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Intel flirts with historic weekly gain on partnership rumours
INTEL shares are on track for their biggest one-week gain on record, as unconfirmed discussions about a partnership with a key rival…
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Business
Executor Duties: 10 Things You Must Do When Someone Dies
Being named an executor is no small task. It’s a role filled with responsibilities that can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re…
Business
OpenAI's board rejects bid from Elon Musk-led group
The feud between Elon Musk and rival Sam Altman took a new turn on Friday when OpenAI’s board rejected a $97.4-billion offer by an…
Politics
Why Democrats Can’t Stop Talking About Elon Musk
Many Republicans remain convinced that their colleagues’ opposition to DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts will backfire politically. Source link
Business
Nokia to gain unconditional EU nod for US$2.3 billion Infinera deal: sources
NOKIA is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust clearance for its US$2.3 billion acquisition of US optical semiconductors and networking…
Business
Italy investigates Amazon over alleged 1.2 billion euro tax evasion
ITALIAN prosecutors are investigating e-commerce giant Amazon and three of its executives over alleged tax evasion worth 1.2 billion euros…
Politics
Trump gives thumbs-up to J.D. Vance's remarks scolding European leaders
President Trump on Friday applauded his vice president's speech in Munich warning of the erosion of freedom of speech and other core…
Politics
Education Department probes transgender policies in suburban D.C. schools
The Department of Education is investigating five Virginia school districts that have kept transgender-inclusive policies in spite of…
Business
US: Stocks end volatile week on muted note
WALL Street stocks finished mixed on Friday (Feb 14) following lacklustre US retail sales data in a muted finale to a volatile week. US…
Culture
The Manic Brilliance of “Breakfast of Champions”
Whatever’s new to me is new. If you’d asked me recently whether Kurt Vonnegut’s novel “Breakfast of Champions,” from 1973, had been…
Politics
Grounded: White House expands Associated Press ban to Air Force One
The White House escalated its feud with The Associated Press on Friday, blocking the news outlet from the Oval Office and Air Force One…
Politics
U.K. PM Keir Starmer gets in the line of foreign leaders wanting a meeting with Trump
President Trump said Friday he had a phone call with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday and could meet with him as early as…
Politics
Trump establishes a new council to advance U.S. energy dominance
President Trump signed an executive order Friday establishing the National Energy Dominance Council. Source link
Politics
Trump's Wrath Falls on Associated Press as President Indefinitely Bans Wire Service from White House for Refusing to Accept Gulf of America
The Donald Trump administration on Friday imposed an indefinite ban on the Associated Press from the White House due to the wire service's…
Politics
Trump signs executive order targeting COVID-19 vaccine mandates
President Trump signed an executive order Friday that halts federal funding for schools and universities that require students to be…
News
Viral Video Shows Humpback Whale Swallows Kayaker, Spits Him Out Seconds Later in Chile
A 24-year-old kayaker had a terrifying close call with a humpback whale in Bahia El Águila, Chile. The giant mammal briefly swallowed…
Politics
The U.S. Must Not Abandon Ukraine
Europe needs to understand how high the stakes are, but so does the administration. Source link
Politics
Democrats suspect Elon Musk is only in DOGE for the money
It's no surprise that the government is a major client of a man who runs a rocket ship company that can reach the space station, builds…
Politics
Future of U.S. space policy unclear as National Space Council might close
As the White House moves ahead with bold executive action, rumors circulate that President Trump might shutter the National Space Council,…
News
Who Is Trinity Shockley? Indiana Teen Plotting Valentine's Day Mass Shooting at School Was 'Sexually Obsessed' With Parkland Shooter Nikolas Cruz
An Indiana teen accused of plotting a Valentine's Day school shooting had a twisted sexual with mass murderer Nikolas Cruz, authorities…
Politics
Government staff cuts reach CDC, prompting outcry from Georgia Democratic senator
The Trump administration is reportedly slashing the workforce at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the nation's premier…
Politics
League of Women Voters wallops Congress for not standing up to Trump
The League of Women Voters demanded Friday that members of Congress do more to stop President Trump, saying they need to "restore…
News
Bartees Strange’s Interior Hauntings
I consumed the nineties Black horror films of my youth largely through my fingers, spreading them just wide enough, occasionally, to put a…
News
Who Is Farhad Noori? Afghan Migrant Who Rammed Car into Crowd in Munich Is a Bodybuilder and 'Islamic Extremist' Who Shouted 'Allahu Akbar'
The Afghan migrant who rammed his car into a crowd during a demonstration in Munich, injuring 36 people—including a mother and her…