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  • Hollywood braces for potential strike as writers begin high-stakes talks with studios

    Hollywood braces for potential strike as writers begin high-stakes talks with studios

     

    Hollywood is holding its breath.

    ​Hollywood is holding its breath. 

  • China imports 27 foreign video games as it reopens market to global titles

    China imports 27 foreign video games as it reopens market to global titles

     

    China has approved 27 foreign video games, including titles to be released by Tencent, NetEase and Bilibili, as it gradually reopens the world’s largest mobile entertainment market to international titles.

    ​China has approved 27 foreign video games, including titles to be released by Tencent, NetEase and Bilibili, as it gradually reopens the world’s largest mobile entertainment market to international titles. 

  • DeSantis needles Trump as he breaks silence on hush money case

    DeSantis needles Trump as he breaks silence on hush money case

     

    Breaking his silence on Donald Trump’s legal troubles, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday criticized the Manhattan district attorney who is pursuing charges against the former president and vowed his office would not be involved if the matter trickles into Trump’s adopted home state.

    ​Breaking his silence on Donald Trump’s legal troubles, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday criticized the Manhattan district attorney who is pursuing charges against the former president and vowed his office would not be involved if the matter trickles into Trump’s adopted home state. 

  • Sri Lanka agrees $3 billion IMF loan in boost for crisis-hit economy

    Sri Lanka agrees $3 billion IMF loan in boost for crisis-hit economy

     

    Sri Lanka on Monday secured a much-anticipated loan of about $3 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the South Asian nation navigates its worst financial crisis in decades.

    ​Sri Lanka on Monday secured a much-anticipated loan of about $3 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the South Asian nation navigates its worst financial crisis in decades. 

  • Asia Pacific stocks rise as investor worries about global banking turmoil ease

    Asia Pacific stocks rise as investor worries about global banking turmoil ease

     

    Stocks in the Asia Pacific region rose Tuesday as concerns about the global banking sector eased in response to a whirlwind of intervention by policymakers and industry players.

    ​Stocks in the Asia Pacific region rose Tuesday as concerns about the global banking sector eased in response to a whirlwind of intervention by policymakers and industry players. 

  • Supreme Court urged by DOJ and other parties to sidestep independent state legislature dispute

    Supreme Court urged by DOJ and other parties to sidestep independent state legislature dispute

     

    As the Supreme Court deliberates behind closed doors over a case that many believe could be one of the most consequential voting rights disputes ever to reach the high court, the Justice Department and some other parties involved are suggesting the case be dismissed due to major developments since oral arguments.

    ​As the Supreme Court deliberates behind closed doors over a case that many believe could be one of the most consequential voting rights disputes ever to reach the high court, the Justice Department and some other parties involved are suggesting the case be dismissed due to major developments since oral arguments. 

  • Louisiana officer charged with killing of Alonzo Bagley has resigned from police department

    Louisiana officer charged with killing of Alonzo Bagley has resigned from police department

     

    The man charged in the shooting of an unarmed Black man last month has resigned from the Shreveport, Louisiana, police department.

    ​The man charged in the shooting of an unarmed Black man last month has resigned from the Shreveport, Louisiana, police department. 

  • Biden signs measure to block controversial DC crime bill

    Biden signs measure to block controversial DC crime bill

     

    President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a resolution to block a controversial Washington, DC, crime bill that opponents have criticized as weak on crime.

    ​President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a resolution to block a controversial Washington, DC, crime bill that opponents have criticized as weak on crime. 

  • Biden issues his first veto on retirement investment resolution

    Biden issues his first veto on retirement investment resolution

     

    President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday on a resolution to overturn a retirement investment rule that allows managers of retirement funds to consider the impact of climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors when picking investments.

    ​President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday on a resolution to overturn a retirement investment rule that allows managers of retirement funds to consider the impact of climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors when picking investments. 

  • These are the deaths and investigations connected to the Murdaugh family

    These are the deaths and investigations connected to the Murdaugh family

     

    Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former South Carolina attorney, was sentenced to life in prison earlier this month after he was found guilty of murdering his wife and son — the most serious and grisliest of the allegations faced by the scion of what was once one of the state’s most influential dynasties.

    ​Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former South Carolina attorney, was sentenced to life in prison earlier this month after he was found guilty of murdering his wife and son — the most serious and grisliest of the allegations faced by the scion of what was once one of the state’s most influential dynasties.