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UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

by EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

The resolution calls on Israel and Hamas ‘to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition.’

Business, Nation / World, News

The U.S. wants to crack down on payday loans. Here’s what you need to know.

by Scott Sowers Special to the Washington Post June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is trying to crack down on predatory lending, while some states have already passed borrower protections on their own.

Business, Nation / World, News

Promotions are becoming rarer, blocking entry-level workers from even starting

by Daniel Neligh, Jo Constantz and Ella Ceron Bloomberg June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

A main feature of the 2024 labor market is that fewer workers are quitting. A lesser-known one is that fewer are getting promoted.

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Apple jumps into the AI arms race with OpenAI deal

by Gerrit De Vynck and Cat Zakrzewski The Washington Post June 10, 2024June 11, 2024

The iPhone maker has mostly stayed on the sidelines as the tech industry goes wild for AI. Not anymore.

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Aid groups face looting, danger in Gaza after Israeli raid that rescued hostages, killed hundreds

by Sarah Dadouch, Jennifer Hassan, Adam Taylor and Claire Parker The Washington Post June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

The concerns about aid came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Middle East to push for a cease-fire.

Nation / World, News, Politics

Jurors begin deliberating whether Hunter Biden is guilty of federal firearm charges

by CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, RANDALL CHASE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

Hunter Biden is charged with 3 felonies stemming from the October 2018 purchase of a gun he had for about 11 days.

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90 countries to attend Ukraine peace summit that Russia is snubbing

by JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

The summit, on Saturday and Sunday, will aim to chart a path toward possible peace nearly 28 months after Russian forces invaded Ukraine and the war grinding on.