The 10 countries where floods and storms leave the biggest dent in GDP are identified in a new Swiss Re report.
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Boeing gets 90-day ultimatum from FAA to fix its safety culture
The deadline follows a blunt assessment this week of shortfalls in Boeing’s safety culture after a yearlong examination by a panel of experts.
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Bitcoin surges past $60,000 with enthusiasts eyeing record highs
Bitcoin has more than tripled in value since the start of last year, climbing back from a 64% plunge in 2022, in a remarkable comeback from a series of crypto-industry scandals and bankruptcies.
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Mitch McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November
His decision punctuates a powerful ideological transition underway in the Republican Party, from Ronald Reagan’s brand of strong international alliances, to the often isolationist populism of former President Donald Trump.
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Wildfire grows into 2nd-largest in Texas history as flames menace multiple small towns
The encroaching flames caused the main facility that disassembles America’s nuclear arsenal to pause operations Tuesday night, but it was open for normal work on Wednesday.
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Biden signs order to better protect Americans’ health records, financial data
The order is aimed at better protecting Americans’ personal data on everything from biometrics and health records to finances and geolocation from foreign adversaries like China and Russia.
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Hunter Biden in defiant deposition blasts Republicans, insists he didn’t involve his father in business
After conducting dozens of interviews and obtaining more than 100,000 pages of documents, Republicans have yet to produce direct evidence of misconduct by the president.
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Here’s what to know about a U.S. couple missing from catamaran in the Caribbean
Police believe 3 escaped prisoners hijacked the catamaran with the couple aboard and then likely threw them into the water while traveling to St. Vincent from Grenada.
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Zelensky lands in Saudi Arabia to push for peace and POW exchange with Russia
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sought to position himself as a potential mediator to end the war between Ukraine and Russia – even as Riyadh remains closely aligned with Russia on energy policies.
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U.S. Army slashing thousands of posts in major revamp
The cuts are to ‘spaces,’ not ‘faces’ – meaning soldiers aren’t being asked to leave the force and instead the downsizing comes from eliminating already-empty posts.