Markets boosted by hopes for deal to end US shutdown
Equities rallied Monday on hopes that the US government shutdown could be nearing an end after reports said lawmakers had reached a deal to break the record-breaking 40-day impasse.
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Saudi belly dancers break taboos behind closed doors
In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women sway to Arabic music as they practise belly dancing -- an activity that many feel compelled to keep secret.
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The AI revolution has a power problem
In the race for AI dominance, American tech giants have the money and the chips, but their ambitions have hit a new obstacle: electric power.
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NBA champion Thunder rally to down Grizzlies
The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder erased a 19-point first-half deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 114-100 on Sunday and improve their league-best record to 10-1.
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US senators reach deal that could end record shutdown
US senators reached a bipartisan deal Sunday that would resume federal funding and end a shutdown which has stretched to a record 40 days and forced many government operations to grind to a halt.
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Weakening Typhoon Fung-wong exits Philippines after displacing 1.4 million
A weakening Typhoon Fung-wong departed the Philippines over the South China Sea on Monday morning, after its driving winds and heavy rain killed at least two people and forced more than a million to evacuate.
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Lenny Wilkens, Basketball Hall of Famer as player and coach, dies
NBA great Lenny Wilkens, a Hall of Famer as both a player and a coach, has died at the age of 88, his family said Sunday.
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Loop Industries Executes a Multi-Year Offtake Agreement With Nike, the Global Leader in Athletic Footwear and Apparel
Nike signs on as the anchor customer for the Infinite Loop™ India manufacturing facility.Multi-year offtake agreement secures supply of Twist™, Loop's branded, virgin-quality polyester resin made exclusively from textile waste.Twist™ will feature full traceability via Loop's proprietary chemical tracer technology, providing verifiable textile to textile recycled content.Infinite Loop India is a joint venture between Loop industries and Ester industries.
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Griffin wins PGA Mexico title for third victory of the year
World number 12 Ben Griffin fired a nine-under par 63 on Sunday to win the World Wide Technology Championship by two strokes for his third US PGA Tour title of the year.
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NFL makes successful return to Berlin, 35 years on
When Indianapolis Colts kicker Michael Badgley kicked a last-gasp field goal to send Sunday's NFL match to overtime, the Berlin crowd understood the significance, even if many were watching live for the first time.
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