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$1 trn rout hits Nasdaq 100 over AI jitters in worst day since 2022

The Nasdaq indexes tumbled more than 3% for the worst days since October 2022

Wildfire smoke chokes parts of Canada, western US; air quality a concern

Fires burning in California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington and other western states, as well as Canada, have filled the skies in regions of the western U.S. with smoke and haze, forcing some affected areas to declare air quality alerts or advisories. As of Wednesday morning, there were 79 large active wildfires across the country being managed that have burned 1,431,460 acres (579,292 hectares), according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Evacuation orders are in effect for 15 fires in the Northwest, where fires continue to show active to extreme behavior. Communities near several fires in California, the Northern Rockies and the Great Basin are also under evacuation orders. Where are the big fires? regon has 31 large active fires that have burned 791,653 acres (320,371 hectares). The Durkee Fire, the largest active blaze in the U.S., was burning near the Oregon-Idaho border and was 0% contained as of Wednesday morning and had burned nearly 400 square miles (1,036 square ...

Possibility of Chinese influence on Bangladesh concerning for US: Official

The United States is concerned about the possibility of growing Chinese presence in Bangladesh, a senior administration official has told the lawmakers. We are concerned about the possibility of a growing Chinese presence in Bangladesh. But I would say the Bangladeshis have been pretty careful about not overextending quickly, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia told the lawmakers during a Congressional hearing on Tuesday. In terms of Russia, Chinese influence in Bangladesh in that area, have you seen any uh things that are concerning in that regard as well? Congressman Bill Keating asked. I would say the most influential country in Bangladesh is actually not Russia or China, it's India. And we have a really active dialogue with India about our policies in Bangladesh and throughout the wider region, Lu said in response to the question. Congresswoman Young Kim said the Chinese Communist Party is a top trading partner for Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and

No one more qualified: White House on Harris' US Presidential candidature

Jean-Pierre on Wednesday (local time) noted that Kamala Harris has been vice president for more than four years now

We're not fighting a candidate but unelected managerial machine: Ramaswamy

Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy, who had predicted President Joe Biden would not be the Democratic presidential nominee for the November election, has said the country is not running against a candidate but an unelected managerial class machine. The Indian-American businessman-turned-politician said on Monday that the speed at which the ruling Democratic Party moved to replace incumbent President Joe Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris as a possible candidate for the November 5 polls raises lots of questions. We're not actually running against a candidate here. We're running against a machine. That's a deep understanding of what's going on that requires rejecting some of the things you might otherwise think, Ramaswamy said in a 15-minute long video posted on various social media platforms. During the Republican presidential debate last November, Ramaswamy, 38, had predicted that Biden would not be the Democratic presidential nominee, a claim dismissed as a conspiracy theory' b

Digital tax talks in spotlight at G20 meet as US tariff threat looms

Canada in July became the eighth country to impose a unilateral digital services tax

In taking on Trump, Kamala Harris vows to draw on her prosecutorial skills

Harris, 59, outlined a series of policies she promised to pursue including signing laws to protect abortion rights and ban assault rifles

Fed judge dismisses defamation suit filed against Fox news by govt official

A defamation suit against Fox News by a government official who served on a short-lived US government media disinformation board was dismissed on Monday by a federal judge. The lawsuit from Nina Jankowicz alleged that Fox had defamed her on numerous occasions, leading to waves of online attacks and threats of violence after the formation of the Disinformation Governance Board, where she served as a director. In May of 2022, just weeks after its launch, the Department of Homeland Security paused the board's work and accepted Jankowicz's resignation. The board was officially dissolved and its charter rescinded in August of that same year. In rejecting Jankowicz's claims, the judge said that 36 of the 37 statements made on Fox News programmes were about the disinformation board and not Jankowicz. The judge ruled that the remaining statement which was also a reference to the board and not Jankowicz, despite showing an image of her as it was said was not disinformation because it was a

Democrats to choose nominee through virtual roll call, VP Harris favoured

The Democratic Party plans to push forward with a virtual roll call in which delegates to its convention can choose a presidential nominee before they meet in person next month in Chicago, with Vice President Kamala Harris heavily favoured now that President Joe Biden has abandoned his reelection bid. The convention rules committee will meet Wednesday to approve how the virtual roll call will work, but a draft of the plan they are set to approve was obtained by The Associated Press on Monday. The proposal does not list a date for when the virtual roll call begins, but Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said the process will be completed by Aug. 7. We can and will be both fast and fair as we execute this nomination, Harrison on a conference call with reporters. The party says the virtual roll call will potentially feature multiple rounds of voting on nominees. To qualify, candidates must have the electronic signatures of 300 convention delegates. The Democratic Nati

Austin praises Biden's statesmanship after he drops out of prez race

Secretary Austin expressed profound gratitude for President Biden's leadership, highlighting his pivotal role in shaping US foreign policy and strengthening global alliances

Next-generation US jet fighter programme may get hit by budget constraints

Sources briefed on the Air Force's internal budget deliberations said the anticipated 2026 fiscal-year NGAD budget of $3.1 billion would be slashed as funding shrinks

Delta Air Lines faces widespread flight cancellations after IT outage

Delta has offered no timetable for when normal operations would resume and has already canceled another 137 flights for Monday, according to FlightAware

President Biden quit race for reelection after unfavourable poll data

Only the day before, Biden was telling many aides that he would continue campaigning to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in November

Tough on Israel, steady on Nato: Here's how Harris foreign policy can look

Harris has signaled, for instance, that she would not deviate from Biden's staunch support for Nato and would continue backing Ukraine in its fight against Russia

Kamala Harris seen as tougher opponent of oil industry than Biden

Analysts and environmental advocates say Harris' approach toward fossil fuel development puts her to the left of Biden

Biden's exit from race puts Trump trade in doubt as election gets re-set

The basics of the Trump trade have taken the form of support for rising US bond yields, gains in bank, health and energy stocks as well as Bitcoin and a stronger dollar

Secret Service head to answer on Trump's security after assassination bid

Critics have dubbed the shooting a catastrophic failure for the Secret Service, the primary agency assigned to protect US political leaders and their families

Trust led to US selling most exquisite jet engine tech to India: Garcetti

The US Ambassador said that both nations know how to interoperate in their time of need

Longtime US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas dies at 74 years

Longtime US Rep Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognise Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died. She was 74. Lillie Conley, her chief of staff, confirmed Friday night that Jackson Lee, who had pancreatic cancer, had died. The Democrat had represented her Houston-based district and the nation's fourth-largest city since 1995. She had previously had breast cancer and announced the pancreatic cancer diagnosis on June 2. The road ahead will not be easy, but I stand in faith that God will strengthen me, Jackson Lee said in a statement then. Jackson Lee had just been elected to the Houston district once represented by Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman elected to Congress from a Southern state since Reconstruction, when she was immediately placed on the high-profile House Judiciary Committee in 1995. They just saw me, I guess through my profile, through Barbara Jordan's work, Jackson Lee told the Houston ..

Weinstein scheduled to appear in NYC courtroom for upcoming retrial heaing

Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to appear in a New York court Friday ahead of a planned retrial on rape and sexual assault charges. The former Hollywood movie mogul's pretrial hearing in Manhattan criminal court will address issues related to evidence in the case, including text messages. At a hearing last week, prosecutors said they anticipate a November retrial. They told Judge Curtis Farber they are still actively pursuing new claims against Weinstein, though the prosecutors conceded they hadn't yet brought any findings to a grand jury. Weinstein's lawyer, Arthur Aidala, argued the investigation was simply a delay tactic. New York's highest court threw out Weinstein's 2020 conviction earlier this year, ruling that the original trial judge unfairly allowed testimony against him based on allegations that weren't part of the case. The conviction had been considered a landmark in the #MeToo movement, an era that began in 2017 amid numerous allegations of sexual misconduct against the