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According to United Nations estimates, there are roughly 2,000 Islamic State fighters operating in Afghanistan and an estimated 70,000 Taliban forces.
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An $ 8.3 billion settlement has been found between the US justice system and the maker of OxyContin. This drug is one of the most implicated in the wave of overdoses that have claimed 450,000 lives in the United States since 1999.
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I’d never met a president before Donald Trump. His empathy and thoughtfulness on one of the worst days of my life won my gratitude. “Hey, Joe,” a quiet but familiar voice said to me from the doorway of a small room with plush furniture. The room was meant to provide as much comfort as possible …
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America is going through an identity crisis. Many no longer look back at our history with a reverent eye, but with a critical one, questioning our history, principles, and values. Others feel a sense of constant confusion. Coming from Somalia, a country steeped in its own disorder and unrest, I am alarmed to see this …
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With over $12 trillion in negative-yielding debt and the yield on the ten-year Treasury bond falling below 1 percent for the first time, the days in which people could reliably count on a steady stream of income from their assets seem to be a thing of the past. And although most people would have a hard time …
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It’s a wild ride, but just hang on. Investors can survive and eventually prosper despite the horrific pandemic-driven stock market gyrations we are experiencing, investment professionals say. “Don’t panic. Never in my near-40-year career have I once heard someone say, ‘Gee, I’m glad I panicked,’ ” said Richard Bernstein, a longtime financial adviser with his own …
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Banks are wobbling from the economic wallop being delivered by the coronavirus, but experts say they are unlikely to fall down. According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, the US banking industry will likely see its profits plunge 25 percent this year as locked-down consumers curtail their spending. That, in turn, will make it …
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California governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday said up to 60,000 homeless residents of the state could contract the Wuhan coronavirus, potentially overwhelming healthcare providers. “Over the next eight-week period, we have modeled that of the 108,000 unsheltered Californians that are out on the streets, if you had an attack rate of about 56%, you’re looking …
According to United Nations estimates, there are roughly 2,000 Islamic State fighters operating in Afghanistan and an estimated 70,000 Taliban forces.
