Alex Dancyg, Yoram Metzger, Yagev Buchshtab, Chaim Peri and Abraham Munder, Nadav Popplewell. Bring Them Home Now/The Hostages Families Forum/Handout via REUTERS |
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- Federal Reserve officials gathering at the annual central banking conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week can take some satisfaction that the US unemployment rate, at 4.3%, remains low by historical standards.
- The US Federal Aviation Administration said it would require inspections of Boeing 787 Dreamliners following an incident in March when a LATAM Airlines plane went into a sudden mid-air dive that injured more than 50 passengers.
- BMW is recalling 720,796 US vehicles over concerns of a short circuit, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
- Mining giant BHP's quick fix to a recent six-day strike at its huge Escondida copper mine in Chile could set the tone for upcoming negotiations elsewhere, with workers emboldened by high copper prices to push for a larger share of the profits.
- Veteran media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr. submitted a roughly $4.3 billion bid to take over Paramount Global through the acquisition of National Amusements, the family holding company that owns a controlling stake in the media company.
- Amid a maternal mortality crisis in the US, some providers are benefiting from growing investment in the maternal and neonatal health sector. Venture capital firms, including Khosla Ventures and Rock Health, are bolstering investment into maternal health companies and technology.
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Donor network connected to JD Vance plans to remake America |
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance speaks during a visit to Philadelphia. REUTERS/Bastiaan Slabbers/File Photo |
Before JD Vance began his rapid rise to vice presidential candidate, he co-founded a Silicon Valley-backed donor organization to finance right-wing news stories, voter turnout operations and election polls with a goal of spreading US President Donald Trump's brand of nationalism, according to previously unreported documents. |
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People wait in queue to play the "Black Myth: Wukong" video game at Gamescom 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo |
A new video game title launched by a Tencent-backed startup has quickly become the most-played game on a major online platform, highlighting growing interest in Chinese-developed titles. "Black Myth: Wukong," based on the Chinese mythological figure and classic novel "Journey to the West," topped Steam's most-played games chart with 1.4 million concurrent players hours after its release. |
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