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Wall Street slips at end of a bumpy week

Stocks slipped in afternoon trading Friday. The S&P 500 was up by less than 0.1% and is on track for a loss for the week after three straight weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 58 points, or 0.1% to 43,856 as of 3 p.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq rose 0.1% and is hovering around its record.

Takeaways from Blinken's latest Mideast trip

AQABA, Jordan (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been on perhaps his last Middle East diplomatic mission as America's top diplomat this week with the aim of preventing Syria from spiraling out of control after the sudden ouster of President Bashar Assad.

Notre Dame reopening caps stellar year for LVMH

PARIS (AP) - The reopening of Notre Dame was a solemn celebration of cultural and spiritual renewal. Yet for some, the historic cathedral’s revival also felt like a meticulously choreographed branding event by LVMH and other luxury conglomerates.

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McKinsey to pay $650 million to settle federal probe

WASHINGTON (AP) - McKinsey & Company consulting firm has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its work for opioids manufacturer Purdue Pharma, according to court papers filed in Virginia on Friday.

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Trump hosts Apple CEO at Mar-a-Lago

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Donald Trump hosted Apple CEO Tim Cook for a Friday evening dinner at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly.

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Notre Dame reopening caps stellar year for LVMH

PARIS (AP) - The reopening of Notre Dame was a solemn celebration of cultural and spiritual renewal. Yet for some, the historic cathedral’s revival also felt like a meticulously choreographed branding event by LVMH and other luxury conglomerates.

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South Korea impeaches President

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's parliament on Saturday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his stunning and short-lived martial law decree, a move that ended days of political paralysis but set up an intense debate over Yoon’s fate.

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Top diplomats discuss Syria's transition

AQABA, Jordan (AP) - Top diplomats from the United States, the Arab League and Turkey are meeting in Jordan to discuss plans and goals to assist Syria's transition from the deposed government of Bashar Assad.

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Ukrainian drones strike Russia

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal, officials said Saturday, the day after Moscow launched a massive aerial attack on its neighbor that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was one of the heaviest bombardments of the country's energy sector since Russia's full-scale invasion almost three years ago.

NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump was on the verge of backing a 16-week federal abortion ban earlier this year when aides staged an intervention. According to Time magazine’s cover story on his selection as its 2024 Person of the Year, Trump’s aides first raised concerns in mid-March that the abortion cutoff being pushed by some allies would be stricter than existing law in numerous states.