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Adnan Syed’s lawyers seek to reduce his prison sentence

— Attorneys for Adnan Syed, whose complex legal case was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” are seeking to have his prison sentence reduced as he awaits further court decisions. But in August, Maryland’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision that reinstated Syed’s conviction while allowing him to remain free pending a new hearing about whether he should have …

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1 hour, 30 minutes ago

Stocks gain with bond yields, dollar up; economy, rates in focus

Live Mint

* Dollar gains, with Treasury yields * Global stock index up, Wall St indexes close higher * Consumer confidence comes in light, capital goods rise By Sinéad Carew and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON, - A global equity index rose on Monday with help from Wall Street, and U.S. Treasury yields climbed to an almost seven-month high while data showed a …

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2 hours, 7 minutes ago

TSX extends rebound as investors eye ’Santa Claus rally’

Live Mint

* TSX ends up 0.6% at 24,748.98 * Energy sector advances 2% * Materials group adds 0.7% * Eight of 10 major sectors end higher By Fergal Smith Dec 23 - Canada's main stock index rose on Monday, led by gains for resource shares as the seasonal optimism of investors offset an uncertain outlook for the Canadian economy and domestic …

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3 hours, 2 minutes ago

Starbucks strike expands, closes nearly 60 US stores

Associated Press

A five-day strike by Starbucks baristas had closed 59 stores as of Monday afternoon, according to the union organizing the workers. The strike, which began Friday in Los Angeles, Chicago and Starbucks’ hometown of Seattle, spread Monday to stores in Boston, Dallas and Portland, Ore. Workers in New York, Denver, Pittsburgh and other cities had also joined the strike over …

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7 hours, 26 minutes ago

Fire breaks out in Mumbai godown; 8 fire tenders and water tankers at spot

Hindustan Times

A fire erupted at a scrap godown in the Mandala scrapyard area of Mankhurd, Mumbai on Monday evening. The Mumbai fire brigade reported that the fire erupted on Monday evening Eight fire tenders and eight water tankers have been dispatched to the scene, ANI reported. "There is no report of injuries," a Mumbai civic body official told PTI, adding that …

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10 hours, 39 minutes ago

Trump wants mass deportations. A ride-along with immigration officers shows the challenges

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. But Homan also has signaled that enforcement could be wider: “If you’re in the country illegally you got a problem,” he said recently on Dr. Phil’s Merit TV. “You’re not going to be able to do both of those with the resources you have, …

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11 hours, 32 minutes ago

What a merger between Nissan and Honda means for the automakers and the industry

Associated Press

BANGKOK — Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels. Nissan has truck-based body-on-frame large SUVs such as the Armada and Infiniti QX80 that Honda doesn’t have, with large towing capacities and good off-road performance, said Sam Fiorani, …

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15 hours, 39 minutes ago

Oil prices ease on surplus concerns, dollar strength

Live Mint

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK -Oil prices edged lower on Monday in thin trade ahead of the Christmas holiday on concerns about a supply surplus next year and a strengthened dollar. Macquarie analysts projected a growing supply surplus for next year, which will hold Brent prices to an average of $70.50 a barrel, down from this year's average of $79.64, …

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15 hours, 48 minutes ago

Budget 2025: FM should introduce new tax slab for individuals who adopt renewable energy, reduce carbon emissions

Live Mint

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her second comprehensive budget after the 2024 general elections. The old tax regime with the regular income slabs and eligible deductions/exemptions and the new tax regime with relatively wider income slabs and lower tax rates, without most deductions/exemptions available in the old tax regime. A unified tax regime with widened income slabs …

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Nifty 50, Sensex today: What to expect from Indian stock market in trade on December 23

Live Mint

The Indian stock market benchmark equity indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open higher on Monday following gains in global markets. Here’s what to expect from Nifty 50 and Bank Nifty today: Nifty OI Data Nifty 24,000-strike call accumulated the highest open interest at 93.22 lakh contracts, highlighting it as a formidable resistance level. “As Nifty 50 slipped …

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23 hours, 26 minutes ago

Light rain in parts of Delhi-NCR, air quality remains 'severe'

India Today

Parts of Delhi-NCR received light rain early on Monday as the Air Quality Index in the national capital marginally improved, but remained in the 'severe' category with a reading of 400 as of 9 am. At the Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's official weather station, the minimum temperature was recorded at 8.6 degrees Celsius, a degree above normal, due to the cloud …

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23 hours, 26 minutes ago

Hyderabad CP releases video footage to debunk Allu Arjun’s claim

New Indian Express

Crowd manageable before actor’s arrival: Police According to the police, the crowd was manageable before Allu Arjun’s arrival. The video showed Allu Arjun waving to people from the sunroof of his car as he passed Musheerabad Metro station, where thousands of people had gathered on the roads. Later, around 10.45 pm, the ACP returned from the hospital and attempted to …

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23 hours, 26 minutes ago

9 movie scenes I couldn't stop thinking about in 2024

NPR

9 movie scenes I couldn't stop thinking about in 2024 toggle caption A24/Screenshot by NPR; Marni Grossman/Amazon Content Services; Warner Bros. Pictures; A24 As a critic, I'm sometimes asked about my note-taking habits: Do you take a lot of notes? — Girls State toggle caption Apple TV+ Gendered inequities become glaringly obvious very quickly in Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine's …

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1 day ago

Chicago Bears lose 2 more offensive linemen during a 34-17 loss to the Detroit Lions

Associated Press

CHICAGO — Braxton Jones was surrounded by his teammates as he was loaded into a cart. The protection for Caleb Williams took a big hit when Jones and Teven Jenkins departed in the first half of Sunday’s 34-17 loss to the Detroit Lions. So we got to be able to figure that out, adapt, and that’s part of being in …

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1 day, 4 hours ago

Cyber Fraud Hits Rs 300 Crore, Police to Target Bank Collusion

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Bank managements will be under the radar of the city police in 2025 and anyone found colluding with fraudsters directly or indirectly would be duly prosecuted. Of this, the city cybercrime units froze Rs.77 crore and the police facilitated return of about Rs.39 crore to the victims. It has been observed that cyber fraudsters had managed to open current …

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1 day, 11 hours ago

Trump is already walking back on his promises

Raw Story

— Republicans in Congress kick the can down the road to March. But those corrupt Republicans who love the morbidly rich and hate average Americans haven’t given up hope; here’s the operant sentence from the article in today’s Washington Post about the vote: “ proposed a handshake deal with fiscal hawks in his own party to try next year to …

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1 day, 16 hours ago

Hawks take on the Timberwolves on 3-game slide

Associated Press

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Atlanta Hawks Atlanta; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta enters the matchup against Minnesota after losing three games in a row. The Hawks’ 12.3 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.2 more made shots on average than the 12.1 per game the Timberwolves allow. Rudy Gobert is scoring 10.6 points per game and averaging …

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"Proves how 300 WhatsApp numbers of Indians were targeted": Randeep Surjewala after U.S. court verdict on Pegasus

The Hindu

A recent U.S. court ruling holding Israel's NSO Group accountable for its spyware, Pegasus, has sparked sharp criticism from Congress leader Randeep Surjewala who highlighted that the court's verdict reinforces allegations that 300 WhatsApp numbers in India were targeted. A U.S. judge ruled in favour of Meta Platforms' WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a vulnerability …

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1 day, 19 hours ago

K.L. Rahul attended to by physio after getting hit on hand

The Hindu

Rahul got hit on his hand while batting at the nets on Saturday and was promptly attended to by the visiting team's physio ahead of the fourth Test against Australia. Rahul was hit on his right hand and was seen in some discomfort at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which will host the Boxing Day Test from December 26 with the …

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1 day, 23 hours ago

Number of domestic migrants lowered by 12 per cent since 2011: Report

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The number of domestic migrants have lowered by nearly 12% to 40.20 crore between 2011 and 2023, indicating increased economic opportunities across the country, said a report by prime minister’s economic advisory panel EAC-PM. As per a paper by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, the number of domestic migrants stood at 40,20,90,396 in 2023, which …

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1 day, 23 hours ago

ANWB: The reduction of tax benefits for electric cars is going too fast

NL Times

The number of people Dutch people who are planning on buying an electric car is not increasing even though the demand for electric cars is increasing and more and more affordable models are being placed on the market. Especially the lack of clarity about the motor vehicle tax plays a significant part in people’s reluctance to buy an electric car. …

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2 days, 2 hours ago

Paris Fury arrives at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh to watch husband Tyson fight Oleksandr Usyk - after boxer claimed he hadn't spoken to her in THREE MONTHS

Daily Mail

Paris Fury was spotted taking her seat inside the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh as she prepared to watch her husband Tyson's rematch against Oleksandr Usyk. Paris Fury was spotted taking her seat inside the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh as she prepared to watch her husband Tyson's rematch against Oleksandr Usyk The boxer, 36, claimed earlier this week he had not …

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2 days, 7 hours ago

Does 2022 H5N1 bind, replicate better in the respiratory tract?

The Hindu

Since the first case of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in a farm worker in Texas was reported in April this year, the number of confirmed H5N1 cases in humans as of December 20 has shot up to 64 in the U.S., with 34 cases in California alone. The researchers of the preprint study found that the H5N1 virus that has been …

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2 days, 8 hours ago

Here’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this week’s scramble to find consensus on a government spending bill. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund is essentially the country’s checkbook for emergencies. …

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Adnan Syed’s lawyers seek to reduce his prison sentence

Stocks gain with bond yields, dollar up; economy, rates in focus

TSX extends rebound as investors eye ’Santa Claus rally’

Starbucks strike expands, closes nearly 60 US stores

Fire breaks out in Mumbai godown; 8 fire tenders and water tankers at spot

Trump wants mass deportations. A ride-along with immigration officers shows the challenges

What a merger between Nissan and Honda means for the automakers and the industry

Oil prices ease on surplus concerns, dollar strength

Budget 2025: FM should introduce new tax slab for individuals who adopt renewable energy, reduce carbon emissions

Nifty 50, Sensex today: What to expect from Indian stock market in trade on December 23

Light rain in parts of Delhi-NCR, air quality remains 'severe'

Hyderabad CP releases video footage to debunk Allu Arjun’s claim

9 movie scenes I couldn't stop thinking about in 2024

Chicago Bears lose 2 more offensive linemen during a 34-17 loss to the Detroit Lions

Cyber Fraud Hits Rs 300 Crore, Police to Target Bank Collusion

Trump is already walking back on his promises

Hawks take on the Timberwolves on 3-game slide

"Proves how 300 WhatsApp numbers of Indians were targeted": Randeep Surjewala after U.S. court verdict on Pegasus

K.L. Rahul attended to by physio after getting hit on hand

Number of domestic migrants lowered by 12 per cent since 2011: Report

ANWB: The reduction of tax benefits for electric cars is going too fast

Paris Fury arrives at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh to watch husband Tyson fight Oleksandr Usyk - after boxer claimed he hadn't spoken to her in THREE MONTHS

Does 2022 H5N1 bind, replicate better in the respiratory tract?

Here’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill