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Bitcoin dips below $85,000 in crypto currency rout

Bitcoin and companies tied to cryptocurrencies extended a nearly two-month swoon Monday, tracking with a broader market sell-off in technology companies that many see as overvalued. Bitcoin slid 5.6% after…

What is mutual aid? And why are more people turning to informal efforts to help each other?

When major disruptions happen in communities, often the first people to respond are the residents themselves and their neighbors. When the pandemic shut down daily life or after a disaster…

When formal systems stop working, neighbors turn to each other in what many call ‘mutual aid’

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — “Times are tough. We take care of us.” In early November, Kashish Ali posted those words to her Instagram story as part of…

What is GivingTuesday? How to donate on the annual day of charitable giving

Since it started as a hashtag in 2012, GivingTuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, has become one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for nonprofits in the U.S. This…

Why Cyber Monday could break spending records

NEW YORK — Deals promoted as some of the best of the holiday season are expected to keep people across the United States glued to their computers and smartphones as…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,376

Here are the key events from day 1,376 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. People survey the destruction after a Russian attack on a nine-storey residential building in the city of…

Vote count under way in Honduras to elect new president in a close race after Trump’s intervention

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Poll workers began tallying Hondurans’ votes Sunday evening as the country moved to elect a new president only days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a…

Israelis protest in Tel Aviv after Netanyahu seeks pardon on fraud cases

Angry crowds of Israelis have rallied outside President Isaac Herzog’s home in Tel Aviv, protesting against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s petition for a full pardon from corruption charges. The protest…

Report says world’s biggest arms producers increased revenue by 5.9% last year

A new report says that the world’s biggest weapons-producing companies saw a 5.9% increase in revenue from sales of arms and military services last year as demand was fed by…

Top global arms producers’ revenues surge as major wars rage: SIPRI report

Revenues from sales of weapons and military services by the 100 largest global arms-producing companies reached a record $679bn in 2024, according to new data released by the Stockholm International…