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A half-century of US-Russian arms control ends with the expiration of the New START nuclear pact

MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin said Thursday it regretted the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States that left no caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century.

Arms control experts say the termination of the New START Treaty could set the stage for an unconstrained nuclear arms race.

Russian President Vladimir Putin last year declared his readiness to stick to the treaty’s limits for another year if Washington followed suit, but U.S. President Donald Trump has been noncommittal He... Read More

Boar's Head reopens Virginia deli meat plant tied to deadly listeria outbreak

The Boar’s Head deli meat plant tied to a deadly food-poisoning outbreak in 2024 is back in business, company officials said.

The Jarratt, Virginia, site resumed limited operations on Monday, nearly 17 months after it was shut down following the listeria outbreak that killed 10 people and sickened dozens.

Boar's Head, a 120-year-old company based in Sarasota, Florida, permanently stopped making liverwurst and recalled 7 million pounds (more than 3 million kilograms) of deli products in the wake of the illnesses.

But Natalie Dyenson, the company's chief food... Read More

NFL MVP and other top awards to be announced at NFL Honors

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The league MVP and the winners of the other seven AP NFL awards will be announced at NFL Honors on Thursday night, just days ahead of Super Bowl 60.

Christian McCaffrey is only the second player to be a finalist for three AP NFL awards in the same year. He joins Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, Drake Maye and Matthew Stafford in the running for The Associated Press 2025 NFL Most Valuable Player.

Maye, who will lead the New England Patriots into the Super Bowl against the Seattle Seahawks, and McCaffrey are also finalists for Offensive Player of the... Read More

Nigeria sets up new military operation after deadly attack, while abducted Christians return home

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian government has announced a military operation to tackle Islamic militants following the killing of scores of people, likely all Muslims, while some 183 Christians abducted last month are finally home.

Local officials said 162 people were killed during the Tuesday attack in the Muslim-majority villages of Woro and Nuku, many of them reportedly for resisting extremist ideology. It is one of the deadliest attacks in the country outside of the known conflict hot spots.

The gunmen razed homes and looted shops in what Amnesty... Read More

Alphabet and discouraging updates on the US job market hit Wall Street as bitcoin tumbles

NEW YORK (AP) — A sharp drop for Google's parent company is yanking the U.S. stock market lower on Thursday, while prices for bitcoin, silver and gold weaken. Yields are also sinking in the bond market following discouraging news on the U.S. job market.

The S&P 500 fell 1.2% and is heading toward its sixth loss in the seven days since it set an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 606 points, or 1.2%, as of 10:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.5% lower.

Alphabet was the heaviest weight on the market and dropped 4.3%, even though... Read More

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A half-century of US-Russian arms control ends with the expiration of the New START nuclear pact

Boar's Head reopens Virginia deli meat plant tied to deadly listeria outbreak

NFL MVP and other top awards to be announced at NFL Honors

Nigeria sets up new military operation after deadly attack, while abducted Christians return home

Alphabet and discouraging updates on the US job market hit Wall Street as bitcoin tumbles

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