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28.04 / 13:53

COST Citi Citizens community Fulton Regulators close Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank, first U.S. bank failure this year

WASHINGTON — Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

28.04 / 12:41

COST UPS Intuit wellness reports Department 140,000 people did their taxes with the free IRS direct file pilot. But program's future is unclear

The IRS says more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program

28.04 / 12:41

Google CEO Adobe security NVIDIA IBM reports Tech CEOs Altman, Nadella, Pichai and others join government AI safety board led by DHS' Mayorkas

The CEOs of leading U_S_ technology companies are joining a new artificial intelligence safety board to advise the federal government on how to protect the nation’s critical services from “AI-related disruptions.”

28.04 / 12:41

COST Citi Citizens community Fulton Regulators close Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank, first US bank failure this year

Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York

28.04 / 12:41

UPS Target economy President show track reports Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month

A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed’s reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Joe Biden’s re-election bid

28.04 / 12:41

Election Food Death community President prevention rights Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

President Joe Biden’s administration is again delaying a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes

28.04 / 11:29

security TikTok Opinion Bill President Videos International How TikTok lost the war in Washington

TikTok spent the past four years trying to fend off a U.S. ban, but it never figured out Washington. The law signed by President Biden on Wednesday requiring a sale or ban of the popular app was in part the product of tectonic shifts in U.S.-China relations and coordinated, stealthy efforts by its critics on Capitol Hill.

28.04 / 11:13

Man Election President War Celebrity audience fun US President Biden pokes fun at Trump, age critiques ahead of presidential election

Trump and poked fun at his age at the annual dinner for Washington's political and media elites, saying «I am a grown man running against a six-year-old». The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner on Saturday night provided the platform for Biden, 81, to continue his criticism of Trump, 77, with cutting humour. The high-profile event came against the backdrop of growing protests over Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war.

28.04 / 10:09

Target President War country Stress-testing Trump’s claims that the world was calmer on his watch

WASHINGTON—Donald Trump claims that neither the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel nor Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine would have happened on his watch, and that the world was an oasis of calm and stability when he was president. The reality was more complicated.

28.04 / 03:33

Target President War cover Inside rights Chants of 'shame on you' greet guests at White House correspondents' dinner shadowed by war in Gaza

President Joe Biden before journalists, celebrities and politicians at the annual White House correspondents' dinner Saturday butted up against growing public discord over the Israel-Hamas war, with protests outside the event condemning both Biden's handling of the conflict and the Western news' media coverage of it. In previous years, Biden, like most of his predecessors, has used the glitzy annual White House Correspondents' Association gala to needle media coverage of his administration and jab at political rivals, notably Republican rival Donald Trump.

27.04 / 16:37

Williams WhatsApp Southern Forbes reports NFL Draft 2024: Rookie contract details for Second and Third Round picks, here's what they will make

NFL Draft 2024 was underway which began with Caleb Williams being the No.1 pick for the Chicago Bears, who were scheduled to make the first call. According to a previous ET report, the former Southern California quarterback will ink a deal of four years worth $38.5 million, including a signing bonus of $24.8 million and the option of extending the contract for the fifth year.

27.04 / 09:57

Provident Death WSJ President 2020 reports politician U.S. intelligence believes Putin probably didn't order Navalny to be killed - WSJ

U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn't order opposition politician Alexei Navalny killed at an Arctic prison camp in February, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Navalny, 47 when he died, was Putin's fiercest domestic critic. His allies, branded extremists by the authorities, accused Putin of having him murdered and have said they will provide proof to back their allegation.

27.04 / 08:57

UPS Target MET Ball reports Tomorrow's IPL Match: CSK vs SRH; who’ll win Chennai vs Hyderabad clash? Fantasy team, pitch report and more

Tomorrow's IPL Match: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a South Indian derby on April 27 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, also known as Chepauk Stadium, in Chennai. CSK, having won 4 out of 8 matches, are at number 5 on the points table at the moment. They have won 2 out of their last 5 matches.

27.04 / 06:39

hiv outbreak reports shock prevention epidemiologist Investigations 3 women diagnosed with HIV after ‘vampire facials’ at unlicensed U.S. spa

At least three women contracted HIV after receiving a trendy skincare treatment in New Mexico, according to a detailed report of the outbreak investigation.

26.04 / 19:55

Waves Manufacturing Analysis Sustainability International Sporting Latest version of made-in-China chip powers new Huawei phone

Huawei Technologies Co's latest smartphones carry a version of the advanced made-in-China processor it revealed last year, independent analysis revealed, underscoring the Chinese company's ability to sustain production of the controversial chip. The Pura 70 series Huawei unveiled last week sports the Kirin 9010 processor, consultancy TechInsights found in a teardown of the device. That's a newer version of the Kirin 9000s made by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. for the Mate 60 Pro, which alarmed officials in Washington who thought a 7-nanometer chip beyond China's capabilities.

26.04 / 10:21

UPS Twitter Research Trade President Experts social Trading Trump: Truth Social's first month of trading has sent investors on a ride

With Donald Trump facing dozens of federal criminal charges and hundreds of millions in legal expenses, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. went public on the Nasdaq exchange March 26

25.04 / 19:35

UPS Platform Fighting ByteDance TikTok social Videos The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What's coming next?

TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company or face a ban

25.04 / 15:33

CEO Dreams Kraken NHL Videos Sporting Seattle Kraken move games to over-the-air broadcaster with streaming on Amazon's Prime Video

The Seattle Kraken will move their games to an over-the-air broadcaster and have a streaming partnership with Amazon’s Prime Video beginning with the 2024-25 season

25.04 / 15:33

UPS Provident Target CEO Action President country Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says new rules that would force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack emissions or shut down are targeting pollution that's “pushing our planet to the brink.”

25.04 / 13:41

markets UPS economy reports Department International US growth slowed sharply last quarter to 1.6% pace, reflecting an economy pressured by high rates

The nation’s economy slowed sharply last quarter to a 1.6% annual pace in the face of high interest rates, but consumers — the main driver of economic growth — kept spending at a solid pace

25.04 / 11:07

Citi Waters security Southern Food travelers US to begin construction of Gaza pier as Rafah invasion looms

WASHINGTON—U.S. troops plan to start assembling a floating pier off the coast of northern Gaza as early as this weekend, American defense officials said, part of an effort by the Biden administration to get more aid into the besieged enclave ahead of Israel’s planned invasion of the city of Rafah. But US officials warned that they didn’t expect the pier to supplant deliveries across Gaza’s land borders, which the United Nations has said is the most efficient way to get humanitarian aid into the strip.

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