Business News - The Last 24 Hours

US airlines ground hundreds of flights for second day
Deutsche Welle - 1 hour 27 min ago
Flights at 40 major airports were canceled as the US government shutdown fuels staffing shortages among air traffic controllers and baggage handlers.
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Deutsche Welle - US airlines ground 1,300 flights for second day - 1 hour 27 min ago
CNBC - Airlines cancel more than 700 U.S. flights as FAA-ordered shutdown cuts begin - 13 hours 30 min ago
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Indiatimes - US airlines cancel 1,460 flights as travel woes increase - 29 min 7 sec ago
The Guardian - DHS head reportedly authorized purchase of 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn’t own - 8 hours 18 min ago
The Independent - Noem wanted to buy Spirit Airlines planes - except the airline didn’t own them...and they didn’t have engines - 10 hours 7 min ago



Ukraine's battle with Russia for Pokrovsk at pivotal point
Deutsche Welle - 4 hours 56 min ago
Fierce fighting continues on the streets of Pokrovsk in Donbas. Observers predict that the city will soon fall to Russian troops. What would that mean for the course of the war?
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BBC - Six dead as Russia hits energy and residential sites in Ukraine - 9 hours 24 min ago
Deutsche Welle - Ukraine updates: Russia strikes cause deaths, power outages - 20 hours 56 min ago
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Sydney Morning Herald - Four killed in Russian strike on Ukraine - 3 hours 8 min ago
The Guardian - Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities kill at least four - 10 hours 47 min ago
Russia Today - Biden responsible for Ukraine conflict – Orban - 13 hours 2 min ago
The Independent - Ukraine claims soldiers from African countries are fighting for Russia’s ‘meat assaults’ - 17 hours 37 min ago
SCMP - Ukraine hit by widespread power cuts after Russia strikes energy grid - 17 hours 50 min ago



Russia's Lavrov Says Work Underway On Putin's Orders About Nuclear Tests
NDTV - 6 hours 43 min ago
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday said President Vladimir Putin's latest instructions about studying the feasibility of resuming nuclear tests "is being worked on."
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Indiatimes - Russia's Lavrov says work under way on Putin's order on possible Russian nuclear test - 9 hours 14 min ago
Sydney Morning Herald - Putin gives old Soviet bombs jet engines to strike deeper into Ukraine - 20 hours 36 min ago



Flight cancelations to worsen next week if shutdown continues
CNBC - 7 hours 40 min ago
Airlines will have to slash hundreds of more flights if shutdown continues into next week.
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FOX Business - How the government shutdown will affect international flights - 8 hours 1 min ago
NDTV - Republicans Reject Democratic Offer To End Shutdown As Impasse Enters Day 38 - 21 hours 59 min ago
Associated Press - US Govt Shutdown Grounds Hundreds of Flights - Deccan Chronicle - 22 hours 36 min ago
BBC - Thousands of US flights cancelled or delayed over government shutdown cuts - 23 hours 19 min ago
CNBC - Food banks are in 'disaster response mode' due to shutdown and SNAP cuts, leaders say: 'The damage gets worse and worse' every day - 23 hours 42 min ago
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The Independent - Desecrated monuments, illegal base jumping and ‘bear jams’: The shutdown is causing havoc at national parks - 55 min 47 sec ago
SCMP - Shutdown forces some overseas US military bases to stop paying workers - 3 hours 8 min ago
Sydney Morning Herald - US government shutdown approaches day 40 - 3 hours 9 min ago
The Guardian - More than 1,000 flights canceled on second day of cuts tied to government shutdown - 4 hours 52 min ago
Indiatimes - U.S SC halts full SNAP payments amid shutdown | Millions face hunger as Trump fights food aid ruling - 8 hours 1 min ago
New York Times - What Travelers Need to Know About the Shutdown, Flight Reductions and Delays - 12 hours 20 min ago
BusinessInsider - Flight cancellation updates: FAA's government shutdown traffic reduction continues - 14 hours 14 min ago



Trump tells Senate Republicans to send federal health insurance money 'directly to the people'
CNBC - 7 hours 43 min ago
President Trump proposed a new potential compromise on health insurance payments.
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BBC - What Hungary's Orban did - and didn't - get from Trump - 8 hours 51 min ago
CNBC - Supreme Court pauses order that Trump administration must pay full SNAP benefits - 14 hours 2 min ago
NDTV - Trump Backs "Young, Strong, Smart" Vivek Ramaswamy For Ohio Governor Race - 20 hours 39 min ago
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SCMP - Syria leader arrives in US for Trump visit after removal from terror blacklist - 1 hour 56 min ago
Sydney Morning Herald - The BBC's misleading edit of Trump's speech - 1 hour 58 min ago
New York Times - As Beef Prices Remain High, Trump Calls for Inquiry Into Meatpackers - 3 hours 30 min ago
The Independent - Trump wants to see his name on DC’s new NFL stadium and has lobbied the team owner to make it happen: report - 5 hours 15 min ago
Indiatimes - Joe Biden warns of a 'very, very dark moment' as he hits out at Trump - 5 hours 40 min ago
BusinessInsider - Photos show every time Melania Trump has appeared at a public White House event this year - 10 hours 14 min ago
The Guardian - A year after devastating Trump loss, have the Democrats begun to find their way back? - 13 hours 6 min ago



Trump's 'No tax on tips' could be end of large-group service fees on restaurant bills
CNBC - 10 hours 6 min ago
If you don't like service fees restaurants charge large groups, you may be in luck. President Trump's 'no tax on tips' may end it, but restaurants aren't happy.
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The Independent - Trump team is secretly handing out massive tax breaks to wealthy American corporations: report - 5 hours 51 min ago
BusinessInsider - Tax breaks, clubbing, and social challenges: Gen Z and millennial traders who flocked to Puerto Rico tell us how it's going - 14 hours 36 min ago
New York Times - How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy - 15 hours 5 min ago



Sahel-based terror groups expand to coastal West Africa
Deutsche Welle - 10 hours 6 min ago
A surge in terror attacks along Africa's west coast has prompted some countries to beef up their border security. Analysts say they need to coordinate more with the landlocked Sahel states where the terrorists are based.
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Deutsche Welle - Can coastal West Africa push back Sahel terrorists? - 10 hours 6 min ago
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SCMP - Civilians or terrorists? Israeli drone strike kills 2 Lebanese brothers - 11 hours 30 min ago



Consumers on edge as ACA 'subsidy cliff' looms: 'Quite frankly, it's terrifying'
CNBC - 11 hours 36 min ago
Households are bracing for a sharp increase in their health insurance premiums if Congress doesn't extend enhanced subsidies for ACA marketplace plans.
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Indiatimes - Consumer MNCs bullish on India, see business growth moving in fast lane - 1 hour 6 min ago



Warren Buffett's cash fortress Berkshire closes gap with S&P 500 as AI worries depress Wall Street
CNBC - 13 hours 34 min ago
Berkshire Hathaway's B shares and A shares moved 4.5% higher this week after a strong earnings report last weekend.



Trump gives Hungary one-year exemption from sanctions over Russian energy
BBC - 19 hours 49 min ago
The opt-out comes despite the US increasing pressure on allies to sever economic ties with Russia.
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Deutsche Welle - Trump exempts Hungary from sanctions for buying Russian oil - 23 hours 50 min ago
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The Guardian - ‘Loophole’ in sanctions allowing Russian oil to be imported to Australia through port part-owned by Macquarie Bank - 2 hours 6 min ago



Google's decade-long bet on custom chips is turning into company's secret weapon in AI race
CNBC - 20 hours 18 min ago
Google's cloud business is a primary engine of growth, and the company's custom-built chips called Tensor Processing Units are helping drive it.



US Judge Declares Mistrial In MIT Grad Brothers' $25 Million Crypto Fraud Case
NDTV - 22 hours 32 min ago
James Peraire-Bueno, 29, and his brother Anton, 25, argued their actions were fair game in an unregulated market.
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Indiatimes - ‘Play your video later!’: Senator Johnson clashes with Blumenthal at 'Obamacare fraud' hearing - 12 hours 44 min ago



India's Chronic Kidney Disease Cases Hit 138 Million In 2023, 2nd Globally: Study
NDTV - 22 hours 44 min ago
India had the second-highest number of people with chronic kidney disease in 2023 at 138 million, following China at 152 million, according to a global study published in The Lancet journal.
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NDTV - Nigerian Man Staying In India Illegally For Over 10 Years Deported - 22 hours 51 min ago
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Indiatimes - India, Australia discuss trade in goods, services, investment issues - 5 hours 36 min ago
The Hindu - Panasonic India Chairman Manish Sharma steps down after leading company for 13 years - 7 hours 53 min ago