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Senate rejects dueling stopgap funding bills and leaves Washington ahead of shutdown deadline
The Senate has rejected competing proposals from Republicans and Democrats to keep the government open into the new fiscal year that…
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Trump says he has a deal to save TikTok after Xi call
President Trump said Friday that he has reached a deal with China to keep the popular social video app TikTok running in the U.S. Trump…
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Illegal border crossings ticked up in August, still near record lows
The number of illegal immigrants detected crossing the southern border rose in August, though the numbers are still far below any month…
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House adopts resolution honoring Charlie Kirk; 58 Democrats vote against it
The House voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution honoring slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point…
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How Donald Trump’s Culture-Wars Playbook Felled Jimmy Kimmel
On Wednesday, bowing to pressure from the Trump Administration, ABC pulled the late-night series “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air. The…
Business
Agoda saga: Companies should not stop retrenched employees from getting union help, says MOM
Agoda recently laid off 50 Singapore staff, and said it would deny severance benefits if they reported the retrenchments to agencies or…
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New Texas law triggers legal battle over affordable housing agreement
A legal battle is heating up over a new Texas state law that advocates say is closing the curtain on tax exemptions that developers have…
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US: Wall St opens higher after rally, FedEx gains
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Sep 19) after rallying to record highs in the previous session, while FedEx rose as…
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Lance Twiggs: Transgender Partner of Charlie Kirk Killer Was Thrown Out of Family Home Because of His Issues with Gender Identity and Substance Abuse
The transgender roommate of Charlie Kirk's accused killer, Tyler Robinson, was previously kicked out of his parents' home due to struggles…
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Chinese iPhone buyers complain of scratches on new models
The deep blue variants of the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max exhibited scuffs and scratches after just a few hours of being on display Many…
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Riefenstahl Raises the Riddle of Artistic Heroism
A timely hit job equates cinema and politics. Source link
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Abolish the FCC
Rather than fantasizing about using government power to punish the left, Republicans should foreclose the possibility of future…
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The Kirk Assassination Won’t Silence Us
We need to find the courage to speak as free men. Source link
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The Week: Democrats Flirt with Shutdown Politics
Plus: ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely. Source link
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Patients Win with Free Speech for Pharmaceutical Ads
Patients should be free to choose what products they want, but also be free to learn about them. Source link
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Mistake
He presumably was misled by the legacy media’s unwillingness to be forthright about the killer’s motive. Source link
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Grand Rapids Man Allegedly Beat Uncle to Death After Finding Out That the Prostitute He Set Him Up with Wasn't a Woman
A Grand Rapids man bludgeoned his uncle to death after learning the prostitute that his uncle hired wasn't a woman, court testimony on…
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Raul Lopez Wants to Be American Fashion
In the fall of 2014, Lopez staged an official Fashion Week event at Webster Hall. He recalled thinking, I’m about to hit it, I’m about to…
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The Metropolitan Opera Delves Into Comic Books
1. The beloved British polymath and broadcasting legend Melvyn Bragg, who joined the BBC in 1961, recently stepped down from his show “In…
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Singapore reviewing short seller claim against India's Vedanta
The Singapore Police Force replied to Viceroy’s complaint, assigning it a reference number indicating it was reviewing the matter The…
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China’s showcase of AI chip prowess triggers US$240 billion rally
Investors are betting the recent flurry of talk by Chinese tech firms will translate into real products down the road FROM Huawei…
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Thai central bank intervenes to slow currency moves
The currency’s strength relative to regional peers is seen as a threat to exports and tourism Thailand’s central bank has intervened to…
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Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged
THE Bank of Japan said on Friday it would keep its main interest rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent, as expected, with economists forecasting…
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Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged at 0.5 per cent, decides to start selling ETFs
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept interest rates steady on Friday (Sep 19) but decided to start selling its holdings of risky assets, taking…