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Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” has passed the US Senate and now only needs to be sent to his desk by the Republican-controlled House to be signed into law. It means the US president, who has long pressured Republicans to pass the bill, is now on the brink of an important legislative milestone and political…
The written test for aspiring taxi drivers in Hong Kong will be made significantly easier by reducing and simplifying questions about locations and routes in an effort to ease the government’s severe hiring difficulties for its premium taxi scheme, with half its vehicles lacking sufficient drivers. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan told the…
Beekeepers in southeastern Alabama recently trapped a “feral swarm” of killer bees, according to the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, the latest in a recent string of killer bee sightings across the U.S. Officials said the swarm was humanely euthanized to protect the state’s honeybee populations, which, University of Georgia researchers note, can be…
The June jobs report is expected to show hiring slowed while the unemployment rate moved higher. The data’s release will come as investors closely watch for any further signs of slowing in the US labor market amid growing debate over when the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next. Read more: How the Fed rate…
Washington — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Trump’s plan to sharply restrict access to the nation’s asylum system, a blow to the president’s sweeping crackdown on immigration into the United States. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled in favor of 13 individuals seeking asylum in the U.S. and three immigrants’ rights groups who…
July 2 – Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares jumped more than 5% on Wednesday after the company reported a 0.8% year?on?year rise in China?made electric vehicle sales for June, ending an eight?month slide. Deliveries from the Shanghai factory, including domestic sales and exports, totalled 71,599 units, up from May’s pace by about 16%, data from the China…
A federal inmate had to have one of his or her limbs partially amputated after being kept in restraints for two days. Another incarcerated person died after being pepper sprayed and left shackled in a restraint chair for five hours. The Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (OIG), an independent watchdog agency, published those…
The number of direct investigations led by Hong Kong’s ombudsman has dropped by nearly 60 per cent, reaching the lowest level in five years, as his office increasingly relied on mediation to “foster harmony” when handling complaints. A comparison of the latest annual report from Ombudsman Jack Chan Jick-chi on Wednesday with past versions also…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam Wednesday that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free. What You Need To Know President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam Wednesday that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free Vietnamese exports to the United States, by contrast,…
While both countries have aimed to expand their influence in the Middle East, they have remained silent after the Israel-Iran War. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday. The call was initiated by the French side, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. “It was the French side’s idea,” he…