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Mundy the elephant finds community in Georgia
“And the goal has always been that once she is comfortable, then she will be out with them. But it would be inappropriate for us to rush it. We want to see them together.”
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Far-right rebellion defined Kevin McCarthy's speakership
“The dominant political story of the year has been the 270-day-long speakership of Representative Kevin McCarthy, whose slim majority in the House of Representatives has enabled a far-right rebellion to exert more weight over the lower chamber.”
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Regional banks faced a 2023 liquidity crisis
“2023 also saw the roots of a global banking crisis arise out of four American regional banks, the two largest being Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic Bank.”
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AI growth fueled major Hollywood labor strikes
“The rise of artificial intelligence and large language models dominated not only the economy but has also been at the root of a Hollywood double strike conducted by Writers Guild of America and a SAG APTRA strike.”
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Interest rates rose to combat 2023 inflation
“2021's inflation surge moderated in 2023, while the Federal Reserve continued to raise its interest rates in the first half of the year.”