Jimmy Carter, the farmer, president and Nobel peace crusader, dies at age 100
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter holds up his Nobel Peace Prize Dec. 10, 2002, in Oslo, Norway. During his acceptance speech, Carter urged others to...
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Why tech giants such as Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Meta are betting big on nuclear power
Data centers powering artificial intelligence and cloud computing are pushing energy demand and production to new limits. Global electricity use could rise as much as...
Here’s why business leaders are spending big on Trump’s inaugural committee
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06,...
House Ethics panel finds Matt Gaetz had sex with 17-year-old, ‘regularly’ paid for sex
U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) listens to testimony during a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “Undue Influence: Operation Higher Court and Politicking at SCOTUS”,...
US launches new probe into legacy Chinese chips as tech pressure on Beijing escalates
China is looking to challenge the U.S. in artificial intelligence. China’s tech giants have launched their own AI models. Niphon | Istock | Getty Images...
Europe’s blockbuster trade deal with South America is deeply controversial. Here’s why
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, during a news conference at the Mercosur Leaders Summit in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Friday, Dec. 6,...
Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin wants a meeting as soon as possible about the war with Ukraine
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 16, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday...
Behind Amazon’s quiet launch of Haul, which competes with Temu in ultra-low-price items from China
Two weeks before Black Friday, Amazon quietly added a new section to the top of its mobile app. Called Haul, it’s a mobile-only area for...
House Democrats say GOP caved to Musk in funding bill, protecting his China interests
Elon Musk walks on Capitol Hill on the day of a meeting with Senate Republican Leader-elect John Thune (R-SD), in Washington, U.S. December 5, 2024. ...
Government shutdown: House passes stopgap funding bill, sends it to Senate for vote
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives approved a bipartisan federal spending bill Friday and sent it to the Senate, just hours before a midnight deadline...