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Judge orders Elon Musk to court over $1 million giveaway in US election 2024-10-31
West Hawaii Today

FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk speaks as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. president Donald Trump looks on during a rally at the site of the July assassination attempt against Trump, in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo A judge...

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Oracle's Larry Ellison talks curing cancer, genetically altering food as AI possibilities 2024-10-31
The Tennessean

Video: Aerial view of Nashville's riverfront Aerial view from the site of Oracle's future campus, south at downtown Nashville's riverfront. Video from 2022 The last time Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison spoke publicly to business leaders in Nashville, he made the grand announcement that Music City...

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Biden finalizes crackdown on US military tech investments in China with one week to lame ... 2024-10-31
Fox News

The Treasury Department finalized a crackdown that will prevent the U.S. from investing in the development of military technologies in China this week. Hawks say the rule is "long overdue" and not broad enough, while some are skeptical of taking U.S. investment power out of China. The rule prohibits...

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Opinion: Teaching, anti-bullying policies, and Donald Trump. We have to do better 2024-10-31
Poughkeepsie Journal

Latino protesters in PA give Donald Trump not-so-warm welcome Latino protesters gathered outside a Trump rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania in response to racist jokes made at a recent event. I’m a public high school teacher. Donald Trump continues to make it difficult for me to do my job. The 45th...

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Why Europe should consider boots on the group in Ukraine 2024-10-31
Asiatimes

The mantra “as long as it takes” has become the European Union’s rallying cry in support of Ukraine’s resistance against Russia. Initially, some experts predicted that Ukraine would fall within three days – yet nearly three years have passed, and Ukraine is still standing. This prolonged struggle...

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What Bezos and Musk really want from Trump 2024-10-31
Alternet

Elon Musk (worth $271 billion) and Jeff Bezos (worth $262 billion) — the richest and second-richest people on the planet — are now showing America why it’s dangerous to have great wealth concentrated in so few hands. In August 2013, Bezos purchased The Washington Post for $250 million. On Friday,...

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Russia asks at UN: If West aids Ukraine, why can't North Korea help us? 2024-10-31
Korea Times

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia and and current president of the Security Council speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in N.Y., July 2. AP-Yonhap Russia's envoy to the United Nations on Wednesday questioned why its allies like North...

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COP16: UN’s Guterres Backs Colombia Coca-Buying Initiative, Outlines Climate Agenda 2024-10-30
Colombia One

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres views favorably Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s proposal to buy coca leaves directly from farmers to tackle drug trafficking. On the sidelines of COP16, Guterres expressed his views on Colombia’s peace process, highlighting the critical issue of coca...

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How Putin views Harris and Trump, and what the election means for Russia 2024-10-30
Naharnet

The question posed to Vladimir Putin in September about the U.S. election drew a wry smile and an arched eyebrow from the Russian president. Asked whether he preferred Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, Putin caught listeners up short with his teasing reply that also included a gentle jab at President...

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Top Russian diplomat says Western efforts to isolate Moscow increased ‘tenfold’ 2024-10-30
Anadolu Agency

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday said Western efforts to isolate his country and defeat Moscow in the ongoing Ukraine war have increased “tenfold.” “The ‘collective West’ led by the US has literally ‘increased tenfold’ its...

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