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Donald Trump: Survey shows the POTUS will be remembered as one of the country's greatest presidents despite the humiliating loss to Joe Biden

Dec 16, 2020 11:43 am UTC| Politics

Donald Trump is stepping down as the president of the United States in January. This is sure already, as the electoral college also confirmed his win just yesterday. Donald Trump led the country for only four years, but...

Donald Trump announces DOJ Attorney General William Barr's resignation

Dec 16, 2020 11:39 am UTC| Politics

In his refusal to concede and accept defeat, Donald Trump has pushed to contest the results in the hopes of overturning the election and gain a second term. However, in his last several weeks in office, Trump has announced...

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner: What will be their future after the White House? The couple may also be unwanted in Miami

Dec 16, 2020 10:57 am UTC| Politics

Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner will soon be leaving the White House together with the entire Trump clan. As they step down from their positions in Donald Trumps administration, many are wondering what their...

Michelle Obama defends Jill Biden after controversial WSJ op-ed arguing incoming FLOTUS drop 'Dr.' title

Dec 16, 2020 10:31 am UTC| Politics Entertainment

73% uniqueness Incoming first lady Dr. Jill Biden has already run into some controversy even before she moves into the White House in January. After a controversial opinion piece regarding her doctor title, former first...

Ivanka Trump blasted: First daughter criticized for comments on COVID-19 lockdowns

Dec 16, 2020 10:24 am UTC| Politics

With her days as White House adviser now numbered, Ivanka Trump is also being speculated to follow her father, Donald Trump, into politics. Recently, Ms. Trump received some backlash following her comments regarding the...

World War 3: India accuses Pakistan again of 'cross-border terrorism'

Dec 16, 2020 10:16 am UTC| Politics Life

Regional conflicts between India and China and Pakistan can potentially trigger world war 3 should no resolution be reached. Now, tensions have escalated between India and Pakistan again as New Delhi repeats its...

Joe Biden passes 270 electoral college votes confirming his election victory

Dec 15, 2020 09:32 am UTC| Politics

After what appeared to be a drawn-out process due to Donald Trumps attempts to overturn election results, Joe Biden was declared the next president of the United States. Bidens victory was cemented today as all of the...

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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...