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Hot, dry weather threatens output in China’s wheat-growing belt
Drought in the country’s northern grains production region is set to continue in the next ten days, while heavy rains are forecast to…
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Hong Kong dollar interest rate falls most since 2008 after intervention
The Hong Kong dollar’s funding costs plunged the most since 2008, as the monetary authority’s intervention to defend the currency peg…
Politics
Rivian cuts EV delivery outlook, sees tariff impact
Rivian Automotive said full-year deliveries will decline more sharply than it anticipated just a month ago, citing risks that US President…
Business
UOB not ‘overly alarmed’ by US tariffs as its trade finance lending is mostly intra-regional: Wee Ee Cheong
A strong balance sheet and capital base will help UOB navigate the uncertainties arising from US tariffs, said deputy chairman and chief…
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World’s trade superhighway feels strain from US-China decoupling
Container liners are starting to sever shipping routes that link the US and China across the Pacific, as US President Donald Trump’s trade…
Politics
JD Vance’s Half Brother Advances in Race for Cincinnati Mayor
A half brother of Vice President JD Vance who is running for mayor of Cincinnati advanced on Tuesday to compete in the general election.…
Politics
J.D. Vance's half brother advances in primary, to face Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval
Vice President JD Vance's half brother Cory Bowman placed second in Cincinnati's mayoral primary on Tuesday, sending the Republican…
Politics
<i>ProPublica</i> Wins Pulitzer for Politicized Deception
The real story, which has received little attention, is how the FDA has removed most of the original safeguards for the administration of…
Business
Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust posts 13.8% lower H1 DPU of S$0.03
Frasers Logistics and Commercial Trust (FLCT) on Wednesday (May 7) posted a 13.8 per cent fall in distribution per unit (DPU) to S$0.03…
Politics
U.S. and China to Hold First Trade Talks Since Trump’s Tariffs
Top officials from the Trump administration will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland this week, the first formal meeting…
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California’s Toy Train Hobbyists Won’t Give Up
There is no point in the rest of the nation’s supporting California’s failing high-speed-rail project. Source link
Politics
US SEC’s new chief says 15% of staff have left, contract cuts to come, sources say
The new head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission told staff on Tuesday the agency has lost 15 per cent of its headcount across…
Politics
Washington State Democrats’ Appalling Assault on a Catholic Sacrament
Forcing priests to divulge confessions, while exempting all manner of secular confessors, is rank religious discrimination. Source link
Politics
Trump, Congress and city council: Managing relationships, D.C.'s mayor walks a tightrope
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser drew a laugh from the room when she was asked how it feels to manage a mercurial relationship with the White…
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NYPD launches probe into why it gave a record of a Palestinian woman's sealed arrest to ICE
Police in New York City are investigating whether the department violated policy by sharing a report with federal immigration authorities…
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Oil rises 3% on signs of more Europe and China demand, less US output
Oil prices climbed about 3 per cent on Tuesday on signs of higher demand in Europe and China, lower production in the US, tensions in the…
Politics
A man with an open asylum case was deported. His lawyers want to know if there are others
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has become a household name as the Trump administration is engaged in an intense legal campaign to keep him locked up…
Politics
Doug Collins Says Veterans Affairs Dept. Slashing 80,000 Jobs Is a Goal
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins pushed back on reports that his department would slash over 80,000 jobs, arguing that figures…
Politics
Trump Administration Kills Grant for PBS Children’s Shows
The White House effort to cut funding for NPR and PBS is beginning to take effect. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which backs…
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Appeals court makes no immediate decision in detention cases of two university students
A federal appeals court made no immediate decisions Tuesday as it considered jurisdictional issues in the cases of a Turkish Tufts…
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There’s a Lot More to Choosing a New Pope Than Hot-Button Cultural Divides
The pope has eleven distinct jobs, and the cardinals may not be focused on the jobs that get the most press. Source link
Politics
Trump’s Wishes Aside, Censoring Racial History May Prove Difficult
Late last month, when two federal grants to the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana were rescinded, the Trump administration seemed to be…
Business
US: Wall St opens lower on fresh tariff threats
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump’s latest plans for pharma tariffs further dampened…
Politics
Canadian Prime Minister Carney will meet with Trump, hoping to ease trade war tensions
Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, won the job with a promise to confront the increased aggression shown by President Trump -- and…