The stock market had a tough session on Friday, as investors worried about the looming possibility of a U.S. government default on its sovereign debt. As of 2 p.m. ET, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) was leading other major benchmarks lower, falling about 0.6%. First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) and News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS) gave their investors some positive things to think about, and that helped lift their shares dramatically.
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Kate Moss attended a Clooney Foundation event in a naked dress, flaunting her epic abs, butt, and legs while freeing the nipple. She does yoga and Pilates.
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The supermarket announcement “major changes” were rolling out in stores, with customers now expecting a surprise when they visit Woolies.
Two convicted rapists who assaulted a woman in a caravan at a birthday party have “never shown remorse”, a court has been told.
General John Kelly confirmed details of a 2020 article about the former president’s behaviour in an on-the-record statement to CNN
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Two children and one person were killed overnight in the Russian shelling of Kherson
They're among hundreds of military and civilian offenders who've been pressed into Russian penal units known as "Storm-Z" squads and sent to the frontlines in Ukraine this year, according to 13 people with knowledge of the matter, including five fighters in the units. "Storm fighters, they're just meat," said one regular soldier from army unit no. 40318 who was deployed near the fiercely contested city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine in May and June. The soldier, who requested anonymity because he feared prosecution in Russia for publicly discussing the war, said he had sympathy for the men's plight: "If the commandants catch anyone with the smell of alcohol on their breath, then they immediately send them to the Storm squads."
The four-bedroom property was advertised for $480 a week, but there was one key feature that caught the eye.
The hospitality worker is being remembered as a "generous and kind" local teen.
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A man in his 60s has been bailed in connection to the landmark being cut down.
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Michael Andretti, son of American motor sport veteran Mario, has crossed another hurdle in his bid to become the 11th team on the grid in Formula One.
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