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Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust posts 13.8% lower H1 DPU of S$0.03
Frasers Logistics and Commercial Trust (FLCT) on Wednesday (May 7) posted a 13.8 per cent fall in distribution per unit (DPU) to S$0.03…
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Politics
U.S. and China to Hold First Trade Talks Since Trump’s Tariffs
Top officials from the Trump administration will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland this week, the first formal meeting…
News
California’s Toy Train Hobbyists Won’t Give Up
There is no point in the rest of the nation’s supporting California’s failing high-speed-rail project. Source link
Politics
US SEC’s new chief says 15% of staff have left, contract cuts to come, sources say
The new head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission told staff on Tuesday the agency has lost 15 per cent of its headcount across…
Politics
Washington State Democrats’ Appalling Assault on a Catholic Sacrament
Forcing priests to divulge confessions, while exempting all manner of secular confessors, is rank religious discrimination. Source link
Politics
Trump, Congress and city council: Managing relationships, D.C.'s mayor walks a tightrope
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser drew a laugh from the room when she was asked how it feels to manage a mercurial relationship with the White…
News
NYPD launches probe into why it gave a record of a Palestinian woman's sealed arrest to ICE
Police in New York City are investigating whether the department violated policy by sharing a report with federal immigration authorities…
News
Oil rises 3% on signs of more Europe and China demand, less US output
Oil prices climbed about 3 per cent on Tuesday on signs of higher demand in Europe and China, lower production in the US, tensions in the…
Politics
A man with an open asylum case was deported. His lawyers want to know if there are others
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has become a household name as the Trump administration is engaged in an intense legal campaign to keep him locked up…
Politics
Doug Collins Says Veterans Affairs Dept. Slashing 80,000 Jobs Is a Goal
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins pushed back on reports that his department would slash over 80,000 jobs, arguing that figures…
Politics
Trump Administration Kills Grant for PBS Children’s Shows
The White House effort to cut funding for NPR and PBS is beginning to take effect. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which backs…
News
Appeals court makes no immediate decision in detention cases of two university students
A federal appeals court made no immediate decisions Tuesday as it considered jurisdictional issues in the cases of a Turkish Tufts…
News
There’s a Lot More to Choosing a New Pope Than Hot-Button Cultural Divides
The pope has eleven distinct jobs, and the cardinals may not be focused on the jobs that get the most press. Source link
Politics
Trump’s Wishes Aside, Censoring Racial History May Prove Difficult
Late last month, when two federal grants to the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana were rescinded, the Trump administration seemed to be…
Business
US: Wall St opens lower on fresh tariff threats
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump’s latest plans for pharma tariffs further dampened…
Politics
Canadian Prime Minister Carney will meet with Trump, hoping to ease trade war tensions
Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, won the job with a promise to confront the increased aggression shown by President Trump -- and…
Politics
Carney to Meet With Trump on a High-Stakes Visit to the White House
Just days after winning a stunning election on an anti-Trump platform, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada on Tuesday will meet with…
Politics
Colorado Is Building a Gender Ideology Dystopia
Lawmakers pushing for this madness might deserve to reap a political whirlwind and a judicial rebuke, but how many children will be harmed…
Politics
Trump’s First 100 Days Have Shattered California’s Left-Wing Illusions
President Trump has pushed aside Governor Gavin Newsom and driven the nation’s most populous state toward something approaching sanity.…
News
Return to Alcatraz?
The mythology around the prison is part of American lore. That doesn’t mean that we need to devote scarce resources to bringing it back…
News
What Can We Learn from Broken Things?
In my spare time, I’m an obsessed photographer, and through the years I’ve used dozens of cameras. A while ago, a horrible misfortune…
Business
Lamborghini quarterly revenue up 29.6% as hybrid models boost deliveries
Italian luxury sports carmaker Lamborghini reported on Tuesday a 29.6 per cent jump in revenue to 895.2 million euros (S$1.3 billion),…
Business
DoorDash agrees to buy Deliveroo in US$3.9 billion deal
DoorDash has agreed to buy UK-based food-delivery platform Deliveroo for an equity value of about US$3.9 billion, as the US company pushes…
Business
Accounts Payable: Pay Now or Pay Later?
Managing accounts payable (AP) is a vital part of running a business. It involves tracking what a company owes its suppliers for goods and…