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EU likely to sanction Iran's Revolutionary Guard over protest crackdown

AP News BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is expected Thursday to list Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group and widen sanctions on the country over Tehran’s deadly crackdown on nationwide protests, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as it faced U.S. threats to potentially launch a military strike against it.

U.S. forces have moved the USS Abraham Lincoln and several guided-missile destroyers into the Mideast that can be used to launch attacks from the sea. It remains unclear whether President Donald Trump will use force against Iran, after he threatened...
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As if! 'Clueless,’ ‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Inception’ among 25 movies entering National Film Registry

AP News As if they’d leave “Clueless” off the list.

Cher Horowitz fans, rejoice: Amy Heckerling’s 1995 teen comedy is one of 25 classic movies chosen this year by the Library of Congress for its National Film Registry.

And if “Clueless” wasn’t your jam — whatever! — maybe this will send you deep into your dreams: Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending “Inception” is in the mix. Other films chosen for preservation include “The Karate Kid,” “Glory,” “Philadelphia,” “Before Sunrise,” “The Incredibles” and “Frida.” There are four...
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Wall Street set to open with small gains on Big Tech earnings after Fed stands pat on interest rates

AP News U.S. markets pointed slightly higher early Thursday on mixed results from Big Tech, one day after the Federal Reserve's kept its key interest rate unchanged as expected.

Futures the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each ticked up 0.2% before the bell Thursday, while Dow Jones Industrial futures rose 0.1%.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that the outlook for the U.S. economy has “clearly improved” and that the labor market stabilized since the Fed's last meeting.

The Fed cut rates three times in a row to close out 2025 in an attempt to shore up the job market. However,...
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Sabalenka into fourth straight Australian Open final and facing Rybakina again

AP News MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Not even a point penalty for hindrance slowed Aryna Sabalenka's run to a fourth consecutive Australian Open final.

The top-ranked Sabalenka overpowered Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-3 Thursday night to move within one victory of a third Australian Open title in four years.

A rematch of the 2023 final against Elena Rybakina was set up when the No. 5 seed ousted No. 6 Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-6 (7) in the second semifinal.

“It was a great battle (against Sabalenka in 2023),” Rybakina said. “In the end, she played a bit better and it I...
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Norfolk Southern's profit slips 12% amid merger costs and economic uncertainty

AP News Norfolk Southern's quarterly profit slipped 12% amid the uncertain economy as well as unusual costs related to its efforts to merge with Union Pacific in an $85 billion deal that would create a transcontinental railroad.

Norfolk Southern said it made $644 million, or $2.87 per share, in the fourth quarter. That's down from $733 million, or $3.23 per share, a year ago. But both results were affected by one-time charges. This year, the merger added $58 million in costs and the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, derailment added another $23 million.

Excluding that, the...
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