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New York appeals court tosses Trump's 'excessive' fraud fine in blow to AG Letitia James
A New York appeals court on Thursday tossed the roughly $500 million fine against President Trump in a defeat for New York Attorney…
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Uganda agrees deal with U.S. to take deported migrants if they don't have criminal records
Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records…
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Rep. Chip Roy running for Texas attorney general
Rep. Chip Roy announced his bid for Texas attorney general, passing on returning to Congress and his prominent role in the hard-line…
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‘Choice’ Cannot Coexist with Abortion Coercion
The abortion industry has enabled coercion and abuse and is willing to sacrifice women’s ‘choice’ on the altar of abortion access and…
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US: Wall Street opens lower as investors brace for Fed meet; Walmart slides
Street’s main indices opened lower on Thursday (Aug 21), as investors turned cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s three-day…
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Singapore, Hong Kong want a slice of the US$250 billion stablecoin pie
Regional financial centres Singapore and Hong Kong are both aiming to capture a piece of the US$250 billion stablecoin market. On Aug 1,…
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Boeing in talks to sell as many as 500 planes to China: sources
Boeing is heading closer towards finalising a deal with China to sell as many as 500 aircraft, according to people familiar with the…
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Johnson & Johnson to invest US$2 billion to boost US manufacturing as drug tariffs loom
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said on Thursday (Aug 21) it would invest US$2 billion in North Carolina as it aims to expand its US manufacturing…
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The Government Shouldn’t Get into the Chip Business
It would be a bad idea for the Trump administration to take a stake in Intel. Source link
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Israel Isn’t a Danger to Jews — Jew Haters Are
The idea that Israel’s actions are putting Jews at risk globally is a contemptible position that would never be applied to any other…
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How the U.S. Can Make the Most of a Defense-Spending Boom
The choice is clear: modernize and lead — or remain the arsenal of bureaucracy. Source link
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Who Knew Sheboygan Is an Art Mecca?
Wisconsin’s Kohler Arts Center does ingenuity with both sparkle and substance. Source link
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Mark Twain Is Still Mocking His Critics
A new biography inexplicably exhumes the book-banning case against Huckleberry Finn. Source link
Business
Olivia Lum trial: What is non-disclosure
After years of struggling with the Tuaspring project, Hyflux was ordered to be wound up in 2021, marking a critical chapter in one of…
Business
Musk’s Starlink courts luxury airlines to grow in-flight Wi-Fi business
For the past three years, Elon Musk has steadily elbowed his way into the booming market for in-flight Wi-Fi, with his Starlink service…
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Hyflux’s legal head did not raise issues over non-compliance of listing rules for draft announcement, witness says
The legal head of Hyflux did not raise any issue of non-compliance with the listing rules in a draft of an announcement on the company…
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McDonald’s Japan scraps ‘One Piece’ promotion after Pokemon frenzy
NALD’S Japan has cancelled a promotion based on the classic One Piece manga series, after a similar Pokemon-themed campaign sparked a…
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Baidu ranks as China’s cheapest Internet stock amid AI concerns
Sharp stock underperformance for Baidu on concerns over its outlook have left it trading at the cheapest valuation among China’s major…
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Global beauty firms look to carve up Indian market as ‘last bastion’ of growth
From Japan’s Shiseido to France’s L’Oreal, global cosmetics giants are doubling down on India, betting on the world’s most populous nation…
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Bank of Japan chief’s dogged caution tempers board’s hawkish instincts
In 2024, Kazuo Ueda delivered Japan‘s first interest rate hike in 17 years, a bold shift for a central bank once dominated by advocates of…
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Australia: Shares hit fresh high on mining and banks boost
AUSTRALIAN shares rose to a record high on Thursday, driven by miners and banks, while investors awaited US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…
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Great Eastern resumes trading after year-long suspension; closes 10% lower than OCBC’s best offer
Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) resumed trading on Thursday (Aug 21), after a proposed bonus share issue lifted its free float above 10 per…
Business
Gold little changed as investors await Jackson Hole remarks
Gold prices were steady on Thursday (Aug 21) as investors awaited cues into the US Federal Reserve’s policy outlook ahead of the Jackson…