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Nokia profits fall as clients particularly in North America shun investments

HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported a fall in second quarter profit as clients especially in North America postponed investments due to a slowdown in economic growth and rising financing costs. The Espoo, Finland-based company on Thursday reported net profit of 414 million euros ($464 million) for the April-June period,

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What to know about the potential criminal charges Trump faces in special counsel’s probe into 2020 election aftermath

By Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal troubles deepened earlier this week when he was informed by special counsel Jack Smith that he’s the target of the criminal investigation into the aftermath of the 2020 election – the clearest sign yet that the former president could soon face more criminal

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Ex-Israeli security chief backs reservists’ protest as Netanyahu allies advance judicial overhaul

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The former head of Israel’s internal security agency has voiced support for military reservists refusing to serve in protest of the government’s planned judicial overhaul, drawing fierce criticism from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ultranationalist allies days before parliament was set to vote on a key piece

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The UK’s governing Conservatives are braced for a drubbing from voters in 3 special elections

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Voters are going to the polls in three electoral districts of England, with the governing Conservative Party braced for a drubbing over a cost-of-living crisis and a morale-sapping string of political scandals. The elections for House of Commons seats are being closely watched because they let voters

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Yellen visits Vietnam, seeking to build US ties and supply chains, and offset tensions with China

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told top Vietnamese officials that Washington considers building strong economic and security ties with Vietnam a priority. Yellen visited an electric scooter and battery factory outside Hanoi on Thursday as part of an itinerary focused on highlighting Vietnam’s importance as a

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A Croatian firefighter has died in the storm that swept the Balkans, raising the toll to 6 dead

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A Croatian firefighter has died during a deadly storm that swept the Balkans after a heat wave, raising the death toll to six. Emergency services in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia scrambled Thursday to restore electricity and clear the debris left over after Wednesday’s chaos. Meteorologists say the storm was extremely

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Florida Board of Education approves new Black history standards that critics call ‘a big step backward’

By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for how Black history should be taught in the state’s public schools, sparking criticism from education and civil rights advocates who said students should be allowed to learn the “full truth” of American history. The curriculum was approved

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Many military families are struggling financially. They could soon get a big pay hike

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Although the House’s latest defense bill has come under fire for its controversial social policy amendments, the crucial annual legislation also has a multitude of provisions to help service members and their families who are struggling financially. The proposed measures, which build on efforts contained in bipartisan National Defense

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China doesn’t want a trade war with the US but will retaliate against further curbs, ambassador says

By The Associated Press China’s ambassador to the United States says it does not want a trade war but will retaliate against any further U.S. restrictions on technology and trade. Ambassador Xie Feng criticized U.S. curbs on the sale of microchips and chipmaking equipment to China imposed last year by the Biden administration. Beijing has

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Biden returns to battleground Pennsylvania for the 27th time since taking office selling ‘Bidenomics’

By Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s Thursday trip to a Philadelphia shipyard came at the intersection of key planks of his reelection argument: union jobs, clean energy, and his economic policies – and all in battleground Pennsylvania, where he’s visited 27 times since taking office. Biden’s economic message is

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