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Typhoon Ragasa shuts Hong Kong; Guangdong braces as Macau halts ferries

Hong Kong, Sept. 24 -- Typhoon Ragasa forced this city into one of its rare, full-scale shutdowns on Wednesday as the Hong Kong Observatory hoisted the Hurricane Signal No. 10 and hurricane-force gust... Read More


Trump's $100,000 H-1B fee hits US tech, hospitals and students

Washington, Sept. 24 -- The White House's abrupt decision to attach a H-1B $100,000 fee to new petitions has ricocheted across corporate America and far beyond, sending tech giants, hospital systems, ... Read More


Israel pounds Gaza city again as UN warns of "terrorizing tactics"

Gaza City, Sept. 24 -- Israeli air and ground strikes killed at least 84 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday as the army pressed a destructive push deeper into Gaza City, a campaign denounced ... Read More


Washington weighs stake in Lithium Americas as DOE reworks Thacker Pass loan

Washington, Sept. 24 -- The United States is preparing to move from lender to shareholder in the country's most consequential lithium project, with senior officials weighing the purchase of an equity ... Read More


Putin offers Trump a one-year new start freeze as US toys with space defenses

Moscow, Sept. 23 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin offered the United States a narrowly tailored nuclear pause that would keep the world's two largest arsenals within the New START treaty limits for... Read More


Ukraine swallows IMF's $65 billion bill as EU scrambles for an asset-backed lifeline

Kyiv, Sept. 23 -- Ukraine has quietly accepted a far steeper bill for keeping the state running through war, embracing an International Monetary Fund assessment that puts the country's external financ... Read More


Amazon sues to gut New York labor law as NLRB piles on

New York, Sept. 23 -- Amazon has taken New York to federal court over a new labor law that would let the state's Public Employment Relations Board act as a stand-in when Washington's labor watchdog is... Read More


The Liberation: Peace to the Nations photo exhibition opens in Ulaanbaatar

India, Sept. 23 -- The Russian House in Ulaanbaatar is hosting a photo exhibition titled The Liberation: Peace to the Nations that documents the fight of the Soviet Union and Mongolia against militari... Read More


NYT Spelling Bee answers today (Sept 23, 2025)

India, Sept. 23 -- NYT Spelling Bee answers today (Tuesday, September 23, 2025) - If you're chasing Genius or aiming for Queen Bee, this is your clean, fast, fully verified rundown for the day's hive.... Read More


Heidi Klum turns Munich into "HeidiFest" with all four kids

Munich, Sept. 22 -- Heidi Klum turned Munich's Hofbrauhaus into a family tableau on Thursday night, convening all four of her children for a rare public photograph at a Bavarian bash she christened "H... Read More