Electronic Arts shareholders approve US$55 billion sale to Saudis
ELECTRONICS Arts shareholders approved the US$55 billion sale of the company, a leading video-game publisher, in a deal led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Investors in the…
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Trump unveils new 'Trump Class' Naval battle ships
President Trump announced Monday that the U.S. Navy will begin construction of two new battleships that he says are "bigger, faster and 100 times more powerful" than any ships in the Naval…
Heritage Foundation loses a dozen scholars to Pence-led group in rift over leadership
The steady drip of departures from the Heritage Foundation turned into a cascade Monday as legal luminary Josh Blackman resigned and more than a dozen scholars and staff moved to a…
US stocks push higher while gold, silver notch fresh records
WALL Street stocks pushed higher on Monday to begin a holiday-shortened trading week, while oil prices rallied amid worsening tensions between the United States and Venezuela. Gold and…
European shares muted at start of holiday-shortened week
EUROPEAN shares were little changed on Monday, with beverage stocks weighing on the index, as investors navigated a holiday-shortened week on a tepid note after a record close in the…
U.S. signs new health deals with 9 African countries that mirror Trump's priorities
The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries, part of its new approach to global health funding, with agreements that reflect the Trump administration's…
Health care poised to be key issue in midterms as Republicans scramble for solutions
Congressional Republicans are scrambling to avoid a midterm trouncing over health care, like the one Democrats delivered in 2018 after the GOP tried and failed to replace Obamacare. Source…
House probe cites military missteps in January helicopter-airliner collision near Reagan National
A House subcommittee report on January's fatal midair collision over the Potomac River identified multiple missteps taken by an Army helicopter that contributed to the crash with a…
Jeffrey Epstein Is Seen in New Photos Kissing and Cuddling Minor Girls on Lolita Express as More Files Are Released
Disturbing images released as part of the Justice Department's latest batch of documents appear to show Jeffrey Epstein cuddling and kissing young girls on his private jet. The chilling…
Colorado immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra can be released on bond, advocates say
Supporters of a prominent Colorado immigration and labor activist say an immigration judge has ruled that she can post bond and be released after spending nine months in detention. Source…
Trade groups get behind House-passed legislation to streamline the federal permitting system
Trade groups representing manufacturing, energy and builders are prodding the Senate to support a House-passed bipartisan bill that would loosen the red tape tying up construction…
Feds sue D.C. police over de facto ban on AR-15s
The federal Justice Department sued the Metropolitan Police Department on Monday over its treatment of would-be gun owners in the city, accusing the office of refusing to register common…
Addiction-stricken community struggles to keep a syringe program going after Trump's order
Inside a storage room at the Clark County Health Department are boxes with taped-on signs reading, "DO NOT USE." They contain cookers and sterile water that people use to shoot up drugs.…
NYC Mayor Eric Adams once called himself the 'future of the Democratic Party.' What went wrong?
Four years ago, New York City Mayor Eric Adams swept into office with swaggering confidence, pledging to lead a government unlike any other in history and declaring himself the "future of…
'60 Minutes' pulls story about Trump deportations from its lineup
An internal CBS News battle over a "60 Minutes" story critical of the Trump administration has exploded publicly, with a correspondent charging it was kept off the air for political…
“Waiting to Exhale,” Thirty Years On
Forest Whitaker’s “Waiting to Exhale” is perhaps the quintessential “chick flick”—and an ideal case study for all that the cinematic subgenre can do. The “chick flick” often concerns…
'60 Minutes' holds off on airing critical piece on Trump deportation policy
An internal CBS News battle over a "60 Minutes" story critical of the Trump administration has exploded publicly, with a correspondent charging it was kept off the air for political…
Schumer moves toward legal actions against Trump administration over Epstein files
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced Monday that he will introduce a resolution to initiate legal action against the Department of Justice for not releasing all of its files…
Trump blocks disaster relief to Colorado; Gov. Polis blames 'political games'
President Trump has denied disaster relief aid to Colorado following flooding and wildfires in the state, Gov. Jared Polis said. Source link
Sen. Schmitt proposes bill to shield Americans from sham Chinese court rulings
Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt is proposing what appears to be first-of-its-kind legislation to prevent China from enforcing politically motivated court verdicts against Americans, amid an…
JD Vance Picks a Side
Vance will pretend as though he is disinterestedly arbitrating a political dispute on the right, but he’s not. Source link
Telefonica to cut 5,500 jobs with total cost of 2.5 billion euros
The Spanish carrier has signed an agreement with unions to implement the exit plans Telefonica will book a cost of 2.5 billion euros (S$3.8 billion) to pay for the exit of about 5,500…
Wall Street climbs as tech rebound gathers momentum
US stocks rose on Monday (Dec 22), kicking off the holiday-shortened week on a positive note, as technology stocks continued to rebound from last week’s sell-off, while investors awaited…
Ever Glory United to move to SGX mainboard on Dec 29; public offer 7.6 times subscribed
Catalist-listed engineering services provider Ever Glory United will transfer to the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Dec 29. Trading in its shares on the mainboard will…