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The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024

Dec. 20, 2024 12:47 PM EST

It was a murder case almost everyone had an opinion on. O.J. Simpson 's “trial of the century” over the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend bared divisions over race and law enforcement in America and brought an intersection of sports, crime, entertainment and class that was hard to...

Iran's rial hits a record low, battered by regional tensions and an energy crisis

Dec. 18, 2024 10:29 AM EST

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Iranian rial on Wednesday fell to its lowest level in history, losing more than 10% of value since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election in November and signaling new challenges for Tehran as it remains locked in the wars raging in the Middle East. ...

IAEA chief: Iran is poised to 'quite dramatically' increase stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium

Dec. 06, 2024 23:27 PM EST

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Iran is poised to “quite dramatically” increase its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium as it has started cascades of advanced centrifuges, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned Friday. The comments from Rafael Mariano Grossi came...