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Sona Comstar Clarifies Media Reports on BYD Supply Talks
Autocar Professional
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July 17, 2025
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited has clarified that its discussions with various potential customers, including reports linking it to Chinese EV manufacturer BYD, are part of ordinary business operations and do not constitute material events...
Africa’s Addiction to Aid
Pressenza
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July 17, 2025
by Mesay Berhanu Gemechu Is it the beginning of the end of Africa’s overreliance on foreign aid? Trump’s decision to end the flow of aid going to the developing world, notably Africa, which has been channeled through the USAID over the past...
FINRA Foundation Releases Sixth Wave Of The National Financial Capability Study - Findings Reveal Decline In U.S. Adults’ Ability To Make Ends Meet And Save For Emergencies, More Households Strained By Increased Costs, And The Struggle Of The…
Mondovisione
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The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) released today its sixth wave of the National Financial Capability Study, an expansive source of data and insights about the financial lives of U.S. adults that has been conducted every...
Burger King's Epic Naruto Collab Will Quietly Launch In the U.S. Soon
Screen Rant
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July 16, 2025
One of the most intriguing developments of early 2025 was the collaboration between the Naruto franchise and the fast food chain Burger King. While not unusual for a beloved anime to be featured in a restaurant's time-limited promotion, what...
Maxwell Alejandro Frost addresses local concerns and national policy in recent social media posts
Orlando Standard - Florida
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July 16, 2025
Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost, who represents Florida’s 10th district in the U.S. Congress, recently shared a series of posts addressing key issues impacting Central Floridians and national policy. Frost, who succeeded Val Demings in 2023...
Women’s stars’ NIL deals carrying over into WNBA
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers are part of the new generation of women’s basketball stars who have been able to profit off their name in college and build brands that have helped them excel off the court in the WNBA. All three...
U.S. Army Watercraft Repositions from Hawaii to Japan
Naval news
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July 16, 2025
The U.S. Army has deployed a logistics support vessel to the first island chain to support Indo-Pacific exercises. The U.S. Army has restationed one of its few logistics support vessels from Hawaii to Japan last month to support Indo-Pacific...
What’s new at Clift Farm? More restaurants coming soon to massive Madison development
AL.com - Alabama
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July 17, 2025
Huntsville residents looking for more steak and seafood options in the Huntsville area now have them just north of U.S. 72 at Clift Farm. Italian, Mexican and Asian options are on the way in the mixed-use development just north of the Madison city...
Nearly 800 respond to B.C.'s pitch to attract Trump-weary U.S. healthcare workers
Castlegar News
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July 16, 2025
B.C. has so far received 780 applications total, 188 from doctors, in response to recruitment efforts. American doctors and nurses are beginning to respond to B.C.'s call to come north. As of July 16, the province's recruitment campaign to attract...
Oakmont bans former U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark for…
The Detroit News - Michigan
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Oakmont, Pa. – Former U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark won't be allowed back at Oakmont Country Club until he pays to fix the locker he damaged and gets counseling for his anger. Golf Digest obtained a letter that club president John Lynch sent to...
Forecasters See Tough Times Ahead for X’s Ad Business
Adweek
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July 17, 2025
With advertising industry veteran Linda Yaccarino no longer CEO of X, the social platform’s strategy to attract more ad dollars is unclear. Ad forecasters see continued turbulence ahead Marketing intelligence firm WARC, for instance, forecasts X’s...
Indonesian millers commit to buying 1 million tons of U.S. wheat each year
Capital Press - Oregon
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July 16, 2025
Published 12:00 pm Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Joe Sowers, U.S. Wheat Associates regional vice president for South and Southeast Asia, front row, far left, participates in the signing of a memorandum of understanding with APTINDO, Indonesia’s flour...
A massive Trump scandal. Minuscule media attention.
Popular Information
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July 17, 2025
Trump Tower stands in Manhattan. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) For decades, any suggestion of financial entanglements between a U.S. president or presidential candidate and foreign nationals has been considered a scandal. A financial...
Tehran says "reserves all options" to retaliate U.S. attacks
Global Times
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Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities were "outrageous" and "will have everlasting consequences." Tehran "reserves all options" to retaliate, said the minister. Meanwhile, the...
Whoever wins Buellton’s upcoming special election will help decide what Parks Plaza will become
Santa Maria Sun - California
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July 17, 2025
In the final weeks of his first term as a Buellton City Council member, Dave King lost his 2012 re-election campaign and gained something he “wouldn’t have traded for anything.” It was a new job he couldn’t have accepted if he remained on the...
Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins best male athlete award at ESPYS
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 17, 2025
NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles won as best male and female athletes at the ESPYS on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Gilgeous-Alexander, of Hamilton, Ont., led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA...
U.S. citizen who helped Russia from inside Ukraine granted Russian passport by Putin
Japan Times
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July 15, 2025
Daniel Martindale, a U.S. citizen who helped the Kremlin target Ukrainian troops and was then spirited out of eastern Ukraine by Russian special forces, has received a Russian passport in Moscow. Russian state television broadcast a report on...
Zero-rated South African macadamia exports to China will soften blow of U.S. tariffs
Fresh Plaza
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July 16, 2025
South Africa sells around a fifth of its macadamias to the United States. Industry body Macadamias South Africa (SAMAC) has made the sums, South African media reports, and suggests that a 30% tariff imposed on macadamias could lead to annual...
Massive Walmart layoffs? USA's largest private employer set to axe hundreds of jobs in shock move
The Economic Times
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July 17, 2025
Walmart, the USA's largest private employer, is back in the spotlight. This time, Walmart is apparently making headlines for job cuts. Walmart has roughly 1.6 million workers, making it the biggest private employer in the US. The company's website...
Rep. David Kustoff discusses legislative achievements and local outreach on social media
NW Tennessee News
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July 16, 2025
Rep. David Kustoff, U.S. Congressman representing Tennessee’s 8th district since 2017, recently highlighted his legislative activities and community engagement through a series of posts on social media.On July 15, 2025, Kustoff shared his...