EconomyJulian Emanuel, Evercore ISI’s chief equity and quantitative strategist, says the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike may continue to increase before the central bank’s next decision in September, potentially bringing more market volatility.
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WorldThe National Transportation Safety Board has released new details about what may have caused a window on a Ryanair flight to shatter, partially sucking a passenger out.
TechOutgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke exclusively about a new manufacturing plant in Houston, its potential impact on jobs and the legacy he hopes to leave as he prepares to step down.
ScienceParts of the UK are facing their fifth heatwave of the summer, prompting questions about the country’s changing climate and its preparedness for higher temperatures. BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines heatwaves and how they are explained.
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WorldFamilies of sailors and members of Congress are increasingly concerned about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln after more than nine months at sea. Families say the ship lacks basic supplies and that the situation is affecting sailors’ mental health.
PoliticsPhilippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Manila can work with Beijing on economic matters despite territorial disputes in the South China Sea. He highlighted oil and gas exploration as the Philippines faces a national energy emergency lasting months and linked to the conflict in the Middle East.
WorldGermany is the latest European country battling wildfires spreading across the continent. With drought and heatwaves affecting western Europe, DW examines how future fires might be prevented, reporting from the edge of a fireground in North Rhine-Westphalia and speaking with a European Forest Institute wildfire specialist.
PoliticsSenior White House correspondent Peter Doocy reports that the Justice Department criticized the D.C. City Council’s request to remove the National Guard. The request came after the recent vandalism of the World War II Memorial.
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SportsThailand coach Anthony Hudson said his team will not underestimate Singapore despite winning their last 10 meetings. He said Thailand has “a great deal of respect” for an improved Lions side and stressed there would be “absolutely no complacency” in Saturday’s semi-final.
PoliticsIndonesian President Prabowo Subianto said the country recorded its strongest first-half growth in more than a decade and forecast 6% GDP expansion this year despite global uncertainty. In his annual address, he said growth must create more jobs and improve living standards, adding that his administration had introduced 121 strategic policies in 21 months.
WorldLuigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is expected at a special court hearing Friday that could involve a potential plea deal on federal stalking charges.
WorldMore than 11 inches of rain has fallen in parts of Indiana since Tuesday, sending rivers to levels not seen in over a century and causing major flooding and evacuations.
WorldUS Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who had condemned Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian families in Qusra, later appeared to soften parts of his criticism. He said settlers were not the problem, but rather “unsettlers” — a very small minority he said causes serious harm to Palestinian families and Israel.
WorldThe United States says it could keep a naval blockade of Iran in place indefinitely and intensify economic pressure on Tehran as ceasefire negotiations have stalled. Hatem Bazian, a professor of Middle Eastern Cultures and Languages at the University of California, Berkeley, offers his assessment.
WorldFive days after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia, rescue teams are still combing the ruins of a collapsed building. As searches narrow, hopes of finding more survivors are fading, while families in the hardest-hit areas await word on missing relatives.
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WorldRussia’s latest attacks on Black Sea ports and grain infrastructure are putting global food supplies at risk, reviving memories of the 2022 blockades that drove prices sharply higher and left about 70 million people vulnerable to acute food insecurity. BNE IntelliNews editor-in-chief Ben Aris offers his analysis.
SocietyFields in Gaza City’s Al Zeitoun district are thriving again after being devastated in the war. The revival comes as hundreds of families displaced by months of destruction and upheaval make their way back to their communities.
SocietyAlex Murdaugh, a South Carolina lawyer stripped of his license and accused of killing, is appearing at a Lexington County hearing. The proceeding concerns a venue change and evidence before his murder retrial in April 2027.
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WorldUS lawmakers are voicing concern about the mental health and conditions of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which is reportedly completing a record nine-month deployment in the Middle East. The carrier is expected to be replaced by the USS George Washington.
HealthA cyclospora outbreak and a rise in salmonella cases are testing food safety and restaurants in the US. Consumers have responded by eating out less, while food brands are taking a closer look at their supply chains.
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WorldQusay Abu Raideh, a resident of Qusra in the occupied West Bank, says Israeli settlers and soldiers have besieged his family, leaving them without electricity, water or food as they fear being forced from their home.
WorldFormer CIA station chief Dan Hoffman analyzes the conflict between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz and responds to Vice President JD Vance’s foreign-policy goals and warnings from Tehran.
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WorldHundreds of people attended a memorial service in Zimbabwe after a ferry disaster on Lake Kariba killed at least 46 people. The vessel was a vital link for villagers and fish traders around the lake, but was reportedly overloaded when it got into trouble on Tuesday.
WorldTorrential rain in eastern Japan has killed at least four people and forced more than 400,000 to evacuate. Chiba recorded a month’s worth of rainfall in a single night.