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Here's the latest for Friday April 19th: Iran fires air defense system amid tensions with Israel; House could vote on foreign aid this weekend; More Trump jury selection; 15 members of Kennedy family endorse Biden.
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Oil prices drop amid rising inventories, diplomatic push for Gaza ceasefire
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TikTok has launched the careers of countless authors. They say they're worried about what a potential ban could do to the industry.
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Pro-Palestinian protests intensify across U.S. college campuses. Here's where things stand.
Police in cities and towns across the country have been deployed in recent days to clear pro-Palestinian demonstrators from a growing number of encampments and occupied buildings on college and university campuses.
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Haun Ventures is riding the bitcoin high
Blockchain startups were red-hot when Katie Haun left Andreessen Horowitz in 2021 to launch her own crypto-focused venture firm. Despite having a massive arsenal of dry powder, Haun Ventures didn't rush to scoop up stakes in crypto and web3 on the cheap, and many observers wondered when the firm would pick up its deployment pace. While Haun Ventures says it wasn't exactly sitting on its hands (and capital) through crypto's downturn, the firm was perhaps more cautious than it initially intended.
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Powell says November election won’t affect Fed: 'We just don’t go down that road'
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell offered a strong defense Wednesday of central bank independence as the 2024 presidential election approaches.
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AI chip darling AMD struggles to impress Wall Street this earnings season
Investors weren't impressed with the company's growth forecast amid the AI rally.
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Apple to report Q2 earnings amid iPhone slowdown, China troubles
Apple will report its Q2 earnings after the bell on Thursday, as Wall Street braces for a slowdown in iPhone sales.
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This 'very classy and durable' monogrammed tote makes a thoughtful Mother's Day gift, and it's down to $14
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UnitedHealthcare CEO says 'maybe a third' of US citizens were affected by recent hack
Two months after hackers broke into Change Healthcare systems stealing and then encrypting company data, it’s still unclear how many Americans were impacted by the cyberattack. Last month, Andrew Witty, the CEO of Change Healthcare’s parent company UnitedHealth Group, said that the stolen files include the personal health information of “a substantial proportion of people in America.” On Wednesday, during a House hearing, when pushed to give a more definitive answer, Witty testified that the breach impacted “I think, maybe a third [of Americans] or somewhere of that level.”
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Former MLB player Jayson Werth preparing to be 'a nervous wreck' with horse Dornach set for Kentucky Derby
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Tiger Woods explains viral Masters tree meme, daughter’s ‘negative’ relationship with golf while promoting ‘Sun Day Red’
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Martha Stewart's go-to Skechers sneakers are on rare sale at Amazon — save over $30
The domestic diva prioritizes comfort and support when it comes to shoes, and she says these affordable kicks deliver on both.
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A researcher is suing Meta for the right to ‘turn off’ Facebook’s news feed
The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University is suing Meta on behalf of a researcher who wants to release a browser extension that would allow people to “effectively turn off” their algorithmic feeds.