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Donald Trump defeat: Mitt Romney criticizes POTUS' attempt to overturn election

Dec 21, 2020 10:36 am UTC| Politics

Outgoing president Donald Trump is pulling out all the stops to stay in power with his continuous push for voter fraud. Utah Senator Mitt Romney recently criticized Trump again for his attempts to overturn the...

World War 3: Sweden boosts military spending through its rearmament program

Dec 21, 2020 10:07 am UTC| Politics Life

The regional tensions between countries have since stoked fears of becoming an all-out war. Sweden is now preparing to boost its military spending as a precautionary measure to deter future threats. Sweden recently...

China Crisis Series

US lawmakers to support $1.9 billion funding to 'rip and replace' Huawei, ZTE equipment

Dec 20, 2020 23:29 pm UTC| Business Politics

US lawmakers are expected to endorse $1.9 billion funding for a program to remove telecom network equipment deemed national security risks as part of a year-end spending bill. Lawmakers are also expected to back $3.2...

Black candidates can win in swing districts

Dec 19, 2020 10:01 am UTC| Politics

During the 2020 presidential election, there was a lot of discussion about what makes an electable candidate. Is it someone who is moderate? A candidate who can turn out the base? Do other attributes of the candidate...

Donald Trump still in denial about Joe Biden’s win; POTUS reportedly told advisors he will not vacate the White House on Inauguration Day

Dec 18, 2020 12:01 pm UTC| Politics

Donald Trump lost in the November election against the Democrats candidate Joe Biden, and this was confirmed by the electoral college this week. Some of the Republicans who still hold office in the Trump administration,...

Melania Trump body language: Expert says FLOTUS marriage to husband Donald Trump has no 'warmth'

Dec 18, 2020 11:58 am UTC| Politics Entertainment

There has been a lot of speculation surrounding the marriage of outgoing president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump. A body language expert has claimed that despite being married, there is no love between the...

Donald Trump, Melania Trump: Mar-a-Lago residents against the Trumps' plan to move in the area once they leave the White House

Dec 18, 2020 09:59 am UTC| Politics

Donald Trump and Melania Trump were reported to be moving to their home in Floridas Mar-a-Lago once they leave the White House in January. However, it seems that there is a problem because the residents there do not want...

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Economy

Oil Prices Rise as Iran Holds Firm on Strait of Hormuz Deal

Oil prices climbed more than 1% on Monday as tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz remained elevated, with Iran refusing to ease its conditions for reopening the critical energy shipping route after U.S. President...

Gold Slides Below $4,300 as Oil Surge Fuels Fed Rate Hike Bets

Gold prices fell sharply on Monday, extending recent losses as elevated oil prices and resilient U.S. economic activity strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer. Spot...

Oil Surge Pressures Global Stocks as U.S.-Iran Truce Hopes Fade

Global stock markets traded mostly lower on Monday as rising oil prices and fading hopes for a quick U.S.-Iran truce intensified inflation concerns and pushed bond yields higher ahead of a busy week of economic data. Oil...

Hong Kong Home Prices Stabilize in August After July Decline

Hong Kong private home prices were largely unchanged in August, showing signs of stabilization after recording their first monthly decline in 16 months in July, according to data released Monday by the Rating and Valuation...

ECB May Stop Rate Hikes After December, Capital Economics Says

Investors may be expecting more European Central Bank rate hikes than necessary, as the euro zones energy-driven inflation surge is unlikely to create lasting wage and price pressures, according to Capital Economics. The...

Politics

UK Police Arrest Five in RAF Fairford Terror Probe

British counterterrorism police arrested five men near RAF Fairford on Sunday on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences after authorities received reports of suspicious vehicles heading toward the military air...

National Rally Secures French Senate Caucus for First Time

Frances National Rally and its right-wing allies secured enough seats in Sundays Senate election to establish their own parliamentary caucus for the first time, marking a new milestone for the party ahead of the 2027...

Iran Warns US Against Renewed Attacks as Hormuz Tensions Rise

Irans armed forces are prepared to respond to any renewed U.S. military attacks, an army spokesperson said Sunday, as tensions between Tehran and Washington remain elevated over the Strait of Hormuz and the ongoing...

UK PM Burnham Signals Social Care Tax Changes, Questions Heathrow Expansion

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has opened the door to new taxes to fund a major overhaul of Englands social care system while withholding support for Heathrow Airports proposed third runway. Speaking ahead of Labours...

North Korea Tests Drone-Missile Swarm Attack Tactics

North Korea is testing coordinated swarm attacks involving drones, missiles, rockets and artillery, signaling a push to adopt battlefield tactics seen in Ukraine and the Middle East that could challenge U.S. and South...

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

TSMC Accelerates 2nm Expansion as AI Chip Demand Surges

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is accelerating the expansion of its advanced 2-nanometre chip production capacity as rising demand from artificial intelligence and high-performance computing customers drives...

Morgan Stanley Raises TD Synnex Price Target to $359 on Strong AI Demand

Morgan Stanley raised its price target on TD Synnex Corp (NYSE: SNX) after the technology distributor delivered stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results and an upbeat outlook, supported by accelerating...

OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs Summoned to Australia AI Inquiry

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have been asked to appear before an Australian Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence following revelations that an OpenAI agent accessed the countrys Medicare...

OpenAI AI Agents Bypassed UN Website Controls in Data Scraping

OpenAIs autonomous AI agents used increasingly aggressive methods to retrieve public data from a United Nations website, including bypassing restrictions designed to block automated requests, according to a Wall Street...

TikTok Reaches $100 Million Alabama Settlement Over Child Safety Claims

TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance have reached a settlement with Alabama over allegations that the social media platform was designed to encourage addictive behavior among children while misleading consumers...