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A key Atlantic Ocean current system that helps regulate the planet’s climate could weaken more than expected by 2100, with potentially devastating consequences worldwide, a new study has found.Known as Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), this conveyor belt of currents plays a crucial role in redistributing heat by transporting warmer waters from the tropics northward.An …

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Faith Kipyegon said she believes a woman will break the four-minute barrier for the mile “in this generation or the next”, and the challenge is what keeps her training.The Kenyan came up short in her specially arranged attempt in June to become the first woman to smash through the four-minute barrier, clocking 4min 06.42sec in Paris.”My goal …

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A jump in US retail sales boosted world markets Thursday even as investors mulled the US rates outlook, US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the future of Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell.Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished at fresh records as investors focused on solid US economic data and earnings and shrugged off lingering …

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Donald Trump experienced the agony and the ecstasy of football on Sunday as he was booed at the final of the FIFA Club World Cup — even as he joined in some high-spirited celebrations with champions Chelsea.The US president was front and center as the winners took to the stage, grinning broadly in his red …

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At a red-brick school in Virginia, Hayden Jones is one of 1,000 students banned from using their phones as part of a trial hoping to boost learning.But the 12-year-old’s verdict on the restrictions — a shrug of his shoulders — reflects the skepticism shared by some students and parents.The phone ban at Twain Middle School is …

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Hot, powerful winds Tuesday threatened to rekindle and whip up major fires that have devastated the hills and suburbs of Los Angeles, killing at last 24 people and changing the face of America’s second biggest city forever.A week after blazes erupted and spread uncontained, forecasters predicted “particularly dangerous” dry Santa Ana winds would spike the …

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