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Tech megacaps plan to spend more than $300 billion in 2025 as AI race intensifies
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UK steel industry fears ‘devastating blow’ from Trump tariffs, as Brussels vows to protect EU’s interests – business live
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Trump predicts ‘billions’ of dollars of Pentagon fraud in Fox News interview
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‘She is financially irresponsible’: My husband secretly gives our daughter, 37, thousands of dollars. She spends the money wildly. How do I stop this?
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North Korea's Kim slams US-South Korea-Japan partnership and vows to boost his nuclear program
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Scientists warn Trump’s $4bn funding cuts will harm US medical research
Academics say the move imperils scientific progress and helps America’s rivalsFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump administration to cut billions in medical research funding
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Graham's plan for Trump tax cuts
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