Even a Russian-cofounded bank can't fund new projects in the country — and it shows just how financially isolated the country is

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (L) welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival to the 6th BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, on July 15, 2014. Leaders of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group of emerging powers gathered in Brazil on Tuesday to launch a new development bank and a reserve fund seen as counterweights to Western-led financial institutions.

The Ukraine war is great for China — it gets 'fire sale prices' on oil and gas and leaves its rivals, the US and Russia, 'tied down and bleeding each other,' experts say

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at St. George's Hall in the Kremlin on March 21, 2023.

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Mitch McConnell abruptly stops speaking in the middle of a press conference before being whisked away

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Mitch McConnell abruptly stops speaking during a press conference on July 25, 2023.
Mitch McConnell abruptly stops speaking during a press conference on July 25, 2023.

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One family pocketed $7.6 million by taking cans and bottles from Arizona and recycling them in California. That's fraud, prosecutors say.

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A recycling technician loads an 800 pound block of compressed aluminum cans at OCC Recycling Center in Costa Mesa, CA on Thursday, July 14, 2022.

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Melania Trump retreated from the public eye because of tell-all books and her rocky relationship with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, report says

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Former first lady Melania Trump.

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The Fed no longer thinks a recession will happen this year

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell.

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A group of Democrats just relaunched an effort to ban legacy admissions and strip financial aid from schools that keep the practice in place

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman said he’s received “blowback” for his positions on Israel.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman.

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The Fed just showed the US still has more work to do in getting inflation under control

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell.

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Judge refuses to accept Hunter Biden's plea deal after initial agreement falls apart in court

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Hunter Biden is the son of President Joe Biden.

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Excess Deaths Among Republicans Skyrocketed After Covid Vaccine Became Available, Study Finds

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As covid vaccines started to roll out in February 2021, misinformation and conspiracy theories surrounding the shot were on the rise—as were the deaths of Republican voters.

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