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China’s Xi downplays need for rapid growth, praises Covid achievements
China’s President Xi Jinping kicks off the ruling party’s 20th National Congress — held once every five years — with an opening speech at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 16...
U.S. defense industry faces surging demand and a supply chain crunch
The war in Ukraine and rising tensions over Taiwan have caused demand for high-tech, American-made weapons to surge. And with the ongoing supply chain crunch and inflation continuing to rise, military...
Omicron BA.5 is declining as emerging variants gain ground: CDC data
The U.S. faces at least seven different versions of Covid-19 omicron as the nation heads into winter when health officials are expecting another wave of viral infections. Although the omicron BA.5 var...
U.K. Crisis Escalates as Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng Fired
U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng has been fired over his handling of a recent economic crisis that saw bond markets crash. He left an International Monetary Fund gathering in Washington...
California approves desalination plant as drought hits water supplies
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (R) tastes wastewater that was treated at the Antioch Water Treatment Plant with Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe (L) on August 11, 2022 in Antioch, California. Justin Sullivan ...
Here’s What A Language Researcher Says About The January 6th Hearings
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 16: The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the … [+] U.S. Capitol hold their third hearing on the January 6th investigation in the Cannon...
Viasat takeover of UK rival Inmarsat faces in-depth competition probe
The offices of satellite operator Inmarsat in central London. Leon Neal | AFP | Getty Images The U.K.’s competition regulator launched an in-depth probe into American satellite internet company ...
Beneficiaries of Inherited Retirement Accounts Dodge a Tax Bullet
New legislation related to taxes can come with plenty of ambiguities and complexities, but the IRS often irons them out in the regulations it proposes. Al Drago/Bloomberg Sometimes these efforts fail...
U.S. extends Covid public health emergency
A medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman at a COVID-19 testing site in New York, the United States, March 29, 2022. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The U.S. has extended the ...
Rates on Treasury I Bonds Will Fall to 6.5% Soon. Get a Higher Rate Now.
The new rate on Treasury Series I inflation-linked savings bonds is likely to be set at 6.5% for bonds purchased starting in November, down from the current rate of 9.6%, Barron’s estimates. The new r...
Biden unveils plan to pay farmers, cities for Colorado River cuts
The Hoover Dam water intake towers at Lake Mead, the country’s largest man-made water reservoir, formed by the dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States, has dropped 2 inches e...
Saudi Arabia defends OPEC+ production cut, suggests White House wanted delay until after midterms
Saudi Arabia’s ministry of foreign affairs put out a rare statement on Thursday defending the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ decision last week to cut production, and suggested the...
omicron shots substantially boosted BA.5 antibodies in early human data
Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Thursday said their new omicron boosters substantially increased protective antibodies against the dominant omicron B...
U.S. Suppliers Halt Operations at Top Chinese Memory Chip Maker
BEIJING–U.S. chip-equipment suppliers are pulling out staff based at China’s leading memory-chip maker and pausing business activities there, according to people familiar with the matter, as they grap...
That Sky-High I Bond Interest Rate Will Be Coming Down to Earth
Inflation-adjusted Series I savings bonds have been the most enticing place to park your cash this year—nearly 10% interest, backed by the U.S. government, the safest investment around. In a few weeks...
WHO calls for more international aide to prevent Ebola from spreading beyond Uganda
The World Health Organization is working with Uganda to prevent a deadly Ebola outbreak in the East African nation from spreading to neighboring nations, the global health agency’s chief said on...
African gas becomes a focus for EU countries trying to replace Russia supply
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A new liquefied natural gas project off Africa’s western coast may only be 80% complete, but already the prospect of a new energy supplier has drawn visits from the leaders of Po...
Risk of Covid death almost zero for people who are boosted and treated, White House Covid czar says
People who stay up to date on their vaccines and receive treatments when they have breakthrough infections face almost no risk of dying from Covid-19, a top health official said on Tuesday. Dr. Ashish...
U.S. is tracking omicron subvariants but booster should protect
The U.S. is tracking several coronavirus omicron subvariants that more easily evade immunity, but the new booster shots should protect against them, a top health official said on Tuesday. Health offic...
FBI found gold, cash on fake billionaire fugitive Justin Costello
Prosecutors on Tuesday asked a California federal judge to jail without bail a recent fugitive accused of a brazen $35 million fraud that involved him falsely telling investors he was a billionaire, a...
Poliovirus found in Brooklyn and Queens sewage, New York health officials say
Polio virus particle, computer illustration. Kateryna Kon | Science Photo Library | Getty Images New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has extended the state of emergency declared in response to the spread of po...
U.S. should pump more oil to avert war-level energy crisis: JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon
Dimon said in June that he was preparing the bank for an economic “hurricane” caused by the Federal Reserve and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan ...
Jamie Dimon warns U.S. likely to tip into recession soon
Dimon said in June that he was preparing the bank for an economic “hurricane” caused by the Federal Reserve and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan ...