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‘If you don’t stop, they’ll kill all of us’: Somali pirates are back with a vengeance
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‘I’m strapped every month.’ Seniors struggle as inflation continues to outpace Social Security benefits
Many senior citizens are finding that their Social Security benefits are not keeping pace with the rising cost of living. The payments are adjusted every year based on inflation, but the annual cost of living adjustment doesn’t match the actual increase in expenses.

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Anthropic is expected to go public later this month.
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We’ve never seen anything like the Anthropic IPO
Anthropic’s debut on public markets will be unlike any that’s come before it, in ways that amount to either a once-in-a-generation opportunity — or a massive financial gamble, depending on whom you ask.
Big Tech has a spy problem
Silicon Valley is particularly vulnerable to corporate espionage: The cutting-edge technologies it develops have grown vital to the global economy.
China set for record trade surplus as AI boom pushes it past $1 trillion in just 10 months
China’s trade surplus surged past $1 trillion in the first 10 months as a global race to build AI infrastructure buoyed sales of high-tech products and helped offset weak domestic demand, a dynamic likely to sharpen tensions with major trading partners.
Trump tapes ‘60 Minutes’ interview after GOP midterm rout
President Donald Trump will appear on Sunday’s “60 Minutes” for his first in-depth interview since the Republican Party’s sweeping midterm losses.

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