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The United States has been at the nexus of a data center boom, as OpenAI, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others invest hundreds of billions to build the giant computing sites in the name of advancing...

PARIS — Police in France were racing against time as they searched Monday for four thieves who carried out a daring heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, aware that the chances of recovering the...

 The White House worked to hold together the Gaza Strip peace deal Monday as American officials said they were increasingly concerned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could dismantle...

Sabah Abu Ghanem and her family made the long trek back to Gaza City after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire this month, leaving a crowded tent encampment in the south of the territory with the...

In an audacious raid Sunday, thieves stole eight items of jewelry of what officials described as “incalculable” value from the Louvre Museum in Paris.The gang targeted the Louvre’s Apollo...

The Federal Aviation Administration will let Boeing produce as many as 42 of its 737 Max jets each month, raising a cap that the agency established nearly two years ago.The agency had limited Boeing...

A lithium battery spontaneously combusted in a passenger’s carry-on luggage during an Air China flight Saturday to Incheon, South Korea, from the Chinese city of Hangzhou, according to the...

n Japan, women have long been severely underrepresented at the highest levels of business, government and society, the product of a culture that expects them to bear a disproportionate share of child...

Fighting in the Gaza Strip has come to a halt, and while much remains to be negotiated before anything resembling peace touches the Palestinian enclave, a new ceasefire has raised hopes that a flood...

My keyboard, so used to criticisms of President Donald Trump, is shocked as I hammer out this column. But Trump genuinely deserves great credit for (belatedly) ramming through the Gaza Strip ceasefire...

After months of speculation, Netflix is taking its first step into the world of video podcasting.The streaming giant announced a partnership with the audio company Spotify on Tuesday that would bring...

SAN FRANCISCO — A year ago, Instagram made sweeping changes to the account settings of its teenage users after growing scrutiny from parents and lawmakers over child safety issues.On Tuesday, it...

LONDON — Sirens screamed as police vans pulled into a north London street, and shocked passersby paused to watch as officers charged into three secondhand phone shops.“Do you have a safe on your...

For an activity most of us spend about a third of our lives doing, there’s a lot scientists still don’t understand about sleep, including why we evolved to do it in the first place. But experts do...

The Trump administration broadened its trade war with China on Tuesday, as it began imposing fees on Chinese ships docking at American ports.The long-planned action is intended to counter China’s...

Stocks in Asia slid lower Monday morning, days after President Donald Trump threatened to impose higher tariffs on all Chinese imports and cancel a planned meeting with China’s leader, Xi...

Gold prices are behaving like we’re on the brink of a financial crisis.The safe-haven asset hit $4,000 an ounce for the first time this past week, recording its largest rally since the late...

GUQUAN, China — In China, the longest ultrahigh-voltage power line stretches more than 2,000 miles from the far northwest to the populous southeast — the equivalent of transmitting electricity...

Tesla on Tuesday unveiled new versions of its two most popular models that will sell for around $5,000 less than previous versions.The new Model Y will sell for $40,000, and the Model 3 will cost...

The pallets of aid dropped from the plane, their parachutes popping as they fell to the battered and hungry people of the Gaza Strip below.On the ground, most people in the seaside strip have been...