes fresh pitch for spy program renewal and says it'd be 'devastating' if it lapsed
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Deep-sea mining in the Arctic Ocean gets the green light from Norwegian lawmakers

Norway’s government has made a deal with two large opposition parties to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration, despite warnings by environmental groups that it would threaten biodiversity

Deep-sea mining in the Arctic Ocean gets the green light from Norwegian lawmakers
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Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits to making mistakes but defends COVID record at inquiry

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that his government was too slow to grasp the scale of the COVID-19 crisis

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits to making mistakes but defends COVID record at inquiry

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