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France in Fresh Turmoil After Prime Minister Resigns + US Federal Shutdown Enters Sixth Day - Layoffs Loom + Chicago Mayor Signs ‘ICE Free Zone’ Executive OrderEverest Blizzard Traps Hundreds — Rescue Race Against Time
A brutal blizzard has stranded over 200 hikers on Mount Everest, as rescuers battle extreme snow conditions to save those trapped at high altitudes. Hundreds remain unaccounted for amid life-threatening weather.
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$10.9 billion - Value of Fifth Third Bancorp's acquisition of Comerica to form major US bank.
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“Time is of the essence or massive bloodshed will follow — something that nobody wants to see” — President Donald Trump on Gaza peace talks.
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