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The Supreme Court’s Big Win for Building Stuff
Justice Kavanaugh and the majority deliver a blow against judicial environmentalist meddling in the economy. Source link
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US: Wall Street opens mixed as investors await trade negotiations
Wall Street’s main indices opened mixed on Tuesday (Jun 3) as investors awaited possible negotiations between the United States and its…
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'Struggling to be alive': Kenyan activist speaks of 'sexual torture' in Tanzania
Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing. A Kenyan activist has told the BBC that he is "struggling…
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Suicide bomber killed in Uganda on Christian holy day, army says
Two people who the Ugandan army describe as "armed terrorists" have been killed in the capital, Kampala, as the country marks Martyrs Day…
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Thailand and Indonesia could be growth laggards in Asean: Nomura
Thailand and Indonesia are expected to be growth laggards within Asean, noted Euben Paracuelles, chief Asean economist at Nomura at the…
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Semiconductor manufacturer Frencken to build new S$63 million plant in Kaki Bukit
Semiconductor maker Frencken will invest S$63 million to build a new and larger five-storey manufacturing facility in Kaki Bukit. The new…
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More white refugees arriving in America: What to know
More white Afrikaners from South Africa have arrived in America as refugees and Newsweek has broken down what you need to know. Newsweek…
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Volkswagen says 20,000 workers agree to early exits
Volkswagen said about 20,000 employees will voluntarily leave the company by the end of the decade as the carmaker restructures its German…
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Grand Venture Tech’s Q1 after-tax net profit up 27.7% to S$2.6 million
Manufacturing-service provider Grand Venture Technology (GVT) on Tuesday (Jun 3) posted a first-quarter net profit after tax of S$2.6…
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Former Angers owner Saïd Chabane taken into police custody
According to Ouest France, the former owner of Angers SCO, Saïd Chabane, has been taken into police custody as part of an investigation…
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Ex-Homeland Security official Taylor fights back against Trump's 'unprecedented' investigation order
A former Homeland Security official during President Trump's first administration who authored an anonymous op-ed sharply critical of the…
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Temasek’s Mapletree Investments returns to profit, hits record AUM of S$80.3 billion in FY2025
Temasek’s Mapletree Investments reversed a loss from the previous year to turn a profit of S$227.2 million for the full-year ended Mar 31,…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec’s Vile Rants on Fox Badly Scam MAGA Voters
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 3 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
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From France, A Fresh Warning About Islamism
Not all that long ago, warnings about a creeping Islamist infiltration in Europe were widely ridiculed as conspiracy theories or, worse,…
Business
Asean power grid could unlock 25 GW of renewable capacity, lowering Singapore’s electricity costs: Rystad Energy
A regional power grid that allows for electricity trade between Asean nations, if fully realised, could unlock up to 25 gigawatts (GW) of…
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The privatisation offer for this small Catalist company could cause SGX some discomfort
Amid a flurry of delistings from the Singapore Exchange (SGX), one more privatisation offer – especially that for a small Catalist player…
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<i>Shucked</i> Fills Theaters with Earfuls of Laughs
A joyously self-aware Broadway musical proves that corny can be funny. Source link
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The Future of Warfare Is Here
And it features low-cost drones basically indistinguishable from ones available on Amazon. Source link
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The Intifada in America Moves West
What makes the Boulder attack especially maddening is that the suspect should not have been in the country in the first place. Source link
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Europe Is Still Figuring Out How to Respond to ‘Liberation Day’
It’s considering carrots as well as sticks. Source link
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Hamas authorities say 27 killed near Gaza aid distribution centre
Reports from Gaza say that Israeli soldiers have again killed Palestinians near a distribution centre for humanitarian aid. At least 27…
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Singapore stocks climb on the prospects of Trump-Xi talks this week; STI up 0.1%
Gainers beat losers 313 to 192 with 1.1 billion securities worth S$1.3 billion changing hands Local stocks ended Tuesday (Jun 3) higher as…
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Trump’s War With Leonard Leo Could Expose a Conservative Legal Scam
Though Bove is undoubtedly conservative compared to, say, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, he is not one of the rising stars that the conservative…
Culture
How the Broadway Musical “Maybe Happy Ending” Creates Visual Magic
The scenic designer Dane Laffrey on the inspiration he found while travelling in Tokyo and the ideas that led to the groundbreaking set…