Wall Street rallied Friday, but only after yo-yoing several times.
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Oath Keepers head testifies in his trial for seditious conspiracy
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors he is a patriotic American as he took the witness stand to defend himself against charges his far-right extremist group planned an armed rebellion at the U.S. Capitol.
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Closest known black hole to Earth spotted by astronomers
The black hole is 10 times more massive than the sun and three times closer than the previous record-holder.
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Trump ally Tom Barrack acquitted of foreign agent charges
Tom Barrack is an old friend of Donald Trump and chaired the former president’s inaugural committee.
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Alex Jones trial moves to punitive damages phase
The Infowars host’s lawyer, Norm Pattis, has asked the judge not to award any punitive damages under the Unfair Trade Practices Act.
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U.S. to send $400 million more to Ukraine in military aid
The Pentagon says the U.S. is sending Ukraine another $400 million in military aid and establishing a security assistance headquarters in Germany.
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American employers keep hiring briskly even in face of Fed rate hikes
America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a picture of solid job growth and painful inflation.
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Layoffs, lawsuits begin at Twitter after Musk takes helm
Employees around the world began getting notifications that they were locked out of their work accounts.
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U.N. chief warns planet is heading toward `climate chaos’
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said reports have painted ‘a clear and bleak picture’ of global-warming greenhouse gas emissions still growing at record levels.
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Why no Powerball winner? It’s luck and smaller sales
The jackpot could grow to be the largest ever in the U.S. and globally if it continues to be winless after Saturday’s drawing.