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On Wednesday evening, Apple announced that JPMorgan Chase will become the new issuer of Apple Card, replacing Goldman Sachs, which has backed the company's credit cards since their launch in 2019 . Th...
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Ukraine's popular military intelligence head, Kyrylo Budanov, has been appointed chief of staff. Meanwhile, Ukraine has reported two missile strikes in residential areas of Kharkiv....
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World leaders have been exchanging New Year’s greetings, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Xi using his address to express a desire to strengthen ties w...
Zohran Mamdani took office as New York City's 112th mayor, marking the culmination of his improbable, historic rise to power over the past year. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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📋 Key Facts ✓ The Rugby Football League granted Championship membership to a new Salford team. ✓ The membership is for the 2026 season....
You'd think it would be enough for filmmaker James Wan to have two hugely successful horror franchises under his belt with Saw and Insidious (both co-created with writing partner Leigh Whannell). But ...
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Mark Cuban Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Mark Cuban said new graduates should set their sights on working in small to medium businesses. The billionaire said new grads can help SMBs ...
Low interest rates and cash on the hood are a good start to 2026. (We threw in a couple of very interesting used-car deals too.)...