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GameStop stock gains 110%, gets halted for volatility after 'Roaring Kitty' post
GameStop stock surged as much as 80% after 'Roaring Kitty,' who was credited with starting the 2021 meme stock frenzy, posted on X for the first time in three years.
Time
AI Labs Are Fighting to Stay Ahead of Their Big Tech Backers
Microsoft and Amazon, once merely investors in OpenAI and Anthropic, are now competing by making their own models.
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Fed’s Jefferson calls for holding rates steady until inflation cools further
Federal Reserve vice chair Philip Jefferson on Monday became the latest central bank official to call for holding interest rates at current levels until inflation shows more signs of cooling.
Time
Democrats Ask Biden to Investigate Grocery Store Price-Fixing
“Congress has stalled out on doing work that it could do to help families lower costs," Sen. Warren tells TIME. "The President has the tools to fight back.”
Reuters
FERC to overhaul US electric transmission system
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is expected to issue a final rule on Monday that could set new requirements for moving electricity across states and covering the costs of new transmission projects - which will play a key role in the Biden administration's goal of decarbonizing the economy by 2050. The FERC's rule on regional transmission planning and cost allocation has been under development for nearly two years. It is meant to ensure the U.S. power grid is resilient and able to deliver reliable clean electricity to meet growing U.S. demand amid the explosion of electric vehicles, data centers and artificial intelligence.
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Ahead of November election, Nebraska's Don Bacon must fend of tough Republican challenge
The sizzling hot race between Frei and Bacon comes to a head as voters prepare to cast their ballots in the primary election.
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British prime minister warns of 'axis of authoritarian states' in pre-election speech
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned of a dangerous future for the U.K. in a pitch to voters Monday as he fights to hang on to power ahead of a future national election that could see Conservatives ousted after 14 years. Sunak's speech swung from ominous warning to optimistic projections as he repeatedly attacked Labour leader Keir Starmer, saying he lacked a plan for dealing with rogue states and harnessing a period of a great opportunity. Sunak said his pledge to increase military spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2030 better positions his party to confront an “axis of authoritarian states” that he named as Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.
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Solar storm makes northern lights visible to much of US, world during weekend: See photos
There is another chance to see the aurora borealis Monday, but it won't be as stunning as the weekend views. See the photos.
AFP
US Fed vice chair says interest rates should remain on pause
The US central bank should keep interest rates at their current "restrictive" levels until it sees real progress in the fight to lower inflation, a senior Fed official said Monday."In light of the attenuation in progress in terms of getting inflation down to our target, it is appropriate that we maintain the policy rates in restrictive territory, which it is right now," Fed vice chair Philip Jefferson said at an event in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Indonesian police raid drug lab in Bali villa
Indonesian police raided what they said was a major drug lab hidden in a villa on the resort island of Bali, and arrested four people, authorities said Monday. Police raided the house in the upscale resort area of Canggu early this month, said Wahyu Widada, head of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department, finding two drug labs in its basement. Police were tipped off to the facility after an earlier raid on a Jakarta lab linked to Indonesia's most wanted drug lord.
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Will ballot drop boxes be legal in Wisconsin? What to know about the state Supreme Court case.
The Wisconsin state Supreme Court ruled drop boxes illegal in 2022. But that could change with a case before the court's new liberal majority.
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Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen testifies at trial
Donald Trump's one-time fixer and the star prosecution witness in the former president’s historic criminal trial testified Monday in a dramatic courtroom face-off with his former boss.In the first weeks of the trial, jurors have heard from witnesses that Cohen was a difficult character who bullied and cajoled others to get his way, while the defense counsel have painted him as a pathological liar and convicted criminal.
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Tunisian lawyers protest, launch strike after pundit arrested
Tunisian lawyers protested and launched a nationwide strike on Monday over the arrest of a lawyer and political commentator in a weekend police raid.Masked police on Saturday raided the bar association headquarters in the capital Tunis, where Dahmani had sought refuge after she refused to appear in court over comments she had made on television.
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Canadian town bracing for out-of-control wildfire
The town's mayor warned residents who haven't evacuated may "find that the resources that they need are gone" if they fail to leave before the Parker Lake Wildfire arrives.
Time
Russian Forces Seize 9 Villages in Northeastern Ukraine
The gains since Friday represent the most square miles taken per day since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.
AFP
Greek PM slams N. Macedonian president in new name row
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hit out Monday at North Macedonia's new nationalist president for refusing during her oath of office to use her country's new name, formulated to end a bitter row between the neighbours.- Bulgaria tensions - But Siljanovska-Davkova's party, the nationalist VMRO-DPMNE, opposes the accord and has refused to acknowledge the country's new name.
AFP
Anglo American rejects BHP's improved takeover bid
Australian mining giant BHP revealed Monday that British rival Anglo American has rejected an "improved" takeover bid worth £34 billion ($43 billion) as it aims to create a copper titan.Anglo's stock has been boosted since the initial approach as traders bet on a possible bidding war with other mining giants like Glencore or Rio Tinto.
Reuters
Musk's SpaceX is quick to build in Texas, slow to pay its bills
SpaceX is building launch facilities, office buildings and even a shopping center in rural Texas, as billionaire Elon Musk's space venture rapidly expands its rocket and satellite business across the Lone Star state. But a Reuters review of Texas property records shows that SpaceX and its contractors can be far slower to pay builders and suppliers than they are to break ground. Unpaid bills and finger-pointing among contractors, Reuters found, have led many construction-industry businesses to file liens against SpaceX properties in efforts to get compensated.
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U.S. warns Israel has no plan to eliminate Hamas, as IDF battles regrouped militants in northern Gaza
TEL AVIV — The Israeli military intensified its attacks on northern Gaza on Monday, battling a regrouped Hamas in areas it said it had cleared and renewing questions over Israeli strategy in the war as the United States issued some of its harshest public criticism yet.
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Greece's prime minister in Turkey for talks as the regional rivals seek to improve relations
Greece's leader arrived in Turkey's capital on Monday for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as both countries pursue a normalization program and seek to put aside decades-old disputes. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was welcomed by Erdogan and a military guard of honor at the presidential palace in Ankara before the leaders' fourth meeting over the past year. Turkey and Greece, which are NATO members, have been at odds for decades over a series of issues, including territorial claims in the Aegean Sea and drilling rights in the Mediterranean, and have come to the brink of war three times in the last half-century.

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