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It was US Vice President Kamala Harris' time to shine on the biggest night of her political life on Thursday as she accepted the Democratic presidential nomination before an ecstatic crowd.

Progressive economist Gerald Epstein says the Fed is more sensitive to the needs of the wealthy few than the rest of us.

Meta Platforms has halted the development of its premium mixed-reality headset, which aimed to compete with Apple's Vision Pro. Employees at Reality Labs were informed to cease work on the project scheduled for a 2027 launch. The device, code-named La Jolla, would have used ultrahigh-resolution micro OLED screens.

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Elon Musk sent an email to X staff overnight about their much-anticipated stock grants — but there’s a catch.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to quit the presidential race and endorse former President Trump.

The award sparked controversy amongst women’s football fans at the time

This is the Army Chief's first visit to the state on June 30, 2024. This is a two-day visit. Dwivedi met Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh. Sources indicate that the Chief will be on a two-day visit to Manipur starting from August 23. Sources said, “The Chief will be reviewing the security situation as he will be meeting the senior Army ground Commanders.”

A Maryland police officer has been convicted of charges that he joined a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and hurled a smoke bomb and other objects at police officers guarding a tunnel entrance

A judge conditionally discharged a 15-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to using threatening words or behaviour in Whitehall on July 31.

Recent films, from Between the Temples to Uncut Gems to Beau Is Afraid, reflect an increasingly diverse depiction of modern Jewish life onscreen.

The boat was carrying between 25 and 30 migrants when it overturned on the Drina River, police said.

Many countries and organisations have begun placing orders for Nigeria's newly unveiled crude oil grade, the Utapate Crude Oil Blend, discovered in Akwa Ibom.

Mark Schneider was pushed out of Nestlé and learned he would be losing his job just 24 hours before it was announced publicly.

The juxtaposition of record-high gold prices amid investor outflows from the metal is "explained only by unprecedented central bank buying," BofA said.

Staff-Sergeant (Res.) Evyatar Atuar, 24, was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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It’s understandable, even thematically fitting, that the new Netflix teen comedy Incoming looks up to Superbad like a younger brother idolizing his cool older siblings. Superbad may not itself be about the cool kids, but in terms of one-wild-night teen comedies, it’s just about the funniest and best-made version we’ve seen so far this century—something for any comic filmmaker to admire. So when Incoming rips it off, it’s hard to sustain much ill will. In fact, quite the opposite: The movie’s... Читать дальше...

KUALA LUMPUR: Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) has announced that the Share Subscription Agreement (SSA) between it and Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) has been terminated.

A WOMAN who loves to date younger men has hit back at trolls who say she’s “damaged goods”.

It's a cliché that "baseball is a game of inches," but for hitters and pitchers, it's more a game of millimeters. If the bat hits the ball a fraction of an inch too low or too high, the result is a popup or weak ground ball instead of a solid hit. A slightly larger error, and it's a swinging strike.

As the crowd cheered and the balloons fell on the last night of the Democratic National Convention, it became harder to deny that the energy around Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign is unlike anything this country has seen in a long time.

At 1,700 square feet, it features four bedrooms, two baths and a view deck set 15 feet above the ground with outdoor furniture and mountain views.

The University of Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks are not projected to win many games this season, but they're winning off the field in the names department.