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New Zealand cat killing competition axed after public outcry

A competition in New Zealand for children to hunt and kill feral cats has been scrapped following public outcry, with…

U.S. ‘can cheat at any moment,’ Russia says; Kremlin rejects allegations over North Sea spying

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine on April 19, 2023. See here for the…

UK inflation rate surprises again with March figure holding above 10%

U.K. inflation unexpectedly remained in double-digits in March as households continued to grapple with soaring food and energy bills. The…

India to surpass China as world’s most populous nation by mid-2023, UN says

India is on its way to become the world’s most populous country, overtaking China with almost 3 million more people…

Fox to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle election defamation lawsuit

WILMINGTON, Del. — Fox Corp. and its cable networks agreed Tuesday to pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems to…

Fed Governor Bowman casts doubt on the need for a U.S. digital dollar

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman expressed skepticism over the possibility of a digital U.S. dollar, noting Tuesday the multiple risks…

Fed’s Bostic sees one more quarter-point rate hike, then a hold ‘for quite some time’

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said Tuesday he envisions the central bank approving one more interest rate increase before…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Johnson & Johnson, Goldman Sachs, Sunrun and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell on Tuesday. Goldman Sachs — The investment bank said first quarter…

Zelenskyy meets with troops in Donetsk; Moscow court denies WSJ reporter’s appeal

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See here for the latest updates.  Russian President…

Elon Musk plans to create ‘TruthGPT’ to counter ‘AI bias’

Billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk is again sounding warning bells on the dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity — and…