Foreign companies are shifting investment out of China as confidence wanes, business group says
A business group says foreign companies are shifting investment and their Asian headquarters out of China as confidence plunges following the expansion of an anti-spying law and other challenges
1970-01-01 08:00
Thousands gather at Stonehenge for annual ritual marking the summer solstice
Druids, pagans, hippies, local residents, tourists and costumed witches and wizards are gathering around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun, or to have some communal fun
1970-01-01 08:00
Jeffrey Epstein got $300 million in US Virgin Islands tax incentives, JPMorgan says
NEW YORK JPMorgan Chase said the U.S. Virgin Islands gave Jeffrey Epstein more than $300 million in tax
1970-01-01 08:00
Reform-minded prosecutor in northern Virginia wins reelection nomination in Democratic primary
Reform-minded incumbent Prosecutor Buta Biberaj has won her Democratic primary over challenger Elizabeth Lancaster in Virginia
1970-01-01 08:00
Trump's penchant for talking could pose problems as Mar-a-Lago criminal case moves ahead
Criminal defendants are routinely advised to avoid commenting on pending charges against them
1970-01-01 08:00
North Carolina state House speaker sued for damages over alleged affair
North Carolina’s state House speaker is being sued for damages by a local elected official who alleges the powerful Republican ruined his marriage by having an affair with his wife
1970-01-01 08:00
Utah school district returns the Bible to shelves after appeals and outcry
The Bible will return to the shelves in a northern Utah school district that provoked an outcry after it banned them from middle and elementary schools last month
1970-01-01 08:00
State legislator defeats incumbent senator in Virginia race centered on abortion rights
Former state legislator Lashrecse Aird has defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Joe Morrissey in a closely watched primary election nomination contest in Virginia that centered on abortion rights
1970-01-01 08:00
Singapore ride-hailing firm Grab slashes 1,000 jobs in biggest layoff since pandemic
Singapore ride-hailing firm Grab Holdings said it is cutting over 1,000 jobs or 11% of its workforce to cut costs and keep the company competitive, in its biggest round of job cuts since the pandemic
1970-01-01 08:00
Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors blocked by U.S. judge
By Brendan Pierson A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down an Arkansas law prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming
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Senate confirms lawyer who represented Mississippi abortion clinic at Supreme Court in Dobbs case for federal judgeship
Julie Rikelman, the attorney who argued on behalf of the Mississippi abortion clinic before the Supreme Court in the case that led to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, has been confirmed to a federal appeals court judgeship.
1970-01-01 08:00
At least four Israelis killed in West Bank shootings, authorities say
Four people were killed and four more were wounded in shootings near the settlement of Eli in the West Bank, Israeli authorities and emergency services said Tuesday.
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