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  If your student loans were forgiven in 2024, you may be wondering if there are any tax implications.
  
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• Hamas Took More Than 200 Hostages From Israel. Here's What We Know.

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  Boeing production in 2024 expected to be less than half of rival Airbus

  US planemaker may have delivered 340 aircraft compared with 766 of European group, analysis suggests. Boeing is expected to confirm it made less than half of the aircraft of its rival Airbus in ...
  
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  How to climb Everest in a week

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• Stock market plunges after better-than-expected December jobs report

  The Labor Department reported Friday that 265,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in December, which was roughly 100,000 more than expected. The unemployment rate also fell to 4.1%. CBS News ...
  
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• German inflation rises more than expected to 2.9% in December

  German inflation jumped to a higher-than-expected 2.9% in December, German statistics office Destatis said Monday.
  
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  Moon’s magnetic pull lasted longer than thought, lunar rocks reveal

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  ‘Extraordinary longevity’: great whales can live a lot longer than we thought – if we leave them alone

  Bowhead whales may not be the only species that can live to 200 years old. Researchers have found that the industrial hunting of great whales has masked the ability of these underwater giants to ...
  
  The Guardian - Jan. 2

• UK house prices rise more than expected in December

  Month-on-month increase of 0.7% takes average house price close to record high
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 2

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  EU shipyards are fixing Russia’s Arctic LNG tankers

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  Class of 2025? The IPO hopefuls that could revive London

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