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Unlawful crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2025 plummeted to the lowest annual level since the early 1970s, amid the Trump administration’s sweeping clampdown on illegal immigration, internal federal statistics obtained by CBS News show.U.S. Border Patrol agents recorded nearly 238,000 apprehensions of migrants crossing the southern border illegally in fiscal year 2025, which began in October of last year and ended on Sept. 30, according to the preliminary Department of Homeland Security data, which has not been previously reported.The number is the lowest annual tally recorded by Border Patrol since fiscal year 1970, when the agency reported…
Non-yielding gold thrives in a low-interest-rate environment and during economic uncertainties[BENGALURU] Gold prices rose to an all-time high on Tuesday (Oct 7), extending gains to a third session on US economic and political uncertainties and expectations of further interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve.Spot gold held its ground at US$3,961.64 per ounce, as at 8.55 am, after hitting a fresh high of US$3,977.19 earlier in the session.US gold futures for December delivery gained 0.2 per cent to US$3,985.50.The White House on Monday backed off from US President Donald Trump’s assertion that government employees were already being laid off…
MANILA :Philippine annual inflation quickened for a second month, but it was still below the central bank’s 2 per cent to 4 per cent comfort range for the year, reinforcing expectations that a policy decision this week will be a close call between cutting rates and pausing. The consumer price index rose 1.7 per cent in September led by higher food prices, up from August’s 1.5 per cent, the statistics agency said on Tuesday. It was below the 2.0 per cent median forecast in a Reuters poll, and brought year-to-date average inflation to 1.7 per cent.The September rate, the fastest…
A BUSY California airport had no air traffic controllers on Monday evening, the state’s governor said, as the effects of a US government shutdown rippled across the country.Hollywood Burbank Airport, which connects Los Angeles to the rest of the country, was set to be without qualified staff in the control tower for around six hours, Governor Gavin Newsom said.“Thanks @realDonaldTrump!” wrote Newsom on X. “Burbank Airport has ZERO air traffic controllers from 4.15pm to 10pm today because of YOUR government shutdown.”The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), which regulates flying in the US, said departures to the airport were delayed by around…
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The A-12 Avenger II was to be the Navy’s quantum leap—a stealth, carrier-based bomber capable of penetrating today’s defenses and striking deep into enemy territory. By the late 1980s, the reliable A-6 Intruder was aging, and with tensions running high during the Cold War, the Navy desired something new that would be able to withstand radar-guided missiles and complex air defense networks. Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons That requirement spawned the Advanced Tactical Aircraft (ATA) program. Its mission was ambitious: design a stealth attack plane that could take off…
He speaks with the Australian broadcaster ahead of his official visit to Australia and New Zealand[SINGAPORE] Companies have shown growing interest to shift more production into South-east Asia amid US tariffs, even as uncertainty lingers, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said in an interview on Australia’s ABC News on Monday (Oct 6).As Asean works to become “a more attractive single market”, there will be projects where Australia can participate in, he said ahead of his official visit there this week.A rewiring of supply chains towards the region had begun even before US President Donald Trump’s first tariffs in April, he noted,…
Fifth Third Bancorp will acquire Comerica in a $10.9 billion deal that joins two big regional banks
It took two games and three quarters for Zac Taylor to realize having the same game plan for Jake Browning and Joe Burrow doesn’t work.How the Cincinnati Bengals coach adjusts over the next couple of weeks will define whether his team has a shot at staying competitive while Burrow recovers from toe surgery.The Bengals scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to make their 37-24 loss to the Detroit Lions appear closer on the scoreboard than what transpired on the field. The late scores didn’t take the stink off a lousy performance by Browning, who was intercepted three times.After a…
TOKYO :Japanese household spending rose at a faster pace than expected in August, government data showed on Tuesday, with consumers feeling relatively upbeat in a promising sign for the recovery in private consumption. The latest figures add to a string of data supporting the Bank of Japan’s plans to keep raising interest rates despite the ruling party’s selection of fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi as its chief, analysts say, putting her on course to become the country’s first female prime minister.Consumer spending rose 2.3 per cent from a year earlier, up for the fourth consecutive month, internal affairs ministry data showed.…
Bitcoin is trading at all-time highs, surging beyond £93,000 for the first time.The world’s biggest cryptocurrency has doubled in value over the past 12 months – buoyed by Donald Trump’s return to the White House. However, its 10% surge over the past week is down to one specific factor: the US government shutdown. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 3:58 US government shuts down Experts have told Sky News that the drama unfolding in Washington is undermining trust in the dollar – and pushing investors to alternatives.Bitwise senior associate Max Shannon said stubbornly high inflation, which…