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'One Piece' Chapter 916 Release Date, Spoilers: Heart Pirates Might Make Zoro and Luffy's Day Much Worse or Become Their Unexpected Allies

Aug 30, 2018 08:59 am UTC| Entertainment

It seems that Luffy and Zoros arrival in Bakura had been spoiled by the Heart Pirates back in chapter 914, but trouble has yet to catch up to the Straw Hat Pirate pair as of One Piece chapter 916. One Piece chapter 915s...

‘Big Mouth’ Season 2 Air Date, Spoilers: Netflix Reveals Hormone Monsters' First Look; Premiere Date Announced

Aug 30, 2018 08:52 am UTC| Entertainment

Big Mouth season 2 will be back on Netflix soon and it will return with more funny stories. The animated series debuted just last fall and many viewers found it as one of the best shows last year. Now, the John Mulaney...

‘My Hero Academia’ Season 3 Episode 21 Spoilers: Gang Orca Poses as Villain in Grueling Final Round of Exam

Aug 30, 2018 08:41 am UTC| Entertainment

The students are on the final rounds of the Provision Hero License Exam and it is going to be more challenging for them. Gang Orca will appear in My Hero Academia season 3 episode 21 not to guide the exam takers but to...

'Riverdale' Season 3 Air Date, Spoilers: 'Stranger Things' Actress's Role to Expand in Upcoming Installment

Aug 30, 2018 08:31 am UTC| Entertainment

Riverdale season 3 looks to be shaking up how it treats the shows side characters with a potential change in storyline focus for the upcoming season. Fans of the original Archie comics may have a lot of things to both...

Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner 2018: ‘Alias’ Star Begs for ‘Compassion’ from Paparazzi After Lindsay Shookus’s Ex Suffers Relapse

Aug 30, 2018 08:24 am UTC| Entertainment

Following Ben Afflecks split from Lindsay Shookus, the Batman actor seems to have lost control of himself and succumbed to his alcoholism once again. The Gone Girl star had apparently been drinking for days and didnt even...

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Divorce Updates: Vicious Custody Case Affecting 'Tomb Raider' Actress's Health?

Aug 30, 2018 08:11 am UTC| Entertainment

Rumors that Angelina Jolies health has been declining due to the recent uptick in demands between both Jolie and Brad Pitts camp have been making the rounds in online gossip mills. Hollywood Life recently covered a piece...

‘Suits’ Season 8 Episode 7 Spoilers: Sheila Tells Louis He Will Be a Dad; Amy Acker Returns as Esther

Aug 30, 2018 08:02 am UTC| Entertainment

Suits season 8 episode 7 spoiler is here and the trailer shows Louis getting some good news from Sheila. The episode is titled Sour Grapes and it will present not just happy events but conflicts as well. The 20-second...

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Economy

Asian Stock Markets Trade Flat as Holiday Liquidity Thins and BOJ Minutes Watched

Asian stock markets traded mostly flat on Wednesday as subdued year-end trading volumes and holiday-thinned liquidity limited investor activity across the region. With Christmas and New Year holidays approaching, many...

US and Japan Fast-Track $550 Billion Strategic Investment Initiative

The United States and Japan have agreed to accelerate coordination on their Strategic Investment Initiative, a major bilateral framework backed by a $550 billion fund established under the two countries tariff agreement....

Japan Plans $189 Billion Bond Issuance as Record Budget Signals Expansionary Fiscal Policy

Japan is preparing to issue new government bonds worth approximately $189 billion to help finance a record-breaking national budget for the next fiscal year, according to a draft budget reviewed by Reuters. The move...

BOJ Minutes Reveal Growing Debate Over Interest Rate Hikes and Inflation Risks

Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers actively debated whether to continue raising interest rates toward levels considered neutral for the economy, according to minutes from their October policy meeting released on Wednesday....

Gold Price Breaks $4,500 as Safe-Haven Demand and Rate Cut Bets Fuel Rally

Spot gold surged past the key psychological level of $4,500 per ounce for the first time on Wednesday, marking a historic milestone for the precious metal and reinforcing its status as a preferred safe-haven asset. The...

Politics

U.S. Signs $2.3 Billion Global Health MOUs With Four African Nations

The United States has signed four new global health memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Botswana, and Ethiopia, reinforcing its long-term commitment to strengthening global health security...

U.S. Discusses Migrant Transfer Plan With Palau Despite Lawmaker Opposition

The United States has renewed discussions with Palau over a controversial proposal to transfer third-country nationals to the Pacific Island nation, despite clear resistance from Palaus lawmakers earlier this year....

NSW Passes Toughest Gun and Anti-Terror Laws After Bondi Beach Shooting

Australias most populous state, New South Wales, has passed sweeping new gun control and anti-terrorism laws following the deadly Bondi Beach mass shooting, marking the most significant tightening of firearm and protest...

Democratic Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over Proposed Limits on Gender-Affirming Care for Youth

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block proposed rules by the Trump administration that would significantly restrict access to gender-affirming care for transgender...

U.S. Pledges Maximum Sanctions on Venezuela Amid Rising Global Tensions

The United States has told the United Nations it will impose and strictly enforce sanctions to the maximum extent against Venezuela in an effort to deprive President Nicolás Maduro of financial resources, escalating...

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge in First Amendment Ruling

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the enforcement of a new state law that would have required app stores and developers to verify users ages, marking a significant legal win for major technology companies and digital...

FTC Praises Instacart for Ending AI Pricing Tests After $60M Settlement

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has welcomed Instacarts decision to end its artificial intelligence-based price testing, a move that follows weeks of consumer backlash and regulatory scrutiny. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson...

John Carreyrou Sues Major AI Firms Over Alleged Copyrighted Book Use in AI Training

Investigative journalist John Carreyrou, widely known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos and for authoring the bestselling book Bad Blood, has filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit...

Italy Fines Apple €98.6 Million Over App Store Dominance

Italys competition authority has imposed a 98.6 million ($115.53 million) fine on U.S. technology giant Apple and two of its subsidiaries, citing alleged abuse of a dominant market position related to the distribution of...

Moore Threads Unveils New GPUs, Fuels Optimism Around China’s AI Chip Ambitions

Moore Threads Technology Co Ltd (SS:688795), often described as Chinas potential alternative to NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), attracted investor attention after unveiling a new lineup of graphics processing units at...