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Bolivia Is Now Using China’s Yuan for Trade, Challenging Global Dominance of U.S. Dollar

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia is now using the yuan to pay for imports and exports, becoming the latest country in South America to regularly use the Chinese currency in a small but growing challenge to the hegemony of the

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Florida woman sentenced for stealing nearly $3 million from Holocaust survivor

Judge sends Peaches Stergo, 36, to prison for over four years, describes her as ‘unspeakably cruel’ for posing as a love interest and draining victim’s life savings

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Mitch McConnell’s Senate Future Is in Doubt After Health Episode

The minority leader’s health episode at the Capitol has intensified talk about a possible succession, a prospect that his colleagues have not seriously grappled with for years.

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White House condemns Fox host Gutfeld’s Holocaust comments – The Hill

White House condemns Fox host Gutfeld’s Holocaust comments  The Hill

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White House Condemns Fox News Over Host’s Holocaust Comments – The New York Times

White House Condemns Fox News Over Host’s Holocaust Comments  The New York Times

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Emails meant for US sent to ally of Russia after Ministry of Defence typo

The Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation after officials accidentally sent emails containing classified information to a Russian allied country.

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‘Personal Color Analysis’ Has Gone Viral—Fueling a Tourism Boom for South Korea

Angie Xue had always wanted to travel to Japan and Korea, so when she saw that $600 round-trip flights were available from California, she booked one immediately. “It was now or never,” she recalls via phone. Xue’s first order of

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Bank of Japan, Bucking Speculation, Keeps Main Policy Unchanged

The central bank says it will treat 0.5% cap on the 10-year Japanese government bond yield as a reference, not a rigid limit.

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USD/JPY Higher After BOJ Maintains Rate Targets

USD/JPY was higher after the Bank of Japan maintained its interest-rate targets but said it would control the government bond-yield curve more flexibly.

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American Workers Are Finally Taking Guilt-Free Vacations

After forgoing paid time off for years, U.S. employees are vacationing more than they have in over a decade

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