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US stocks fall on rising concerns about the economic outlook

US stocks fell on Wednesday after a fresh batch of bank earnings disappointed investors, fueling fears of a possible recession. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 slipped 0.2 percent in morning trading in New York, with basic materials, energy and technology stocks among the worst performers. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite, which is up 15 percent this year, lost 0.1 percent. Europe’s region-wide Stoxx 600 fell 0.1 percent while Germany’s DAX rose by a similar amount. A slowdown in dealmaking following Morgan Stanley’s first-quarter results hit sentiment in the US after an...
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Faith Hill's Daughter Grace Wears Clothes From Famous Mom's Closet

Yvonne TNT/BFA.com/Shutterstock Gracie McGraw Fashion inspiration never ends – thanks to your famous mom faith Hill, The 26-year-old revealed that her mom generously gave her some vintage pieces for New York City movie premieres. “Last night my mom in clothes grabbed my movie ticket to ground me from my inner monologue,” Gracie, 26, captioned an Instagram slideshow. For screenings Thursday, May 18 on our way, Gracie donned a nude dress by Jean Paul Gaultier. The babydoll frock featured a transparent constriction and lace detailing on the bodice. (Hill, 55, shares...
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The Upside of Rivalry | Foreign Affairs

For China, Russia, and the West, the last year has been one of fear and conflict. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has killed tens of thousands, perhaps even hundreds of thousands, of people. It has prompted the United States and Europe to rearm and has pushed Moscow and Washington back into Cold War–style competition. In the Pacific, China and the United States are eyeing each other with increasing hostility and suspicion, and some U.S. analysts believe that the countries could wind up at war over Taiwan. These dangers prompted U.S. President...
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Indian court dismisses opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's petition – The Diplomat

Had the court stayed the conviction, Gandhi would have been reinstated in Parliament. Advertisement An Indian court on Thursday rejected opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea to stay his conviction in a criminal defamation case that resulted in his expulsion from Parliament. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gandhi, his main challenger in the 2024 elections, were last month sentenced by a court to two years in jail for defamation for mocking Modi’s surname in a 2019 election speech. The jail sentence was suspended earlier in April by a court in Modi’s...
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Dominion CEO says 'we think we've found accountability' in Fox settlement

Dominion CEO John Poulos said the settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems could open the door for other media companies to be punished for spreading lies. said wednesday, In an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC good Morning America, Poulos said, “It was never really about Fox. It was about telling the truth, and the media telling the truth … I think that’s a big step forward in a democracy if our system is any indication.” can send that if media companies lie – whoever they are, whatever...
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Ken Potts, one of the last 2 USS Arizona survivors, dies at 102

HONOLULU – Ken Potts, one of the last two survivors of the USS Arizona battleship that sank during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 102 years old. Howard Kenton Potts died Friday at the home in Provo, Utah, that he shared with his wife of 66 years, according to Randy Stratton, whose late father, Donald Stratton, was Potts’ Arizona shipmate and close friend. Stratton said Potts is in a good mood but recently has been finding it difficult to get out of bed. When Stratton...
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Trump news today: E Jean Carroll targets Trump again after his outrageous CNN town hall smears

1684808140 During his own stint in the White House in 2018, Mr. Trump loudly supported Mr. DeSantis’ bid for the governor’s mansion, throwing his weight behind the former congressman and appearing at rallies to stomp for him , played a key role in the narrow defeat of the Democratic candidate. Opponent and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. Since then, however, a great deal of water has passed under the bridge and the two men are now increasingly hostile towards each other. oliver o’connell23 May 2023 03:15 1684804540 The lawsuit, filed by...
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US Marines sentenced to 12 years for cross-border drug trafficking

Sign up for our breaking news email to get free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox. Sign up for our free Latest News email A former Marine who spent years helping smuggle drugs from Mexico into the United States and even tried to write a song to glorify his exploits was sentenced Friday to 12 years in federal prison. Heard Roberto Salazar II, 26, of San Diego, was sentenced for conspiracy to import fentanyl and conspiracy to distribute heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl, according to a...
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Digital Transformation Failure: Business Doesn't Speak Technology, Technology Doesn't Speak Business—And Leaders Are Out of Sync on Important Topics

Achieving true digital transformation is a challenge for many brands and businesses, most of whom don’t even realize it’s needed more than adopting modern technologies, New research from software engineering firm EPAM system A key change highlights a bottleneck—the business and technology leaders of the previous companies aren’t on the same page. new report, Three ways leaders hinder their company’s digital transformationjust released by EPAM ContinuumThe integrated strategy, technology and experience consulting practice of EPAM Systems explores this breakdown between business and technology in the companies they work in, detailing...
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India became the world's most populous country, China overtook the West

What matters to China is consumer and investor confidence, “so it’s not hard to see why Chinese officials are pushing the argument that population decline leads to economic decline,” said Wang, who teaches Chinese politics at Syracuse University. said Dimitar Guerguev, an associate professor at . Guerguev told NBC News in an email that for China, being the most populous country “means nothing”. What is important is “to be seen as a developing, modern and functional country.” Similar was the scene on the streets of Beijing. “Population does not equal...
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