The Night the Government Closed the Skies Over El Paso
A high-energy laser weapon and a power struggle between federal agencies brought a night of hassles to the city. Source link
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Light is right this Akshaya Tritiya
MUMBAI: Light-weight jewellery was the flavour this Akshaya Tritiya, as a steep rise in gold prices nudged consumers to strike a balance between their budgets and love for the yellow metal that’s considered auspicious in Indian culture.For context—gold has risen nearly 57% year-on-year since last year’s festival—from around Rs 97,000 per 10 grams to roughly…
Second Jury Finds Uber Responsible for Sexual Assault by a Driver
The ride-hailing giant has now lost the first two of more than 3,000 pending federal lawsuits. Source link
Boost to India–South Korea ties: PM Modi, Lee Jae Myung hold talks at Hyderabad House; push deeper trade, tech ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung engaged in high-level talks on Monday at Hyderabad House, focusing on strengthening bilateral ties. The meeting was followed by the exchange of Memorandums of Understanding between the two sides, witnessed by both leaders. External affairs minister S Jaishankar and his South Korean counterpart Cho…
The Onion Signs New Deal to Take Over Infowars
A new deal, which would allow The Onion to use the Infowars name and website address, must be approved by a Texas judge. Source link
Permanent alimony doesn’t automatically end maintenance: Why Orissa High Court refused to shut wife’s claim
Permanent alimony doesn’t automatically end maintenance: Orissa High Court refuses to shut wife’s claim (AI image) The Orissa High Court in an important decision on the interplay between divorce, permanent alimony and statutory maintenance has made it clear that a prior observation treating payments as permanent alimony does not, by itself, extinguish a subsisting maintenance…
Trump Administration Takes Steps to Refund $166 Billion in Tariffs
The government debuted a system to repay importers two months after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs at the heart of the president’s trade policy. Source link
US stocks today: Wall Street in red as crude prices jump; Nasdaq tumbles over 100 points, Dow trades flat
US stocks today: Wall Street fell in red on Monday, as uncertainty over the Middle East conflict intensified after Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz after a brief reopening. Dow Jones dipped 10 points to 49,437 while Nasdaq tumbled 100 before recovering to 54 points or 0.2% to 24,413. S&P 500 was also down,…
Trump’s Fed Pick to Defend Central Bank’s Ability to Set Rates Independently
Kevin M. Warsh is set to testify at the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday even as a criminal investigation into the central bank risks delaying his ascension to become the next chair. Source link
Big payback: US launches portal to refund $166 billion in tariffs collected from Trump policy nixed by SCOTUS
The US government launched a portal Monday to refund more than $166 billion in revenue from tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump and struck down by the Supreme Court.In February, the conservative-majority high court ruled against a swath of Trump’s tariffs. The decision marked a stinging rebuke of his key economic policy and opened the…