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Ivanka Trump mocked for photo of Donald Trump along Mount Rushmore

Dec 09, 2020 09:43 am UTC| Politics

Even as she served as a campaign surrogate for her father Donald Trump, White House adviser Ivanka Trump has remained silent on efforts to contest the election results. However, her recent social media post regarding the...

Melania Trump reportedly looking at schools in Florida in preparation for Washington exit

Dec 09, 2020 09:00 am UTC| Politics Entertainment

Even as her husband continues to contest the election results, first lady Melania Trumps days in the White House are numbered. The outgoing first lady is reportedly looking at schools in Florida in preparation for her exit...

Donald Trump to sign COVID-19 vaccine executive order prioritizing American vaccinations

Dec 09, 2020 08:33 am UTC| Politics

With major pharmaceutical firms already making progress in their respective vaccines for COVID-19, there is hope for the pandemic ending sooner than previously expected. As countries all over the world prepare for the...

Ivanka Trump plans to continue her political career by running for governor in Florida

Dec 08, 2020 08:55 am UTC| Politics

Ivanka Trump is planning to remain in the political world after getting some experience as one of Donald Trumps senior advisors. Now, as she will soon lose her position in the Trump administration this January, the...

Barack Obama says Democrats have to adopt a universal language to appeal to moderate voters

Dec 08, 2020 08:32 am UTC| Politics

Former President Barack Obama has recently touched on the divisions within the Democratic party. While promoting his memoir, A Promised Land, Obama stresses the need for party members to adopt a more universal language to...

Melania Trump body language: Expert says FLOTUS reportedly 'unhappy' about husband's 2016 presidential bid

Dec 08, 2020 08:31 am UTC| Politics Entertainment

First lady Melania Trump and her husband Donald Trump are not known for being very affectionate compared to other presidential couples. Although Melania is highly supportive of her husband now, a body language expert says...

Donald Trump criticized: Niece Mary Trump says POTUS belongs in prison after leaving White House

Dec 08, 2020 08:08 am UTC| Politics

Among Donald Trumps most staunch critics is none other than his niece Mary Trump. Mary has since weighed in on her uncles recent behaviors following his election loss, saying that he belongs in prison after his stint in...

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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...