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When US President Donald Trump struck a deal to end Israel’s war in Gaza in October, the signing ceremony was an all-singing, all-dancing affair alongside world leaders in Egypt, televised live. Ending the conflict in Iran was much different. Trump signed the agreement late on a Wednesday night during dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron
READ MOREIn 2020, Jeff Bezos made what remains the largest individual philanthropic commitment to climate and nature ever: $10 billion, to be fully disbursed by 2030 through the Bezos Earth Fund. But five years in, the fund has deployed roughly $2.4 billion of that commitment, leaving about $7 billion to go out the door before the
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READ MOREVice President Vance took to the White House press briefing podium on Thursday to hit back against a growing chorus of critics of the Trump administration’s deal with Iran after President Trump signed the agreement. Vance referred to criticism of the preliminary agreement from both sides of the aisle as “fundamentally untrue,” and even took…
READ MORESpaceX’s post-IPO mega-rally has hit its first slowdown. Shares in Elon Musk’s rocket company, which raised a record $85 billion when it went public last week, had dropped nearly 5% on market close on Wednesday — its first down day. Shares were flat in premarket trading early Thursday. The drop ended a monster share price
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