Francis appeared in good form as he presided over Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square and then delivered a heartfelt prayer for peace in his annual roundup of global crises.
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Stock market surge rewards S&P 500 with best start since 2019
The benchmark index gained more than 10% over the first 3 months of 2024, while the Dow Jones rose by 5.5%.
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Amazon bets $150 billion on data centers required for AI boom
The spending spree is a show of force as the company looks to retain its cloud computing edge over Microsoft and Google.
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No joke: U.K. comedian told to remove hot dog from subway poster over junk food ban
Comedian Ed Gamble has been ordered to change a poster campaign for his new standup show because the image of a hot dog violated the transit network’s ban on junk food advertising.
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Taylor Swift’s dad won’t face charges over paparazzi incident in Sydney
A photographer claimed Scott Swift assaulted him on the Sydney waterfront hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended last month.
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No charges to be filed in fight involving Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict, prosecutor says
Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said that, after reviewing the police investigation, he agreed that the fight between Benedict and 3 girls was an ‘instance of mutual combat.’
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Appeals court orders judge to probe claims of juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber’s case
The ruling from the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals keeps Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence intact – for now.
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Reddit, the self-anointed ‘front page of the internet,’ soars in Wall Street debut
Reddit’s IPO will test the quirky company’s ability to overcome a nearly 20-year history colored by uninterrupted losses, management turmoil and user backlashes.
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New bipartisan bill would require online identification, labeling of AI-generated videos and audio
It’s the latest effort to rein in rapidly developing technologies that, if misused, could easily deceive and mislead.
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Elton John and Bernie Taupin honored with prestigious Library of Congress Gershwin Prize
The evening’s entertainment featured renowned performers Garth Brooks, Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile, Joni Mitchell and Annie Lennox.