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Asian shares mostly fall as new stock market debuts in Shanghai
Asian shares were mostly lower Monday after Wall Street ended last week lower as investors continue to watch for what may be in store for U.S. interest rates. Japan’s Nikkei 225 NIK, -0.23% …
Mueller’s big moment is make or break for Democrats
It is also shaping up as a risk for Democrats if the taciturn Mueller does not provide explosive testimony that could deal a blow to the President. The hearing seems just as likely to increase pressure from liberals on an unwilling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to initiate impeachment hearings as it is to deflate Democrats’ …
Microsoft says Windows as a Service has major advantages
Microsoft changed the traditional development, testing, and delivery of Windows operating system versions and updates with the release of Windows 10. The traditional approach saw the release of a new major version of Windows, e.g. Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, every three years, and the release of service packs, monthly security updates, and other updates …
Libra’s Biggest Problem – CoinDesk
Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative. The following article originally appeared in CoinDesk Weekly, a custom-curated newsletter delivered every Sunday exclusively to our subscribers. Among the barrage of commentary accompanying the Libra circus on Capitol Hill last week was a …
Breaking up is harder to do in Denmark after divorce law changes | World news
With one of the highest divorce rates in western Europe, Denmark would like breaking up to be a little harder to do – while making sure that when it does happen, the fallout is made less painful for everyone concerned. Until recently Danes could divorce by filling out a simple online form. But under a …
How four deaths turned Hong Kong’s protest movement dark
“We will accomplish what is left to be done,” wrote one. The death of the woman — known to most of the world by her last name, Mak — was the fourth suspected suicide to be connected by local media to ongoing demonstrations, sparked initially by a controversial extradition bill that many feared could further …
New photos of Prince George shared by Kensington Palace to mark his 6th birthday
Kensington Palace released three new photographs of Prince George on Sunday to mark the future king’s sixth birthday. The photos were taken by his mother, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge. It has become a tradition for the palace to release snapshots taken by his mother. On Sunday, Kensington Palace tweeted a photograph of Prince George …
‘Big Little Lies’ Recap: Season 2 Finale, ‘I Want to Know’
RELATED STORIES Need to catch up? Read our previous Big Little Lies recap here. After all the lying and deceit, Season 2 of Big Little Lies wrapped up by dropping a steady dose of truth bombs on us. (And was that really it? Here’s the latest on a possible Season 3.) Sunday’s finale opens with …
Westworld Season 3: Breaking down the trailer
If there’s one thing the writers of Westworld excel at it, it’s creating a wonderfully twisted timeline of mysteries for the viewers to solve. The upcoming third season looks to be keeping that tradition alive. At San Diego Comic-Con, HBO dropped a brand new Westworld season 3 trailer, and we have questions! Fortunately, we also …
Illinois Republicans pull social media aimed at four Democratic congresswomen who were subjects of President Trump’s ‘go back’ tweets, calling them ‘Jihad Squad’
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., from left, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., respond July 15, 2019, to remarks by President Donald Trump after his call for the four Democratic congresswomen to go back to their “broken” countries. All are American citizens and three of the four were born …
