Black Voting Groups Prepare for Disinformation Campaigns in the Midterms
A new “propaganda playbook” aims to demystify common techniques used to target Black Americans, long a powerful voting bloc, with election-related disinformation.
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What is the triple lock and why are people talking about it?
The triple lock guarantees that the state pension is not overtaken by inflation or wage increases.
Faisal Islam: Triple lock move is significant, but it's a gamble
I had expected him to try to forge a political consensus on this thorny issue at this stage, but he has gone further than that.
From port to road, the journey of an electric vehicle in Kenya
This story traces an electric vehicle's journey from imported components at the Port of Mombasa to local assembly and Kenyan roads, while examining the growth of the EV industry, its benefits and the challenges of cost, charging infrastructure and adoption.
College Students Flex Their Power in A.I. Investment Frenzy
Dorm Room Fund, a program that lets college students invest in their peers, raised a new $50 million fund as the competition for young founders ramps up.
Burnham says public body will invest in electricity grid
The prime minister said he wants to reduce energy costs in his first conference speech as Labour leader.
Trump’s municipal bond portfolio reaches as much as $1 billion as policy overlaps mount
President Donald Trump disclosed municipal bond holdings worth $300 million to $1 billion, including debt tied to issuers affected by federal policy.
US ban on Canadian alcohol and dairy takes effect as trade war drags on
It is the latest escalation in the Canada-US trade war after negotiations collapsed in late August, with no word on when talks may resume.
Service sector contributes 66.1% to China's economic growth in H1
China's service sector has maintained strong growth momentum this year, contributing 66.1% to the country's economic growth in the first half (H1) of 2026, up 5.9 percentage points from the same period a year earlier, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's top economic planner, said on Tuesday.
Dollar keeps climbing as oil, US yields stay high; jobs data looms
It is testing several-month highs against major peers
