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Tensions are escalating in Minneapolis after Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a U.S. citizen, was killed during an encounter with immigration officials on Saturday morning. Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis ...

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EDF said its UK nuclear fleet performance was "very good" in 2025, meeting 12% of total UK electricity consumption. The company said it plans to operate its last two Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors until ...

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For the first time since the start of the private-credit boom, large numbers of individual investors are trying to get their money out.