Aug 28 (Reuters) – China’s top memory chipmaker, ChangXin Memory Technologies, sued the Pentagon on Friday over being placed on a list of companies the United States believes are aiding Beijing’s military. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The company was des
Years into efforts to purge Richmond, Virginia — a former Confederate Capital — of memorials honoring the Confederacy, the Commonwealth of Virginia began removing three more Confederate memorials in the city on Friday. Statues honoring Confederate Generals Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson and Gov. Will
WASHINGTON (AP) — American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East after many were ordered to leave their posts during the early days of the war with Iran. Although most embassies are not returning to full strength immediately,
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in Washington, including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. The report released Fr
U.S. Immigration officials arrested controversial British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos on Thursday in New Orleans, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Immigration officials announced on Friday that Yiannopoulos was arrested at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airpor
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of U.S. President Donald Trump. The respected Trimbos Institute said that several of the pills have been handed in recently at a
When Amy-Jill Levine was a child in Massachusetts, a schoolmate in her predominantly Catholic hometown told her she was guilty of killing Christ because she was Jewish. Her mother reassured her that wasn’t the case — and instead of being embittered by the encounter, the young Levine began attending
By Jaspreet Singh Aug 28 (Reuters) – The Canadian government will loan C$195 million ($140.78 million) to Xanadu Quantum for setting up a plant that would make photonic components for quantum computers, in the country’s largest ever support for the technology. The move, unveiled on Friday, highlight
WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he will sign an executive order to create a U.S. Space Academy. “I will sign an executive order to begin the process of creating a new national academy. It’s called the U.S. Space Academy. That’s a big deal,” Trump said during a vi
(SRN NEWS)-A three-judge panel of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a measure that barred doctors from discussing abortion with underage girls unless parental permission is first obtained. Planned Parenthood sued to overturn the measure arguing that it infringes in free speech. Indi
(SRN NEWS)-Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal group, has sent a letter to the league, pointing out that it cannot kick fans out of games for wearing shirts or carrying signs critical of transgenderism. ADF says “The WNBA claims to stand for women, but recent incidents show that fans are b
(SRN NEWS)- The Freedom From Religion Foundation is campaigning against prayer walks which a number of public schools across the country have established to promote unity and bless students as a new academic year begins. Threatening letters from the Foundation have convinced school systems in Georgi
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he has previously sent about his economic outlook. In his first hig
KYIV, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s top presidential adviser said on Friday that technical talks on Russia’s war would likely take place in the near future but added that he did not expect any swift agreement. “I think everyone will see the negotiations happening very soon. But this will mainly conce
Aug 28 (Reuters) – Shares of French quantum-computing company Pasqal surged around 60% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday, signalling strong investor appetite for one of the sector’s newest public companies. Pasqal began trading after merging with blank-cheque company Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp II i
By Jonathan Stempel Aug 28 (Reuters) – Walmart has settled a U.S. government lawsuit accusing the largest U.S. retailer of fueling a nationwide opioid epidemic by unlawfully dispensing prescriptions from its pharmacies. The U.S. Department of Justice and Walmart confirmed the settlement in separate
BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters) – CXMT, China’s largest chipmaker by market value, posted a sharp turnaround to profit in the first half on Friday in its first earnings release since listing, buoyed by surging prices and sales of its memory products amid rising global demand for computing power. • First-h
An event Saturday in New York City, featuring the head of a Hindu nationalist group instrumental in putting India’s ruling party in power, is being met with protests, a denunciation from the city’s mayor and a call for sanctions from a U.S. panel on religious freedom. Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the Ras
The United Kingdom warned against any attempt by Israel to remove British officials from the Gaza ceasefire coordination center on Friday, after reports that Israel was considering expelling U.K. officials. Meanwhile, an Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed three people despite a fragile ceasefire, thou
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Friday convicted a Rwandan man of participation in his home country’s 1994 genocide and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The 66-year-old defendant, whose name was not released, took part in attacks in which homes were looted and torched in two predom
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Attorney General Todd Blanche’s fidelity to President Donald Trump nearly cost him his confirmation. Now comes Blanche’s real test. Trump’s former personal attorney has stepped into the commanding role facing a challenge that other leaders of the Republican president’s D
By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global expects to invest more than $200 million in Argentina this year to launch new services in smaller cities and develop safety technology, its country manager told Reuters. The company is seeking to expand its
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Oyo Nyimba, a tribal monarch in Uganda who ascended his ancient throne as an infant and fascinated world leaders as a boy king, has died. He was 34. The death of the king of Tooro was announced early on Friday by Prime Minister Calvin Rwomiire Akiiki. “The continuity of the Cr
Rescuers worked through mud and debris Friday in areas devastated by a flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China. They searched for hundreds of people still missing as the death toll rose and Nepali and Chinese authorities warned of further flooding from a lake that formed upstr
KAMPALA, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Oyo Nyimba, a Ugandan king, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch when he took the crown in 1995, has died aged 34, the prime minister of his kingdom announced. Uganda is a republic, ruled by an elected head of state, but it has several traditional monarchies t
Ben-Gvir Rejects Joint Election Ticket With Smotrich’s Religious Zionism Party By The Media Line Staff Itamar Ben-Gvir said Thursday that his Otzma Yehudit party would not join Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism Party on a joint electoral ticket, rebuffing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s publi
What Will Happen If Iran, Egypt, or Bangladesh Joins the Mecca Pact? Ofir Winter, senior researcher at INSS told TML: “There are many open questions, especially whether this defense alliance is directed against anyone, and if so, against whom. Is it supposed to deter Israel, Iran, or both?” By Giorg
Texas judge puts SEC’s new eligibility rule on hold Two days after the Southeastern Conference passed a rule barring players from returning to the league from the pros, a Texas judge put that rule on hold in a case involving more than 40 players. It was the latest piece of news in what has turned in
By Eduardo Baptista and Ju-min Park BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters) – A made-in-China humanoid shattered Usain Bolt’s world record time in the 100-metre sprint this week, a milestone in the development of robots that can match, and even surpass, human achievements. But the robot did not beat Bolt by runni
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — City officials on Thursday approved a $2.3 billion deal for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark funded by public and private money. The 4-3 vote by the Tampa City Council came three months after a tentative agreement was reached for a stadium, which would include $967 million in tax mon
