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Shift in customer spending to AI hardware cited as cause of IBM's sharp drop in share price
In a letter to investors, Chief Executive Arvind Krishna said the performance of IBM's infrastructure arm was worse than anticipated.
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Labor Department reports annual inflation in June was 3.5%, biggest monthly drop in over six years
The decline is the biggest in over six years, which the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics report contributes largely to lower energy prices.
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Southwest suffering under extreme heat, wildfires
Wildfires across the southwestern U.S. are ongoing and more widespread than usual. As of last week, the year-to-date acreage burn for the entire U.S. was up 46% compared to the last 10 years.
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Senate committee advances bill to draft women into US military
Although currently joining the U.S. military is voluntary, federal law requires all male U.S. citizens and male immigrants between the ages of 18 and 25 to register with the SSS.
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Report: 61% of renters can’t afford median apartment rate in U.S.
The least affordable U.S. metro areas for renters are New York City, Miami, Boston, Los Angeles and Riverside, California, according to the data.
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New York county approves transgender sports restrictions for women's teams
The legislation was passed 12-5.
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Bellevue landlord gets March 2025 court date in war with squatters
Singh has attempted to evict the couple four different times, but a backlog of cases for unpaid rent has clogged the courts, all the while allowing renters to squat in the homes of landlords who are powerless to force them out.
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Republicans: Why are illegal border crossers with terrorist ties being released?
The senators express alarm after eight Tajikistan nationals with alleged terrorist ties to ISIS illegally entered the U.S. and were released by Border Patrol agents or used the CBP One app through the president’s and Mayorkas’ “lawful pathways” program to enter the U.S. instead of being vetted, arrested on the spot and prevented entry.
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Suspect in Jocelyn Nungaray murder was wearing ankle monitor during killing
The two men have been identified as Johan Jose Rangel-Martinez, 22, and Franklin Pena, 26. Both were fitted with ankle monitors when they illegally entered the country through El Paso earlier this year, but Pena was still wearing it until two days after Nungaray's death.
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New York retail crime 'panic button' plan faces pushback
Most opponents cite concerns that the costly security upgrades will be ineffective in stopping violence and theft.
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California posts best job numbers so far this year, nearly matches Texas
The United States, China, Germany, and Japan are the only countries with bigger economies than the most populous state in the union.
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At least 20 killed in lithium battery factory fire in Seoul
The fire started on the second floor of the factory, in the city of Hwaseong.
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Alarm raised over ‘pogrom’ in LA after anti-Israel protest at synagogue turns violent
A journalist was hit with bear spray while covering the clashes, video shows.