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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Washington, as Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., listen. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that in April fanned fears of a global recession. The president expressed frustration with new export controls placed…

Scrolling through social media during a work break, Alexandra realized she was going to lose her new job. An X account with over 500,000 followers had reposted a screenshot of a Facebook post she’d made about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “You log onto Twitter and you see half a million people following a page, including Elon Musk. They’re saying, you better fire this person,” said Alexandra. “I knew that they were going to fire me because of the pressure by the mob.” The X account also named Alexandra and her employer. NPR is not naming the X account and…

In a step towards asset tokenisation, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has developed a Unified Markets Interface (UMI) which is envisioned as new next generation financial market infrastructure, its Governor Sanjay Malhotra said.Asset tokenization converts real-world assets into digital tokens on blockchain, creating fractional ownership and global trading opportunities. It offers new possibilities for the financial markets in expanding access, improving transparency and enhancing settlement efficiency through smart contracts. “The Reserve Bank has conceptualized a Unified Markets Interface as a new next generation financial market infrastructure. This interface will have the capability to tokenize financial assets and settlements using wholesale…

YouTube star and musician Aaryamann Sethi surprised all of his fans when he proposed to his girlfriend, Yogita Bihani, in a vlog. The two have since then moved in together and are now taking their first trip as an engaged couple. While the destination will be revealed in the next episode, the latest vlog included the buildup to the impromptu getaway and some heartwarming moments with their family and house help. The vlog started with Yogita and Aaryamann joshing around with their househelp, Bhagyashree, who tried to scare Yogita off camera. Aary then sat down to edit his videos, while…

Writer Ahmad Ibsais explains how Sumud, or steadfastness, captures Palestinian life and defiance to colonial powers.

Travel bags take up a ton of storage space in your home when not in use. A typical full-size suitcase is 27 inches tall, 24 inches wide, and 14 inches deep, which can be hard to find a place to store, let alone the other travel bags you have, such as carry-ons, weekenders, toiletry bags, and more. To save precious space, one genius workaround is investing in collapsible travel bags that fold up to almost nothing, which means you can fit more in less space.  If saving space is what you’re after, we found the 11 most convenient space-saving, foldable…

The Manipur government on Friday, October 10, 2025, banned two brands of cough syrup found to contain a “highly toxic chemical”. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Manipur government on Friday (October 10, 2025) banned two brands of cough syrup found to contain a “highly toxic chemical”.The Drugs Control Department has prohibited the sale and consumption of these two products in Manipur and directed all retailers, distributors, and pharmacies to immediately withdraw the affected batches from shelves and report compliance.A statement by the Drugs Control Administration under the Directorate of Health Services issued a “public alert warning consumers, retailers, and…

France’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring against Azerbaijan in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, on October 10, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Kylian Mbappe played saviour as France closed in on qualification for next year’s World Cup with a lacklustre 3-0 home win over Azerbaijan in their Group D qualifier on Friday (October 10, 2025).The 26-year-old opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime and set up Adrien Rabiot for the second, with substitute Florian Thauvin adding a third to put Les Bleus on nine points from three games and give Didier Deschamps’ side a chance to secure qualification on Monday…

Indian shoppers will soon be able to shop and pay for things while talking to AI chatbots like ChatGPT. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the government entity behind the United Payments Interface (UPI), has announced a partnership with OpenAI and Razorpay to enable direct payments via ChatGPT. The move comes after Google and Perplexity announced their own AI-powered payment services. Razorpay has now revealed that it has started privately testing the beta version of Agentic Payments, a feature that lets users complete transactions without leaving the AI platform they are using. According to Reuters, the ongoing pilot will…

Normington could minimally dress the yacht when needed, but most of her changes were to ensure continuity between the real ship and the sets her team built at Shepperton Studios, a film studio built outside of London. The sets included the cabins, the library, the spa, and the main corridor, where essential action takes place.“We wanted [the yacht] to be a character,” Normington says. “To be dark and menacing and slick with cool tones. The corridor was the link to everything else, and it creates this feeling that you never quite know where you are and who’s where. Everything’s reflective.…