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Biden administration to loan $6.6B to EV maker Rivian to build Georgia factory that automaker paused 2024-11-26
Aiken Standard

ATLANTA — President Joe Biden's administration announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Energy will make a $6.6 billion loan to Rivian Automotive to build a factory in Georgia that had stalled as the startup electric vehicle maker struggled to become profitable. It's unclear whether the...

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Russia expels UK diplomat accused of espionage 2024-11-26
Gulf News

MOSCOW: Russia said on Tuesday it was expelling a British diplomat who it accused of espionage and summoned London’s ambassador to the foreign ministry in Moscow. The FSB security service said the diplomat appeared to have carried out “intelligence and subversive work, threatening the security of...

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Everything Neil deGrasse Tyson Has Said About Elon Musk's SpaceX 2024-11-26
Newsweek

Astrophysicist...

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Trump tariff vow jolts Canada and Mexico 2024-11-26
Khaleejtimes

The Canadian dollar and Mexican peso slumped on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico and China, sparking volatility as investors braced for trade spats. In an initial knee-jerk reaction to Trump's comments, the dollar jumped more...

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Erdoğan warns against ‘artificial religion’ trying to erase other faiths 2024-11-26
Daily Sabah

Addressing the seventh...

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Kremlin warns West on returning nuclear weapons to Ukraine 2024-11-26
Business Day

Moscow — Discussion in the West about arming Ukraine with nuclear weapons is “absolutely irresponsible”, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, in response to a report in the New York Times citing unidentified officials who suggested such a possibility. The New York Times reported last...

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Israeli court delays Netanyahu’s testimony in corruption trial for 8 days 2024-11-26
Anadolu Agency

The Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday postponed the testimony of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial for eight days, Israeli media said. Netanyahu was scheduled to testify before the court on Dec. 2 in his trial on charges of...

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NATO Official Tells People to Get Ready for “Wartime Scenario”, by Andrew Anglin 2024-11-26
The Unz Review

"Businesses need to be prepared for a wartime scenario and adjust their production & distribution lines accordingly. Because while it may be the military who wins battles, it’s the economies that win wars.” pic.twitter.com/l942r5Ida6 — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 25, 2024...

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DHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing a Spanish crew member 2024-11-26
Newsday

VILNIUS, Lithuania — A DHL cargo plane crashed on approach to an airport in Lithuania's capital and skidded into a house Monday morning, killing a Spanish crew member but not harming anyone on the ground. The cause is under investigation. A surveillance video showed the plane descending...

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G7 hopeful for Mideast ceasefire 2024-11-26
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

FIUGGI, Italy -- Foreign ministers from the world's leading industrialized nations expressed cautious optimism Monday about possible progress on a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The top diplomats met for the final time before a new U.S. administration takes office with wars raging in the...

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