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Google CEO Pichai struggled to navigate a pressure-filled year
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Time to rethink the borders of the Middle East map
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Crypto boom draws in Wall Street banks
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Google CEO Pichai struggled to navigate a pressure-filled year
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‘I had to make the vampire as scary as possible’: Nosferatu’s Robert Eggers on how folklore fuelled his film
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NFL has one crazy playoff-clinching scenario for Week 17: How Bills and Bengals could help Rams win NFC West
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Editor-favorite products from Google’s top 100 searches of 2024
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Five Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza as Israel also strikes Yemen
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Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say
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Fantasy Football Make or Break: How to approach volatility in Championship Week
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Five Journalists Killed in Israeli Strike in Gaza, Palestinian Officials Say
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Turkey's central bank lowers key interest rate to 47.5%
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World Bank lifts China growth forecasts but calls for deeper reforms
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Family tensions can run high over Christmas. Here’s how to make things a little easier | Becca Bland
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Ange: New UCL format makes transfers harder
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Report: Israeli strike kills five Palestinian journalists
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World Bank lifts China growth forecast but calls for deeper reforms
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Science Says Don’t Try to Overcome Imposter Syndrome: How Embracing a Self-Perceived Inadequacy Can Make Your Life Better, Starting Today
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Valencia appoint West Brom's Corberan as new boss
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Palestinian Christians struggle to find hope at Christmas
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Storms bring dangerous surf conditions on the West Coast
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How climate change is making white Christmas a rare event
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Federal Reserve proposes more transparency in bank stress tests, but banks still sue
Trade groups representing the largest U.S. banks on Tuesday filed suit in federal court to force more transparency in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s bank stress tests imposed after the 2008 global ...MarketWatch - 4d -
Pro-Palestinian Activists Removed From Michigan’s Student Government
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Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play
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US banking lobby sues Fed over stress test framework
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Display Option on Smart Glasses Shows How Meta May Succeed Where Google Glass Failed
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Biggest banks sue the Federal Reserve over annual stress tests
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Where is Santa right now? NORAD tracker maps his Christmas flight
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The Iraola effect: how Bournemouth make a high-intensity gameplan work
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