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[KUALA LUMPUR] Bank Negara Malaysia left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.75 per cent on Thursday (Sep 4), noting that the global economy is expanding but remains fragile. The decision to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) steady was widely expected, with 29 of 32 economists in a Reuters poll forecasting no change. At its previous policy review in July, the central bank reduced OPR by 25 basis points, the first easing since July 2020. In its latest statement, Bank Negara noted that global growth continues to expand, driven by steady consumer spending and front-loading activities. While the completion of some trade…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is teaming up with Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to block funding for Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolchildren. Cruz convinced the Senate to kill the FCC’s hotspot program in May. While Cruz’s proposal didn’t make it through the House of Representatives, Carr is now taking action to stop the program’s implementation. “Today, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr asked his commission colleagues to vote on two items that would reverse the agency’s unlawful, Biden-era decisions to expand COVID spending programs,” Carr’s announcement said. “Those FCC decisions spent scarce taxpayer dollars on funding unsupervised screen time for kids without…
Texas lawmakers on Wednesday approved letting private citizens sue abortion pill manufacturers, doctors and anyone who mails the medication, setting the state up to be the first to try to crack down on the most common abortion method.The law would be the first of its kind in the U.S. and add another layer of abortion restrictions in Texas, which has some of the toughest in the country and already bans nearly all abortions. The bill now goes to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, an abortion opponent who is expected to sign it into law. It would take effect in December, though…
WASHINGTON — District of Columbia National Guard troops who are deployed as part of President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement intervention in the nation’s capital have had their orders extended through December, a National Guard official said.The main purpose of the extension is to ensure that any D.C. Guard members out on the streets of Washington will continue to have uninterrupted benefits and pay for a mission that seems likely to persist for months, the official said.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media, said that while the extension doesn’t…
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Sep 1) that India has offered to reduce its tariffs on US goods to zero, even as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was making public shows of solidarity with Chinese and Russian leaders in the face of trade pressure from Washington. While calling the US relationship with India “one sided,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: “They have now offered to cut their Tariffs to nothing, but it’s getting late. They should have done so years ago.” The Indian Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to Trump’s comments, which follow…
A new pair of images purport to show four color variants of the bare Camera Control component from the iPhone 17, though they don’t match previous claims.Perhaps there are other colors, but these don’t match previous claims — image credit: Sonny DicksonWhile there was some debate whether the Camera Control would be abandoned for the iPhone 18, or just redesigned, it was always going to be in the iPhone 17. Now long-time leaker Sonny Dickson claims to have the Camera Control component from four color versions of the iPhone 17.Significantly, the colors do not necessarily match what Dickson has previously…
A new study released Friday found that young children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, are often prescribed medication too quickly. The study, led by Stanford Medicine and published in JAMA Network Open, examined the health records of nearly 10,000 preschool-aged children ages 3 to 5 between 2016 and 2023 who were diagnosed with ADHD. “ADHD is a disorder characterized by difficulty paying attention, or what we call hyperactivity, which is sort of like kids that have a hard time sitting still, they have a lot of energy,” explained Jamie Howard, a senior clinical psychologist with the Child Mind Institute, which…
1m ago Kennedy releases video outlining “the path forward” at CDC ahead of hearing The HHS secretary released a video late Wednesday outlining his posture toward the CDC, saying it was “once the world’s most trusted guardian of public health,” with a “simple and noble” mission to protect Americans from infectious disease.”But over the years the agency drifted,” Kennedy said. “Bureaucracy, politicized science and mission creep corroded that mission and squandered the public trust.”Citing the COVID-19 mandates under the Biden administration, among other things, Kennedy accused the agency of putting “politics ahead of evidence-based medicine.””Trust has collapsed,” Kennedy said.…
MOST believe that US President Trump’s attacks on the US Federal Reserve over the past few months represent a serious threat to the central bank’s independence, and that this is objectionable because an independent Fed is essential to instil confidence whenever the Fed adjusts its policies.That’s the theory – the real-world reality, however, is that the Fed is actually far from truly independent, often basing its actions on the health of the stock market.At the heart of the myth of Fed independence lies its interventions in times of market turmoil which have given rise to the “Fed put’’ in the…
NEW YORK — In one new corner of the internet, users are invited to “paint the world.” And paint they have. Welcome to wplace — an ever-evolving, gamified global map overflowing with drawings made on a more than 4-trillion-pixel canvas.Images of Icelandic singer Laufey float over Reykjavík, while tributes for the late Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla surround Corpus Christi, Texas. The crest of San Lorenzo and other soccer clubs fill Buenos Aires. “Squid Game” fanart can be found on the outskirts of Seoul. And Walter White’s opening monologue from “Breaking Bad” sits near Albuquerque, New Mexico.Wplace launched July 21, but…