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Will Americans end up footing the bill for bank failures?

by CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press March 17, 2023

It could be months before the answers are fully known.

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Protests erupt in France over Macron’s push to raise retirement age

by SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press March 17, 2023

The president aims to make people work two more years, until 64, before receiving a full pension.

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Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ star, dies at 60

by MARK KENNEDY Associated Press March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

Reddick died ‘suddenly’ Friday morning, his publicist Mia Hansen said in a statement, attributing his death to natural causes.

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International court issues war crimes warrant for Putin

by MIKE CORDER and RAF CASERT Associated Press March 17, 2023March 20, 2023

The court said Putin ‘is allegedly responsible for the crime of unlawful deportation’ of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation.

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Biden calls for tougher penalties for failed bank execs

by ZEKE MILLER Associated Press March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

Biden wants the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to be able to force the return of compensation paid to executives at a broader range of banks should they fail.

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Slovakia will send entire fleet of MiG-29 jets to Ukraine

by Daniel Hornak Bloomberg News March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

The eastern NATO member state will send all 13 of its MiG-29 jets – grounded since last August and in various states of readiness – at an unspecified date.

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Stocks fall to cap chaotic week on Wall Street

by ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

The fear is that the banking system may be cracking under the weight of the fastest set of interest rate hikes in decades.

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China’s Xi to meet Putin as Beijing seeks bolder global role

by KARL RITTER Associated Press March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning to visit Russia in an apparent show of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin amid sharpening East-West tensions over the conflict in Ukraine.