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Ellen DeGeneres, Portia De Rossi 2018: Debunking Popular Rumors About the Famed Couple

Dec 17, 2018 09:25 am UTC| Entertainment

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have been married for more than 10 years now and although they look very happy together, their marriage is one of those that has always been peppered with divorce rumors. Despite the...

Melania Trump 2018: FLOTUS Allegedly Worried Donald Trump’s Health Is Badly Affected by Stress

Dec 17, 2018 09:08 am UTC| Entertainment Politics

As the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump is expected to worry about many things concerning the initiatives and advocacies that her office supports. However, a recent report claims that she is also preoccupied...

Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton 2018: Gavin Rossdale’s Ex Denies Engagement But Reiterates She Wants Miranda Lambert’s Ex to Be Her ‘Forever’

Dec 17, 2018 08:41 am UTC| Entertainment

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are sure to come up whenever the topic is about wedding or engagement. But regardless of how many times that they deny it, the news items about them do not die down. Recently, Gavin...

Miss Universe 2018 Results: The Factors that Contributed to Catriona Gray’s Fiery Domination

Dec 17, 2018 08:37 am UTC| Entertainment

The Miss Universe 2018 results are in and the Philippines has yet again managed to bring home the coveted crown merely three years after Pia Wurtzbach won it for the country. This time, it was Catriona Gray who...

Katie Holmes, Jamie Foxx 2018: Tome Cruise’s Ex Prepares Intimate Birthday Celebration for 51-Year-Old BF in New Orleans

Dec 17, 2018 08:35 am UTC| Entertainment

Katie Holmes wants her boyfriends Jamie Foxxs birthday to be extra special so instead of dining out or going somewhere to celebrate, she went to the grocery store to buy some ingredients for home-cooked meals. Tom Cruises...

‘The Winds Of Winter’ Release Date, Spoilers, News & Update: George R.R. Martin Release New Statements About Sixth Book

Dec 17, 2018 08:27 am UTC| Entertainment

The Winds of Winter is expected to pick-up in work progression as George R.R. Martin recently ended his Fire Blood book tour. The celebrated fantasy writer wrote on his blog post that hes back again at his desk and is...

‘NCIS’ Season 16 Episode 11 Air Date, Spoilers: Chaos at Navy Yard — SecDef Orders Torres & McGee’s Arrest

Dec 17, 2018 08:07 am UTC| Entertainment

New Year will not be a happy one for the team of SSA Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon). McGee (Sean Murray) and Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) are going to be arrested right at the very first episode in 2019 in NCIS season 16...

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Economy

Asian Stock Markets Trade Flat as Holiday Liquidity Thins and BOJ Minutes Watched

Asian stock markets traded mostly flat on Wednesday as subdued year-end trading volumes and holiday-thinned liquidity limited investor activity across the region. With Christmas and New Year holidays approaching, many...

US and Japan Fast-Track $550 Billion Strategic Investment Initiative

The United States and Japan have agreed to accelerate coordination on their Strategic Investment Initiative, a major bilateral framework backed by a $550 billion fund established under the two countries tariff agreement....

Japan Plans $189 Billion Bond Issuance as Record Budget Signals Expansionary Fiscal Policy

Japan is preparing to issue new government bonds worth approximately $189 billion to help finance a record-breaking national budget for the next fiscal year, according to a draft budget reviewed by Reuters. The move...

BOJ Minutes Reveal Growing Debate Over Interest Rate Hikes and Inflation Risks

Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers actively debated whether to continue raising interest rates toward levels considered neutral for the economy, according to minutes from their October policy meeting released on Wednesday....

Gold Price Breaks $4,500 as Safe-Haven Demand and Rate Cut Bets Fuel Rally

Spot gold surged past the key psychological level of $4,500 per ounce for the first time on Wednesday, marking a historic milestone for the precious metal and reinforcing its status as a preferred safe-haven asset. The...

Politics

U.S. Signs $2.3 Billion Global Health MOUs With Four African Nations

The United States has signed four new global health memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Botswana, and Ethiopia, reinforcing its long-term commitment to strengthening global health security...

U.S. Discusses Migrant Transfer Plan With Palau Despite Lawmaker Opposition

The United States has renewed discussions with Palau over a controversial proposal to transfer third-country nationals to the Pacific Island nation, despite clear resistance from Palaus lawmakers earlier this year....

NSW Passes Toughest Gun and Anti-Terror Laws After Bondi Beach Shooting

Australias most populous state, New South Wales, has passed sweeping new gun control and anti-terrorism laws following the deadly Bondi Beach mass shooting, marking the most significant tightening of firearm and protest...

Democratic Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over Proposed Limits on Gender-Affirming Care for Youth

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block proposed rules by the Trump administration that would significantly restrict access to gender-affirming care for transgender...

U.S. Pledges Maximum Sanctions on Venezuela Amid Rising Global Tensions

The United States has told the United Nations it will impose and strictly enforce sanctions to the maximum extent against Venezuela in an effort to deprive President Nicolás Maduro of financial resources, escalating...

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge in First Amendment Ruling

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the enforcement of a new state law that would have required app stores and developers to verify users ages, marking a significant legal win for major technology companies and digital...

FTC Praises Instacart for Ending AI Pricing Tests After $60M Settlement

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has welcomed Instacarts decision to end its artificial intelligence-based price testing, a move that follows weeks of consumer backlash and regulatory scrutiny. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson...

John Carreyrou Sues Major AI Firms Over Alleged Copyrighted Book Use in AI Training

Investigative journalist John Carreyrou, widely known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos and for authoring the bestselling book Bad Blood, has filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit...

Italy Fines Apple €98.6 Million Over App Store Dominance

Italys competition authority has imposed a 98.6 million ($115.53 million) fine on U.S. technology giant Apple and two of its subsidiaries, citing alleged abuse of a dominant market position related to the distribution of...

Moore Threads Unveils New GPUs, Fuels Optimism Around China’s AI Chip Ambitions

Moore Threads Technology Co Ltd (SS:688795), often described as Chinas potential alternative to NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), attracted investor attention after unveiling a new lineup of graphics processing units at...