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US support for Ukraine and Israel is eating into weapons stockpiles, Indo-Pacific commander says
The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East are eating away at critical U.S. weapons stockpiles and could hamper the military's ability to respond to China should a conflict arise in the Indo-Pacific
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House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st transgender member
House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first transgender person to be elected to Congress — from using women’s restrooms in the Capitol once she’s sworn into office next year
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What is a 'bomb cyclone'?
A powerful storm is bearing down on the West Coast and bringing with it a scary-sounding weather term
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Prosecutors oppose tossing Trump’s hush money conviction but are open to sentencing delay
New York prosecutors oppose any effort to dismiss Trump’s hush money conviction, but say they are open to delaying sentencing until after his second term
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Stock market today: Nvidia helps pull US indexes higher
Nvidia helped pull U.S. stock indexes higher after they stumbled in the morning on worries about escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war
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Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 activists. Beijing defends it
Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups
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Nvidia rivals focus on building a different kind of chip to power AI products
Building the current crop of artificial intelligence chatbots has relied on specialized computer chips pioneered by Nvidia, which dominates the market and made itself the poster child of the AI boom
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Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump casts shadow
President Joe Biden is making an urgent appeal to fellow world leaders to surge money to developing nations to curb climate change as he wraps up his final appearance at a major international summit
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Iran defies international pressure, increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says
The U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran has defied international demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels
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The Kremlin has revised its nuclear policy. Does that make the use of atomic weapons more likely?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a revamped version of his country's nuclear doctrine that lowers the bar on when he could use Moscow’s atomic arsenal
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