US News
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Emotional tributes paid to 9/11 lives lost
Relatives of people who died on 9/11 have read out victims' names, as the US marks 20 years since the...
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Dollar gains with yields as Fed policy in focus
The dollar rose on Friday in line with higher U.S. Treasury yields as investors focused on when the Federal Reserve...
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Federal mandate takes vaccine decision off employers' hands
Larger U.S. businesses now won't have to decide whether to require their employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Doing so...
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US Justice Department sues Texas over restrictive abortion law
The US Justice Department filed suit against Texas on Thursday over a law that bans abortion after six weeks of...
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US growth ‘downshifted’ amid labour, supply shortages
US economic growth "downshifted slightly" in July and August amid shortages of workers and materials, as well as concerns about...
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China's factory prices rise at fastest pace since August 2008
Singapore technology company Sea Limited plans to raise US$6.3 billion (S$8.5 billion) in a share and convertible bond sale, in...
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Strong quakes rocks buildings in Mexico City
A powerful earthquake struck near the Pacific resort city of Acapulco on Tuesday night, causing buildings to rock and sway...
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Study suggests Delta does not cause more severe childhood COVID
U.S. pediatric COVID hospitalizations have surged since Delta became predominant, but a new study that offers a first look at...
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BlackRock's China unit raises US$1 billion in maiden mutual fund
BlackRock's China mutual fund subsidiary set up its first fund in the country after raising 6.68 billion yuan (US$1.03 billion)...
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Jill Biden heads back to classroom as a working first lady
Jill Biden is going back to her whiteboard. After months of teaching writing and English to community college students in...
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Oil holds steady on slow return of US supplies after Hurricane Ida
Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday following overnight losses from a stronger dollar and demand concerns, with a slow...
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Do we need humans for that job? Automation booms after COVID
Ask for a roast beef sandwich at an Arby’s drive-thru east of Los Angeles and you may be talking to...
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Blinken heads to Qatar on Afghan crisis mission
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Sunday to Qatar on his first trip since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan...
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Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug ivermectin for COVID-19
Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat...
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Singapore lifts suspension of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after technical assessment
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) lifted a suspension on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft flying in and out of...
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‘Silent crisis’ looms as US to end Covid aid for millions of jobless
Spending less on food. Drawing down on retirement savings. Dropping out of the workforce altogether.Last year, the United States massively...