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Yangzijiang Financial H2 earnings soar to S$197.3 million
INVESTMENT management firm Yangzijiang Financial reported a net profit of S$197.3 million in the second half ended Dec 31, 2024, an…
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Pushback to Latest DOGE Demand May Signal Limits for Elon Musk
A clash over Musk’s latest missive Monday could bring a standoff between Elon Musk and huge swaths of the federal government, including…
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Sudan army ends two-year siege of key city
The Sudanese army says it has broken a near two-year siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the key southern…
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Woman makes nostalgic point about how old social media has changed
A millennial reminiscing about the early days of social media has sparked a viral reaction. Samantha Aiello (@notsamaiello) shared her…
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Transcript: Trump Officials Openly Defy Musk as GOP Voter Rage Worsens
Sargent: Wow, that’s pretty extraordinary. Over the weekend as well, Musk did this crazy tweet telling federal employees that they’d soon…
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The Evil of Palestinian Terrorism Reaches New Depths
In the final week of a precarious cease-fire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a major decision. Source link
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The Three Worst
On Latin America’s totalitarian states: Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba. Source link
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The United Nations Wages a Green War Against Your 401(k)
Why are U.S. taxpayers funding an institution that promotes policies that most Americans do not favor? Source link
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Apple plans Texas factory for AI servers, 20,000 research jobs
APPLE on Monday (Feb 24) said it plans to help bring online a quarter-million-square-foot factory in Texas by 2026 to build artificial…
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Apple plans US$500 billion in US investment, 20,000 research jobs in next four years
APPLE said on Monday (Feb 24) it would spend US$500 billion in US investments in the next four years that will include a giant factory in…
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Ayn Rand in Ukrainian Crimea
Ukrainian forces continue to pummel Russian-occupied Crimea and assassinate high-ranking war criminals on what was once their sovereign…
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Column: Trump says he wants to end Russia's war on Ukraine. But he's acting like Putin's wingman
WASHINGTON — Last week, President Trump abruptly shoved U.S. foreign policy off one of its cornerstones. For nearly 80 years since the end…
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The Gilded Age Never Ended
Today’s plutocrat, on the other hand, sees the cultural élite as part of the burdensome past. One prophetic peculiarity of Donald Trump’s…
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Barry Blitt’s “You’re Fired!”
For the March 3, 2025, cover, Barry Blitt depicts Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, and James Madison ejected from their offices—a…
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German Muslim body condemns stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial
Germany's Central Council of Muslims reacted with dismay on Monday to last week's knife attack at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. A…
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Winter weather warnings in 6 states as 2 feet of snow to hit
The National Weather Service (NWS) had winter weather-related warnings in place for six states early on Monday, with up to 2 feet of snow…
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Singapore shares slide on Monday after MAS unveils stock market measures; STI down 0.1%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 298 to 286 as 1.4 billion securities worth S$1.7 billion change hands SINGAPORE equities…
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Singapore shares slip on Monday after MAS unveils stock market measures; STI down 0.1%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 298 to 286, after 1.4 billion securities worth S$1.7 billion change hands SINGAPORE stocks…
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Corporate America Is Not Raring to Return to Russia if Trump Lifts Sanctions
The Trump administration is sending a startling message to corporate America: After three years as an international pariah, Russia could…
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Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor nominated by President Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, has been a relentless promoter of…
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Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders
The nation’s largest association of psychologists this month warned federal regulators that A.I. chatbots “masquerading” as therapists,…
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Adani plans 1.1 trillion rupees of new investments in India growth push
Billionaire Gautam Adani said his group is planning more than 1.1 trillion rupees (S$17 billion) of new investments in India, signalling…
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An incendiary device explodes outside the Russian Consulate in the French city of Marseille
PARIS (AP) — An incendiary device exploded outside the Russian Consulate in Marseille early Monday, authorities said, on the third…