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A reprieve from rising oil prices helps US stocks finish the week higher
A cooldown in oil prices on Friday helped release some of the pressure that’s built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three.

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New Jersey’s lieutenant governor resigns after sexual harassment and ethics complaints
New Jersey 's Democratic lieutenant governor resigned Friday, pushed out by the state's governor after less than a year in office over accusations of ethics lapses and inappropriate behavior with women.

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Why bond yields are rising and why everyone should care
Nearly everyone will feel the impact of what's going on in the bond market, no matter how far away and abstract it may seem.

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Report finds many security deficiencies at Utah university where Charlie Kirk was killed
Charlie Kirk's political organization insisted he speak outdoors at the Utah university where he was assassinated, despite security concerns from campus officials who then failed to properly assess dangers including a potential rooftop shooter, according to a report released Friday.

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Federal court says Pentagon can label Anthropic a supply chain risk
In the latest twist in Anthropic's dispute with the Pentagon, a federal appeals court on Friday rejected the artificial intelligence lab's challenge to the government's labeling of it as a supply chain risk.

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Tasia Fortune’s hanging was ‘staged’ after her death in a drug dispute, Mississippi police say
Tasia Fortune was apparently killed in a drug dispute before her body was hung in a tree in a "staged" lynching behind an abandoned home in the Mississippi capital this summer, a detective testified Friday.

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Slotkin ban on Chinese cars stalls amid Xi visit, but could pass soon
A bipartisan duo of senators from Michigan and Ohio fell short of getting unanimous support for a bill banning Chinese vehicles from the United States, but they expressed optimism about passing the legislation in the days ahead.

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Takeaways from Trump-Xi summit: Lots of pomp and even more punting on tensions in US-China relations
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have wrapped up a three-day Washington summit that was heavy on pomp but light on substance.

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Costco clinches $184M in tariff refunds, with more expected
Costco confirmed it received $184 million in tariff refunds, with more on the way, according to its latest earnings call.

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EU vows to defend its stand against X after the US backs a court challenge from Elon Musk
The European Union's executive arm said Friday it's prepared to defend a 120 million euro ($137 million) fine against the social media platform X after the U.S. government threw its support behind a legal effort by Elon Musk this week to have the case dismissed.
