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Nestle weighing all options after Kremlin moves to seize Russia business

Nestle said on Friday it was weighing all options to protect its rights after the Kremlin's decision to take control of the Swiss food maker's Russian business, the latest move against a Western company since the war in Ukraine began. The maker of Nescafe coffee and KitKat chocolates said it took note of the decision, announced in a presidential decree on Thursday, and was assessing the situation."Nestle is committed to taking all necessary steps to protect its rights and ensure continuity of business operations in the interests of all stakeholders, particularly its employees," the company

SK Hynix's Solidigm unit is weighing NAND memory chip factory in US, sources say

China set to keep loan rates steady for 16th consecutive month in September

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BOJ Governor Ueda's comments at news conference

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high on Friday and signalled its readiness to keep pushing up borrowing costs, joining other major central banks in fighting persistent inflation pressures driven by soaring oil costs.But the widely expected move failed to prop up the yen, which instead fell as investors focused on a lack of explicitly hawkish guidance and two dovish dissenters who argued for patience in pushing up borrowing costs.Following are excerpts from Governor Kazuo Ueda's comments at his post-meeting news conference, which was conducted in Japanese, as translated by

Volkswagen to recall over 208,700 US vehicles over steering rack bolt defect, NHTSA says

Russians begin 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin's power

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South Korea's Lee rules out military involvement in Middle East conflict

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday he would not deploy military assets to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into conflict, but Seoul was reviewing whether to play a greater role in safeguarding navigation in the region.South Korea has maintained a naval presence off the coast of Somalia in an anti-piracy mission, while resisting calls from US President Donald Trump to play a more active military role in supporting Washington over the war in Iran."There won't be deployment that would involve or enter war. I can tell you that very clearly," Lee said at a new

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White House pulls ICE director nominee

The White House is pulling former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer’s stalled nomination to serve as director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.In June, President Donald Trump abruptly announced that he would nominate Schroyer, putting a little-known candidate in line to lead an agency critical to the administration’s immigration crackdown.Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had chosen Schroyer after his first proposed pick for the role caused friction with some White House officials. Mullin called Schroyer, who was part of his security detail in the Senate, a “good fri

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Man who sprayed Minnesota Rep. Omar with vinegar sentenced to 14 months in prison

The man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall was sentenced Thursday to 14 months in prison after reaching a deal with prosecutors. The sentencing of 56-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak came nearly eight months after the Jan. 27 assault. At the time, Minneapolis-St. Paul was facing an immigration crackdown that led to angry protests, arrests and the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal officers. Kazmierczak was also sentenced to three years of supervised release, which includes no contact with Omar. U.S. marshals escor

Trump says 'hopefully we are towards end' of Iran war

GOP congresswoman breaks with Trump in new ad ahead of midterms: ‘Feel betrayed’

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UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity

(Adds U.S. reaction in paragraphs 4 and 5)By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes.It also found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their deadly crackdown on anti-government protests.The findings in a new report by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, to be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

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Nebraska Senate candidate responds to leaked audio criticizing Trump voters: ‘We’re all angry right now’

Nebraska independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn on Wednesday appeared to confirm the authenticity of a leaked recording in which he is purported to criticize voters who support President Donald Trump.“Billy Bob in f**king Red Cloud, Nebraska, who lives next door to the f**king Trump store as you pull into town and is waving the Trump flag … all he knows is he’s like on the winning team,” a speaker said in audio obtained by the Omaha World-Herald. “He’s been so effective at taking Billy Bob and his wife Mary Jane or Mary Jo and telling them, look we’re winning. You’re on the wi

House to adjourn early, stave off Hegseth impeachment vote

Wall St ends lower after Fed hikes interest rates, sees more tightening ahead

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Mbappé and Vinícius caught in Spain's great migration debate after obscuring message on Ceuta shirts

Real Madrid stars Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior have found themselves in the middle of a supercharged political and social debate in Spain about migration and the country’s relations with Morocco. The reason is their decision to cover up part of the message on a T-shirt in support for Ceuta — a small Spanish city located on the north African coast — that players for both Madrid and Elche were supposed to wear before their league game on Tuesday. Ceuta was overwhelmed by a mass crossing of some 80,000 people, mostly from neighboring Morocco, in late Jul

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Man who sprayed Minnesota Rep. Omar with vinegar sentenced to 14 months in prison

British university reinstates Egyptian student who was suspended after pro-Palestinian protests

The water cycle you learned about in school is off balance. The consequences affect everyone on Earth

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Narges Mohammadi speaks to CNN from Tehran after temporary prison release: “This is my duty”

During her incarceration at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi would smuggle out fragments of writing with the help of her friends and fellow inmates.The risks were enormous; Mohammadi, 54, has suffered violent beatings, fallen gravely ill and spent much of the last two decades in prison, away from her children, for her activism against the Iranian regime.“One of my friends was trying to take out just three sheets of paper on a visiting day, but the prison security forces confiscated them from her,” Mohammadi told CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh Wednesday in o

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi’s memoir details abuse in Iranian prison. She’s prepared for the consequences

Trump sees three new GOP defections in House vote to end Iran war

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Trump’s golf course renovation could cost up to $49 million, documents show

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One place you won’t find President Trump? Starring in Republican ads

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Trump withdraws Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as his nominee to lead ICE

The White House says it is withdrawing its nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ensuring that an agency at the forefront of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda will remain without a Senate-confirmed leader for at least a while longer

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Airlines are cutting cheaper flights amid latest jet fuel spike

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Mortgage rates climb for fourth-straight week to hit highest level since Trump took office

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Todd Boehly and Mark Walter sell Chelsea shares, Clearlake now has full control

Chelsea says Todd Boehly and fellow co-owner Mark Walter have sold their stakes in the English Premier League club

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Former US Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, a 'workhorse' who shaped water policy, dies at 84

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AI rivalry hangs over Trump-Xi talks

The race for AI supremacy is set to hang over next week's meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington.

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Why is China less worried about an AI dystopia than the US?

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The Fed just raised rates. Here’s what it means for borrowers and savers

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls