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Palestinian civilians. A senior U.S. official said this week that the administration had reviewed the delivery of weapons that Israel might use for a major invasion of Rafah, a southern Gaza city where over 1 million civilians have sought refuge, and as a result paused a shipment of bombs to Israel. Washington has long urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government not to invade Rafah without safeguards for civilians, seven months into a war that has devastated Gaza.

Inflation is continuing to take a financial and mental toll on retirees, with nearly 70 percent concerned about outliving their savings, according to the Schroders 2024 US Retirement Survey.

Retiring early is becoming the norm as the share of US workers planning to work beyond age 62 continues to retreat, extending a downshift that started with the pandemic.

AlTi Tiedemann Global, a global wealth management firm with assets exceeding $70 billion, is stepping further into the US wealth space with a hefty acquisition.

An Ontario man is facing charges in connection with the largest gold heist in Canadian history at Toronto Pearson airport last year, Peel Regional Police say.

The federal anti-money laundering agency has issued a $6-million fine to cryptocurrency exchange company Binance Holdings Ltd.

acquisition activities, with several small and midsize firms announcing deals in the past four months in segments ranging from consulting and startups to engineering services, data and analytics. Most of them are making acquisitions to strengthen their capabilities so that they do not miss out when the demand for technology spending, especially in discretionary projects, returns, say analysts. Big IT firms such as Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro and Cognizant too have announced M&A deals in recent months, but the numbers were fewer compared with their smaller rivals.

study conducted in the US, it has been found that 90 per cent of the adults over the age of 20 are at a high risk of developing a heart disease. This does not mean that 90 per cent of the US Population has full blown heart disease but it only means that they are susceptible to developing conditions which quicken the onset of heart diseases, as per a report on NBC News. Researchers used a model which identified high risk population using the strong links between the heart and those who had obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular issues and Kidney diseases. While it is well known in the medical circles that those who suffer from any of the above mentioned conditions, do develop a susceptibility towards a heart disease, research has only confirmed this.

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada says Binance failed to register as a foreign money services business. The company also failed, on thousands of occasions, to report large virtual currency transactions of C$10,000 or more in the course of a single transaction. Binance quit the Canadian market a year ago, citing the regulatory environment. Last week, the crypto giant's founder, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, was sentenced to four months in prison in the US after pleading guilty to violating anti-money laundering requirements. Zhao pleaded guilty in November as part of deal between Binance and the Department of Justice, Treasury Department and CFTC to settle allegations that the exchange failed to maintain a proper AML programme, operated an unlicensed money-transmitting business and violated sanctions law. The world's largest crypto exchange agreed to forfeit $2.5 billion to the government and pay a fine of $1.8 billion.

Mint in the week gone by. The revenue contributed by an average employee at top software services companies has been consistently falling ever since the covid-19 pandemic ended, with increased hiring and plateauing revenue. And the popularity of Indian gherkins is growing globally owing to its many health benefits.

Not Another Church Movie hits the screens, fans of the parody and comedy genre can't hold their excitement to watch it in theatres. As Jamie Foxx, Mickey Rourke, and Kevin Daniels come together in this one-and-a-half-hour film, expect some hilarious scenes that will send you into a laughter fit. According to reports, the major part of the film was shot in Savannah, Georgia, which means it will have a sophisticated outlook of this US city.

Proximus is aiming to double its revenue from the digital communications business to $3 billion and operating margins to 15% over the next three-four years after buying Route Mobile in India's biggest in-bound FDI deal in the domestic cloud communications industry. «We are extremely excited about the synergies emerging out of this deal, that is, leveraging Route Mobile's India success story to grow our communications business in USA and Europe markets, while also taking our affiliate company Telesign's digital fraud prevention solution to enterprises in India,» Guillaume Boutin, CEO, Proximus, told ET on Thursday. Proximus has completed the acquisition of 57.56% of RML's shares held by promoters for ₹643 million (₹5,922 crore) in cash.

Congress and the Biden administration are considering what, if anything, should be done to tighten restrictions on donor-advised funds, an increasingly popular way for donors to set aside money to spend on charitable causes

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell for the first time in four weeks, a slight relief for home shoppers already facing the challenges of rising housing prices and a shortage of homes for sale

Utilities looking to finish building a high-voltage power line linking Iowa and Wisconsin have completed a contentious land deal allowing them to cross a Mississippi River federal wildlife refuge

A battle is underway in California between a unit of the Wonderful Co. and United Farm Workers over how a group of workers organized under a recently-enacted labor law

The Chevrolet Malibu, the last midsize car made by a Detroit automaker, is heading for the junkyard

The rate of guns stolen from cars in the U.S. has tripled over the last decade, making them the largest source of stolen guns in the country

Police in Vietnam say they have arrested a senior official of the country’s labor ministry for “deliberately disclosing state secrets.”

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than eight months last week in another sign that the labor market may be softening

U.S. stocks rose to pull the S&P 500 back within 1% of its record following a rough April