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Girl, 6, dies after family killed in sea off Shoreham - Published A six-year-old girl has died in hospital after getting into difficulty in the sea off Shoreham in West Sussex, in an incident which also killed her father, mother and sister. Saja El-Khawas, a British Palestinian f

These bookshops let Chinese readers question their country - now the doors are closing - Published When Chen Zhu heads to Hong Kong from mainland China every month, there's one place she always goes: Hunter Bookstore. Founded four years ago by a former councillor, the independent

Modi spent years building his strong image - why is he making Gen Z reels now? - Published Many among India's Gen Z may not see Narendra Modi as a friend. But the Indian prime minister is trying to talk to them like one. The 75-year-old leader - who has long cultivated a strongma

Rillet co-founder and CEO Nicolas Kopp seems justifiably confident as we talk over Zoom a day after his company announced a $100 million raise at a $1 billion valuation. The U.S. has a shortage of accountants right now, which is driving growth of his AI-native accounting platform

Boeing engineers union rejects contract offer, setting stage for possible strikeAug 21, 2026, 6:09 PM ETThe Boeing Company (BA) StockBy: Carl Surran, SA News Editor7 Commentsgk-6mt/iStock Editorial via Getty ImagesBoeing (BA) engineers and technical workers rejected the company's

Anthropic is poised to hit the public market at a time when an increasing number of Americans are worried about artificial intelligence and are loudly opposing new data centers. That backlash is expected to be a key risk factor in Anthropic's IPO prospectus, according to people f

Anthropic is poised to hit the public market at a time when an increasing number of Americans are worried about artificial intelligence and are loudly opposing new data centers. That backlash is expected to be a key risk factor in Anthropic's IPO prospectus, according to people f

Search fieldHome page Seeking Alpha - Power to InvestorsAbout PremiumCreate free accountSearch for Symbols, analysts, keywordsLog in Earnings News Here are the major earnings before the open Friday Aug 21, 2026, 6:00 PM ETBKE, BJ, BEKEBy : Deepa Sarvaiya, SA News Editor Major

Arsenal start title defence with comfortable win over Coventry This content is not available in your location. There was an error Goals from Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard give champions Arsenal a comfortable 3-0 win over newcomers Coventry City, in the opening game

FinancialsHims & Hers Health facing penalties from Visa for credit card disputes - reportAug 21, 2026, 5:31 PM ETHims & Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS) Stock, V StockSTRIPBy: Jonathan Block, SA News Editor5 CommentsLiubomyr Vorona/iStock via Getty Images Visa (V) will assess penalties o

Search fieldHome page Seeking Alpha - Power to InvestorsAbout PremiumCreate free accountSearch for Symbols, analysts, keywordsLog in Earnings News Pender Growth Fund reports Q2 results Aug 21, 2026, 5:29 PM ETPender Growth Fund Inc. (PTF:CA) Stock, PNDDF StockBy : Jay Mehta, S

LinkedIn actually announced a “Seems like AI slop” button on July 30th, and the company says that a lot of people have already used it. According to a Thursday post from chief product officer Hari Srinivasan, “over a million people” have clicked on the button, which is accessible

One killed in sword attack at Swedish school - Published One person has been killed in a sword attack at a high school in central Sweden, authorities have said. Police were called to the Brinell School in Fagersta shortly after 14:00 local time (13:00 BST) on Friday, where office

Off the Wire Press Releases UPTON, N.Y. and STONY BROOK, N.Y., Aug. 21, 2026 — Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and the State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University) have successfully transmitted light part

(Bloomberg) -- Bitcoin is on pace for its best weekly gain in more than three years as traders assess the fallout from a recent spike in bond yields and a new initiative from the US aimed at fiscal consolidation. The original cryptocurrency jumped as much as 9.4% and changed hand

Apple is chopping down the team behind the Vision Pro, its long-suffering VR headset, while eliminating positions across a number of other teams, Bloomberg reported. Over 200 positions, all told, have been cut, sources told Bloomberg, with around 100 from the Vision Pro team. The

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The Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump, for now, to continue construction on his controversial White House ballroom project. Chief Justice John Roberts, in an order, stayed a federal district court judge's injunction, which had barred Trump from continuing con

Gartner has published its 2026 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Storage Platforms, and the headline is continuity at the top, with one clear standout. The same six vendors hold the Leaders quadrant as last year: Everpure, Huawei, HPE, NetApp, Dell Technologies, and IBM. Within that

Most of what we know about the Earth’s interior comes from observing seismic waves. These travel at somewhat different speeds depending on the details of the rock they’re moving through—whether it’s solid or semi-molten, how much water is present, whether it’s fractured or solid

TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have reached a $400 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve allegations that the social media platform violated federal laws designed to protect children’s online privacy. The case stems from a lawsuit firs

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's debt buyback announcement this week fits into a broader pattern that can signal a forthcoming crisis, according to billionaire investor Ray Dalio. The Bridgewater Associates founder said Bessent's plan to increase government debt purchases may p

Amid ongoing disputes over immigration policies and international student visas, fewer new students from overseas chose to attend U.S. colleges last year, and new data shows enrollment could drop even further in the year ahead. A report released Thursday by the Common App shows t

This week, two New York City renters filed a class action complaint alleging that a brokerage business called Compass—which has been boycotting posting listings on free digital platforms like Zillow—has now delisted so many rental units that it has created a fake supply shock tha

The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq snapped a three-week winning streak, while the Dow registered its second consecutive weekly loss. Equity investors have been taking their cues from the direction of U.S. government bond yields in recent sessions as the prospect of higher borr

Bitcoin closed with a 22% weekly gain on Friday, following a spate of positive developments for the world's largest cryptocurrency. Bitcoin ended the day higher by 6% at $76,943.90, up from about $62,800 at the start of the week. Crypto-linked stocks rose, with Coinbase advancing

President Donald Trump is heading to South Carolina today as the White House looks to focus more on the looming election season. Trump’s visit to Myrtle Beach — where he hopes to provide a boost to Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C. — comes as Republicans face a difficult path to retain

Ken Griffin of Citadel in a letter to clients on Friday addressed for the first time the firm's purchase of assets from Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness hedge fund. According to a letter obtained by CNBC's Sara Eisen, Griffin told clients that Citadel has unwound mor