Nasdaq and gold hit record highs
The Nasdaq hit a fresh record Monday as leading bourses mostly rose, while gold also scored a new all-time high as the shock death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi helped bolster the haven investment.
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Youth movement: NBA's 20-something stars set to battle in conference finals
The NBA conference finals starting Tuesday will showcase a new generation of stars as the Boston Celtics take on Indiana in the East and Dallas clash with Minnesota in the West for a place in the NBA Finals.
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Top-ranked golfer Scheffler's court date postponed until June
World number one Scottie Scheffler's arraignment on multiple charges stemming from a traffic incident at the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, has been delayed until June 3, ESPN reported Monday.
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Brazil mayor's mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent more
With his Brazilian city deep in brown floodwaters for the past three weeks, the mayor of Porto Alegre faces a herculean challenge: rebuild from the disaster while racing against the clock to prevent new ones.
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Microsoft unveils 'AI-ready' PCs
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company's world leading operating system.
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Trump trial prosecution rests, closing arguments next week
Approximately five weeks, 19 witnesses, reams of documents and a dash of salacious testimony later, the prosecution up against Donald Trump rested its case Monday, handing over to the defense before closing arguments set for next week.
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New Liverpool boss Slot admits he could not resist lure of club
Arne Slot said the chance to work at one of the world's biggest clubs was "difficult to ignore" after Liverpool confirmed on Monday that the Feyenoord coach would be their new manager.
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OpenAI to 'pause' voice linked to Scarlett Johansson
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Monday said it was working on temporarily muting a synthetic voice that sounds a lot like that of actress Scarlett Johansson.
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Women's tennis signs 'multi-year partnership' with Saudi investment fund
The women's tennis tour (WTA) on Monday announced "a multi-year partnership" with the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund (PIF), emulating a deal made by the men's tour (ATP) in February.
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Two policemen killed as Colombia rebels launch gun, bomb attacks
A powerful Colombian guerrilla group on Monday killed two officers and wounded at least seven others in separate gun and bomb attacks in the restive southwest, police sources said.
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