China property giant Country Garden warns of up to $7.6bn loss
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James Comer threatens President Joe Biden’s family with subpoenas
WASHINGTON — Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, said his committee will eventually subpoena members of President Joe Biden’s family as part of an investigation into Biden’s foreign business dealings. “This is always gonna end with the Bidens coming in front of the committee,” Comer told Fox Business in…
Russia launches first space mission to Moon in 47 years
Russia launched its first mission to the surface of the Moon in nearly half a century, in a bid to be the first country to land on the lunar south pole. Moscow’s Luna 25 mission lifted off on schedule from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East. The Moon’s south pole is believed to…
Missing man found dead in Toledo, Ohio home; woman arrested
Police in Ohio arrested a 39-year-old woman on felony charges after a man’s decomposed body was found in her home this week. Josephine Torres is charged with abuse of a corpse in connection to the Wednesday discovery at her apartment in Toledo. Lucas County jail records show she was arrested Wednesday at her home near…
US consumers are feeling gloomier about the economy for the first time this summer
Washington, DC CNN — Americans became slightly more gloomy about the economy this month, following two straight months of growing optimism. Consumer sentiment tracked by the University of Michigan fell to 71.2 in August from the prior month, down from a reading of 71.6 in July, according to a preliminary estimate. Sentiment had been on…
Modi wins no-trust vote over India ethnic violence
More than 150 people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced in Manipur since May, when clashes broke out between the majority Meitei group and the tribal Kuki minority. Mr Modi publicly addressed the violence weeks later, after a video that showed two women being paraded naked by a mob sparked global outrage….
Energy Department invests $1.2 billion in 2 carbon removal projects
The Energy Department announced Friday it is awarding up to $1.2 billion to two projects to directly remove carbon dioxide from the air in what officials are calling the largest investment in “engineered carbon removal” in history. The process, known as direct air capture, does not yet exist on a meaningful scale and could be…
Human research studies suspended at Columbia University-affiliated psychiatric institute
CNN — The US Department of Health and Human Services has suspended research studies involving human subjects at a psychiatric institute affiliated with Columbia University after the suicide of a research participant, according to research documents. A spokesperson for HHS told CNN on Thursday the agency’s Office for Human Research Protections was investigating the psychiatric…
Oprah hands out supplies: ‘It’s a little overwhelming’
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Connecticut city loses $6 million in multiple cyber attacks on public school district, manages to recoup half
The city of New Haven lost more than $6 million in multiple cyberattacks on its public school district earlier this summer and has so far managed to recoup about half of the money, officials announced Thursday. The thefts, which occurred in June and involved hackers impersonating the city’s chief operating officer and private vendors in…