A man charged with assisting Hong Kong authorities with gathering intelligence in the United Kingdom has died in unexplained circumstances, British police said Tuesday. Matthew Trickett, 37, was one of three men charged earlier this month with agreeing to engage in information gathering, surveillance and acts of deception that were likely to materially assist the…
Sales of previously owned homes decreased 1.9% from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.14 million. https://www.wsj.com/articles/home-sales-fall-again-in-april-after-high-mortgage-rates-dampen-activity-81a3098a
Anglo American rejected a third takeover proposal from rival BHP Group on Wednesday, as the companies agreed to extend talks deadline by one week. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/22/anglo-american-rejects-third-takeover-bid-from-rival-bhp-group-.html
The dollar strengthened as markets expected the Fed to remain hawkish. https://www.wsj.com/articles/positive-sentiment-on-china-property-measures-may-not-feed-cny-outperformance-a9a0737e
The Justice Department is suing two pro-life organizations and seven activists for allegedly blocking access to an abortion clinic in Ohio in 2021. The civil suit was filed on Monday in the Northern District of Ohio against Citizens for a Pro-Life Society, a Michigan-based charity, Red Rose Rescue, whose website is operated by the charity’s…
The rally in Nymex natural gas futures is likely to be short-lived, analysts at Citi Research said in a note. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-natural-gas-rally-likely-to-be-short-lived-citi-says-5d9b0a24
Bill Maher locked horns with the hosts of ABC’s “The View” on Tuesday, expressing how refusing to criticize President Biden risks sacrificing one’s integrity with their audience. “I’m nervous about saying anything against Biden, because I feel as though – not that I have so much power, and you have some more than I do,…
A left-wing journalism professor who teaches at a top Chicago-area university has for months justified Hamas terrorists’ war on Israel and even joined anti-Israel student agitators on campus, Fox News Digital learned after reviewing his social media and blog posts. Steven Thrasher is an associate professor of journalism at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and…
Amazon is upgrading its decade-old Alexa voice assistant with generative AI and plans to charge a monthly subscription fee to offset the cost of the technology. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/22/amazon-plans-to-give-alexa-an-ai-overhaul-monthly-subscription-price.html
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