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Latest Atmospheric River Brings Heavy Rain, Flooding and Thunderstorms to California – The New York Times

Latest Atmospheric River Brings Heavy Rain, Flooding and Thunderstorms to California  The New York Times Northern California thunderstorms on Monday; tornado possible  KCRA Sacramento Nearly the entire population of California is under flood alerts as rain drenches the state  CNN Winter storm: California

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Capital One to Acquire Discover, Creating a Consumer Lending Colossus

The all-stock deal, which is valued at $35.3 billion, will combine two of the largest credit card companies in the United States.

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Russia advances in Ukraine as Navalny’s family demand answers: Live updates – CNN

Russia advances in Ukraine as Navalny’s family demand answers: Live updates  CNN Ukraine’s defeat at Avdiivka darkens the mood in the West  CNN The Russians Got Cocky After Avdiivka, And Sent 70-Year-Old T-55 Tanks To Attack Robotyne. It Ended Badly.  Forbes Avdiivka: The

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China Shares Open Lower, Rate Moves in Focus

Chinese shares are down in morning trade, as the boost from measures Beijing took to support the market before the Lunar New Year break seems to have faded.

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I’m the WSJ’s tax columnist. Here’s how I do my own taxes.

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Are Lithium Stocks at Rock Bottom?

A recovery of the metal’s market isn’t yet in sight, but one will have to come eventually.

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The Case Against an Annual Physical

For some of us, the yearly visits might not be doing much to boost long-term health.

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Astronomers Find What May Be the Universe’s Brightest Object With a Black Hole Devouring a Sun a Day

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a sun a day. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]

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Widow, Ex-Prime Minister and Former Police Chief Indicted in 2021 Assassination of Haiti’s President

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse issued a final report on Monday that indicts his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles,

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China’s Longer-Term Benchmark Lending Rate Lowered

China’s longer-term benchmark lending rate was lowered this month after the central bank held its policy rates steady, according to data released by the People’s Bank of China.

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