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The nation's wealthy opened their wallets in August with a focus on election season, donating millions to the super PACs backing Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and Democrats and Republicans throughout the country, according to monthly reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday.

Heritage Foundation came up with Project 2025 back in 2022. It aims to provide a comprehensive framework of policy for the Republican administration in future. It is focused on the outline of the series of few proposals, which are intended to reform the shape of the federal governance and the in-line policies with the conservative values. However, it has become a focal point of controversy as Donald Trump goes for the campaign for another term. It raises concerns about the potential strategies of implementation of Donald Trump’s electoral prospects, an Independent report said. Critics come with the argument that this project is formed to reflect an extreme approach to governance which has the tendency of alienating the moderate voters. The proposal of this initiative might develop significant inclusion of the rollbacks of the environmental regulations and take the common people away from addressing climate change. Also Read: Whopping $260,000 on a meteorite watch! That's Mark Zuckerberg's latest splurge

China, Iran, North Korea and Russia in an open conflict, reported Fox News.

Series creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane, along with executive producer Kevin Bright, recently discussed this ongoing interest during an appearance on the Today show.

political controversy. Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu accused his predecessor and bete-noire Jagan Mohan Reddy of using animal fat-adulterated ghee in these cardamom flavoured laddoos. The controversy, which has strong religious overtones since Reddy is a devout Christian, has brought the tender process followed by Reddy's erstwhile government and non-existent adulteration checks at Tirupati in sharp focus. ET deconstructs the politics behind the religious controversy.

car ownership is fuelling a surge in auto loans in India, extending beyond the metros to smaller cities. Consumers are also opting for longer-tenure loans to afford higher car prices, say executives. Top carmakers such as Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra, Tata Motors, Honda, and Toyota expect finance penetration to rise to 75-84% in 2024 from 64-75% in the pre-pandemic period, according to data collated by Jato Dynamics.

What if all these are possible just by touching a screen in your living room? What if all the secrets of a dirty martini, a classic Negroni, a stately old fashioned, or a colourful cosmopolitan are at your fingertips rather than in the dexterous hands of a mixologist in a bar? For, the new cocktail is brought to you by AI. Barsys, a New York-headquartered home automation company, has launched its AI-powered cocktail machine in India after debuting it at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January this year. Called Barsys 360 and costing Rs 55,700, this halo-like automated bartending machine can mix over 1,000 cocktails, some within 15 seconds and all of them customisable to the last ml. It can even personalise the drinking experience by recommending new cocktails based on previous preferences and selections.

Sean Diddy Combs has been lodged at the Metropolitan Detention Center of Brooklyn after his attorney’s bail bid got denied and he is placed on Suicide Monitor in the prison which is actually the standard protocol for keeping high-profile individuals in jail, reported DailyMail.

The Substance has made its theatrical debut in the United States. With a review rating of 8/10, the film has been described as a «sick, twisted, and squirm-inducing parable» that critiques celebrity culture’s obsession with youth and beauty. For those eager to catch this intriguing film, here’s everything you need to know about its showtimes and streaming status.

Ganga. What was noteworthy was not the fact that unlike the more hapless victims sacrificed to the unfeeling river goddesses and gods each year, this quotidian event only made headlines because he was a senior bureaucrat. Instead, his death should bring to our attention how far the quality of money strains the value of life. Aditya Vardhan Singh, deputy director of UP health department, drowned because he was caught in the vice of a current. Three friends reportedly tried to coax divers to rescue him. They demanded ₹10k. Not having ready cash available, one of Singh's friends attempted a UPI transfer. But by the time this was completed, the struggling victim disappeared. In this instance, an unwillingness to extend aid resulted in the most extreme rejection of a debt obligation, doubly unfortunate because it also denies that we are all debtors and creditors simultaneously. Not just in the act of giving and receiving favours or promises from acquaintances and strangers, but also in the daily act of buying and selling goods and services to continue with life.

art thief. For one, art thieves in movies are portrayed as being suave and sophisticated as opposed to your sneaky and slithery garden-variety thief. These are people who, one is made to believe, enjoy the finer things in life and, yes, can engage in a conversation with a liberal sprinkling of phrases like how a painting talks to the performative sensibility of the sublime and evokes the oblique objectives of precarious assemblages. Romanticisation of criminality—and gibberish—aside, art has aesthetic, emotional and monetary value, and where there is value there is greed. Little surprise then that India’s art community was shaken up when SH Raza’s 1992 painting Nature, valued at around `2.5 crore, reportedly went missing from Astaguru’s warehouse in Mumbai. The auction house has filed a police complaint, according to a report in the Times of India on September 11. The painting was put up by its owner Indra Veer for auctioning in 2020, and was last seen in March 2022. The case has put the spotlight on the safety of high-value art, even as the market for Indian art soars. According to the 2024 Hurun India Art List, sales by the top 50 artists reached a record-breaking `301 crore, a 19%increase from 2023.

Chinese zoo has revealed that the pandas in the animal exhibitions are not the real pandas, they are the painted dogs.

Mission: Impossible franchise are eagerly awaiting the release of the highly anticipated eighth installment, which follows the blockbuster success of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning in July 2024. While the exact plot details remain shrouded in mystery, the release date and cast have been confirmed. Here's everything we know about Mission: Impossible 8, including its release date, cast, and more.

Former US President Donald Trump asserted in a recent speech that the Jewish people in America have a huge part to play in the US Presidential Elections. Forward reported that Donald Trump is going to blame the Jews if he ends up losing the US Presidential Elections. Following that speech, former US President Donald Trump elaborated about his claims which he is making in recent days that if Donald Trump is not going to end up victorious in the November elections then bad days are looming over Israel.

drone attack set multiple Russian arms depots ablaze, including one deep inside the country, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed for quick action from the United States to send more weapons ahead of his visit to the White House with a multi-point "victory plan." Ukraine launched over 100 drones at Russia and occupied Crimea overnight, Russian news reports and the Defense Ministry said Saturday. The strikes set an arms depot on fire that appeared to be in the same town as one struck by Ukrainian drones early Wednesday, injuring 13 people and also causing a huge blaze. Arms and ammunition depots were also hit in southwestern Russia, sparking speculation that missiles supplied to Moscow by North Korea may have been destroyed.

Bangladesh's Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain on Saturday said that Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus will not be meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, according to media reports. Hossain, former foreign secretary of Bangladesh, said he would hold a bilateral meeting with India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to advance the relationship between the two neighbours, The Daily Star newspaper reported. At a press briefing at the foreign ministry in the afternoon, Hossain said, «Sorting out all issues, we want to further advance our relationship based on mutual respect and fairness.»

Catch LIVE updates with MintSri Lanka elections result 2024 LIVE Updates: In July 2022, Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected by Parliament to complete Rajapaksa's term and is now seeking another term to build on recent gains.However, many accuse him of shielding the Rajapaksa family, whom they hold responsible for the crisis, and he was primarily elected with support from Rajapaksa loyalists in Parliament and his Cabinet.Sri Lanka elections result 2024 LIVE Updates: The economic collapse in Sri Lanka caused severe shortages of essentials like medicine, food, cooking gas, and fuel, leading to long lines and widespread riots. Protesters stormed key buildings, including the president's house and office, ultimately forcing then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee and resign.Sri Lanka elections result 2024 LIVE Updates: According to a report by DW, the cost of living in Sri Lanka remains very high, unemployment remains very high, so people are still reeling from the economic crisis.Therefore, a nation that has voted on the lines of religion, of race, and ethnicity, in all these years, only has 'ECONOMIC CRISIS" as their sole concern for electing the 10th President.Notably, none of the 38 candidates in this election are women, despite Sri Lanka's historical significance in having the world’s first female prime minister, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, who took office in 1960.Namal Rajapaksa, at 38, is the youngest candidate in the race and the eldest son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Inflation is back at the coveted two per cent annual rate.Wage hikes have outpaced inflation for 19 months in a row.The Bank of Canada is three rate cuts into an easing cycle, with no signs of stopping anytime soon.The recent run of positive economic news had the Liberal government — long challenged by an affordability crisis in Canada — celebrating in the House of Commons this week.Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday hailed the August inflation report as “good news for Canadians” and the “light at the end of the tunnel” after years of surging prices and pandemic-related disruptions in the economy.RBC assistant chief economist Nathan Janzen tells Global News that there’s indeed reason to celebrate as price stability shows signs of returning and the Bank of Canada unwinds from the most rapid tightening cycle in its history.But he also warns that focusing on inflation and rate cuts may ignore economic pain looming for Canadians around the corner.“Light at the end of the tunnel, silver lining, whatever the phrase you want to use is, it’s important to remember that what we’re seeing in terms of inflation and the interest rate cuts is a result of a softening Canadian economy,” Janzen says.“So it’s not all great news.”Quick refresher on how all of these dynamics play together: when inflation is trending away from the Bank of Canada’s two per cent target, the central bank will raise its policy rate in an effort to rein in rampant price growth.Higher interest rates raise the cost of borrowing for Canadians, businesses and governments.

Suresh Prabhu on Saturday called for setting up food testing labs by FSSAI at all public places where 'prasadam' is distributed to ensure quality, amid the Tirupati laddu row. The cost of these testing labs can easily be borne by organisations who run such mass feeding programmes, he said. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's claim that animal fat was used in Tirupati laddus during the previous government triggered a massive political row, with the YSRCP accusing Naidu of indulging in «heinous allegations» for political gains and the TDP circulating a lab report to back its claim. «To address issues arising out of #TirupatiPrasadam we must ensure at all public places where #Prasadam #food is distributed @fssaiindia set up food testing labs to ensure food distribution is in line with expectations of general public/ devotees,conforms to desired quality,» Prabhu said in a post on social media platform X.

defamation case against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in a MP-MLA court in this Uttar Pradesh district was postponed on Saturday due to a health camp organised by the bar council. The matter will now be heard on October 1. Plaintiff Vijay Mishra's lawyer Santosh Kumar Pandey said his client's statement was to be recorded on Saturday, but due to the health camp organised by the Bar Association on the civil court premises, the lawyers were busy in it and no court work could be done. «The court has postponed the matter to October 1,» he said. Gandhi has been accused of making objectionable comments during the 2018 Karnataka polls about Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was the BJP president then.

Enfusion, a U.S. software provider for asset managers, is in talks with investment bankers to evaluate options that could include a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter. The Chicago-based company, which has a market value of $1.1 billion, decided to interview investment banks in recent weeks after receiving takeover interest from potential suitors including private equity firms, one of the sources said, requesting anonymity as the matter is confidential. Enfusion has not launched a sale process yet and it is possible that the company opts to stay independent, the sources added. Enfusion did not immediately respond to requests for comment.