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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece and Cyprus are starting 2026 by turning down the volume. The countries' capital cities, Athens and Nicosia, have traded the familiar whizz, crackle and boom of ...

It was New Year’s Eve and there had been fireworks, drinking and dancing. Amid it all, I felt ashen and cold. As I walked out, I felt my first surge of quiet liberation We drove out along the coast ...

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Consumers spent 3.9 percent more from Nov. 1 to Dec. 21 this year compared with last year, according to a Mastercard report on holiday spending. By Kim Bhasin Tariffs, a government shutdown, rising ...