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Month: May 2024

ConocoPhillips buying Marathon Oil for $17.1 billion in all-stock deal, plus $5.4 billion in debt

NEW YORK (AP) — ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $17.1 billion. The deal announced Wednesday is valued at $22.5 billion when including $5.4 billion in debt. Marathon Oil shareholders will receive 0.2550 shares of ConocoPhillips common stock for each share of Marathon Oil common stock that they own.

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Nearly 3 out of 10 children in Afghanistan face crisis or emergency level of hunger in 2024

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — About 6.5 million children in Afghanistan are forecast to experience crisis levels of hunger in 2024. That’s according to nongovernmental organization Save the Children. It says that nearly three out 10 Afghan children will face crisis or emergency levels of hunger this year. Afghanistan is facing the

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Haiti’s new leader vows unity, says he’s ‘very honored’ in first statement since being selected

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Garry Conille, Haiti’s new prime minister, said Wednesday that he was “very honored” to be chosen for the post, in his first statement since a transitional council selected him to lead the troubled Caribbean country under siege by gangs. Conille thanked the civil society

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Clarification: OpenAI-News Corp story

In a story published May 23, 2024, The Associated Press reported that OpenAI will have access to both fresh and archived material from News Corp.’s major news publications as part of a content-sharing deal. The story should have made clear that News Corp.’s publications include The Daily Telegraph in Australia, but not the one in

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Weather-weary Texas battered again as powerful storm, strong winds kill 1, cause widespread damage

By LEKAN OYEKANMI and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Power outages remained widespread Wednesday in storm-weary Texas a day after another burst of severe weather flooded streets, uprooted trees and ripped off roofs. Authorities said a teenager was killed at a construction site while working on a home that collapsed. The severe weather

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UN rights group says Japan needs to do more to counter human rights abuses

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A group working under the U.N. Human Rights Council has issued a wide-ranging report about rights in Japan, including discrimination against minorities and unhealthy working conditions. The report, issued this week, recommends changes in Japan, including more training to raise awareness of rights issues, enhancing diversity and

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French prosecutor in New Caledonia says authorities are investigating suspects behind deadly unrest

By BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — The French prosecutor in New Caledonia says authorities have opened an investigation into deadly unrest that has left seven people dead and significant destruction in the Pacific archipelago with decades of tensions between those seeking independence and those loyal to France. The violence flared on May

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Europe’s cybersecurity chief says disruptive attacks have doubled in 2024, sees Russia behind many

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The top European Union cybersecurity official says that disruptive digital attacks have doubled in the 27-member bloc in recent months and election-related services are also being targeted. Many of the cyberattacks are traced to Russia-backed groups. European Union Agency for Cybersecurity chief Juhan Lepassaar told The

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Opinion: Rewatching ‘Notting Hill,’ the truly unbelievable part is Hugh Grant’s house

Opinion by Laura Beers (CNN) — This month marks the 25th anniversary of Richard Curtis’ blockbuster film “Notting Hill,” the now classic rom-com starring Julia Roberts as American movie star Anna Scott on location in London, and Hugh Grant as the diffident bookshop owner William Thacker, with whom Roberts’ character falls in love. It premiered to international

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Palestinian prime minister visits Madrid after Spain, Norway and Ireland recognize Palestinian state

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and leading officials from several Middle Eastern countries in Madrid on Wednesday after Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized a Palestinian state. The diplomatic move by the three western European nations on Tuesday was slammed

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The Latest | Trump’s criminal trial to enter deliberations phase after jury receives instructions

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury deliberations in Donald Trump ‘s criminal hush money trial are expected to begin Wednesday after the panel receives instructions from the judge on the law governing the case and what they can take into account in evaluating the former president’s guilt or innocence. The historic deliberations follow Tuesday’s whirlwind of

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Dortmund seals sponsorship deal with arms manufacturer ahead of Champions League final

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has signed a new sponsorship deal with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall and will display the defense company’s logo ahead of facing Real Madrid in the Champions League final. Dortmund says the three-year deal with Rheinmetall includes “wide-reaching advertising space, marketing rights and event and hospitality arrangements in the stadium

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