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A fire burned at least four homes in the Pacoima neighborhood of Los Angeles before being brought under control Thursday night. Fireworks were exploding when crews arrived at the scene, the Los Angeles Times reported. A woman was transported to a hospital in critical condition, according to the local newspaper. Source link
China has unveiled policies to support the development of the medical use of brain-computer interfaces (BCI), technology that enables brain signals to control external devices. The National Medical Products Administration said on Thursday that it would introduce supportive policies for medical devices based on the technology, which could allow people with missing or damaged body…
Kestrel HR shares its top tips for Employers this summer. The UK labour market is showing signs of softening, with the latest ONS figures revealing a drop of 109,000 payrolled employees in May 2025, bringing the total to 30.2 million — a 0.4% decrease on the month and 0.9% down year-on-year. The unemployment rate rose to…
Millions of Americans travel for July 4th Tens of millions of Americans are traveling for the Fourth of July. Here’s what to expect. 02:27 July 4th is here, with millions of Americans expected to gather at fireworks shows, barbecues and the beach for the nation’s annual Independence Day celebration. Banks and post offices will be…
As Hong Kong celebrates the 28th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, Beijing has once again deployed a powerful naval fleet, this time spearheaded by the aircraft carrier Shandong, highlighting both symbolic significance and strategic resolve amid escalating geopolitical tensions. China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier and its fleet arrived in Hong Kong on…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has downplayed EU concerns over restrictions on rare earth exports and offered assurances that the needs of European companies will be met if they adhere to proper application procedures. Controlling dual-use goods was a sovereign right and an international responsibility for all nations, Wang said during a news conference with…
Remi Olu-Pitan, multi-asset growth and income head at Schroders, says international markets, such as Europe and Japan, may have the opportunity to catch up with the US. “These markets are still undervalued relative to the US,” Olu-Pitan tells Bloomberg Television. “I think there’s a premium of ten-plus percent in terms of outperformance,” she adds. Source…
The Fourth of July brings with it many traditions: fireworks, beach trips, cookouts, terrified dogs and, of course, the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. As usual, the competition will be held on July Fourth at the original Nathan’s Famous location on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. Following a ban last year, 16-time…
“Looking at your face, I now realise I must be very old too… Thank you very much… I’m very very happy to meet such an old member of the Assam Rifles who guarded and escorted me to India 58 years ago,” said the 81-year-old emotional and gracious Dalai Lama in 2017. He was meeting 79-year-old…
The budget reconciliation bill that passed the US House of Representatives on Thursday and was promptly to be signed into law by Donald Trump represents the particular perversity of national politics in America: seemingly no one wants it, everyone hates it, and it is widely agreed to be devastating for staggering numbers of Americans. And…