Asia News Headlines
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Don't count on rate cuts just yet: Warsh as Fed chair may not lead to big policy changes
President Donald Trump has made it clear he expects his choice for Federal Reserve chair to quickly cut interest rates once he takes office
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Japan awakens to Radio Taiso exercise tradition. One face of the country's longevity
Radio Taiso is an exercise program in Japan that comes on the air every morning at 6:30
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EU considers helping with Mideast energy infrastructure to bypass conflict zones
Top European Union officials say the bloc is looking into funding alternative energy infrastructure in the Middle East that would circumvent conflict hot spots like the Strait of Hormuz
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Violent tornado tears through Oklahoma town, damaging 40 homes but sparing lives
Officials say a powerful storm churned up multiple tornadoes that barreled through Oklahoma, damaging at least 40 homes and sending emergency crews door-to-door in a hard hit neighborhood
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Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter and destruction of 120 Georgia homes
Officials say a volunteer firefighter has died battling a wildfire in Florida, while two large fires in Georgia have destroyed more than 120 homes
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Trump dispatches Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new talks with Iran's foreign minister
President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Iran’s foreign minister as officials in the South Asian nation push to revive ceasefire talks
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The Iran war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayons
The Iran war’s most tangible and immediate effect for many people outside the Middle East has been spiking gasoline prices
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US soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K on Maduro raid is granted bond
A U.S. soldier involved with the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been granted bond, a day after being charged with using classified information about the operation to win more than $400,000 in an online prediction market
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Intel’s best day since 1987 leads the US stock market to more records
A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report led the U.S. stock market to more records, while oil prices kept yo-yoing in the wait for what’s next with the Iran war
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Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases
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