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22.11 / 02:43

Ball testing Department cricket bowling India vs Australia Live Score, 1st Test, Day 1: Yashasvi Jaiswal OUT on 0, IND 5/1at 2.2 overs

India vs Australia Live Score, 1st Test, Day 1: India and Australia will renew their rivalry in the Border Gavaskar Trophy when both teams face off in the first Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Friday (November 22). While Australia are coming into this Test match fresh, the visitors were humiliated 0-3 by New Zealand at home. A lot of talk has been around Virat Kohli coming into this Test series.

21.11 / 19:43

CEO economy Universities Battlefield stage consequences Relationships Citadel's Ken Griffin says Trump's tariffs could lead to crony capitalism

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin issued a warning against the steep tariffs President-elect Donald Trump vowed to implement, saying crony capitalism could be a consequence.

21.11 / 19:29

Target Progressive Election Bill President Universities Department House passes bill that would allow Treasury to target nonprofits it deems to support terrorism

The U.S. House passed legislation that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism

21.11 / 19:29

Target Fighting security President War International The biggest remaining unsanctioned Russian bank hit with U.S. sanctions, nearly three years into war

Russia’s third largest bank, Gazprombank and its six foreign subsidiaries were hit with U.S. sanctions on Thursday

21.11 / 19:29

Target Fighting Election President Doge Department Courts Elon Musk's budget crusade could cause a constitutional clash in Trump's second term

Donald Trump has put Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in charge of finding ways to cut government spending and regulations

21.11 / 19:29

BLOCK students information testing Department Schools Colleges Students can now apply for federal college aid. Officials hope for a smoother rollout this year

The federal FAFSA form used to apply for college financial aid opened to high school seniors across the nation on Thursday, a year after a disastrous rollout by the Biden administration delayed the application for months

21.11 / 19:29

Provident Fighting Align War North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation

North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation at talks in Pyongyang this week

21.11 / 18:15

MET WhatsApp reports Matt Gaetz drops bid for Trump attorney general in face of Senate opposition

Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general on Thursday, saying his confirmation was becoming a distraction. «There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I'll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General,» Gaetz, a Republican, wrote in a post on X. «Trump's DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.» The announcement came a day after the House Ethics Committee deadlocked on releasing a report into allegations of sexual misconduct and illegal drug use by Gaetz, and after he met with Republican senators whose support would be needed to become attorney general.

21.11 / 14:21

markets economy wellness President track reports International Federal Reserve's likely slowdown in rate cuts could disappoint borrowers

Just a few weeks ago, the path ahead for the Federal Reserve looked straightforward: With inflation cooling and the job market slowing, the Fed appeared on track to steadily cut interest rates

21.11 / 14:21

UPS Election President Ballard show country Inside Trump's incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She'll face a raft of special interests

As Donald Trump prepares to return to power, his victory is likely to embolden those who think they can get his ear

21.11 / 11:57

Health European Union European Parliament European Commission FTX collapse: Caroline Ellison handed 2-year prison sentence for 'greatest financial fraud ever'

A former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried's fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday for the part she played in a fraud that stole billions of US dollars from investors, lenders, and customers.

20.11 / 19:21

Platform Entertainment Parke Comcast Olympics stars reports Comcast to spin off cable networks, once star performers for the entertainment giant

Comcast will spin off many of its cable television networks that were once at the heart of the entertainment giant, with people increasingly swapping out their cable TV subscriptions for streaming platforms

20.11 / 18:33

Reuters Fox Airlines Boeing show reports Department Boeing to lay off 2,200 Washington workers in coming months

Video shows flames spewing from engine of Hainan Airlines plane following bird strike after departing Rome, Italy. (Credit: Viral Press)

20.11 / 14:57

Cooper economy Remark Trade President War country Trump isn’t at the G-20 summit but he’s dominating the debate

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. RIO DE JANEIRO—When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula" da Silva called for “more multilateralism" at the opening of the Group of 20 nations summit on Monday, the remark appeared aimed at someone who wasn’t in the room: Donald Trump. Many leaders from Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa at the G-20 summit and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Peru last week made clear their alarm at prospects for a sharp U.S.

20.11 / 14:57

economy Trade President Latin Relationships International In Brazil, Xi Jinping cultivates a friend as he braces for Trump

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. RIO DE JANEIRO : As Xi Jinping prepares for a thorny trade relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, he is cultivating a rapport with someone he calls a like-minded good friend, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The populist leftist shares Xi’s goals of checking America’s global economic dominance.

20.11 / 08:59

UPS Strategy Experts reports travelers Department mountaineering ‘Bomb Cyclone’ batters Northwest US, leaving over 600,000 in the dark and one dead

power outages, and dangerous weather conditions. Known as a “bomb cyclone,” the storm intensified rapidly, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain to Washington, Oregon, and California.

20.11 / 04:53

Food Research pandemic medicines Features Vaccines How Science lost America’s trust and surrendered health policy to skeptics

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The rise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

20.11 / 03:33

security Southern Experts War Freedom US envoy: End to Israel-Hezbollah war 'within our grasp'

Hezbollah and that gaps were narrowing, signalling progress in Washington's efforts to clinch a ceasefire. White House envoy Amos Hochstein spoke in Beirut following talks with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a day after the Lebanese government and Iran-backed Hezbollah agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal, albeit with some comments on the content. «I came back because we have a real opportunity to bring this conflict to an end,» Hochstein said at a press conference after the meeting. «It is now within our grasp. As the window is now, I hope the coming days yield a resolute decision.»

20.11 / 02:11

wellness President students Justice Department Schools rights How Trump can teach the Department of Education a lesson

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Donald Trump vowed during his campaign to dismantle the Department of Education. He said it to wild applause at his rallies, and it isn’t a crazy idea.

19.11 / 21:41

CEO Healthcare Trade President show social prevention Trump chooses TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

President-elect Donald Trump says he is nominating Dr. Mehmet Oz, who hosted a long-running television talk show, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

19.11 / 21:41

Reuters Podcasts Reuters hires former Post and AP executive editor Sally Buzbee to lead U.S., Canada news operation

Reuters has hired Sally Buzbee, former executive editor of the Washington Post and Associated Press, to be its top news editor in the United States and Canada

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