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Police Department is on heightened alert, officials said, and will have officers stationed along the parade route and near Dodger Stadium.

The Japanese economy is showing some signs of improvement, a slew of data indicated Friday, amid heightened speculation over the timing of the Bank of Japan’s next interest-rate hike.

In that sense, Apple’s talk of robust iPhone 17 demand and plans for heightened AI spending came as some comfort, helping to drive Apple’s stock 2% higher in Friday morning action.

The US actions have also heightened tensions between Washington and the governments of Colombia and Venezuela.

There is a romantic quality even to the deprivations Smith chronicles, an effect heightened by what she chooses to highlight or withhold.