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All eyes on far-right AfD in German election rocked by violence and US interference – The Guardian

In the tumultuous German election campaign, which has been rocked by jaw-dropping US interference, a spate of violent attacks and rare fears for the country’s political stability, all eyes have been locked on the party most likely to finish second. When the dust settles after Sunday’s vote and conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz is –

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Don’t Spend That $5,000 DOGE Check You’ve Heard About Just Yet

Key Takeaways Elon Musk and Donald Trump have proposed sending checks to citizens based on federal spending cuts initiated by the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ task force. Economists and other experts identified several major obstacles to checks going out, starting with whether DOGE will actually be allowed to implement cuts to federal spending. The spending

S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Epam Systems Leads Losses as Stocks Fall on Walmart Weakness

Key Takeaways The S&P 500 fell 0.4% on Thursday, moving back from record highs of the past two days. Software engineering firm Epam Systems shares fell after its lower-than-expected earnings outlook raised worries about the company’s growth potential. Toymaker Hasbro’s stock jumped after its earnings came in better than expected, and the company laid out

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Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages said to include a mother and her 2 young children – The Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas on Thursday returned the bodies of four hostages to Israel, prompting a nationwide outpouring of grief as flag-waving crowds lined highways on a rainy day to pay respect to a convoy carrying the coffins and thousands packed a Tel Aviv square in an emotional nighttime vigil. The dead hostages

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Vatican says Pope Francis is ‘improving slightly’ as cardinals acknowledge resignation is possible – The Associated Press

By  NICOLE WINFIELD Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ overall clinical condition is “improving slightly” and his heart is working well as he battles pneumonia, the Vatican said Thursday, as some of his cardinals cheered him on and insisted that the Catholic Church was very much alive and