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New Zealand Jobless Rate Climbs to 5.7 Percent, Highest Since 2015
New Zealand unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent, its highest since mid 2015, defying expectations of a fall and affirming the central bank caution on rates.
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Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Expects Its European Partners at the Table in US Talks
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukraine expects its European partners to join talks with the United States in the coming days, as…
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Thousands March in Madrid After the Death of the Woman at the Heart of Spain’s Housing Protests
Thousands of Spaniards marched through central Madrid on Thursday to mark the death of Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her home…
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Brazil’s Runoff Race Tightens as a Poll Puts Flavio Bolsonaro Narrowly Ahead of Lula
A Datafolha poll reported on Thursday puts Senator Flavio Bolsonaro slightly ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a simulated runoff for…
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Carney Pushes Back as Calls for Canadian Provinces to Separate Draw a Foreign Voice
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the country's future will be decided by Canadians, pushing back against calls by Elon Musk for Quebec,…
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Why Europe Wants Canadian Minerals: The Demand Side of the Montreal Deal
Europe wants Canadian critical minerals, and the Montreal summit's minerals agreement is, from the European side, a supply story: how to secure lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earths without depending on a single supplier.
Politics
Too Close to Call in Alaska: Small Sample, Wide Margin, Ranked Choice
Alaska Senate lead sits within a 4.8 point margin on a sample of 610 voters, making it too close to call in a ranked choice state where second preferences can decide the winner.
Business
Social Security Checks Get a 3.6% Boost in 2027, the Biggest COLA in Four Years
More than 76 million Americans will see larger Social Security and Supplemental Security Income checks next year.
Technology
Apple’s ‘Welcome Home’ Event Today: Smart Home Hub, New Apple TV and HomePod Mini Expected
Apple is expected to unveil a smart home hub, a refreshed Apple TV 4K and a new HomePod mini at its Welcome Home event in New York today.
Sports
From Expectation to Record: How the Parade Crowd Doubled the Forecast
Organisers prepared for 400,000 fans at the Brewers parade, police estimated more than 750,000, and the gap between forecast and turnout is itself a story about first championships.
Entertainment
Jailer 2 Is Now the 4th Biggest Tamil Film Ever, and Leo Is Next
Jailer 2 has destroyed Coolie to become the fourth highest grossing Tamil film in history, and Rajinikanth’s juggernaut is now chasing down Leo and…
Health
Breast Cancer Before 40: New Study Finds Younger Patients Face Higher Risk of Delayed Diagnosis
A Dana-Farber study in the journal Cancer finds women diagnosed with breast cancer before 40 face higher odds of delays — and urges better awareness.
Science
95 Gigahertz: The Physics of the Pentagon’s ‘Heat Ray’
The Pentagon's "heat ray," the Active Denial System now on a seven-month loan to the Department of Homeland Security, is a case study in applied physics.
