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European Natural Gas Prices Ease Despite Strike Threat

European natural gas prices weakened after registering a 10% jump, as workers at LNG export facilities in Australia said they planned to begin rolling stoppages next month.

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It’s time to rethink Rudy Giuliani and his claim to discover RICO

Giuliani has long claimed that he dreamed up the idea of using the federal RICO law to target mafia families when he was a federal prosecutor. (Image credit: Handout/Getty Images)

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This cafe never closed after Lahaina’s fires, extending a lifeline of normalcy

At Java Jazz, locals displaced by the fires can reconnect, share a drink and listen to music. “We felt like, we will continue on with life,” the owner says. “We can’t just go and throw in the towel.” (Image credit:

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There’s a labor shortage in the U.S. Why is it so hard for migrants to legally work?

The wait time for an asylum-seeker in the U.S. to get a work permit is at least half a year. City governments across the country are pressing the federal government to change that. (Image credit: José A. Alvarado Jr. for

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She paid her husband’s hospital bill. A year after his death, they wanted more money

Eloise Reynolds encountered a perplexing reality in medical billing: Providers can come after patients for more money well after a bill has been paid. (Image credit: Matt Kile for KFF Health News)

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The Race to Succeed President Biden Is Heating Up on the 2024 Campaign Trail

High-profile governors are unlikely to cede the stage to Kamala Harris in 2028.

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Gallant warns UN chief: Potential for violence growing amid Hezbollah provocations

Defense minister meets Antonio Guterres at New York headquarters, calls for greater powers for UNIFIL peacekeeping force to deescalate tensions along Lebanon border

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Israeli company nears final hurdle to okay insulin-based preemie therapy

Elgan Pharma uses insulin’s growth factor properties to help the gastrointestinal systems of the tiniest babies develop more quickly and effectively — and get them home sooner

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Euro Credit Seen Steady This Week, Spreads Unlikely to Tighten

Euro-denominated corporate bonds are likely to trade in small ranges this week ahead of the release of the eurozone CPI data and U.S. jobs data, UniCredit Research said.

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China’s Economic Outlook: Pep Talks Up Top, Gloom on the Ground

Beijing has characterized concerns about the economic slowdown as being inflated by Western critics. Widespread anxiety and pessimism paint a different picture.

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