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Get a Free Kids’ Meal at Wendy’s with Any Premium Combo Purchase This Back-to-School Season

Aug 15, 2024 01:48 am UTC| Business Life

As the back-to-school season begins, Wendys offers a free Kids Meal with any premium combo purchase. Available exclusively through the Wendys app starting August 13, this deal helps families enjoy a budget-friendly meal...

Sonic Honors Teachers with Free Cheeseburgers and Drinks During Back-to-School Season

Aug 15, 2024 01:44 am UTC| Business Life

SONIC Drive-In is celebrating the back-to-school season by offering exclusive teacher deals through the SONIC Teachers Circle program. From August 19 to September 1, 2024, educators can enjoy free cheeseburgers, drinks,...

Dairy Queen Unveils Fall Blizzard Lineup with New Flavors and Returning Favorites

Aug 15, 2024 01:37 am UTC| Business Life

Dairy Queen has announced its fall Blizzard lineup, set to launch nationwide on August 26. The lineup features both new and returning flavors, including the debut of the Caramel Java Chip Blizzard and the return of...

Score a Free King Jr. Meal at Burger King This August—Limited Time Offer

Aug 15, 2024 01:31 am UTC| Life Business

Burger King offers a free King Jr. Meal for Royal Perks Members with any $10 purchase from August 12 to 25. This limited-time back-to-school promotion includes a kid-friendly meal with a toy, available at participating...

J Balvin Wears Custom Air Jordan 4 Inspired By Rayo Album; Air Jordan 1 Low Goes Full ‘Metallic Zinc’

Aug 13, 2024 15:47 pm UTC| Life Business

J Balvin was recently spotted wearing a custom Air Jordan 4 inspired by his upcoming Rayo album cover. Meanwhile, the Air Jordan 1 Low SE Metallic Zinc, featuring reflective leather and a gilded Jumpman hang tag, is set...

Johnson & Johnson Faces Legal Hurdles as $6.5 Billion Talc Settlement Vote Nears Completion

Aug 13, 2024 15:42 pm UTC| Business Life

Johnson Johnsons proposed $6.5 billion settlement to resolve tens of thousands of talc-related cancer lawsuits has surpassed a critical voting threshold, with over 75% of claimants reportedly in favor. However, legal...

Claim a Free Scoop at Baskin-Robbins with Their New Melt Insurance This Week

Aug 13, 2024 15:27 pm UTC| Business Life

As summer winds down, Baskin-Robbins is offering Melt Insurance on August 14, 2024. Customers can claim a free scoop if their ice cream melts, with no proof required. Enjoy any flavor, including the limited-edition Beach...

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Economy

Gold Prices Dip Amid Middle East Uncertainty and Inflation Fears

Gold prices edged lower during Asian trading on Thursday, retreating after modest gains in the previous session as investors continued monitoring escalating Middle East tensions threatening a fragile ceasefire between the...

Oil Prices Rebound as Hormuz Disruptions and Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets

Oil prices recovered Thursday following their sharpest single-day decline since April 2020, as ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating Middle East tensions renewed fears over global crude supply. By...

U.S. Futures Dip as Iran Ceasefire Faces Early Challenges

U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower Wednesday evening as investors monitored the fragile state of a newly announced Iran-U.S. ceasefire agreement. The cautious overnight movement followed an exceptional trading...

U.S.-Iran Ceasefire: Fragile Truce Raises Hopes for Strait of Hormuz Peace Deal

A temporary ceasefire between the United States, Iran, and Israel is holding but just barely. U.S. Vice President JD Vance described the two-week truce as fragile on Wednesday, warning that Iran appeared to be...

Gold Surges Near 3-Week High as Trump-Iran Ceasefire Eases Geopolitical Tensions

Gold prices climbed sharply on Wednesday, nearing a three-week high after President Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran, easing geopolitical tensions that had been gripping global markets. Spot gold...

Politics

Taiwan Defense Budget: U.S. Senator Urges Legislature to Pass Spending Plan

Republican Senator Jim Banks visited Taipei and delivered a direct message to Taiwans President Lai Ching-te: the islands parliament must stop stalling and approve a proposed special defense budget. Banks, a member of the...

Haiti Election 2025: Voter Registration Delayed Amid Ongoing Security Crisis

Haitis Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has officially announced the postponement of a voter registration drive that was originally set to begin on April 1. The council stated that updated registration dates would be...

Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to halt the Pentagons national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, delivering a temporary win for the Trump administration. The ruling comes as another...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

FCC Moves to Ban All Chinese Labs From Testing U.S. Electronics

The Federal Communications Commission is escalating its crackdown on Chinese technology by preparing to vote on a sweeping proposal that would prohibit all Chinese laboratories from testing electronic devices intended for...

Science

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

Technology

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...

U.S. Disrupts Russian Military Hackers' Global DNS Hijacking Network

The U.S. Justice Department has successfully executed a court-authorized operation to dismantle a DNS hijacking network tied to Russian military intelligence. The network was run by GRU Military Unit 26165, a cyber unit...

Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics delivered a stunning financial turnaround in the first quarter of 2025, projecting operating profit of approximately 57.2 trillion won (roughly $38 billion) a more than eightfold increase compared to...

China's Push to Steal Taiwan's Chip Technology and Talent Raises Security Alarms

Taiwans National Security Bureau has raised serious concerns about Beijings escalating efforts to infiltrate the islands world-class semiconductor industry. According to a report submitted to Taiwanese lawmakers, China is...

Apple's Foldable iPhone Faces Engineering Setbacks, Mass Production Timeline at Risk

Apples highly anticipated foldable iPhone is running into significant engineering hurdles during its test phase, raising concerns about potential delays in both mass production and product shipments, according to a report...