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Elliott Management Makes $1 Billion Investment in Phillips 66

Elliott Investment Management made a roughly $1 billion investment in Phillips 66 and pushed for the appointment of two directors as it seeks to bolster the energy company’s fortunes.

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Less new global warming projected, but still more pain ahead, experts say at UN climate talks

One of the central topics of the conference will be whether fossil fuels should be phased out, but the summit will be run by the CEO of an oil company.

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U.S. Suicide Rates Reached an All-Time High in 2022

Suicide rates in the U.S. reached an all-time high in 2022, continuing a surge that began in 2021, according to new provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The increase to 14.3 deaths per 100,000 people in

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Actor Jonathan Majors in Court for Expected Start of Jury Selection in New York Assault Trial

NEW YORK — The actor Jonathan Majors appeared in court in New York on Wednesday for the expected start of jury selection in a trial in which he is accused of injuring his then-girlfriend during an argument last spring. The

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Israel says 2 hostages released by Hamas are now in Egypt – The Associated Press

Israel says 2 hostages released by Hamas are now in Egypt  The Associated Press Israel-Hamas talks underway to build on temporary truce, sources say  MSNBC Israel-Hamas cease-fire in Gaza could be extended 4 more days  Fox News Waterford man thankful loved one released

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U.S. Charges Indian Man With Plotting to Kill Sikh Activist in New York

American officials had expressed concerns to New Delhi about the thwarted plan to kill the man, who is a U.S. citizen. The plot that prosecutors described resembled a June assassination in Canada.

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U.S. Charges Indian Man With Plotting to Kill Sikh Activist in New York – The New York Times

U.S. Charges Indian Man With Plotting to Kill Sikh Activist in New York  The New York Times US says it foiled alleged plot to assassinate Sikh activist in New York  BBC.com Denials of Sikh separatist plots sound hollow  Bangkok Post Unmasking Gurpatwant Singh

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How support for Trump is causing a rift in the evangelical church

Atlantic writer Tim Alberta grew up in the evangelical church, the son of a pastor. His book, The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, examines why so many evangelicals are ardent Trump supporters.

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Rebels tied to Al-Qaida killed at least 40 civilians in Burkina Faso, UN says

The militants in the attack on Sunday also wounded 42 people and set fire to three camps for internally displaced people.

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Google DeepMind AI Breakthrough Could Help Battery and Chip Development

Researchers at Google DeepMind have used artificial intelligence to predict the structures of more than 2 million new materials, in a breakthrough that could have wide-reaching benefits in sectors such as renewable energy and computing. DeepMind published 381,000 of the

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