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NFL emails reveal extent of Saints' damage control for clergy sex abuse crisis
U.S. Feb 03, 2025

Hundreds of internal emails show executives of the New Orleans Saints were far more involved than previously known in providing public relations help to Catholic church leaders as they confronted a clergy sex abuse crisis.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Panamanian president
WORLD Feb 03, 2025
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NFL emails reveal extent of Saints' damage control for clergy sex abuse crisis
U.S. Feb 03, 2025

As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to an unlikely ally: the front office of the city’s NFL franchise. What followed was a months-long, crisis-communications blitz orchestrated by the New Orleans Saints’ president and other top team officials, according to hundreds of internal emails obtained by The Associated Press. The records, which the Saints and church had long sought to keep out of public view, reveal team executives played a more extensive role than previously known in a public relations campaign to mitigate fallout from the clergy sexual abuse crisis.

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China's role in Trump's Panama Canal gambit: 5 things to know
WORLD Feb 03, 2025

Rubio demands 'immediate changes' to waterway where Hong Kong titan runs ports

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Australia: Teenage girl killed in shark attack near Brisbane
WORLD Feb 03, 2025

The 17-year-old was attacked around 100m from shore of Woormin Beach, Australian media reports.

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Smart: Metals, Autos Among Most Exposed Sectors in US
U.S. Feb 03, 2025

President Trump's tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China are set to hurt US households. Christopher Smart, Managing Partner and Founder at Arbroath Group, speaks with Bloomberg TV’s anchor Joumanna Bercetche on Horizons Middle East and Africa about the domestic and geopolitical ramifications the levies will have the US economy and its trading partners. (Source: Bloomberg)

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As Mexico and Canada hit back, China pulls punches on Trump’s tariffs
U.S. Feb 03, 2025

Analysts say Beijing hopes to seize moral high ground with referral of tariffs to World Trade Organization.

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Queensland in Australia hit by record rainfall, flooding
WORLD Feb 03, 2025

Flood waters are rising in the Australian state of Queensland after heavy rainfall. The area between Townsville and Cairns in the north-east is particularly badly affected - a region that is also very popular with tourists. The coastal towns are considered the gateway to the world's largest coral reef, the Great Barrier Reef. In Townsville, it rained as much in three days as it normally does in six months, public broadcaster the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) quoted the weather author

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One dead, thousands urged to evacuate as Australia’s northeast battles floods
WORLD Feb 03, 2025

Queensland authorities said major flooding was underway in coastal Hinchinbrook Shire, a locality of around 11,000 people located about 310 miles north of the state capital, Brisbane.

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Trump Threatens Panama Over Canal Control, Rubio Discusses China’s Influence In Visit
WORLD Feb 03, 2025
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Welcome to Trump’s tariff era. It’s going to be a bumpy ride
U.S. Feb 03, 2025

Just about everyone thought it was a bluff. Top analysts from the biggest banks on Wall Street said it was highly unlikely. Stocks were trading like it wouldn’t happen. Some companies built contingency plans but they weren’t exactly rushing to make changes.

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Shark kills teen girl swimming off Australia coast in country's third fatal attack in less than 6 weeks
WORLD Feb 03, 2025
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China Laughing if US, EU Start Trade War: EU's Kallas
WORLD Feb 03, 2025

Global stocks tumbled and the US Dollar surged as President Trump threatens the start of US tariffs on global trades, beginning with Canada, Mexico and China. He warns the EU is next, calling the bloc an “atrocity” on trade. Trump’s move is the most extensive act of protectionism taken by a US president in almost a century, with knock-on effect on everything from inflation to geopolitics and economic growth. EU leaders are meeting for a retreat to discuss defense spending in the context of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine and Trump’s demands that the bloc spend more. On Monday, EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, “If the US and Europe start a trade war, the one laughing on the side is China. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Democratic senators say they have 'grave concerns' over RFK Jr.'s potential financial conflicts
U.S. Feb 03, 2025

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden called on the HHS nominee to vow to recuse himself from certain decisions and promise not to profit from health litigation after leaving the post.

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Dozens of earthquakes shake Greek island of Santorini
WORLD Feb 03, 2025

Experts have said that the seismic activity on the island, some of whose most populated areas are perched on steep cliffs, will continue for weeks.

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Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Set to Open Down; Trump Tariffs Hit; Nvidia, Intel, Telsa, More Movers; Dollar Rises
U.S. Feb 03, 2025

Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are also falling in premarket trading Monday as the stock market digests Donald Trump's latest tariffs moves.

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Musk Says Trump Wants to Shut Down U.S. Foreign Aid Agency
U.S. Feb 03, 2025

President Trump has stopped short of saying the U.S. Agency for International Development should be closed. Elon Musk’s comments added to the questions surrounding its future.

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Map shows locations of NATO and Russian military bases in the Arctic
WORLD Feb 03, 2025

More than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Moscow has built more than 475 military bases along its northern border.

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Australia's northeast battles heavy flooding after torrential rains
WORLD Feb 03, 2025
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Global auto stocks plunge as Trump tariffs spark trade war concerns
U.S. Feb 03, 2025

Shares of auto giants fell sharply on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump imposed long-threatened tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China.

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USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it
U.S. Feb 03, 2025

Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development have been instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters after billionaire Elon Musk announced President Donald Trump had agreed with him to shut the agency.

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Warren Questions Bessent Over Musk Access to Treasury Payment System
U.S. Feb 03, 2025

In a letter to the Treasury secretary, the Democratic senator warned against meddling with a system that processes trillions of dollars of transactions.

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Is Micromanaging Teachers a Recipe for School Success?
U.S. Feb 03, 2025

A new superintendent is trying to improve Houston’s public schools through strictly structured teaching. The district says it’s working. Many educators and parents hate it.

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Salvage crews to remove jet wreckage from Potomac River Monday
U.S. Feb 03, 2025

Crews will begin removing the wreckage of the passenger jet from the Potomac River at first light Monday morning as search efforts continue for the remains of victims from last week's crash.

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Trump Says EU Will ‘Definitely’ Be Hit With Tariffs
WORLD Feb 03, 2025

President Trump said late Sunday that European nations would “definitely” be hit with tariffs. His moves against Canada and Mexico have European officials on alert.

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