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U.S. record-setting heat wave set to land in northeast

FILE PHOTO: People rest in the shade at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. /VCG Millions of people living in the U.S. have been placed under heat alerts as a record-b

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Mass shootings surge in the U.S.

01:34 This weekend,demonstrators plan to create a sea of orange across the U.S. to lobby for an end to gun violence.They have the backing of President Joe Biden, the latest president to

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Summer vacations expected to spike as states lift COVID restrictions

02:55 Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial kick-off to the summer travel season in the U.S.By many accounts, it was a busy one with millions of Americansflying and drivingto visit

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Paramount+ will launch a $4.99 monthly ad-supported subscription

If you didn’t want to shell out $9.99 per month to watch the meme-worthy iCarly reboot, now you won’t have to. On Monday, Paramount+ will launch its ad-supported Essential Plan, priced at $4.99 per mo

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HBO Max launches ad-supported subscription for $9.99 per month

“Game of Thrones” might be over, but HBO Max is still breaking new ground, and even breaking the internet – this past weekend, HBO Max blacked out right before the finale of “Mare of

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Crude gains on OPEC decision but U.S. rally fades

Oil pumping jacks, also known as "nodding donkeys," in a Rosneft Oil Co. oilfield near Sokolovka village, Udmurt Republic, Russia, November 20, 2020. /CFP Oil prices rallied Tuesday even as OP

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Thousands in Goma evacuated amid fears of further volcanic eruption

The threat of new volcanic eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have triggered thousands of residents to flee from the eastern city of Goma, the UN humani

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UK Urges EU to Show 'Common Sense' Over Northern Ireland Protocol Drama

After European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen made a saucy remark about ongoing tensions in Northern Ireland being caused by Brexit, and not the NI protocol,

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Equity Monday: Crypto’s awful weekend, Apple v. Epic, and funding rounds galore

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private

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Hungary to lift most COVID-19 restrictions

FILE PHOTO: People enjoy the first days of re-opening at Erzsebet Square in April in Budapest, Hungary. /VCG Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday announced the lifting of almost all

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Argentina resumes strict pandemic lockdown after case surge

The government of President Alberto Fernández on Thursday announced a strict lockdown for the first time this year after more than 35,000 coronavirus infections were re

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Equity Monday: Elon Musk Elon Musk’s the crypto markets, while Indian startups raise huge rounds

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private

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Chilean voters choose 155 delegates to draft new document

02:28 This weekend, voters in Chile elect delegates who will write the country's new constitution.It's a milestone election - there will be gender parity among the delegates chosen maki

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Business eager for New York reopening to bring tourists back

02:24 As New York’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout gathers pace, the city’s infection rate continues to drop. The trend has prompted officials to begin lifting some of the restrictions put in

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Inflation fears grow as prices surge in April

Concerns around inflation are on the rise in the U.S., after the government released the latest data on consumer prices for goods and services in April, which shot up 0.8%.The year-over-year inflatio

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DFB restructures leadership as president Fritz Keller steps down

Fritz Keller, president of the German Football Association (DFB). /CFP Fritz Keller, president of the German Football Association (DFB), and Friedrich Curtius, general secretary of the organiz

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Scramble on for new fuel routes after Colonial Pipeline hack

A customer helps pumping gas at Costco, as other wait in line, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Colonial Pipeline, which delivers about 45 percent of the fuel consumed on the East Coa