US AND CANADA

META BANS RUSSIAN STATE MEDIA OUTLETS, KREMLIN REACTS

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Russian state media outlets have been banned by Meta from its apps around the world due to "foreign interference activity."

The ban comes after the United States accused RT and employees of the state run agency of funneling $10 million through shell entities to covertly fund influence campaigns on social media channels including TikTok, Instagram, X, and YouTube, according to an unsealed indictment.

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WALGREENS TO PAY $106M TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS OF FALSE PAYMENTS

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Walgreens has agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged the pharmacy chain submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed.

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TRUMP SURVIVES SECOND ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AT FLORIDA GOLF CLUB

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Former President Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on September 15, 2024. This marks the second such incident in just two months, following a previous attempt in Pennsylvania.

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SEVERAL EX-NFL STARS CALL ON TUA TAGOVAILOA TO RETIRE AFTER SERIOUS INJURY

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's latest concussion has sparked a heated debate about his future in the NFL, with several former players urging the 26-year-old to consider retirement.

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TECH BILLIONAIRE JARRED ISAACMAN RETURNS TO EARTH AFTER FIRST PRICATE SPACEWALK

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A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers.

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BOEING WORKERS REJECT NEW CONTRACT, VOTE TO STRIKE

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Boeing workers in the Seattle region on Thursday overwhelmingly voted to strike, rejecting a new contract the embattled aviation giant had offered them.

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KEVIN HART’S VEGAN CHAIN, HART HOUSE, SHUTTERS ALL LOCATIONS

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Comedian and actor Kevin Hart’s venture into the plant-based fast food industry, Hart House, has abruptly closed all four of its locations. The closures, which occurred on September 10, 2024, marked the end of Hart’s ambitious effort to redefine fast food with vegan offerings just two years after the chain’s launch.

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GLENN LOWRY TO STEPDOWN AS MOMA DIRECTOR AFTER 30 YEARS

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Glenn Lowry, the longest-serving director of New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), has announced his decision to step down after 30 years at the helm. The 69-year-old art leader, who has transformed MoMA into a global cultural institution, will vacate his position in September 2025. Lowry shared his thoughts with the New York Times, explaining that his decision to leave was driven by the feeling that it was "the right moment" to do so.

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