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Melania Trump slammed lambaste as she announced the completion of the new tennis pavilion at the White House

Dec 08, 2020 06:46 am UTC| Politics

Melania Trump was slammed by the public again after she announced the completion of the tennis pavilion at the White House. The netizens have bombarded social media with negative comments following the announcement on Dec....

World War 3 panic: Former military adviser says incoming administration must act to deter China's aggression on Taiwan

Dec 08, 2020 06:25 am UTC| Politics Life

The United States is currently in a pivotal moment in time with president-elect Joe Biden about to be sworn in on January 20, 2021. A former Obama-administration military adviser has now warned that the incoming Biden...

Joe Biden unveils picks in key positions for HHS and COVID-19 response

Dec 08, 2020 05:44 am UTC| Politics

Following his election victory, president-elect Joe Biden is already getting to work, focusing on the response to COVID-19 in the country. Biden has already begun naming who would be possible members of his Cabinet for his...

Joe Biden reveals why he advised Barack Obama to wait before ordering raid on Osama Bin Laden in 2011

Dec 07, 2020 08:01 am UTC| Politics

With Joe Biden preparing to move into the White House on January 20, 2021, he will also be succeeding his former boss, President Barack Obama. In a recent documentary, Biden reveals why he advised Obama to wait before...

Ivanka Trump news: Washington DC attorney general says WH adviser's public comments of deposition 'misleading'

Dec 07, 2020 07:53 am UTC| Politics

With her time as White House adviser coming to a close by January, Ivanka Trump along with other members of the Trump administration have now come under heavy scrutiny. Following Ivankas public comments about undergoing a...

Donald Trump continues push of baseless allegations of election fraud in Georgia rally

Dec 07, 2020 07:47 am UTC| Politics

Despite being largely unsuccessful in his attempts to overturn the elections in his favor, Donald Trump continues to tout his unfounded allegations of fraud. The outgoing president took the opportunity to air out his...

Melania Trump divorce: Former aide says FLOTUS and POTUS will stay together

Dec 07, 2020 07:39 am UTC| Politics Entertainment

One of the long-running rumors is that of first lady Melania Trump divorcing her husband, Donald Trump once his term as president is over. With the rumors resurfacing after Trumps election loss, Melanias former friend and...

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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...