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G7 talks in Paris tackle unresolved global crises with questions over US approach

PARIS (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies began two days of talks in Paris on Monday as they grapple with multiple unresolved global crises amid questions about how U.S. President Donald Trump will approach foreign policy after his Republican Party’s heavy losses in the midterm elections.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is likely to face questions about whether the administration will shift its positions on the Russia-Ukraine war, the Iran conflict, energy security and artificial intelligence. Those issues will dominate discussions... Read More

Russell Brand is sentenced to 10 1/2 years in a British prison for rape and sexual assault

LONDON (AP) — Russell Brand was sentenced Monday to 10 1/2 years in prison for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others during a period when his comedy career built around boasts of erotic exploits was taking off.

Judge Joel Bennathan told Brand that he showed a “casual and arrogant disregard” for any woman who said no to him.

“About 20 years ago, Russell Brand, you were becoming famous,” Bennathan said. “You were clever — and in many people’s eyes, funny and charismatic. You had also become a sexual predator.”

Brand showed... Read More

Internal probe into CEO Jensen Huang and 'foreign intelligence' weighs on high-flying Nvidia shares

Shares of Nvidia tumbled 5% at the opening bell Monday after the computer chip maker, central to the artificial intelligence race, opened an investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the “target of a foreign intelligence effort.”

Nvidia's announcement of the investigation on Sunday followed Huang’s acknowledgment that he had been intimate with a business executive who, according to The New York Times, U.S. intelligence determined was gathering information for China.

China’s Foreign Ministry dismissed the spying allegations Monday, calling them a smear... Read More

The Latest: Congress returns to a changed Washington

Congress is reconvening in a changed Washington, with Trump doubling down on his political threats despite the landmark GOP losses.

President Donald Trump, in his first major interview since his party lost control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, said he thinks his administration was too aggressive on deportations and that he thinks he can work with Democrats in the new Congress on some kind of immigration deal.

Trump and his Department of Justice are taking a combative stance toward Democrats, signaling intense conflict to come as lawmakers prepare... Read More

US stocks rally and recover more of last week's losses as oil prices swing lower

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is rallying Monday and clawing back more of its big loss from last week as oil prices swing lower. The strength came even though Nvidia, one of Wall Street’s most influential stocks, sank.

The S&P rose 1.1% and was on track for a second straight gain following a wipeout on worries that Democratic victories in the U.S. midterm elections could mean a slowdown in the construction for AI data centers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 606 points, or 1.2%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.4% higher.
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G7 talks in Paris tackle unresolved global crises with questions over US approach

Russell Brand is sentenced to 10 1/2 years in a British prison for rape and sexual assault

Internal probe into CEO Jensen Huang and 'foreign intelligence' weighs on high-flying Nvidia shares

The Latest: Congress returns to a changed Washington

US stocks rally and recover more of last week's losses as oil prices swing lower

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