Economy
OCBC sheds S$8 billion in value as shares close nearly 6% down; analysts cautious on banks
Oct 7, 2026

OCBC sheds S$8 billion in value as shares close nearly 6% down; analysts cautious on banks

Citi downgrades OCBC to ‘sell’, but RHB maintains ‘overweight’ rating...

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Benson, James spar in Michigan gubernatorial debate: 3 takeaways
Oct 7, 2026

Benson, James spar in Michigan gubernatorial debate: 3 takeaways

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) and Rep. John James (R-Mich.) faced off on the debate stage Tuesday, less than a month before voters decide which of the two will be the Wolverine State’...

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LAPD's license plate reader pilot program put on hold by City Council
Oct 7, 2026

LAPD's license plate reader pilot program put on hold by City Council

Citing concerns about the potential misuse of automated license plate readers, the Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to overrule the approval of a pilot program by Axon Enterprise that would atta...

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Hong Kong’s AI city brain must understand how people really speak
Oct 7, 2026

Hong Kong’s AI city brain must understand how people really speak

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s vision of an “AI city brain” is bold and timely. An integrated system linking data across transport, public works, environmental monitoring and emergency response co...

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Land sales offer only temporary relief for West Kowloon arts hub, experts warn
Oct 7, 2026

Land sales offer only temporary relief for West Kowloon arts hub, experts warn

Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District is betting on property development to ease its financial pressures amid a widening operating deficit, but experts have warned that land sales will only provi...

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Chris Murphy Says Pentagon Denied Him Access To U.S. Base In Qatar
Oct 6, 2026

Chris Murphy Says Pentagon Denied Him Access To U.S. Base In Qatar

He described it as part of a U.S. government effort to conceal the impact of the Iran war....

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Franklin High student who fell from railing died by suicide, coroner determines
Oct 6, 2026

Franklin High student who fell from railing died by suicide, coroner determines

L.A. County authorities have classified the death of a 17-year-old Franklin High student as a suicide and identified him as Xavier Nungaray-Martinez....

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Washington Man Allegedly Conspired With Canadian School Shooter
Oct 6, 2026

Washington Man Allegedly Conspired With Canadian School Shooter

Federal authorities say James Cody Bryant, 30, conspired with an 18-year-old to commit a February mass shooting at a school in Canada....

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Violent head-on crash kills 3, including UCLA, UC Santa Cruz students
Oct 6, 2026

Violent head-on crash kills 3, including UCLA, UC Santa Cruz students

Three people were killed in a crash Sunday evening outside of Salinas....

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Hong Kong’s first-store appeal grows as more Japanese, South Korean and Thai brands arrive
Oct 6, 2026

Hong Kong’s first-store appeal grows as more Japanese, South Korean and Thai brands arrive

Japanese, South Korean and Thai brands have increased their share of new entrants in Hong Kong’s retail property market by 7 percentage points to more than one-third in the first nine months of 2026, ...

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