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US

California’s largest fire burns homes as blazes scorch West

26 Jul 2021, 7:08 PM PDT

The Associated Press

Tesla reaches milestone with first $1B quarterly profit

26 Jul 2021, 7:07 PM PDT

Firefighters battle California blaze generating its own weather

26 Jul 2021, 5:27 PM PDT

The fire has burnt down everything in its path but so far only ravaged remote areas in northern California

Former US Sen. Barbara Boxer assaulted, robbed in California

26 Jul 2021, 5:22 PM PDT

The Associated Press

Britney Spears files to replace her father as guardian

26 Jul 2021, 5:12 PM PDT

Britney Spears' new lawyer Mathew Rosengart pledged to move swiftly to remove Jamie Spears from the guardianship of her estate

Hundreds rally in Washington against Cuban govt

26 Jul 2021, 4:42 PM PDT

Crowds gather outside the Cuban embassy in Washington in support of anti-government protests in Cuba

Amazon eyes cryptocurrency but not poised for Bitcoin

26 Jul 2021, 4:27 PM PDT

The cryptocurrency sector is known as a bit of a roller coaster ride for investors, and is being watched warily by authorities and regulators concerned about its lack of transparency

75-year-old hit with Taser says officer put knee on his neck

26 Jul 2021, 4:22 PM PDT

The Associated Press

US Olympic surf hopes dashed as Andino crashes out of men’s event

26 Jul 2021, 4:14 PM PDT

Kolohe Andino of the United States in action at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach

Family: Last victim ID’d in Florida condo building collapse

26 Jul 2021, 3:57 PM PDT

The Associated Press

New M. Night Shyamalan horror film ‘Old’ tops NAmerica box office

26 Jul 2021, 3:47 PM PDT

The cast of "Old," which was written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan (center), attends its New York premiere at Lincoln Center on July 19, 2021

American Airlines urges pilots to conserve jet fuel

26 Jul 2021, 3:17 PM PDT

American Airlines trimmed its schedule at grapples with the challenges of a sudden surge in airline travel

Pink offers to pay bikini fine for Norway beach handball team

26 Jul 2021, 2:47 PM PDT

Pink singing the US national anthem at the Super Bowl in February 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota: she has offered to pay the fines slapped on the Norwegian women's beach handball team for wearing shorts instead of bikinis during a championship match

Stocks shake off a wobbly start and finish slightly higher

26 Jul 2021, 2:18 PM PDT

The Associated Press

Tesla quarterly profits top $1 bn for 1st time

26 Jul 2021, 2:07 PM PDT

An investigation in China found issues with navigational software that affects some imported and domestically manufactured Model 3 and Model Y Tesla vehicles

Trump inaugural chair: I’m ‘100% innocent’ in lobbying case

26 Jul 2021, 1:32 PM PDT

The Associated Press

Sales of new homes fall 6.6% in June

26 Jul 2021, 1:03 PM PDT

The Associated Press

Astronomers seek evidence of tech built by aliens

26 Jul 2021, 12:52 PM PDT

An image from of US military pilot's sighting of an "unidentified aerial phenomena" that some think is evidence of UFOs

American Airlines urges pilots to conserve jet fuel

26 Jul 2021, 12:07 PM PDT

American Airlines trimmed its schedule at grapples with the challenges of a sudden surge in airline travel

Pope to UN forum: Hunger is ‘crime’ violating basic rights

26 Jul 2021, 11:47 AM PDT

The Associated Press

LVMH first-half profits soar on rebound from pandemic

26 Jul 2021, 11:23 AM PDT

Luxury group LVMH, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennesy, "has enjoyed an excellent half-year," chief executive Bernard Arnaut said

Water levels at Great Salt Lake drop to historic low

26 Jul 2021, 11:17 AM PDT

The Associated Press

Eight killed on road in western US sandstorm crash

26 Jul 2021, 11:07 AM PDT

A red car lay balanced diagonally on two wheels against the back of a truck, its rear section severely crumpled

Confusion besets new police reform laws in Washington state

26 Jul 2021, 10:02 AM PDT

The Associated Press

Markets volatile as Asian stocks tumble, bitcoin soars

26 Jul 2021, 9:22 AM PDT

More financial players are edging into cryptocurrencies, but many large US firms are still on the sidelines

Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry

26 Jul 2021, 9:17 AM PDT

The Associated Press

Fed to discuss a pullback in economic aid with inflation up

26 Jul 2021, 8:19 AM PDT

The Associated Press

Inflation fears and politics shape views of Biden economy

26 Jul 2021, 8:02 AM PDT

The Associated Press

US new home sales drop for third straight month in June

26 Jul 2021, 7:52 AM PDT

Prices of US existing homes are expected to continue to rise but at a slower pace in coming months, according to the National Association of Realtors

Covid woes and chip shortages keep Tata Motors in the red

26 Jul 2021, 7:07 AM PDT

The auto giant's quarterly revenues more than doubled to 664.06 billion rupees year-on-year

Olympic dressage greats say horses worth weight in gold

26 Jul 2021, 6:38 AM PDT

Olympic dressage greats Isabell Werth and Charlotte Dujardin say their horses deserve as much credit as they do

US seeks more time to refile Facebook antitrust case

26 Jul 2021, 6:37 AM PDT

Facebook said it was best for all privacy cases to be dealth with in Ireland, where its EU base is located

Serbia fumes over Croatia’s plan to put Tesla on euro coins

26 Jul 2021, 5:08 AM PDT

People walk past a bronze statue of inventor and engineer Nikola Tesla, on July 26, 2021 in Zagreb

Shares in Meituan fall as China ramps up rider protections

26 Jul 2021, 4:07 AM PDT

Shares in China's food delivery giant Meituan plunged 14 percent after new rules were issued to protect hard-pressed drivers

French Minitel pioneer dies aged 88

26 Jul 2021, 3:37 AM PDT

The Minitel, an internet forerunner, allowed users to check the news and make restaurant reservations

Chinese tutoring firms’ shares tank after Beijing crackdown

26 Jul 2021, 2:07 AM PDT

China's for-profit tutoring sector has come under the spotlight in recent years owing to heavy workloads and the the high costs of a 'good' education

Indonesia loosens Covid-19 curbs despite warnings of another wave

26 Jul 2021, 2:07 AM PDT

Indonesia has been struggling to contain one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the world

Ryanair losses widen on Covid travel restrictions

26 Jul 2021, 1:38 AM PDT

With travel restrictions easing, Ryanair earlier this month announced plans to hire more than 2,000 pilots

Andino beats Florence in heavyweight US surfing match-up at Olympics

26 Jul 2021, 1:08 AM PDT

Australian surfer Stephanie Gilmore in action at the Tokyo Olympics

Firefighters battle California blaze generating its own climate

25 Jul 2021, 11:37 PM PDT

The fire has burnt down everything in its path but so far only ravaged remote areas in northern California