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IKEA opens its furthest store from Sweden in New Zealand

Dec 4 (Reuters) - IKEA opened its first store in New Zealand on Thursday, entering its 64th market and marking the furniture retailer's most distant outpost from its native Sweden. The long-awaited 34,000 square-metre (365,973 square foot) store at the ...
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BOJ likely to raise rates in December, government to tolerate move, sources say

TOKYO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates in December with the government expected to tolerate such a decision, three government sources familiar with the deliberations said. The BOJ looks set to proceed ...
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One Tech Tip: Up your Christmas shopping game with AI tools

Shopping assistant chatbots were a novelty a year ago. Now, they're everywhere. After rolling out AI-powered assistants, online retailers and tech companies have been adding more artificial intelligence features to make online shopping easier and more convenient. The latest crop ...
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Hong Kong residents and experts defend bamboo scaffolding after deadly fire

HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong residents, construction professionals and former senior officials are pushing back against the idea that bamboo scaffolding was a main reason flames spread so quickly in the city's deadliest blaze in decades, as a ...
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Survivors of U.S. military strike in Caribbean were legitimate targets for second attack, admiral to tell lawmakers

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. military commander is expected tell lawmakers on Thursday that survivors of a military strike in the Caribbean were legitimate targets for a second attack because their vessel ...
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Lawmakers to hear from Navy admiral who ordered attack that killed boat strike survivors

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Navy admiral who reportedly issued orders for the U.S. military to fire upon survivors of an attack on an alleged drug boat is expected Thursday on Capitol Hill to provide a classified briefing to top ...
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Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street pulls near its all-time high

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after U.S. stocks rose to near their records. U.S. futures were little changed and oil prices advanced. Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.7% to 50,705.76 on expectations that the U.S. Federal ...
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Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying that anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech ...
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Florida starts redistricting talks in a growing battle for House control in 2026 elections

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's Republican-controlled House is holding the first meeting of its select committee on congressional redistricting Thursday, as the state becomes the latest to consider redrawing electoral maps amid a partisan battle for every edge in ...
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Luigi Mangione’s court hearing continues on anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

NEW YORK (AP) - A high-stakes hearing in the New York murder case against Luigi Mangione continues Thursday, a year to the day after prosecutors say he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, 27, has pleaded not guilty ...
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NY attorney general challenges authority of acting US attorney investigating her Trump lawsuits

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - President Donald Trump's effort to install political loyalists as top federal prosecutors has run into a legal buzz saw lately, with judges ruling that his handpicked U.S. attorneys for New Jersey, eastern Virginia, Nevada and ...
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Honolulu to settle lawsuit over police shooting of Micronesian teen for $1M

HONOLULU (AP) - Honolulu's city council on Wednesday authorized $1 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police. The fatal shooting of Iremamber Sykap in 2021 came amid ...
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