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  Thune urges Senate Democrats to support clean resolution ending government shutdown
Senator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) addressed the Senate on the 30th day of...
 
    
  Trump shutdown live: Republicans told to play ‘Trump card’ to end crisis in president’s latest social media rant
Donald Trump demands Republicans take 'nuclear option' to end shutdown The president has called on his party to “play their ‘TRUMP CARD’” and take “the Nuclear Option” to end the U.S. government shutdown after almost a month of deadlock in...
 
    
  Saving Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan from Hamas and the Europeans
Despite some setbacks, President Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan has been an unprecedented success because it quickly achieved its most important objective: the release of all live Israeli hostages held by Hamas. The U.S. and its Arab allies are...
 
    
  Netflix’s ‘The Night Agent’ Replacement Surges on Streaming Charts
Netflix’s latest European import, The Asset, has exploded across global streaming charts and become the #1 show on Netflix in over 40 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, and Brazil. The show’s plot and come-up are reminiscent of...
 
    
  Keep the status quo, end the interior’s control
For decades, Guam’s political status has been debated, yet no proposal has proven more practical, secure, or beneficial than maintaining our current territorial relationship with the United States. However, it is equally clear that our continued...
 
    
  Trump’s Asia Tour Set to Attract $2 Trillion in Investments: Bessent
Fri 31 Oct 2025 | 06:45 AM U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Thursday that the United States and China have finalized the framework of a comprehensive trade agreement, which could be signed as early as next week. He added that...
 
    
  US to limit refugee numbers, prioritize white S. Africans
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans, a dramatic drop announced Thursday that effectively suspends America's...
 
    
  Canada, Japan to meet China’s Xi on deepening economic ties
Canada and Japan are preparing to meet China’s President Xi Jinping during the APEC gathering in Gyeongju, South Korea, where Xi has taken the main role after securing a temporary trade truce with U.S. President Donald Trump. The truce was reached...
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  [APEC 2025] Nvidia to deploy 260,000 GPUs to build AI factories with Samsung, Hyundai in S. Korea
By Chang Dong-woo GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Nvidia Corp. plans to deploy up to 260,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) in South Korea in partnership with the government and major companies here to build large-scale artificial...
 
    
  Steel tycoon Mittal’s part-owned Indian refiner stops buying Russian oil
Indian refiner HPCL-Mittal Energy said on Wednesday it has stopped purchasing Russian oil, shortly after the Financial Times reported the company bought Russian oil transported on blacklisted ships. Last week, the U.S. and Europe imposed a raft of...
 
    
  Who Turned Out the Lights? The Impact of a Prolonged Government Shutdown on Private Employers
We are several weeks into a federal government shutdown, which might be on pace to be the longest in U.S. history. Time will tell whether this shutdown is record-breaking. In the meantime, the impact on federal employees is plain; some are...
 
    
  Thune urges Senate action as government shutdown enters 30th day
Senator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) addressed the Senate floor on Thursday,...
 
    
  Hyundai Motor and Kia’s Tariff Burden Drops by 3 Trillion Won
Just over 100 days after Korea and the U.S. agreed on a $350 billion investment package, the specifics of its implementation have been settled, dissipating the uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs on export companies. The automotive industry, in...
 
    
  Mid-Missouri farmers face hurdles as government shutdown halts USDA
Federal programs across the nation face uncertainty due to the government's continued shutdown. Many U.S. Department of Agriculture resources have been halted. Mid-Missouri farmers weighed in on how they feel the impact of the federal government's...
 
    
  Banaras Beads Ltd - Impact of enhanced US Govt. Tariff on company's Export
The Board of directors of Banaras Beads Ltd discussed in detail regarding impact of U S Govt. enhanced tariff on company's Export. During discussion it has been explained by CEO and M D Shri Siddharth Gupta that the negotiation on enhanced tariffs...
 
    
  How Trump is still paying troops despite government shutdown
The U.S. government shutdown has entered its 31st day with no end in sight, leaving thousands of employees working without pay. Previously, the government was successful in getting the paychecks delivered to the troops and now the administration...
 
    
  Nvidia to Supply Blackwell GPU Microarchitectures to Seoul, S. Korean Firms
Photo : YONHAP News Nvidia said it will supply approximately 260-thousand Blackwell graphics processing units(GPU) to the South Korean government, as well as major companies like Samsung, SK and Hyundai Motor. The top U.S. chipmaker announced on...
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  [APEC 2025] S. Korea, Nvidia discuss ways to bolster AI in public sector
By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's science ministry on Friday discussed measures to enhance the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem in the public sector with U.S. tech giant Nvidia Corp. as the country seeks to become a...
 
    
  Trump’s 10% bus tariffs are about to pinch city budgets across North America
Poll By Canadian Press on October 31, 2025. OTTAWA — A transit advocacy group is warning new U.S. tariffs on buses coming into effect this weekend are going to upend the budgets of cities across North America — and eventually residents and riders....
 
    
  U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Putin-Backed Bosnian Serb Separatist Leader
The Trump administration announced yesterday that it was lifting sanctions on convicted former Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik and associated individuals and businesses, penalties the United States had imposed over corruption and their...