ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 193.58 points or 0.51% to 38,414.43 • Shanghai increased 22.16 points or 0.67% to 3,346.01 • Hang Seng increased 87.06 points or 0.44% to 19,663.67 • ASX 200 increased 73.80 points or 0.89% to 8,374.00 • SENSEX increased 90.23 points or 0.12% to 77,429.24 • Nifty50 increased 64.70 points or 0.28% to 23,518.50 The major Asian currency markets had a green day today: • AUDUSD increased 0.00219 or 0.34% to 0.65274 • NZDUSD increased 0.00164 or 0.28% to 0.59064 • USDJPY increased 0.007 or 0.00%…
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Disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ kids have sent a cease and desist letter to a man who claims to be the author of their late mother, Kim Porter’s memoir.The music mogul’s sons, Christian and Quincy, sent the warning letter to Courtney Burgess over the sales of the memoir under the pseudonym “Jamal Millwood.”Burgess was also recently revealed to be a witness in the federal case against Sean “Diddy” Combs and has been slammed by the rapper’s lawyers for claiming to have sex tapes of Diddy with A-listers.Article continues below advertisementDiddy’s Sons Send Cease And Desist Over Their Late Mom’s Alleged…
The two previous Harry Potter attractions at Universal Orlando Resort used Hogwarts castle and Gringotts Wizarding Bank as settings. The newest Harry Potter attraction takes visitors through the typically restricted wizarding government building, starting in a gigantic atrium. Visitors get to pass through the office of Dolores Umbridge, the villainess character played by Imelda Staunton in the film series. They then board an omnidirectional lift, which simulates a chase to catch Umbridge, according to the theme park resort. The latest Harry Potter attraction also will have a live show inspired by the Fantastic Beasts films and a dining and retail…
New York prosecutors say they are opposed to dismissing United States President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case but have expressed openness to delaying his sentencing until after his second term. In a court filing Tuesday, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office argued that Trump’s forthcoming presidency does not warrant dismissing a case that has already gone through the courts. However, “given the need to balance competing constitutional interests”, prosecutors said that “consideration must be given” to possibly pumping the brakes on the case until Trump exits office again. The case has long been plagued by delays. Last week, Judge Juan Merchan…
The Cubs made a series of roster moves ahead of Tuesday’s deadline for protecting players from the Rule 5 draft. Per Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune on X, the club has selected outfielder Owen Caissie and infielder Ben Cowles. To open roster spots for those two, outfielder Brennen Davis and right-hander Adbert Alzolay have been designated for assignment. It was reported earlier Tuesday that Alzolay was likely to be DFA’d. Kiley McDaniel reported on Caissie and Cowles (X links) prior to the full slate of moves being revealed.Davis, 25, was once one of the top prospects in baseball. A second-round pick of the Cubs…
N. R. Narayana Murthy says he used to arrive at the office at 6:20 a.m. and leave at 8:30 p.m. He worked 14 hours per day, six-and-a-half days per week for 30 years until he retired in 2011 at age 65.Murthy is the 78-year-old co-founder of Infosys, an Indian technology firm with offices in 56 countries, including the United States. The company offers IT, consulting, and outsourcing services and employs more than 317,000 people worldwide.Murthy went viral last year for stating that young people in India should work 70 hours per week, even though doing so breaks Indian labor laws.…
SpaceX is making preparations for the sixth test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket, Starship. Elon Musk’s company has been taking a “fail fast, learn fast” approach to research and development more akin to the world of Silicon Valley than the aerospace industry, and the pace of launches only appears to be speeding up. When is the next flight? SpaceX says on its website that it aims to conduct the sixth test flight of Starship on 19 November, with a launch window opening at 4pm Central Time (10pm UK). A livestream of the launch will be broadcast on SpaceX’s X…
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he will nominate Mehmet Oz, a former Pennsylvania Senate candidate and TV doctor, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.”He is an eminent Physician, Heart Surgeon, Inventor, and World-Class Communicator, who has been at the forefront of healthy living for decades,” Trump said in a statement, adding that Oz would work alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist who Trump wants to head the Department of Health and Human Services, to “take on the illness industrial complex.”Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon, faced criticism in 2020, for promoting the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19.Oz’s…
ReutersGoogle has said it would harm consumers and businesses if it is forced to sell Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser.The US Department of Justice (DOJ) will propose the measure to a judge on Wednesday, Bloomberg has reported.Judge Amit Mehta ruled Google operates an online search monopoly in August, and has been considering what remedies or penalties to impose.The DOJ has not commented on the report – but Google has made clear it is a proposal it opposes.”The DOJ continues to push a radical agenda that goes far beyond the legal issues in this case,” said Google executive Lee-Anne…