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There’s one neighborhood in Los Angeles where you’re more likely to be arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for possession of cannabis than anywhere else in the city: Westchester. Roughly a third of the people who were arrested by LAPD in the city of Los Angeles for cannabis-related offenses since 2020 were arrested […]
(Bloomberg) — Asian shares rose after data showed consumption in China grew faster to start the year. US equity futures slid as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the market’s recent decline as healthy. Most Read from Bloomberg Equities advanced in Australia, Japan and South Korea. A key gauge of Chinese stocks listed in Hong Kong […]
February’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed inflation pressures eased in February, calming some fears about the health of the US economy during a rocky few weeks for markets.
European markets jumped at the open after the European Union announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports of steel and aluminum. The regional Stoxx 600 was 0.6% higher shortly after the opening bell, with all major bourses in positive territory. Regional investors will also be monitoring any developments on a possible ceasefire for Ukraine, as well […]
People across the US are worried about flight safety after several high-profile plane crashes this year, including a commercial crash in Washington DC that killed 67 people. Google searches for “is flying safe” have jumped in recent weeks. But the numbers suggest 2025 has actually . . .
The new US director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, weighed in on the encryption feud between Apple and the UK on Wednesday. In a letter to British lawmakers on Wednesday, she wrote that the UK government’s order for Apple to create a “backdoor” to iCloud users’ accounts is a “clear and egregious violation of Americans’ […]
Tulsi Gabbard, the head of US National Intelligence, says she was not informed in advance about the UK government’s demand to be able to access Apple customers’ encrypted data from anywhere in the world. In a letter, Ms Gabbard said she was seeking further information from the FBI and other US agencies. She said if […]
Elon Musk’s DOGE has reportedly used AI to pick and choose which government jobs are necessary as dozens of the department’s employee’s resign. About 21 civil service employees from the US government department of efficiency resigned saying they refuse to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.” In a joint resignation letter, the […]
(Bloomberg) — Stocks in Asia drifted at the start of the week as traders refrained from making riskier bets after lackluster economic data spurred a selloff in Wall Street. The dollar declined against its peers, notably the euro. Most Read from Bloomberg Benchmarks in Hong Kong and mainland China traded in tight range while a […]
Preliminary analysis of voice recordings and other black box data recovered from the crash site showed the helicopter pilot and her instructor read aloud conflicting altitudes before the collision Reuters 15 February, 2025, 12:20 pm Last modified: 15 February, 2025, 12:30 pm A crane retrieves part of the helicopter from the Potomac River, in the […]