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Apr 01 2026FINANCE

CoreWeave Secures Huge Chip‑Backed Loan to Fuel AI Growth

A New Jersey cloud firm, CoreWeave, has pulled in $8. 5 billion from a coalition of banks and investors to expand its data‑center reach. The money is backed by the company’s own GPUs and a contract with Meta that guarantees usage of those chips. The deal is the biggest ever of its kind, using a comb

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Apr 01 2026CRYPTO

Crypto Company’s Betting Blunder: How a Smart‑Money Move Backfired

P2P. me, a startup that turns stablecoins into cash, made headlines for a risky decision: betting on its own fundraising round through the prediction‑market site Polymarket. The company said it earned less than $15, 000 from the bets, but the action hurt its reputation and made investors uneasy.

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Apr 01 2026POLITICS

Flavio Bolsonaro’s Rising Popularity Gives Him More Time to Build His Economic Team

Flavio Bolsonaro’s name is climbing the polls, giving him extra room to decide who will guide his economic plans. The 44‑year‑old senator has spent much of his time abroad, meeting conservative allies and visiting his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is jailed in Brasilia for an attempte

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Apr 01 2026POLITICS

Hungary’s Vote: A Tight Race Between Tisza and Fidesz

The upcoming April 12 election in Hungary has turned into a close contest, with the centre‑right Tisza party pulling ahead of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz. Two recent opinion polls show Tisza gaining ground, but many voters still have not made up their minds. In a survey by the 21 Re

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Apr 01 2026POLITICS

EU Fines Spark Tension With U. S. Tech Firms

The United States and the European Union have a long‑standing partnership, but one problem keeps popping up: fines. A senior U. S. State Department official said that penalties from the EU are the biggest hurdle in economic talks between the two sides. The focus is on a new rule called the Digital M

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Apr 01 2026POLITICS

Peace Talks Restart in China as Pakistan and Afghanistan Seek Truce

Pakistan and Afghanistan have begun a fresh round of negotiations in China, aiming to stop the worst fighting between the two Muslim countries since 2021. Beijing has stepped in as mediator, hoping to reach a deal that would reduce the heavy casualties on both sides, especially those suffered in Afg

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Apr 01 2026HEALTH

Health Inspectors Find 25 Violations at Six Phoenix Restaurants

In March, officials checked more than a thousand eateries in the Phoenix area. Six places earned big penalties because they broke food safety rules. At The Porch in Tempe, workers handled raw chicken while wearing gloves, then removed the gloves and touched other foods without washing hands.

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Apr 01 2026OPINION

Tech Giants Can’t Own Your Screen Time

A 20‑year‑old woman has filed a lawsuit against Meta and Google, saying that their apps caused her to lose control of her life and damage her mental health. The case raises the question: can a company be held responsible for how much we use their products? She argues that social media can beco

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Apr 01 2026HEALTH

Life in Pain: How Young Adults Navigate Health Care

Young people who suffer from several long‑term pains find it hard to get the help they need. This research looked at who visits doctors, what medicines are taken, and how these choices relate to the level of pain and emotional stress. Instead of starting with the numbers, the study first asks:

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Apr 01 2026TECHNOLOGY

Waves of Change: How a Radio Sparked Electrification in Oswego

The 1930 census noted that a farmer in Wheatland Township owned a radio, hinting at how early tech shaped rural life. Radios were more than music machines; they delivered weather updates for crops, economic news for traders, and political debates that kept citizens informed. This connectivity was es

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