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K-pop sensation BTS's US-chart-topping single "Dynamite" could generate more than $1.4 billion for the South Korean economy and thousands of new jobs in the country, a government study claims

Big Hit Entertainment IPO: BTS' Management Group Sees Stock Price Pop

The management company of hugely popular South Korean boy band BTS is expected to earn $820 million from its IPO in October.

A transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles

Coronavirus 'Third Wave' To Hit US This Fall And Winter, Experts Suggest

The COVID-19 Third Wave in the U.S. might already be on its way based on historical data.

New York Coronavirus Cases Surge In NYC Neighborhoods, Infection Rate At 17%

New York is grappling with a sudden and dramatic jump in COVID-19 positivity rates.

Trump Ex-Campaign Manager Brad Parscale Hospitalized After Allegedly Threatening Suicide

President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Brad Parscale allegedly threatened to commit suicide Sunday.

After months of shadow boxing, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will finally meet on the debate stage

Biden Camp Makes Potty Joke About Trump's Drug Test Demand: 'Case Is Made In Urine'

President Donald Trump once tried to get Hillary Clinton to take a drug test before one of their debates in 2016, and now demands the same of Joe Biden.

TikTok users in the US say they believe the social network will survive Donald Trump

Trump's TikTok Ban Blocked By Judge At Last Minute

TikTok lives to play another day after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration's move to remove it from U.S. app stores.

An image taken with a scanning electron microscope shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow) â also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19

US Coronavirus Cases Rise In 21 States, Experts Warn 'Huge Surge' This Fall

COVID-19 cases in 21 states are surging as schools keep reopening and after the Labor Day weekend from Sept. 5 to 7.

Tesla Model S Plaid Tri-Motor Runs Faster Lap Than McLaren P1

A prototype Tesla Model S Plaid has run a lap at Laguna Seca in 1:30.3, just three seconds shy of the record.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris is the first black woman on a major party ticket

Election 2020: Kamala Harris Predicted BLM Protests Will Continue Months Before Breonna Taylor Decision

Back in June, Sen. Kamala Harris foresaw the Black Lives Matter protests continuing for the rest of the year.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made a fresh attempt to get Democrats and Republicans to hammer out a new stimulus package

Second Stimulus Check: Democrats Prepare New Coronavirus Relief Bill, Aims To Restart Negotiations

House Democrats are putting together a smaller $2.4 trillion relief package to restart stalled negotiations with the White House.

SARS-CoV-2 Scanning Electron Microscope Image

New Coronavirus Mutation Spreading In Houston Is More Infectious, Study Reveals

A new and more infectious mutation of SARS-CoV-2 was responsible for the surge in COVID-19 cases in Houston in June and July.

As an "essential" retailer, Walmart has benefited during the coronavirus pandemic and will now challenge Amazon Prime with a new subscription service

Walmart Is Hiring 20,000 Workers For Holiday Shopping Season

Walmart, the world's largest private sector employer, is hiring more than 20,000 people to keep up with surging holiday demand.

Second Stimulus Check: Mark Cuban Suggests $1,000 Every 2 Weeks For 2 Months

Mark Cuban suggests Congress should give all Americans a $1,000 stimulus check every two weeks for the next two months.

Tesla Stock Price Plunges 10% Amid Battery Day Disappointment, Network Outages

Tesla's Battery Day and internal network issues concerned investors, who fled the stock Wednesday and sparked a 10% drop.

"For once, Don't Do It," Nike says on racism

Nike Stock Price Soars As Online Sales Jump 82% During Coronavirus Pandemic

Nike is recovering far faster from the demand destruction inflicted by COVID-19 thanks largely to an 82% jump in online sales.

Amazon Prime Day 2020: Date Set For Oct. 13-14, Internal Staff Email Reveals

The insanely popular Amazon Prime Day launches Oct. 13 but might struggle to set a new annual sales records on account of COVID-19.

Moscow's "Sputnik" vaccine has drawn a sceptical response from the WHO and Western scientists

Russia Coronavirus Vaccine Is 'Safe And Effective', Says Putin; Offers It To UN For Free

Russian President Vladmir Putin sells the United Nations the advantages of Russia's new but unproven Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.

Tesla's surprise second-quarter profit positions it to potentially join the S&P 500

Tesla Stock Dips Ahead Of Battery Day: What Elon Musk Said To Trigger It

The confusing hype advancing Tesla's Battery Day on Tuesday led to a dip in the company's stock.

Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden slammed president Trump's remarks on the virus as "disgusting ... almost criminal"

US Coronavirus Deaths: Biden Says 'Trump Panicked' Over COVID-19 As Toll Hits 200,000

Joe Biden appeals to the humanity in Americans, telling them there is great personal sorrow behind each of the 200,000 COVID-19 deaths in this country.

The coronavirus emerged in Wuhan last December but city authorities initially dragged their feet, pressuring whistle-blowing doctors to keep quiet

Coronavirus Pandemic 'Could Have Been Prevented' If China Didn't 'Obfuscate Data', House Report Says

A report written by Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee blames China for originating and attempting to cover up the severity of COVID-19.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (pictured March 2019) has long contended that a neural lace merging minds with machines is vital if people are going to avoid being outpaced by artificial intelligence

Elon Musk's Leaked Email Reveals Tesla Deliveries By Quarter 'Have A Shot At Record'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk urges his troops to set a new delivery record in the third quarter despite immense COVID-19 disruptions.

Ivanka Trump Got $1M Discount From Father For New York Apartment, New Book Reveals

Ivanka Trump's claim of being a self-made woman is punctured by author Dan Alexander in his new book, White House, Inc.

US President Donald Trump (L) has for months tried to persuade voters that Democratic opponent Joe Biden is suffering from mental decline

Election 2020 Poll: Trump Gains Momentum In Florida, Leads Biden In Texas

President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden are in a dead heat in the key battleground states of Texas and Florida

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will receive the Russian vaccine when regulators guarantee its safety, his spokesman said

Philippines Coronavirus Deaths Could Surge To 53,000 By New Year's Day

IHME projects deaths in the Philippines due to COVID-19 to reach 53,000 by New Year's Day.

Tesla Battery Day 2020: Elon Musk Teases 'Very Insane' Tech Unveil At Event

The hype at Tesla's Battery Day points to a revolutionary battery cell for Tesla EVs that might result in huge cost savings.

Asteroid Watch 2020: ESA, Germany's OHB To Build Spacecraft For Planetary Defense Mission

Humanity's first planetary defense mission will test the ability of a spacecraft to change the course of an asteroid.

Pine-Sol Added To List Of Disinfectants That Kill COVID-19 On Surfaces

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adds a Pine-Sol variant to its list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2.

Donald Trump is facing another allegation of sexual assault.

TikTok IPO Expected If Trump Approves Oracle, Walmart Deal; Valuation Could Be $50B

ByteDance said its video-sharing subsidiary TikTok plan to hold an IPO as it struggles to retain control of the latter's U.S. operations.

Where Did Coronavirus Come From? COVID-19 Origin Points To Bats In China, Study Reveals

A study confirms SARS-CoV-2 originated from Horseshoe bats in Yunnan province in China.

Australia became independent from Britain in 1901 but Queen Elizabeth II is still head of state

Queen Elizabeth Not Surprised By Barbados' Decision To Remove Her, Become A Republic

Barbados will become an independent republic on Nov. 30, 2021 and will replace Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state.

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Exclusive-Grab Sees No Big Layoffs Despite Weak Market

Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing and food delivery firm, does not envisage having to undertake mass layoffs as some rivals have done, and is selectively hiring, while reining in its financial service ambitions.

Having failed to push through pension reform in his first term, Macron is returning to the issue

Macron Restarts Reform Drive As Opponents Prepare For Battle

Macron restarts reform drive as opponents prepare for battle

A battery waits to be installed on the frame of an electric-powered F-150 Lightning truck

Ford's Electric Drive Reinvents Historic Michigan Factory

The US Navy's USS Ronald Reagan docked Friday in the southern port city of Busan, part of a push by Seoul and Washington to have more US strategic assets in the region

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile, Seoul Says

Technology

FILE PHOTO -A pump jack is seen surrounded by steam during sunset at a PetroChina's oil field in Karamay

Oil Prices Ease As Aramco Says Ready To Boost Crude Output

Oil prices dropped for a second session on Monday after the head of the world's top exporter, Saudi Aramco, said it is ready to ramp up output while production at several offshore U.S.

London Police Arrests Teen Hacker Linked To Massive 'GTA 6' Leak

'Teapot,' the Rockstar Games hacker, also took credit for the hack on Uber's systems.

A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021.

Starbucks Wants To Pause Mail-In Union Elections

Is Microsoft Releasing A White Xbox Series X Soon?

World

Oil Prices Ease As Aramco Says Ready To Boost Crude Output

Oil prices dropped for a second session on Monday after the head of the world's top exporter, Saudi Aramco, said it is ready to ramp up output while production at several offshore U.S.

Baker Tobias Exner has 36 branches in Berlin leaving him better placed than many to survive the crisis -- but even he is struggling

German Bakeries Fight For Survival As Costs Spiral

German bakeries fight for survival as costs spiral

Tesla was hit by the closure of its factory in Shanghai, China for several weeks due to lockdown measures imposed because of a surge in Covid cases

Tesla Hits 3 Million In Vehicle Production

The thick brown pods of carob trees can be eaten raw or ground up to make sweet syrups, spreads, toffees and drinks

Cypriot Carob Growers Harvest Their 'Black Gold'

National

New York Prisons Limit Inmate Care Packages

New York will no longer allow family members of inmates at state prisons to send or deliver care packages from home.

The Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliament, convenes in Pyongyang

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Ahead Of U.S. VP Harris Visit

North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, ahead of planned military drills by South Korean and U.S.

Tennis-Tears Flow As Curtain Comes Down On Federer's Glittering Career

10 High School Students Charged In Football Hazing, Sexual Assault Case

Politics

Iranian flag is seen at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Tirana

Musk Activates Starlink In Iran After Govt Shuts Down Internet Amid Protest

The Islamic Republic of Iran already shut down the internet on Wednesday amid widespread protests following the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody.

Political activist James O'Keefe speaks at CPAC in Washington

Project Veritas Loses Jury Verdict To Democratic Consulting Firm

A federal jury has found Project Veritas, a conservative group often accused of using deceptive tactics, liable for violating wiretapping laws and misrepresenting itself in an undercover effort to target Democratic political consultants.