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Wall Street is rattled as Trump says he discussed firing Powell but is 'unlikely' to do it

New Delhi, July 17 -- President Donald Trump sent the U.S. stock market on a jagged round trip Wednesday after saying he had "talked about the concept of firing" the head of the Federal Reserve. Such ... Read More


Russian attack targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure injures at least 15

New Delhi, July 17 -- Russia pounded four Ukrainian cities overnight into Wednesday, injuring at least 15 people in an attack that mostly targeted energy infrastructure, officials said. The latest bo... Read More


Camp Mystic leader may not have seen urgent alert before Texas flood, family spokesman says

New Delhi, July 17 -- The leader of Camp Mystic had been tracking the weather before the deadly Texas floods, but it is now unclear whether he saw an urgent warning from the National Weather Service t... Read More


Faced with geopolitics and trade war, US companies in China report record-low new investment plans

New Delhi, July 17 -- American companies in China are reporting record-low new investment plans for this year and declining confidence in profits, while uncertainty in U.S.-China relations and Preside... Read More


Canada's Couche-Tard drops offer to buy Japanese 7-Eleven convenience stores

New Delhi, July 17 -- Canadian retail chain Alimentation Couche-Tard is dropping its proposal to acquire Seven & i Holdings Co., the Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, citing f... Read More


Federal court says Arkansas can enforce ban on critical race theory in classrooms

New Delhi, July 17 -- A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Arkansas can enforce its ban on critical race theory in classrooms, ruling the First Amendment doesn't give students the right to com... Read More


Federal judge says she would block Trump's birthright citizenship order nationwide

New Delhi, July 17 -- A federal judge in Maryland could soon become the second to block President Donald Trump's order restricting birthright citizenship from taking effect nationwide, if an appeals c... Read More


How an email error sparked a secret scramble to bring thousands of Afghans to Britain

New Delhi, July 17 -- British governments past and present face allegations of avoiding scrutiny and undermining democracy after the revelation that thousands of Afghans have been resettled in the U.K... Read More


PEPFAR keeps millions of people with HIV alive and may be spared from Trump spending cuts

New Delhi, July 17 -- The program known as PEPFAR is one of the most effective and popular U.S. foreign aid projects in history, and the government says it has saved the lives of over 25 million peopl... Read More


Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

New Delhi, July 17 -- Eight healthy babies were born in Britain with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing devastating rare diseases to th... Read More