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Crypto industry surveys US 2024 candidates, looking for friendly lawmakers

The cryptocurrency industry, a new financial force in the 2024 U.S. election cycle, is surveying candidates for Congress on their views around the digital asset

Crypto industry surveys US 2024 candidates, looking for friendly lawmakers
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China hits back at US for criticising new Hong Kong security law

China said on Thursday it is strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposed to the "denigration and smearing" by the United States of the new Hong Kong security law passed earlier

China hits back at US for criticising new Hong Kong security law
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Prabowo Subianto's election as Indonesia's next president is official. Why is it being challenged?

Indonesia’s electoral commission has confirmed Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, a former general linked to past human rights abuses, was elected president

Prabowo Subianto's election as Indonesia's next president is official. Why is it being challenged?
World

Citing safety risk, Taiwan recommends president does not visit S.China Sea

Taiwan's top security official said on Thursday he does not currently recommend President Tsai Ing-wen visit the South China Sea given the possible risk to her flight from "

Citing safety risk, Taiwan recommends president does not visit S.China Sea
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As election nears, Venezuelan government keeps arresting opponents allegedly tied to criminal plots

As Venezuela’s government would have it, President Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle have been the target of several conspiracies since last year that could have left them injured or worse

As election nears, Venezuelan government keeps arresting opponents allegedly tied to criminal plots
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Nearly 8 in 10 AAPI adults in US think abortion should be legal, AP-NORC poll finds

A new poll shows that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are highly supportive of legal abortion, even in situations where the pregnant person wants an abortion for any reason

Nearly 8 in 10 AAPI adults in US think abortion should be legal, AP-NORC poll finds
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In Pennsylvania's Senate race, Casey puts 'greedflation' and corporations on the ballot

For Democrats trying to defend the White House and Senate majority, Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania is emerging as the tip of the spear in trying to reframe the election-year narrative around inflation

In Pennsylvania's Senate race, Casey puts 'greedflation' and corporations on the ballot
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Portugal’s center-right wins an election but surging populists want a say in the government

A center-right alliance led by the Social Democratic Party has won Portugal’s general election by a slender margin

Portugal’s center-right wins an election but surging populists want a say in the government
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Republican hedge fund owner and TikTok investor Yass emerges as top donor in US election

The biggest donor in this U.S. election cycle is Jeffrey Yass, a libertarian hedge fund owner who started off as a professional poker player and is now a major investor

Republican hedge fund owner and TikTok investor Yass emerges as top donor in US election
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US Republicans have taken sharp populist turn in the Trump era, Reuters/Ipsos data shows

The Republican Party's transformation is apparent at any Donald Trump rally: The crowd is filled with working-class voters, many without

US Republicans have taken sharp populist turn in the Trump era, Reuters/Ipsos data shows
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Wary of new security law, foreign firms in Hong Kong bolster contingency plans

Vague provisions in Hong Kong's new national security law around state secrets and links to foreign entities have put on edge many global

Wary of new security law, foreign firms in Hong Kong bolster contingency plans
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After preordained election, Putin claims vote proves public support for his policies

President Vladimir Putin has thanked Russians for casting ballots in a presidential vote in which he cemented his grip on the country for another six years after the harshest crackdown on dissent since Soviet times

After preordained election, Putin claims vote proves public support for his policies
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Russia says Ukraine's idea of $30 oil price cap "beyond all bounds"

Russia said on Thursday that the United States was unlikely to agree to a Ukrainian proposal to lower the price cap on Russian oil to $30

Russia says Ukraine's idea of $30 oil price cap "beyond all bounds"
World

Arab ministers meet Palestinian official in Cairo to discuss Gaza

Arab ministers held talks with a Palestinian official in Cairo on Thursday to discuss efforts to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, and were due to meet U.S.

Arab ministers meet Palestinian official in Cairo to discuss Gaza
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US Jews upset with Trump's latest rhetoric say he doesn't get to tell them how to be Jewish

Many Jewish faith leaders and commentators are decrying what they say are inflammatory remarks by Donald Trump

US Jews upset with Trump's latest rhetoric say he doesn't get to tell them how to be Jewish
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Attorneys try to stop DeSantis appointees from giving depositions in Disney lawsuit

Attorneys for the Walt Disney World governing district taken over last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ supporters don’t want the governor’s appointees answering questions under oath as part of a lawsuit against Disney

Attorneys try to stop DeSantis appointees from giving depositions in Disney lawsuit
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EU leaders are set to agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia. Many strings are attached

European Union leaders are set to agree on the opening of membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, even though the Western Balkan country must still do a lot of work before talks can begin

EU leaders are set to agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia. Many strings are attached
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Democratic senators push bill focusing on local detainment of immigrants linked to violent crime

A group of Democratic and independent senators are pushing legislation that focuses on immigrants — with permanent legal status or without — who are charged with or convicted of violent crimes

Democratic senators push bill focusing on local detainment of immigrants linked to violent crime
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Man who helped drag police officer into mob gets over 5 years in prison for Capitol riot attacks

A Colorado man who helped other rioters drag a police officer into a mob storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to more than five years in prison

Man who helped drag police officer into mob gets over 5 years in prison for Capitol riot attacks
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Airline, credit card CEOs refuse to testify at US Senate hearing

The CEOs of American Airlines, United Airlines, Visa and Mastercard will not testify at an April 9 hearing on credit card competition, the chair of the

Airline, credit card CEOs refuse to testify at US Senate hearing
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Trump's lawyers keep fighting $454M fraud appeal bond requirement

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers are continuing to press appellate court to excuse him from covering a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals

Trump's lawyers keep fighting $454M fraud appeal bond requirement
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US House panel subpoenas ESG corporate activist group

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US House panel subpoenas ESG corporate activist group
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Exclusive-Pressure mounts on Ukraine to scrap 'sponsors of war' blacklist

Ukraine could dismantle within days its "sponsors of war" blacklist, central to Kyiv's campaign to expose companies doing business with

Exclusive-Pressure mounts on Ukraine to scrap 'sponsors of war' blacklist
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Trump's invite to major donors prioritizes the committee paying his legal bills over the RNC

Donald Trump and his Republican allies are well behind President Joe Biden and Democrats on fundraising

Trump's invite to major donors prioritizes the committee paying his legal bills over the RNC
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New bipartisan bill would require online identification, labeling of AI-generated videos and audio

New bipartisan legislation introduced in the House would require the identification and labeling of online content generated using artificial intelligence

New bipartisan bill would require online identification, labeling of AI-generated videos and audio

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