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Stocks drop as Wall Street faces protests and tensions in China

Stocks drop as Wall Street faces protests and tensions in China

US stocks fell on Monday as Wall Street faced mounting riots over police brutality and continuing tensions with China. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as low as 140.82 points, or 0.5 percent, to 25,242.29 at the open, while the S&P 500 fell as much as 0.4 percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost as much as 0.3 percent. The fall …

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Cyclone Nisarga Cyclone Nisarga – Mumbai on red alert, winds of 100 kmph expected

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said it has positioned nine teams in vulnerable districts. Mumbai With the cyclonic storm “Nisarga” expected to hit the Maharashtra coast on Wednesday, Mumbai and neighboring districts have been put on high alert. Union Interior Minister Amit Shah spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray via video conference and reviewed state readiness, the Chief …

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Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre: Hong Kong bans vigil commemorating June 4 crackdown

A candlelight vigil, held in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Tuesday, remembered the victims of the 1989 massacre in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops cracked down on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. An official death toll has never been released, but rights groups estimate hundreds, if not thousands, were killed. Hong Kong is the only place on Chinese soil where large mass commemorations are held for the event. Candlelight vigils have been held in Hong Kong’s Victoria …

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Judge launches dance lawsuit for former basketball players “Fortnite”

Judge launches dance lawsuit for former basketball players "Fortnite"

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of Maryland men’s basketball players accused the makers of the “Fortnite” video game of misappropriating a dance move that former teammates popularized. The US District Judge. USA Paul Grimm in Maryland ruled Friday that the Copyright Law pre-empts claims that Jared Nickens and Jaylen Brantley filed in February …

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India China LAC Ladakh – Head of the United States Foreign Affairs Panel criticizes Chinese aggression against India

Previously, both India and China rejected the United States’ intervention in their disputes. New Delhi: Elliot Engel, head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States House of Representatives, said Monday that he was “extremely concerned” about the Chinese aggression against India along the Current Line of Control in Ladakh and urged Beijing to “Respect the rules and use …

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‘You’re being delusional’: Rush Limbaugh scolded by ‘The Breakfast Club’ hosts for denying the existence of white privilege

Limbaugh: Trump was fanning 'flames' by smearing Scarborough

During the nearly 30-minute conversation, which also aired on Limbaugh’s nationally syndicated show, “The Rush Limbaugh Show,” he expressed outrage at the death of George Floyd, the unarmed black man whose death in police custody in Minneapolis Minnesota last week sparked worldwide protests. But it was Limbaugh’s denial of systemic racism that sparked an astonishing exchange. “I don’t buy the …

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Disney executives promise “real change” amid George Floyd protests

Disney executives promise "real change" amid George Floyd protests

Disney senior officials influenced protests over the murder of George Floyd, as well as the devastating communities of color that have suffered in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger, along with CEO Bob Chapek and the company’s senior vice president and chief diversity officer, Latondra Newton, distributed a letter to employees on Sunday night expressing …

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Air travel is picking up … sort of

Air travel is picking up ... sort of

The number of people who pass through the airport security checkpoints. almost doubled over the course of the month. the Transportation Security Administration He says he screened nearly 949,000 passengers over the past weekend. It scanned 476,000 people during the first weekend of May. American airlines (AAL) He said more people traveled this past weekend than during Memorial Day, the …

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Fiat Chrysler to list robot manufacturing business after Peugeot merger

Fiat Chrysler to list robot manufacturing business after Peugeot merger

Fiat Chrysler said it planned to list its robot manufacturing business, giving new details on Monday about the future of Turin-based Comau, which was already planning to spin off. Comau will split shortly after FCA completes its merger with Peugeot maker PSA and its shares are distributed to shareholders of the new group. The deal to create the world’s fourth-largest …

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