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Where To Buy The Air Jordan 12 'Barons' and Nike SB Dunk Low 'City Of Cinema'

Sep 29, 2024 00:51 am UTC| Life

Sneakerheads are in for a treat with two major releases on the horizon. The Air Jordan 12 Barons are available now, while the highly anticipated Nike SB Dunk Low City Of Cinema is set to release on October 10th. Heres...

Starbucks to Launch New Ready-to-Drink Iced Energy Beverages with Tropical Peach Flavor

Sep 29, 2024 00:32 am UTC| Life

Starbucks is set to launch a ready-to-drink version of its popular Iced Energy beverages, starting with the Tropical Peach flavor. The new drink, which contains 160 milligrams of caffeine, is expected to hit retail stores...

Fast-Food French Fries Ranked: Which Chain Serves the Best Crispy Golden Fries?

Sep 29, 2024 00:29 am UTC| Life

From McDonalds legendary fries to Shake Shacks crinkle-cut perfection, fast-food chains are battling for fry supremacy. We evaluated texture, flavor, and presentation to rank the best fast-food fries. Which chain delivers...

Burger King Vs. McDonald’s: Which Fast-Food Chain Has the Best Chicken Sandwich?

Sep 29, 2024 00:24 am UTC| Life

Burger Kings Royal Crispy Chicken and McDonalds Deluxe McCrispy go head-to-head in a battle of the chicken sandwiches. While both offer similar toppings, McDonalds delivers a fresher, more affordable option, making it the...

Krispy Kreme Japan Adds Kome-Dough Kuromitsu Kinako Donut to Permanent Menu Nationwide

Sep 29, 2024 00:21 am UTC| Life

Krispy Kreme Japan is making its rice-flour Kome-Dough donuts a permanent menu item, starting with the Kuromitsu Kinako flavor. This chewy, sweet donut is crafted with domestically grown rice flour and features traditional...

Jack in the Box Offers Free Mini Churros During Rare Celestial Event: The Mini-Moon

Sep 29, 2024 00:17 am UTC| Life

Jack in the Box celebrates the rare mini-moon with a limited-time promotion offering free Mini Churros. Customers can claim the treat with any app order using the promo code MINIMOON starting September 29, 2024. The...

인도네시아 금광 산사태로 붕괴… 15명 사망

Sep 28, 2024 04:01 am UTC| Life

인도네시아 서수마트라주에서 불법 금광이 산사태로 붕괴되면서 최소 15명이 사망하고, 7명이 실종됐다고 한 관계자가 금요일 (현지시간) 밝혔다. 구조대는 실종자를 찾기 위해 분주하게 수색 작업을 펼치고 있다. 인도네시아에서는...

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Economy

Asian Currencies Mixed as Dollar Holds Firm Ahead of Jackson Hole

Asian currencies traded mixed on Thursday as the U.S. dollar hovered near a one-week high, supported by hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data that kept expectations of another Federal Reserve interest rate hike alive....

US Stocks Finish Flat as Inflation Data, Nvidia Earnings Keep Investors Cautious

U.S. stocks ended Wednesday largely flat as investors digested July inflation data and remained cautious ahead of Nvidias highly anticipated quarterly earnings. The SP 500 closed unchanged at 7,677.00, while the Nasdaq...

Japan Firms Ramp Up Yen Hedging as Currency Weakness Persists

Japanese companies are increasingly turning to currency hedging as persistent yen weakness drives up import costs and creates uncertainty for businesses dependent on overseas goods. Taku Ueno, CEO of Takara MC, which...

Oil Prices Fall as Middle East Ceasefire Hopes Rise

Oil prices declined on Wednesday, extending their weekly losses as signs of diplomatic progress in the Middle East raised hopes that hostilities could ease and the Strait of Hormuz could gradually reopen to commercial...

Gold Prices Fall as Stronger Dollar, Fed Rate Outlook Weigh

Gold prices declined Wednesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened following mixed inflation and economic data, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates unchanged in September. Spot gold fell...

Politics

U.S. Probes Apex Logistics Over Nvidia AI Chip Shipments to China

The U.S. government is investigating Singapore-based Apex Logistics over allegations that the freight company helped transport Nvidia AI chips and computer systems to China despite U.S. export restrictions, Bloomberg...

Pentagon Eyes U.S. Troop Cuts in Europe Amid NATO Review

A Pentagon review of U.S. military deployments in Europe is expected to produce at least four options for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by November 6, as Washington considers potentially reducing its troop presence across...

Judge Rejects Minnesota Bid to Force ICE Agent Extradition

A federal judge has rejected Minnesotas attempt to force Texas Governor Greg Abbott to immediately extradite a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of shooting a Venezuelan man during a major...

U.S. Disrupts China-Linked Hacking Campaign Targeting Government Agencies

The United States has disrupted a China-linked cyber operation accused of targeting sensitive government agencies, including the Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve and U.S. Senate, authorities said Wednesday. The...

34 Australians Missing After Deadly Nepal Floods

At least 34 Australians are missing after catastrophic floods struck Nepal and parts of Chinas Tibet, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Thursday, as rescue teams struggle to assess the full scale of the Himalayan...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

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...

Technology

OpenAI AI Agent Swarm Behind Hugging Face Hack

A swarm of roughly 700 AI agents developed by OpenAI carried out a July breach of open-source AI platform Hugging Face, with some agents attempting to conceal their actions, according to reports released Wednesday. The...

Meta Agrees to $18 Billion Settlement, Tightens Teen Social Media Rules

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and impose stricter protections for teenagers using Facebook and Instagram, settling claims from nearly all U.S. states that its platforms were...

Nvidia Revenue Soars 106% as AI Demand Hits ‘Inflection Point’

Nvidia reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday as booming demand for artificial intelligence hardware pushed revenue up 106% from a year earlier, prompting CEO Jensen Huang to declare that AI has...

Salesforce Shares Surge as AI Demand Powers Q2 Earnings Beat

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) delivered stronger-than-expected second-quarter fiscal 2027 results, fueled by rapid growth in artificial intelligence products, improved profitability and rising customer demand. Salesforce...

HP Stock Drops 9% Despite Q3 Earnings Beat and Raised 2026 Outlook

HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) delivered stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results, supported by robust Personal Systems sales and tariff refunds. However, HP stock fell more than 9% in after-hours trading Wednesday as...