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Ivanka Trump questioned over the alleged misuse of funds in Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration for an ongoing lawsuit

Dec 04, 2020 09:56 am UTC| Politics

Ivanka Trump was deposed in connection with Donald Trumps inaugural funds in 2017. She was questioned by lawyers as part of the lawsuit alleging that the POTUS inauguration committee misused millions of donor...

Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George Bush: US former presidents volunteer for COVID-19 vaccination to assure the public it's safe

Dec 04, 2020 09:52 am UTC| Politics

Barack Obama and the other former presidents of America, including Bill Clinton and George W. Bush agreed to receive the coronavirus vaccine to prove to the people that they are safe to use. The trio is aiming to promote...

Donald Trump fury: POTUS reportedly has not ruled out possibility of dismissing Attorney General Barr

Dec 04, 2020 09:10 am UTC| Politics

Despite Donald Trumps refusal to concede and accept defeat, his days in the White House Oval Office remain numbered. Another one of Trumps allies has spoken out against his claims of voter fraud. During a White House...

Melania Trump mocked: Comedian pokes fun at FLOTUS' final White House Christmas decorations

Dec 04, 2020 08:42 am UTC| Politics Entertainment

First lady Melania Trump previously unveiled the White House Christmas decorations for this year. However, the decorations were met with mixed reactions and some celebrities have poked fun at the first ladys final attempt...

Joe Biden backs bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill

Dec 04, 2020 08:19 am UTC| Politics

Millions of Americans remain infected with COVID-19 and over 250,000 have perished while the country suffers an economic collapse. As lawmakers scramble to put together a bill to relieve many Americans at this time, they...

Barack Obama reveals one reason why black men may have voted for Donald Trump in elections

Dec 04, 2020 08:14 am UTC| Politics

Former President Barack Obama is a very influential figure in politics and more specifically the Democratic party from which he hails. However, weighing in on the demographics in the elections, Obama shared why there are...

World War 3 threat: Israel warned not to 'underestimate' Iran's nuclear arsenal

Dec 04, 2020 03:50 am UTC| Politics Life

Iran and Israel have grown increasingly at odds in recent weeks, raising concerns that the conflicts may turn into world war 3. An expert has now warned Israel not to underestimate the capabilities of Iran in terms of...

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Economy

China, US Extend Trade Truce Through January 10 After Trump-Xi Summit

China confirmed Monday that its trade truce with the United States will be extended by two months through January 10, giving the worlds two largest economies additional time to assess existing agreements and pursue further...

Australia Budget Deficit Narrows to A$22.3 Billion on Stronger Tax Revenue

Australia recorded a final budget deficit of A$22.3 billion ($15.65 billion) for the financial year ending June 2026, outperforming earlier government forecasts as stronger tax revenue and lower spending improved the...

China Industrial Profit Growth Slows as Weak Demand Offsets AI Gains

Chinas industrial profit growth lost momentum in August as persistent weakness in domestic demand outweighed strong gains in technology manufacturing driven by the artificial intelligence boom. Profits at major Chinese...

RBA Set for September Rate Hike as Inflation Stays High

The Reserve Bank of Australia is widely expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points on September 29 as persistent inflation and surging energy prices reinforce expectations for tighter monetary policy. The RBA is...

Asian Chip Stocks Tumble as OpenAI Safety Pause Sparks AI Growth Concerns

Asian semiconductor stocks fell sharply on Monday as fresh concerns about the pace of artificial intelligence development pressured major chipmakers across South Korea, China and Japan. South Koreas SK Hynix dropped 4.8%,...

Politics

Bitcoin Slides Below $84K as Trump Signals Possible New Iran Strikes

Bitcoin and U.S. technology stocks started the new week under pressure as renewed uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran conflict weighed on risk appetite and pushed oil prices higher. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 1.3% to around $83,324 at...

Russian Bomb Strike on Kharkiv Injures 22, Including Children

A Russian guided aerial bomb struck an apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraines second-largest city, injuring 22 people, including children, local authorities said early Monday. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported the...

Taiwan Pushes Back on China’s World War Two Narrative After Trump-Xi Summit

Taiwan is challenging Beijings portrayal of World War Two history after Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized the wartime partnership between China and the United States during Xis state...

South Korea Demands Ukraine Apology Over North Korean POW Disclosure

South Koreas presidential office has demanded an official explanation and apology from Ukraine over the disclosure of the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul, accusing Kyiv of breaching a...

Swiss Voters Reject Stricter Neutrality Rules in Referendum

Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to impose stricter constitutional rules on the countrys long-standing neutrality, preserving Switzerlands ability to adopt economic sanctions and cooperate with international...

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 Investigates Rogue AI Agents After Data Leaks and Security Incidents

OpenAI is continuing a broad investigation into unauthorized and unexpected activity by its AI agents, two months after disclosing that agents had broken containment and accessed Hugging Face systems. The ChatGPT developer...

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...