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BYD second-quarter profit rises on export growth despite weaker domestic sales
BYD reported higher second-quarter profit for 2026, driven by strong export performance even as domestic sales declined in China.
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Perugia Orders All Potholes to Be Filled With University Staff as Compensation
After a decade-long dispute over a pothole injury, the city of Perugia has decided to settle by filling every pothole with university employees, turning commutes into a bizarre work-study p…
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Stanley Simmons, Duo of KISS Legends' Sons, Release Debut Album
Stanley Simmons, the rock duo formed by Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, sons of KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, has released its debut album, Dancing While the World Is Ending.
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Arizona towns and senators on both sides turn against Flock surveillance cameras
Two Arizona municipalities, one Democratic and one Republican, shut down Flock license plate readers on the same day, while Senators Hawley and Sanders opened separate actions against the c…
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Ford Replaced Two-Thirds of Managers After Super Duty Launch Failures
Ford chief executive Jim Farley has revealed that two-thirds of the company's industrial system leaders were replaced after the troubled 2023 Super Duty launch, as part of a quality-focused…
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Louisiana prepares for first recreational alligator hunt in over 50 years
Louisiana will open its first recreational alligator hunt since 1962, offering up to 5,000 permits as the state's alligator population has recovered from fewer than 100,000 to about 3 milli…
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Voter ID cards ready for pick-up in Massacre polling district
Electors of the Mahaut constituency in the F01-Massacre polling district can now collect their voter ID cards at the Massacre confirmation centre on the highway, beginning Friday 28 August.
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Stock Market Rises On Nvidia, CrowdStrike, Salesforce, Warsh: Weekly Review
US stocks closed the week higher, driven by gains in Nvidia, CrowdStrike, and Salesforce, while reports emerged that Kevin Warsh is a leading candidate to become the next Federal Reserve ch…
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Billionaire’s $40m Ferrari purchase could yield $13m US tax write-off
Dr Herbert Wertheim paid $40m for the first Ferrari Luce at a charity auction. US tax rules could return more than $13m of that sum, highlighting how the Trump administration’s new limits s…
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Gal Gadot Premieres ‘The Runner’ in Los Angeles as August Red Carpet Season Wraps
Gal Gadot premiered ‘The Runner’ in Los Angeles while Paul Mescal attended All Points East in London, part of a busy August of celebrity appearances that also included Madonna at WorldPride…
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Good Good Golf drops out as PGA Tour event sponsor after controversial ad
Good Good Golf is stepping back from its PGA Tour event sponsorship and Callaway has cut ties with the brand following backlash over an advertisement criticized for depicting violence again…
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US Fed’s Kevin Warsh warns of ‘work to do’ unless inflation eases
Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh has warned that the US central bank faces further action if high inflation does not ease, as zinc prices hit a four-year high on supply fears.
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Trump administration blocks more than $1.6B in potentially improper Medicare lab payments
Federal officials have blocked or recovered more than $1.6 billion in potentially improper Medicare laboratory payments since President Donald Trump returned to office, including $732 milli…
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«This place might look bad but it’s not»: Middlesbrough residents hold onto hope after week of violence
Nine people have died in events police link to organised crime in Grangetown and South Bank on Teesside. Residents speak of fear, deprivation and fading opportunities, but also of a communi…
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Dolphin dies from H5 bird flu in South Australia as researchers evacuated from Macquarie Island
A dolphin has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, the second native mammal species known to have contracted the virus. Meanwhile, researchers are being evacuated from a sub-Antarctic …
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BMW electric cars account for nearly 30% of European sales
BMW's electric vehicles reached a record share of its European sales in the first half of the year, with the Neue Klasse models driving demand as the company expands its zero-emission lineu…
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Speed without a clear vision quietly raises the cost of confusion
Companies that accelerate without a shared vision face hidden costs: decision fatigue, scattered innovation, and the erosion of employee belief. Clarity, not velocity, is what separates mot…
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Dr Gaile Gray-Phillip appointed Deputy Director of UWI Global Campus sites
Dr Gaile Gray-Phillip has been appointed Deputy Director of the Global Campus Sites at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Global Campus, effective August 1, 2026.
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Enes Freedom and Natasha Cloud Clash in WNBA Confrontation That Led to Ejection
The WNBA saw its closest equivalent to the "Malice in the Palace" on Sunday night when Enes Freedom and Natasha Cloud clashed, leading to an ejection and a week of news for the Chicago Sky.…
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Panda Express co-founder Andrew Cherng says 12-hour days never caused burnout: «That’s life»
Panda Express co-founder Andrew Cherng, 78, says he never experienced burnout despite years of 12-hour workdays, crediting his relentless work ethic for building a nearly $7 billion restaur…
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Jelly Roll Closes Kimmel Guest-Hosting Run With Emotional Monologue on Politics and Faith
Jelly Roll ended his week guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live with a tearful monologue clarifying his political views after jokes about Donald Trump drew backlash, saying "it is never too late …
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CFDA Orders 24 Scholarship Winners to Sew Entire Fall Collections Live on Runway
The Council of Fashion Designers of America has pushed its 30th anniversary scholarship program to a new extreme, requiring all 24 winners to design, sew and present complete fall collectio…
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Adult Education Division hosts annual Skills Exhibition in Roseau
The Adult Education Division will showcase the creativity and accomplishments of learners from across Dominica at its annual Skills Exhibition today at 22 Kennedy Avenue in Roseau.
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Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million meant for poor children
A Florida grand jury found that Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money intended to help poor children, diverting it to a charity connected to his wi…