Author: The Gazette
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Antifa leaders flee America as Trump cracks down on domestic terrorist networks
Several high-profile antifa leaders have fled the country or are actively making plans to abscond overseas. News of their escape comes after President Donald Trump designated antifa as a domestic terrorist threat and directed federal authorities to dismantle terrorism networks operating within the United States. Mark Bray, a financier of transnational antifa operations and antifa’s…
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Wall Street closes lower, pausing record-setting rally as earnings approach
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks ended in negative territory on Thursday as investors, left with no economic data or any sentiment-swaying catalysts, took the opportunity to consolidate ahead of third-quarter earnings season. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq inched back from Wednesday’s record closing highs, while the blue-chip Dow closed with the…
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China expands rare earths export restrictions to new elements
BEIJING (Reuters) -China said on Thursday it would add several new rare earth elements to its export control list in a further tightening of its controls over the critical materials. The elements holmium, erbium, thulium, europium and ytterbium and related materials would be added to the existing control list, the ministry of commerce said in…
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Gold falls below $4,000/oz, silver eases from record high
By John Biju and Kavya Balaraman (Reuters) -Gold prices fell 2% on Thursday, dipping below the $4,000/oz milestone breached for the first time in the previous session, as the dollar pushed higher and gold investors booked profits following a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Silver eased from its record high of $51.22 per ounce…
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Trump keeps allies guessing on more Russia sanctions, says EU sanctions envoy
By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Sanctions are clearly hurting the Russian economy but U.S. President Donald Trump is keeping his allies guessing whether he will sign off on more measures, despite Washington being party to the G7’s deal to coordinate steps against the Kremlin, the EU’s sanctions chief told Reuters. Last week the Group of…
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US judge blocks Trump’s deployment of National Guard in Illinois
By Diana Novak Jones, Dietrich Knauth and Jeenah Moon CHICAGO (Reuters) -A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s deployment of hundreds of National Guard soldiers in Illinois, five days after another U.S. judge blocked a similar deployment in Portland, Oregon. U.S. District Judge April Perry said that permitting Guard…
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Macron searches for France’s sixth prime minister in under two years
By Makini Brice and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron was on Thursday searching for his sixth prime minister in under two years, hoping his next pick can steer a budget through a legislature riven by crisis. Macron’s office said late on Wednesday he would appoint a new prime minister within 48 hours,…
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Pope Leo urges news outlets not to ‘sell out’ for click-bait
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo urged global news agencies on Thursday never to betray their duty to telling the truth by focusing on “click-bait” articles and to exercise caution in using artificial intelligence tools in their reporting. “Communication must be freed from the misguided thinking that corrupts it … and from the…
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North Korea’s Kim lauds ruling party as foreign delegations visit for 80th anniversary
By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised the legacy of the country’s ruling party in a speech ahead of Friday’s 80th anniversary of its founding, as delegations from China, Russia and Vietnam arrived in Pyongyang to attend celebrations. Chinese Premier Li Qiang, a delegation from Russia led by former…
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Turkey emerges as key player in Gaza ceasefire deal
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey aims to take part in a “task force” overseeing the newly-agreed ceasefire in Gaza and the implementation of its articles, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, as Ankara appeared to have emerged as a key player in both the negotiations and execution of the deal. A…