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Doctor to be sentenced for selling Matthew Perry ketamine before his death

Perry's family and possibly others affected by his death will have a chance to make a statement in federal court in Los Angeles before the sentencing of Dr Salvador Plasencia

Deadly Asian floods no fluke, they're climate warning, say scientists

What feels unprecedented is exactly what climate scientists expect: A new normal of punishing storms, floods and devastation

The world's plastic glut is set to get much worse by 2040, shows study

Global plastic pollution will hit 280 million metric tonnes per year by 2040, or a dump truck's worth every second

US DOJ expands legal action against states refusing to share voter data

The department announced it was suing Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington over their failure to produce statewide voter registration lists

4.4 magnitude quake strikes Indonesia, no causalities reported so far

In a post on X, NCS mentioned that the earthquake occurred in Northern Sumatra, at a depth of 10 kilometres

Amazon's cloud unit rushes out its latest AI chip to take On Nvidia, Google

The accelerator, called Trainium3, was recently installed in a few data centers and will be available for customers beginning on Tuesday, Dave Brown, a vice president with Amazon Web Services, said

AI boom sparks global chip shortage, driving prices, and supply crisis

Tech giants including Microsoft, Google and ByteDance are scrambling to secure supplies from memory-chip makers such as Micron, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix

YouTube finally agrees to comply with Australia's teen social media ban

The decision ends a stand-off between the internet giant and the Australian government which initially exempted YouTube from the age restriction, citing its use for educational purposes

Xi courts Emmanuel Macron in diplomatic efforts to isolate Japan's Takaichi

A three-day visit that kicks off Wednesday comes as the democratically-ruled island claimed by Beijing is back in the spotlight

Taiwan records 10 PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels around its territory

Sharing the details in a post on X, MND said that 4 out of 10 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern ADIZ

Trump declares all Biden autopen-signed documents, including pardons 'void'

Trump has time and again claimed that Biden was unable to control the executive office, given his age and mental state

US-Russia talks on Ukraine were productive but work remains: Putin adviser

Putin met US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin in talks that began late Tuesday as part of a renewed push by the Trump administration

US issues arrest detainer for Indian driver involved in Oregon accident

Kumar is currently lodged in Deschutes County jail as he faces criminal charges linked to the fatal accident

Trump to deploy National Guard to New Orleans amid federal crackdown

Trump did not say how many troops would be sent to New Orleans or exactly when they would arrive

Trump admin to withhold SNAP from Democrat states over data refusal

As part of Trump's big tax and policy bill earlier in the year, work requirements are expanding to include people who are ages 55 to 64, homeless people and others

Venezuela to accept deported migrants despite Trump's airspace claim

The government of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro on Tuesday announced that the twice weekly flights will go on following a request from the Trump administration

Trump repeats claim of ending India-Pakistan conflict, seeks Nobel Prize

We ended eight wars, But we're going to do one more, I think, I hope, Trump said in remarks at a Cabinet Meeting, referring to the Russia-Ukraine war

Trump administration plans to expand travel ban to nearly 30 countries

A list of the countries being added to the ban is expected to come soon, according to a Department of Homeland Security official

Donald Trump says he will announce new Fed chair 'early next year'

The president on Sunday told reporters he knew who he would nominate, without offering further details

Amazon plans to use Nvidia tech in AI chips, roll out new servers

The companies made the announcement as part of AWS's annual week-long cloud computing conference in Las Vegas, which draws about 60,000 people