Economy
Oil prices rise after reports White House weighing Iran strikes
Oct 8, 2026

Oil prices rise after reports White House weighing Iran strikes

Oil prices rose amid reports Thursday that the White House is weighing new strike options on Iran, less than a month before the November elections. Brent crude, the global benchmark, increased to $104...

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Support for businesses taking public stances on issues drops: Gallup
Oct 8, 2026

Support for businesses taking public stances on issues drops: Gallup

Americans’ support for businesses taking public stances has dipped, according to a new poll, as many companies have curried favor with President Trump during his second term.  Forty-seven percent of 3...

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471 nominations received in two days for EC poll
Oct 8, 2026

471 nominations received in two days for EC poll

Electoral officials on Thursday said they received 164 nominations for the 2026 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections on the second day of the nomination period. Returning officers receiv...

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Watch live: Vance lays out steps to combat alleged work visa fraud
Oct 8, 2026

Watch live: Vance lays out steps to combat alleged work visa fraud

Vice President Vance is expected to announce new measures Thursday aimed at tackling alleged work visa fraud. Vance, who leads President Trump's White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, has been spe...

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Three starter home blocks to be demolished: developer
Oct 8, 2026

Three starter home blocks to be demolished: developer

Three residential towers of a development on Anderson Road in Kwun Tong embroiled in a steel bar bribery scandal will be demolished and rebuilt, the Buildings Department and the project developer said...

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CK Asset to demolish 3 blocks at starter homes project after steelwork scandal
Oct 8, 2026

CK Asset to demolish 3 blocks at starter homes project after steelwork scandal

Three of the six residential buildings at CK Asset’s “starter homes” project in Hong Kong will be demolished and rebuilt in what the developer called the most “time-saving” solution, two years after a...

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Bessent rips Wall Street Journal after report on 'tension, turnover'
Oct 8, 2026

Bessent rips Wall Street Journal after report on 'tension, turnover'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday went after The Wall Street Journal for a report about strife within his department. “Look, The Wall Street Journal is a shadow of its former self, and I t...

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Payments could come soon in $177M AT&T settlement: How much will you receive?
Oct 8, 2026

Payments could come soon in $177M AT&T settlement: How much will you receive?

Millions of AT&T customers who had their personal data leaked in a data breach (or two) may soon be receiving their portions of a $177 million settlement....

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Trump calls El-Sayed a 'terrible candidate'
Oct 8, 2026

Trump calls El-Sayed a 'terrible candidate'

President Trump on Wednesday called Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) “terrible,” as the progressive battles former Rep. Mike Rogers (R) in a closely contested race in the Wolverine State. ...

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Tropical Storm Rachel, Kelvin wave combine to bring rain, winds, coastal dangers to Southern California
Oct 8, 2026

Tropical Storm Rachel, Kelvin wave combine to bring rain, winds, coastal dangers to Southern California

Forecasters are warning that south-facing beaches in Southern California could be particularly at risk of flooding on account of Tropical Storm Rachel this weekend....

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