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The EU buys too much defense equipment abroad, especially from the US, a major report says

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, much of it U.S.-made, and failing to invest in joint military projects, a landmark report is warning. The report comes as the EU struggles to find enough weapons and ammunition to help Ukraine survive the full-scale Russian invasion.

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AU Pro Basketball for women will play 2025 season in Nashville after stops in Las Vegas, Dallas

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Athletes Unlimited will play its fourth women’s basketball season in Nashville starting Feb. 5 through March 2, league officials announced Monday. AU Pro Basketball debuted in Las Vegas in 2022 and played the 2023 and 2024 seasons in Dallas. The 2025 season featuring 24 games will be played at Municipal Auditorium

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Caitlin Clark becomes fastest WNBA player to reach 300 assists with a double-double in Indiana Fever comeback victory

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark achieved yet another WNBA milestone on Sunday, becoming the fastest player in league history to reach 300 career assists in her team’s 104-100 overtime win against the Atlanta Dream. The 22-year-old scored 26 points and had 12 assists – along with five rebounds –

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Big Lots files for bankruptcy

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Big Lots, the beleaguered discount retailer that previously warned it had “substantial doubt” about its survival, has filed for bankruptcy. As part of its Chapter 11 filing, the retailer announced that private equity firm Nexus Capital Management is acquiring “substantially all” of Big Lots stores and business

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Former Lebanon central bank chief to remain in jail while facing corruption charges

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge has ruled that the country’s former central bank chief will remain in jail while facing charges of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from state coffers. Lebanon’s Financial Public Prosecution division charged Riad Salameh last week with embezzlement of $42 million after he was detained following an

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El negocio de búsqueda de Google fue considerado un monopolio. Ahora su negocio de publicidad está en juicio

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Google sufrió lo que puede ser su mayor derrota judicial en la historia de la compañía este verano cuando un juez federal consideró que su motor de búsqueda insignia era un monopolio ilegal , poniéndose del lado de los funcionarios estatales y federales. Ahora, el Departamento de Justicia espera obtener un

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Black Caucus issues new guidelines for DEI policies and urges firms to help reduce racial wealth gap

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Corporate policies meant to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace are legal and should be expanded to promote broad economic prosperity and reduce racial wealth inequities, according to a new report by the Congressional Black Caucus. The report released Monday offers guidelines to corporations on the best practices to

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‘Beetlejuice’, la esperada secuela de Tim Burton, se estrena con una recaudación ‘estelar’ de US$ 110 millones

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Beetlejuice”, la continuación del clásico de Tim Burton de 1988 , ha sido un gran éxito, recaudando aproximadamente US$ 110 millones en ventas de entradas en Estados Unidos durante su fin de semana de estreno, según datos de Comscore. El “estelar estreno nacional” es el segundo más alto para una película

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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ Tim Burton’s long-awaited sequel, opens at a ‘stellar’ $110 million

By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” a follow-up to Tim Burton’s 1988 classic, has landed with a bang, raking in an estimated $110 million in US ticket sales over its opening weekend, based on Comscore data. The “stellar domestic opening” is the second-highest ever for a movie in September, topped only by “It,”

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