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U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer has approved a Justice Department request to disclose grand jury testimony and other confidential records from the criminal prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell, ruling that the recently enacted Epstein Transparency Act compels their public release. The 24-page order, issued Tuesday in federal court in New York, authorizes the department to lift […]
Video released by a U.S. news outlet shows Kansas law-enforcement personnel ending a vehicle pursuit by deploying a so-called “grappler” device, a tool designed to lock onto a car’s rear wheel and bring the vehicle to a controlled stop. The footage provides a brief but detailed look at how the equipment is used in real-time […]
China’s consumer inflation rose in November to its highest level in nearly two years, but producer prices continued to contract, highlighting the mixed signals confronting policymakers as they attempt to reignite domestic demand. Data released Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increasing 0.7% year on year, a […]
U.S. equities were little changed but modestly positive at midday on Tuesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s next policy announcement. The central bank opened a two-day meeting in Washington this morning and is scheduled to release its decision on interest rates Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET. Futures markets continued to assign a high probability […]
President Donald Trump on Monday stepped back from an earlier pledge to make public the footage of a deadly Sept. 2 military strike on a suspected narcotics vessel in the Caribbean Sea, saying the matter now rests entirely with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The president’s change in tone comes amid mounting bipartisan calls in Congress for […]
Australia has introduced a nationwide prohibition that prevents anyone younger than 16 from using social-media services. The measure was announced on Monday, according to a video briefing released by ABC News Live, and takes immediate effect across the country. Under the new rules, Australians aged 15 or younger are barred from creating, maintaining or accessing […]
Equity markets across the Asia-Pacific region traded mostly lower on Wednesday, with participants weighing fresh inflation readings from China and positioning ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s final policy decision of 2023. China’s consumer price index rose 0.7% in November compared with a year earlier, the fastest pace since February 2022 and in line with […]
Thor Industries, Inc., the world’s largest producer of recreational vehicles, enters the next fiscal cycle backed by a four-decade record of annual profitability and a portfolio that spans both motorized and towable segments. The Indiana-based manufacturer, founded in 1980, has never reported a yearly loss, a distinction that continues to shape analyst expectations for its […]
A shooting on the campus of Kentucky State University (KSU) in Frankfort left one student dead and another critically injured on Tuesday afternoon, according to local authorities. A suspect who is not enrolled at the institution was taken into custody shortly after the incident, and officials said there is no continuing threat to the campus […]
A commuter train struck an SUV at a grade crossing in a suburban area of Chicago, according to video footage circulated on Monday. The clip, which lasts only a few seconds, captures the moment the train slams into the vehicle positioned on the tracks, pushing the SUV forward as sparks fly from the impact. No […]
U.S. federal prosecutors have exposed an alleged smuggling ring accused of rerouting more than $160 million in Nvidia artificial-intelligence chips to China and other restricted destinations in violation of export regulations, officials announced Tuesday. The investigation, code-named “Operation Gatekeeper,” was led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas and the Commerce […]
Tokyo-based Metaplanet is positioning itself at the center of a potential shift in corporate finance, stating that it expects Bitcoin to become a standard component of company treasuries worldwide. Executives detailed the plan during the Bitcoin MENA conference, emphasizing a model designed to redirect a portion of Japan’s estimated $7 trillion in dormant household and […]