USA Update

Japanese car manufacturers Nissan and Honda confirmed reports on Wednesday that they were discussing “future collaboration,” but denied that they had made an agreement on merger. Despite this, Nissan’s share prices skyrocketed 22% over the rumors that a merger was likely. At the same time, Honda’s fell 3%. If the two auto giants were to […]

India’s spin spearhead Ravichandran Ashwin has announced his retirement from international cricket in all formats after his team’s third Test against Australia ended in a draw in Brisbane. “This will be my last day as an Indian cricketer in all formats in the international level,” the 38-year-old told reporters at the Gabba ground on Wednesday. […]

Bitcoin has broken another price record-high for the second straight day amid optimism about the possibility of the United States under Donald Trump establishing a national strategic BTC reserve. At one point Tuesday night, BTC was trading above $108,100, just a day after it broke the $107,000 mark. The top digital asset has been on […]

JERUSALEM — As the war in Gaza rages, , and the Israeli-occupied , Armenian residents of the Old City of Jerusalem fight a different battle — one that is quieter, they say, but no less existential. One of the oldest communities in Jerusalem, the Armenians have lived in the Old City for decades without significant […]

The Pentagon said on Wednesday that it had repatriated two Malaysian men from its prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, who admitted to committing war crimes for an affiliate of Al Qaeda that carried out a deadly bombing in Bali, Indonesia, in 2002. The rare transfer, a day after the Pentagon released another prisoner to the […]

MADISON, Wis. — Community members in Wisconsin continued to wrestle with grief and called for change in the aftermath of a school shooting that and wounded six others. Several hundred people gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol for a vigil Tuesday night to honor those slain at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison the day […]

Starbucks Workers United, the coffee chain’s largest union, said workers have authorized a nationwide strike. The union, which represents more than 10,000 baristas, said in statements on Tuesday that 98% of its member baristas had voted to strike. The group was set to meet with Starbucks later that day for a final round of bargaining. […]

Two of the top golfers from the PGA Tour, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, defeated two of the top LIV Tour golfers, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka, in Tuesday’s made-for-TV exhibition Tuesday night. Fans in Las Vegas got their money’s worth as they witnessed four of the best golfers in the world going head-to-head under […]

Mary Jane Veloso returned to her native on Wednesday after 15 years on death row in on drug charges. “I’m so happy I’m able to come home to our country. I appeal to the president that I be given clemency,” Veloso told reporters as she arrived in Manila. Veloso is being sent to a women’s […]

The cryptocurrency community was in a frenzy Tuesday night after Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD launched in select exchanges worldwide – over 700,000 posts were about “1la RLUSD” as crypto holders raced to explain why the stablecoin traded at $1.50 at one point earlier in the day on MoonPay. Many crypto users expressed frustration over what appeared […]