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Alberta Invokes Last-Resort Constitutional Clause to Shield Trans Laws From Challenges

The western province’s conservative government has invoked a rarely used clause in Canada’s Constitution to shield its bills limiting transgender rights from legal challenges.

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Danielle Smith, Alberta’s conservative premier, has framed the enactment of the bills as a matter of children’s safety.
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Nvidia Earnings Show Profit Jumped 65% to $31.9 Billion

The company, which makes the computer chips essential to the artificial intelligence boom, also said revenue in its recent quarter rose to $57 billion.

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Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, made a bet on chips for artificial intelligence that has turned his company into a Silicon Valley giant.
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George Conway, a Vocal Foe of Trump, Eyes Congressional Run

The former conservative lawyer built a social media following with his harsh criticism of President Trump, who was the boss of his wife at the time.

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George Conway is moving closer to announcing a run for Congress in one of Manhattan’s wealthiest and bluest districts.
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Trump Wanted to Abolish FEMA. His Own Advisers Disagree.

A panel convened by President Trump is said to have rejected the president’s idea that the agency should “go away.”

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The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, during a news conference with Texas officials following the catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, in July.
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Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 25 in Gaza Amid Cease-Fire, Officials Say

Israel’s military said it had launched attacks across Gaza after Palestinian militants shot at its troops. The six-week-old cease-fire has been pierced periodically by bursts of violence.

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Israeli soldiers and tanks gathered near the Gaza border in southern Israel on Monday.
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After Shutdown, Labor Department Says Some Data is Gone for Good

Surveys were delayed and some cannot be collected at all, officials said, further complicating the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates next month.

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Incomplete data has major implications for central bank officials debating whether to lower interest rates for a third meeting in a row.
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December Rate Cut in Doubt as Fed Fault Lines Deepen, Minutes Show

The central bank’s decision to lower interest rates last month was more divisive than it first appeared as officials splintered over how to weigh a weakening labor market against rising inflation.

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Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, said recently that officials at the central bank held “strongly differing views.”
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U.K. Vows to Ban Resale of Concert Tickets Above Face Value

The move aims to prevent “touts,” or scalpers, from charging exorbitant prices for sought-after shows.

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An Oasis concert in Wales this summer. British regulators opened an investigation after Oasis fans saw some seats on Ticketmaster more than double in cost from their advertised price.
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Melania Trump’s Green Gown Signals Saudi Arabia Diplomatic Ties

At the official dinner for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the first lady offered an unexpected sign of allegiance.

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President Trump and Melania Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House on Tuesday for a state dinner.
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Saudi Arabia Backs Elon Musk’s xAI With Data Center Deal

Mr. Musk’s xAI will work with the Saudi artificial intelligence company Humain on a new data center, part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s effort to diversify his kingdom’s economy.

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Elon Musk and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in Washington on Wednesday. The deal between xAI and the Saudi-backed company Humain is set to be xAI’s biggest data center outside the United States.
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New Gene-Editing Strategy Could Help Development of Treatments for Rare Diseases

Instead of requiring personalized gene edits for each patient, the new approach could create a standardized method to use for many diseases.

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David R. Liu, a biologist at the Broad Institute and Harvard, is the lead author of a new study of a gene-editing strategy that could be standardized for multiple people with rare diseases.
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