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China's Tencent quits Paramount's bid for Warner Bros to avert national security questions

BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings has withdrawn from Paramount Skydance Corp.‘s bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, according to a revised filing of its takeover bid...

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South Korea to require advertisers to label AI-generated ads

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will require advertisers to label their ads made with artificial intelligence technologies from next year as it seeks to curb a surge of deceptive promotions featuring...

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Trump's crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Not long after President Donald Trump took office in January, staff at CentroNía bilingual preschool began rehearsing what to do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials came...

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Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from...

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Southeast Asia embraces offshore wind power, as Trump bashes renewable energy

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Southeast Asia is a bright spot for the embattled offshore wind industry as it reels from U.S. President Donald Trump’s push against renewable energy. The White...

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Asian benchmarks mostly decline as investors anticipate US rate cut

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower, trading in a narrow range ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting later Wednesday that's expected to result in the third cut to interest rates this year. ...

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Air Transat averts pilot strike with tentative deal

MONTREAL — Air Transat passengers breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday evening after the company reached a tentative deal with its pilot union, narrowly avoiding a strike on the cusp of the holiday travel...

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Luigi Mangione’s notes to self: 'Pluck eyebrows,' 'Keep momentum, FBI slower overnight'

NEW YORK (AP) — Pluck eyebrows. Buy less conspicuous shoes. Take a bus or a train west toward Cincinnati and St. Louis. Move around late at night. Stay away from surveillance cameras. A...

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Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., resigning next year

OTTAWA — Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., said Tuesday she will end her tenure in Washington, D.C., in the new year. In a statement posted to social media, Hillman said it's the right...

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Booze bonanza: Manitoba's temporary lifting on U.S. alcohol ban sees strong sales

WINNIPEG — The thirst for United States booze in Manitoba appears to be much higher than initially thought. The provincial government pulled American liquor from its store shelves in March, in response...

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