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The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note β the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing β fell more than 2 basis points to 4.465%.
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Plus, Iran begins lifting an internet blackout.
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President Trump will meet with his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with Iran. The emerging deal has already exposed the president to fierce criticism.
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Many Democrats and some Republicans said the scandal-plagued Ken Paxton's victory could turn Texas into a battleground state that will determine Senate control.
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At least three people were killed in the attacks, which came despite a ceasefire with Hamas being in place.
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Traders are weighing signals that a more lasting agreement may be within reach against recent flare-ups in hostilities.
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The majority-Black district held for 34 years by South Carolina Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn will survive intact, for now, after Republican state lawmakers rejected a plan to redraw congressional maps.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dana White, president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, about his plans to build a fighting arena on the White House lawn.
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said fighting in DR Congo was hampering efforts to stop spread
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;Resize=(620)) Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Hamas's newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza, days after it killed his predecessor, while intensifying military pressure in Gaza and expanding operations in Lebanon.
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Britain and its allies face a "moment of consequence," according to the head of its intelligence agency.
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China's tobacco monopoly has become so financially vital to the government that even its powerful leader has failed to curb the country's smoking habit.
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The Treasury inquiry is looking at student loan plans in England and whether repayment terms are "reasonable".
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A Chinese dissident who fled the country aboard an inflatable boat has been detained in South Korea, with rights groups calling for him to be granted asylum after three previous escape attempts saw him returned to China.
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At least five youngsters and a man in his 60s died, with a teenage boy reported missing in Cheshire.
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The Puerto Rican star will make a cameo in the latest in the animated Disney film franchise.
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The former SNP leader's solicitor says her response was "standard" and she later provided written answers to detectives' questions.
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The ex-England scrum-half says she wants to 'create something special' on next year's inaugural tour in New Zealand.
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Russia's State Duma has passed a law allowing certain financial institutions to operate anti-drone defense systems after attacks on its territory.
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Reco Puttock, 13, died after swimming in a reservoir near Halifax on Monday, police say.
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A Mad Hatter and a giant rabbit sit around a table discussing an A.I. start-up. This is normal behavior around the Bay Area these days.
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Nuno Espirito Santo will stay on as West Ham manager to lead their fight to get back to the Premier League at the first attempt, the club says.
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Two men who watched best friend Jack Carne fall to his death off Glyder Fawr won't stop adventuring.
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Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Wednesday as investors assessed recent U.S. military action in Iran.
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Nigel Farage's anti-immigrant, populist agenda has helped his Reform U.K. Party emerge from the fringe of politics in Britain. But it faces an uphill climb to win power.
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The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies.
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The risk of an explosion or spill has fallen significantly, the authorities said late Tuesday, and all evacuated residents can now go home. Some have begun to ask who should be held accountable.
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The warnings came after U.S. forces struck military sites in Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that negotiations to end the war were continuing.
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Trump-endorsed Attorney General Ken Paxton will beat incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas Senate runoff, AP projects.
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The race will help determine whether Democrats can win back control of the US Senate for the last half of the Trump presidency.
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Johnny Garcia wins the Democratic primary for Texas' 35th US House District
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Sen. John Cornyn is just the latest high-profile Republican incumbent to learn that in today's GOP, conservative credentials are no match for Trump's grip on the party.
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Shares of SK Hynix soared over 11% on Wednesday, pushing the South Korean memory-chip maker above the $1 trillion market capitalization mark.
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Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, overcame scandals and a significant fund-raising disadvantage to win. His victory sets up the general-election clash that Democrats had hoped for.
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With the support of President Trump, Mr. Paxton unseated Senator John Cornyn in a high-profile Republican runoff.
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Controversial Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged Sen. John Cornyn's reelection and won President Trump's endorsement in the bitter primary fight that cost Republicans more than $100 million.
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NBC News' Raf Sanchez brings us an exclusive look at the chaos unfolding in the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran War. He speaks with a crew member who was caught in the crossfire and takes us inside a U.K. agency serving as an emergency call center.
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The spy agency's head will set out threats facing the UK and the measures she believes need to be taken to confront them on Wednesday.
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The story of the rise and decline of India's communists - from ruling states to struggling for relevance.
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Prolonged closure of Strait of Hormuz could send crude oil prices to new highs this summer.
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Moscow's rhetoric may point to the Kremlin's nervousness over the war's direction, our defence correspondent writes from Kyiv.
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Summers in New Delhi can be brutal, even for Floridians used to the heat
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President Trump's record of ousting those he sees as disloyal continued apace with Senator John Cornyn's defeat. Whether his relationship with Senate Republicans can be repaired is another question.
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Nine others were injured and another nine are missing after a tank ruptured at a paper mill in Longview, Washington.
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Shares of SK Hynix soared over 11% on Wednesday, pushing the South Korean memory-chip maker above the $1 trillion market capitalization mark.
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;Resize=(620)) Officials say they are lifting evacuation orders for the final 16,000 residents who live near a damaged chemical tank in California, after earlier declaring that the risk of a catastrophic explosion had largely passed.
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Israel says it struck 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and fighters in Lebanon, after PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to "crush" Hezbollah.
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With the US pulling out of trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine, the EU is looking for potential candidates to step in.
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The contracts, announced on Tuesday, are part of the space agency's efforts to establish a moon base.
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Israel is "deepening its operation" in Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday.
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;Resize=(620)) The U.K. has smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe, triggering government warnings about risks to life.
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Aspects such as drone technology and diplomacy show how the wars intersect on the battlefield and in global alignments, providing a model for future conflicts.
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European stocks edged lower Tuesday, as traders watched developments in the Middle East and Ukraine.
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About 40,000 people were under evacuation orders and schools shut down Friday in Southern California after a storage tank continued to leak a hazardous chemical that officials said could rupture or explode.
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