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Kids’ online safety measure easily clears key Senate hurdle in 86-1 vote

Landmark legislation aimed at keeping kids safer online cleared a major hurdle Thursday, when the Senate voted 86-1 to advance…

Trump says Elon Musk ‘never told me’ he would pledge $45 million a month to campaign

Donald Trump on Thursday said Elon Musk “never told me” he would pledge $45 million a month to support Trump’s…

Trump raises more than $4 million in bitcoin, other digital coins as crypto support pays off

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Former President Donald Trump is headed to Tennessee this weekend to deliver a keynote address at a…

U.S. economy grew at a 2.8% pace in the second quarter, much more than expected

Economic activity in the U.S. was considerably stronger than expected during the second quarter, boosted by a strong consumer, government…

Berkshire Hathaway dumps $2.3 billion of Bank of America shares in a 6-day sale

Berkshire Hathaway dumped more Bank of America shares this week, making it six straight trading days that Warren Buffett’s conglomerate…

NORAD says it tracked Chinese and Russian long-range bombers off Alaska

Two Chinese and two Russian long-range bombers were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and U.S. and Canadian fighter…

China to use ultra-long bonds for consumer, trade-in policy support as worries about retail sales slump grow

SHANGHAI — China on Thursday announced its most targeted measures yet for boosting consumption, which has remained lackluster since the…

Britain will soon lay out new plans to regulate ‘buy now, pay later’ firms like Klarna after delays

Britain’s new Labour government will soon set out updated plans to regulate the “buy now, pay later” industry, a government…