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Fetterman-El-Sayed Feud Could Test Schumer’s Senate Unity Push
Sen. John Fetterman and Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed traded insults through the 2026 campaign, an early test for Chuck Schumer’s Senate unity push.
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African Union Chief Youssouf Urges Accountable Parties at Addis Summit
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World Bank Says India’s Extreme Poverty Fell to 2.6% as Inequality Debate Grows
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United Nations General Assembly to Debate Russian Veto on Western Sahara Mission
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European Union Enlargement Package Says Montenegro Could Close Talks This Year
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Ghana Seeks BRICS Partner Status as Russia Pledges Support
Warren Poised for Senate Banking Gavel After Midterm Shift
Trump’s G20 Agenda Stalls as Milwaukee Trade Meeting Idles
Macquarie Profit Jumps 50% to A$2.48B on Commodities Surge
Senegal Budget Standoff Prolongs Wait for New IMF Program
MPS Raises 2026 Profit Goal as Intesa’s €34B Bid Advances
World Bank Says Kenya Overspent $900M on Chinese Railway
McGraw Hill Hooks K-12 Curriculum into Anthropic’s Claude for Teachers
DeepMind’s Genie 4 Preview Builds Real-Time Worlds for Robot and Agent Training
METR Says Anthropic’s AI Capability Pace Roughly Doubled, With Heavy Redactions
House Chairmen Ask Jensen Huang for Nov. 18 Briefing on Reported China Spy Link
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