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Venezuela
Maduro ally Alex Saab to plead guilty in federal money laundering case
Charged with a single count of money laundering tied to an alleged conspiracy to create fake companies and falsify shipping records, Saab is scheduled to appear before Judge in Miami on Tuesday for a change of plea hearing, according to court records.
Business
Trump concedes on ethics rules as major US crypto bill nears vote
US President Donald Trump has accepted ethics restrictions he had long resisted, removing the final obstacle to the CLARITY Act, the most significant crypto legislation ever attempted in the US, which now faces a decisive Senate vote on Tuesday.
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Economy
US inflation holds at 3.4% as monthly price rises hit fastest pace since May
US consumer prices rose 3.4% in the year to August, unchanged from July and exactly in line with expectations, but the monthly increase of 0.4% was the sharpest since May, a sign the energy shock is starting to bite four days before a Federal Reserve decision markets expect will deliver a rate hike.
Economy
Anthropic says AI could bring both 15% growth and mass unemployment
Anthropic has published an economic model projecting how AI might reshape the US economy by 2030, and its three scenarios range from barely perceptible to a boom with no historical precedent, including one in which GDP grows 15% a year while nearly a fifth of office workers are out of a job.
Cinema
'The Survivor': Why did a Spanish woman lie about being a 9/11 victim?
Catalan Alicia Esteve spent six years posing as Tania Head, a 9/11 survivor and head of a victims' association. In a new documentary "The Survivor", Kike Maíllo investigates how the lie endured until she was exposed by The New York Times in 2007.
Culture news
Nicolas Cage's Malibu mansion severely damaged by massive sinkhole
A Malibu mansion owned by Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage has been nearly destroyed by a sinkhole. The collapse caused a gas leak and led to five homes being evacuated. The incident followed heavy rain and powerful waves linked to the remnants of Tropical Storm Marie.
