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‘The Winds of Winter’ Release Date, News & Update: Here’s Why George R.R. Martin’s Book Is on Hold

Jul 16, 2018 04:10 am UTC| Entertainment

The Winds of Winter is long overdue but there could be some good news for fans after waiting for so long. It was reported that George R.R. Martins sixth novel is complete now and ready for release. The speculations...

Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson Update and New Projects: Will the Two See a Blockbuster Hit Again?

Jul 16, 2018 03:58 am UTC| Entertainment

Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornans portrayal of the popular erotic film series Fifty Shades pushed both to celebrity stardom. Due to the success brought by the movies, fans of the duo cant help but speculate if theres...

‘Alaskan Bush People’ Air Date, Spoilers: Season 8 Still Set to Premiere Amid Accusations That the Show Is Fake

Jul 16, 2018 03:28 am UTC| Entertainment

Alaskan Bush People is finally coming back for season 8. After being delayed for months, the reality show that features the Brown family, who according to Discovery Channel is far removed from civilization as they chose to...

'Chicago Fire' Season 7 News & Update: Premier Title Revealed, Production to Start This Week

Jul 16, 2018 01:59 am UTC| Entertainment

Filming for Chicago Fire Season 7 is set to start sometime this week, and details about the shows upcoming season have been slowly squeezing through the cracks. For starters, the seasons premier title has been revealed and...

‘American Horror Story’ Season 8 News & Update: Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Kyle Allen Are New Cast Additions

Jul 16, 2018 01:52 am UTC| Entertainment

American Horror Story Season 8 is coming but details with regards to the specifics about the shows plot are still scarce. There have been a few concrete developments, however, including the fact that Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman...

‘The Walking Dead’ Season 9 Spoilers, Updates & News; Daryl-Rick Feud Teased, Bullets Start to Run Out

Jul 16, 2018 01:44 am UTC| Entertainment

The Walking Dead Season 9 is almost here and the anticipation among fans is building to a fever pitch. As the premiere nears, bits and pieces of information about the upcoming season are dripping out. For starters, it...

'Fear the Walking Dead' Season 4 Spoilers, News & Update: Alicia Leads as Last Surviving Clark

Jul 16, 2018 01:37 am UTC| Entertainment

Death and loss are two themes that are intimately intertwined with a franchise like The Walking Dead, and this is quite palpable in Fear the Walking Dead Season 4. All members of the series starting group, the Clark...

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Economy

IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement With Egypt, Opening Path to $3.8 Billion in Funding

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt on the fifth and sixth reviews of the countrys Extended Fund Facility (EFF), a key step that could unlock around $2.5...

RBA Signals Possible Interest Rate Hike in 2026 as Inflation Pressures Persist

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed that its board members discussed the possibility of raising interest rates in 2026, according to the minutes from the central banks December policy meeting. The discussion...

Wall Street Ends Higher as S&P 500, Nasdaq Extend Gains Ahead of Holiday Week

U.S. stock markets closed higher on Monday, extending recent gains as investors look to finish the year on a strong note despite thinning trading volumes in a holiday-shortened week. The SP 500 rose 0.5% by the closing...

Global Markets Rise as Tech Stocks Lead, Yen Strengthens, and Commodities Hit Record Highs

Global financial markets started a holiday-shortened week on a positive note, with most major stock indexes posting gains as technology stocks rebounded and investor sentiment improved. Wall Street was supported by...

Platinum Price Surges Past $2,000 as Demand and Supply Dynamics Tighten

Platinum prices surged sharply at the start of the week, rallying more than 4.6% on Monday to break above the $2,000 per ounce level for the first time since 2008. The move marks a 17-year high for the precious metal and...

Politics

Trump Administration Recalls Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors in Push for “America First” Agenda

The Trump administration has recalled nearly 30 U.S. ambassadors and senior career diplomats from overseas posts, a move officials say aligns embassies more closely with the presidents America First foreign policy, but...

Australia Moves Toward Tougher Gun Laws After Bondi Shooting

Australias most populous state, New South Wales, is set to introduce significantly tougher gun laws alongside new measures targeting terrorism and public protests, following a deadly mass shooting in Sydneys Bondi area....

Trump Announces Ambitious Plan for New U.S. Navy Super Battleships

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday an ambitious proposal for the United States Navy to begin building a new class of advanced battleships, a move that could significantly reshape the future of American naval...

China’s Nuclear Expansion Raises Arms Control Concerns as Pentagon Report Warns of Growing Military Ambitions

China is rapidly expanding and modernizing its nuclear weapons arsenal, with a draft Pentagon report warning that Beijing may have loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) across three newly...

Kremlin Downplays U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine as Ongoing Process

Russia has played down expectations surrounding recent discussions with the United States on the Ukraine conflict, emphasizing that the talks should not be interpreted as a major diplomatic breakthrough. Kremlin spokesman...

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

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...

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pentagon to Blacklist More Chinese Tech Firms Over Military Ties

A group of nine Republican U.S. lawmakers has formally urged the Pentagon to expand its list of Chinese companies accused of supporting Chinas military, intensifying scrutiny of Beijing-linked technology firms amid rising...