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2 U.S. service members and one American civilian killed in Islamic State ambush in Syria, Central Command says

2 U.S. service members and one American civilian killed in Islamic State ambush in Syria, Central Command says

The attack on U.S. troops in Syria is the first to inflict casualties since the fall of President Bashar Assad a year ago.

By Samar Kassabali, Bassem Mroue and The Associated Press

December 13, 2025

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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 03: David Sacks, U.S. President Donald Trump’s AI and Crypto Czar (C), accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump (L), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) CEO C.C. Wei (R), and accompanied by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (2nd-R), speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, one of the largest manufacturers of semiconductor chips, plans to invest $100 billion in new manufacturing facilities in the United States. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – JUNE 11: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that is attached to a Dragon spacecraft sits on the pad at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center before the launch of Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission on June 11, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Axiom-4 mission, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station, was scrubbed on Wednesday morning to allow crews time to repair a liquid oxygen leak that was discovered during inspections. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., prepares to speak to reporters following a strategy session with House Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

With just days to go before ACA subsidies expire, Congress is about to wrap up its work with no consensus solution in sight

By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, and others

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The same day as his Epstein humiliation in the House, Trump rages at media’s questions while sitting next to Saudi crown prince

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November 18, 2025

President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gesture as they meet delegations at the Royal Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

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November 18, 2025

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November 16, 2025

Some consumers are paying to power data centers that don’t exist yet while states ask if demand forecasts are real — ‘Nobody really knows’

Some consumers are paying to power data centers that don’t exist yet while states ask if demand forecasts are real — ‘Nobody really knows’

By Marc Levy and The Associated Press

November 16, 2025

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November 15, 2025

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November 14, 2025

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Order holiday gifts early, as flight cuts and grounding of MD-11 planes deliver ‘one-two punch’ to cargo, supply-chain expert says

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China to suspend some rare earth curbs, probes on U.S. chip firms

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By Hadriana Lowenkron and Bloomberg

November 1, 2025

Exxon and Chevron hike oil production despite global glut and see more ‘frontier exploration’ as U.S. shale boom slows

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October 31, 2025

AI empowers criminals to launch ‘customized attacks at scale’—but could also help firms fortify their defenses, say tech industry leaders

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By Angelica Ang

October 31, 2025

Saudi Arabia wants to become a tourist hot spot and is building 300,000 new hotel rooms to get there

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October 30, 2025

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Trump’s decision to sail aircraft carrier to South America will leave the Mideast and Europe with none during a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin and The Associated Press

October 29, 2025

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October 27, 2025

Saudi investment chief warns: Global business needs cooperation, not protectionism

Saudi investment chief warns: Global business needs cooperation, not protectionism

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October 27, 2025

The world is headed for re-globalization not de-globalization, as ‘coalitions of the willing’ emerge, Mastercard chair and former USTR official says

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October 27, 2025

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October 27, 2025

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October 27, 2025

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