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1. Asia-Pacific markets mixed as investors assess South Korea’s surprise interest rate cut  CNBC
2. South Korea makes first back-to-back rate cuts since 2009  Reuters
3. South Korea’s central bank cuts a key rate to nurse a slower economy  The Hill
4. Bank of Korea Surprises With Back-to-Back Rate Cut, Lowers Growth Forecasts  The Wall Street Journal
5. Live news: Bank of Korea cuts rates as concerns grow over slowing economy and Trump  Financial Times

Voters in the Republic of Ireland go to the polls on Friday for the country’s general election.

1. Microsoft faces wide-ranging US antitrust probe  Reuters
2. FTC opens wide-ranging antitrust probe into Microsoft  CNN
3. Microsoft Faces Broad Antitrust Investigation From US FTC  Bloomberg
4. FTC launches antitrust investigation into Microsoft as Biden era ends  The Washington Post
5. Microsoft is being investigated by the FTC over antitrust concerns  The Verge

1. Ohio Governor Signs Bathroom Restrictions for Transgender Students  The New York Times
2. Ohio governor signs ‘bathroom bill’ into law, restricting students from using opposite-sex restrooms  Fox News
3. Ohio governor signs transgender bathroom ban for students  ABC News
4. Soon I’ll occupy the men’s room stall next to you. Thank the Ohio Legislature | Opinion  The Cincinnati Enquirer

1. US Readies China Chip Curbs That Stop Short of Earlier Proposals  Bloomberg
2. The True Impact of Allied Export Controls on the U.S. and Chinese Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Industries  Center for Strategic & International Studies
3. Chamber of Commerce sees new US export crackdown on China, email says  Reuters
4. China’s AI hopes face fresh setbacks amid US moves to restrict HBM chip exports  South China Morning Post
5. US ban expansion may stifle China’s AI chip ambitions  DIGITIMES

1. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail for third time in New York  BBC.com
2. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail for a 3rd time, will remain behind bars until May 2025 trial  Yahoo Entertainment
3. Diddy denied bail in sex trafficking, racketeering case  Fox News
4. Denied! Sean “Diddy” Combs Loses Latest Bail Attempt In Sex Trafficking Case – Update  Deadline

1. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail by third judge as he awaits sex trafficking trial  The Associated Press
2. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail for a 3rd time, will remain behind bars until May 2025 trial  Yahoo Entertainment
3. Diddy denied bail in sex trafficking, racketeering case  Fox News
4. Denied! Sean “Diddy” Combs Loses Latest Bail Attempt In Sex Trafficking Case – Update  Deadline

1. ‘Absolutely terrifying’: Israel pounds north Gaza as Lebanon truce holds  Al Jazeera English
2. A Battered and Diminished Hezbollah Accepts a Cease-Fire  The New York Times
3. Opinion | Netanyahu reached a cease-fire with Hezbollah. Why not with Hamas?  The Washington Post
4. An Expert Explains: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal  The Indian Express

1. Controversial fighter jet sparks online tiff between Elon Musk, Arizona congressman  The Arizona Republic
2. In an F-35 funding fight, Musk will need to win over a skeptical Congress and Trump  Business Insider
3. Elon Musk Shoots Down Lockheed Martin, Other F-35 Defense Stocks With A Single Post  Investor’s Business Daily
4. Elon Musk, charged with cutting federal spending, calls F-35 a waste of money  Detroit News

1. Controversial fighter jet sparks online tiff between Elon Musk, Arizona congressman  Yahoo! Voices
2. Elon Musk Shoots Down Lockheed Martin, Other F-35 Defense Stocks With A Single Post  Investor’s Business Daily
3. Elon Musk, charged with cutting federal spending, calls F-35 a waste of money  Detroit News
4. In an F-35 funding fight, Musk will need to win over a skeptical Congress and Trump  Business Insider