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Foxconn founder Terry Gou announces run for Taiwan presidency

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc supplier Foxconn, said on Monday he was entering the race to be Taiwan’s next president as an independent candidate in 2024 elections. Gou stepped down as Foxconn chief in

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Can you roll on Shabbos? San Francisco rabbis on the robotaxis flooding city streets

New technology is taking us into uncharted territory in Jewish law – but opinions are mixed on whether added mobility will bring communities closer or drive them apart

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China’s Worsening Economic Slowdown Is Rippling Across the Globe

China’s economy was meant to drive a third of global economic growth this year, so its dramatic slowdown in recent months is sounding alarm bells across the world.  Policymakers are bracing for a hit to their economies as China’s imports

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Simone Biles wins a record 8th U.S. gymnastics title a full decade after her first

Biles became the oldest woman to win a national title since USA Gymnastics began organizing the event in 1963. Her eight crowns moved her past Alfred Jochim, who won seven between 1925-33. (Image credit: Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP)

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Simone Biles Wins Record 8th U.S. Gymnastics Title

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A decade later, Simone Biles is still on top. The gymnastics star won her record eighth U.S. Championship on Sunday night, 10 years after she first ascended to the top of her sport as a teenage prodigy. [time-brightcove

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Republican presidential candidates’ threats of US strikes in Mexico spark concerns

Washington (AFP) – As the Republican race for the White House in 2024 ramps up, threats by the party’s presidential candidates to launch military strikes on Mexico’s drug cartels are being taken increasingly seriously, sparking worries on both sides of

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NASCAR driver Ryan Preece is released from the hospital after violent multi-flip crash

Preece went to the hospital on Saturday after his Mustang flipped at least 10 times during the final laps of the NASCAR Cup Series race in Daytona Beach, Fla. (Image credit: James Gilbert/Getty Images)

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Palestinian delegation will raise demands with Saudis for an Israel deal — report

Network says Ramallah changing tack, seeking to be involved in potential normalization process this time as opposed to boycotting it as it did in the past

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BYD Electronic Plans Acquisition Worth Nearly $2.2 Billion

BYD Electronic plans to buy a company that could own a manufacturing business in the Chinese cities of Chengdu and Wuxi for nearly $2.2 billion to expand its smartphone components.

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Nikkei Up 0.9%, Led by Machinery, Auto Stocks

Japanese stocks were broadly higher, led by gains in machinery and auto stocks, as concerns ebb about borrowing costs after Fed Chair Jerome Powell argued for holding interest rates steady for now.

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