Wall Street hovers near record highs ahead of new jobs numbers

Wall Street was largely unchanged early yesterday, hovering near record levels ahead of new U.S. jobs data that is expected to show unemployment ticked up to the highest rates

Senate Republicans seek support for Trump’s big bill in overnight session

The Senate is slogging through a tense overnight session that dragged into yesterday (Macau time), with Republican leaders buying time as they search for ways to secure

Orwellian Newspeak in Trump’s rhetoric

Trump’s increasingly authoritarian trajectory has sparked fears of a drift toward a society resembling the one depicted by G. Orwell in “1984.” One of the core pillars

Trump says he’s not planning to extend a pause on global tariffs beyond July 9

President Donald Trump says he is not planning to extend a 90-day pause on tariffs on most nations beyond July 9, when the negotiating period he set would expire, and

Iranian-backed hackers go to work after US strikes

Hackers backing Tehran have targeted U.S. banks, defense contractors and oil industry companies following American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities — but so far have not caused

State Dep’t resumes visas for foreign students, demands access to social media accounts

The U.S. State Department said it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock their

Alert Deadly listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo fettucine sold at Kroger and Walmart

A listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people and led to one pregnancy loss is linked to newly recalled heat-and-eat chicken fettucine alfredo products sold at

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems and made

LA police swiftly enforce downtown curfew as protests continue

Los Angeles police swiftly enforced a downtown curfew Tuesday night (yesterday, Macau time), making arrests moments after it took effect, while deploying officers on horseback and using

Visitors report extra scrutiny at airports as Trump’s new travel ban begins

President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from a dozen countries took effect Monday with relative calm, as some travelers with

Los Angeles’ image is scuffed since raids and protests

This isn’t the image Los Angeles wanted projected around the globe. Clouds of tear gas drift over protesters blocking a freeway. Federal immigration agents in tactical gear raid

Los Angeles reels after three days of immigration protests

Tensions in Los Angeles escalated yesterday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard, blocking off

Trump says Elon Musk could face ‘serious consequences’ if he backs Democratic candidates

President Donald Trump is not backing off his battle with Elon Musk, saying Saturday that he has no desire to repair their relationship and warning that his

How a new planetarium show helped scientists unlock a cosmic secret

Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system’s many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show opening to the public on Monday. At the American Museum of Natural History last

Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal gov’t

Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal

Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard

The Trump administration asked federal agencies to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million, intensifying the president’s clash with the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.

Covid vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women, Kennedy says

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. yesterday (Macau time) announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move immediately

Beijing criticizes US ban on Harvard’s international students

The Chinese government said Friday that the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard would harm America’s international standing, as anxious students and parents overseas

Two staff members of Israeli embassy killed in shooting in DC

Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, "Free,

Trump selects concept for $175 billion ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system

President Donald Trump has announced the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered, $175 billion system that for the first

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