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The Islamic State has lost thousands of fighters to death or prison and suffered the demise of its self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria. But the global reach of the group, also known as ISIS, is still vast, in part because of its sophisticated media output and the people around the world who consume it.On New Year’s Day, a man with an Islamic State flag killed at least 14 people when he drove into a crowd in New Orleans. Authorities say there was no evidence that the man, Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, had active connections to the terrorist group. But the…

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Quarry workers in England have discovered the clawed footprints of a 30-foot-tall predator and the sunken tracks of other dinosaurs, in what paleontologists are calling one of the most significant finds in Britain in nearly three decades.A trail of five distinct prints were uncovered last summer in a quarry in Oxfordshire, about 60 miles northwest of London, scientists announced to the public this week. The prints belong to both herbivores and carnivores that roamed the area during the Middle Jurassic period, around 166 million years ago.Rather than the grasslands that blanket the area today, Jurassic Oxfordshire more resembled the Florida…

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Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market movers: The S & P 500 was on pace to break its five-session losing streak. But even with Friday’s strong gain, the index was still tracking to be slightly down for the week. Friday’s rally was broad-based with every sector in positive territory. Consumer discretionary topped the leaderboard thanks to Tesla rebounding from Thursday’s selloff. Information technology was having a strong day with gains in semiconductors and software. The utilities…

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The TikTok short form video hosting service logo is seen on a mobile device in this illustration photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 17 July, 2024.Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court late on Friday to reject President-elect Donald Trump’s request to delay implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale by Jan. 19.Last week, Trump filed a legal brief arguing he should have time after taking office on Jan. 20 to pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The court is set to…

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (R) meets with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) at the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 22, 2024.Ariel Hermoni | Anadolu | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration has informally notified the U.S. Congress of a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel that includes munitions for fighter jets and attack helicopters, Axios reported on Friday, citing two sources.The deal would need approval from House and Senate committees and includes artillery shells and air-to-air missiles for fighter jets to defend against threats such as drones, the report said.The State Department did…

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An Iraqi who pleaded guilty to commanding insurgents who committed war crimes in Afghanistan filed suit in federal court on Friday, seeking to stop his transfer from the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to a prison in Iraq.The petition, filed by his lawyers, made public negotiations that had been underway for some time to transfer Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, 63, to the custody of the Iraqi government despite protests from him and his lawyers that he could be subject to abuse and inadequate medical care.Mr. Hadi, who says his true name is Nashwan al-Tamir, is the oldest and most…

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