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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook rejected renewed mortgage fraud allegations from the White House on Wednesday, saying President Donald Trump has no lawful grounds to fire her.

The Grammy-nominated artist and entrepreneur has made a significant investment in SHIFT, whose AI infrastructure has propelled its flagship platform, Fanvue, from a $4m to $200m annualised run rate in just over 2 years.

Meta agreed to pay a coalition of US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, according to a court filing on Wednesday that ends a landmark trial in California.

Derbyshire Police are looking into "allegations of assault" following the incident that saw England fast bowler Brydon Carse handcuffed outside a nightclub over the weekend.

The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it was suing the Discord messaging platform for nearly $100 million in damages over its alleged failure to protect children from harmful content and demanded it adopt stronger safeguards.

Lethal surges of mud and water that hit "like liquid concrete" are nearly impossible to predict and can't be outrun.

Dolly Parton's classics like "Jolene" and "9 to 5" will live on long after her death, but will we get new music from the Queen of Country as well?

The head of US Southern Command visited Colombia on Wednesday to discuss joint operations against narco-traffickers with the administration of new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella, an ally of President Donald Trump.

The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it was suing the Discord messaging platform for nearly $100 million in damages over its alleged failure to protect children from harmful content and demanded it adopt stronger safeguards.

AI juggernaut Nvidia on Wednesday reported quarterly revenue of $96.2 billion, more than double from a year earlier, as the world's most valuable company beat Wall Street expectations and forecast even stronger sales ahead.

Wednesday's historic settlement between Meta and dozens of US states could be just the start of a wave that will ripple across the social media industry, putting TikTok, YouTube and Snap under pressure to make similar changes to their apps for teens.

Philippe Meranger just finished his grocery shopping in Montreal.

NFL owners on Wednesday unanimously approved the record sale of the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks to an ownership group led by India-born billionaire Vinod Khosla, the team announced.

Savio scored on his Tottenham debut as Spurs advanced to a third-round League Cup tie with Liverpool following a comfortable 5-1 win over Charlton on Wednesday.

Criminal groups in Nigeria raised nearly $6 million in ransom payments in the last year, a report said Wednesday, with two mass kidnappings by Boko Haram responsible for nearly 90 percent of the total.

The Brazilian government on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to force the Discord messaging platform to adopt stronger measures to protect children, and is seeking almost $100 million in "collective moral damages."

Savio scored on his Tottenham Hotspur debut as the Premier League side reached the third round of the English League Cup with a comfortable 5-1 win over Charlton on Wednesday.

Alberta’s opposition leader is urging Premier Danielle Smith to cancel or postpone a provincial referendum on separation from Canada, arguing that holding the vote during an active trade war with the United States undermines national unity. NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi criticized the timing as political pandering, while Smith’s office defended the Oct. 19 date as a response to citizen petitions.

Kylian Mbappe scored a brilliant hat-trick to help Real Madrid thrash Real Sociedad 4-1 in La Liga in Jose Mourinho's first home match back at the Santiago Bernabeu as the club's coach.

Goals from Vedat Muriqi and English defender Archie Brown helped Fenerbahce stun Lyon in the Champions League on Wednesday and qualify for the league phase.

"Years and years ago, my sister and I made a pact that when Dolly died we'd come to Dollywood immediately," Rebekah Donchatz said. "We just needed to be here."

Rescue teams rushed Thursday to find hundreds of people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that killed at least 160.

Global investors seek to diversify away from the United States due to political polarization and rising public debt, yet no significant exodus has occurred. This persistence stems not from loyalty but from a lack of viable alternatives; other financial systems lack the depth and infrastructure to absorb massive capital flows without destabilizing themselves.

Wall Street stocks finished lower Wednesday after US inflation came in steady but elevated as markets traded cautiously ahead of earnings from Nvidia and a widely anticipated Federal Reserve speech.

Mahmoud Abayat, a resident of Bethlehem, has issued an urgent appeal for financial assistance to support his family amid severe health challenges and the high costs of caring for three children with special needs. Abayat, who suffers from chronic neurological disorders, states that he can no longer afford essential medications or the specialized therapy required by his children.

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz on Tuesday named a new economy minister to replace a close ally forced out by lawmakers in the midst of an acute crisis.

LIV Golf will lay off the majority of its staff next week under drastic reforms intended to keep the breakaway tour afloat next year, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

The United States on Wednesday named the UK-based Palestine Action group, which has been banned by the British government, as a "specially designated global terrorist" organization.

The fight against climate change has a new, spiral-tusked ally: the narwhal.

A massive flood and landslide disaster on the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 160 people on Wednesday and left several hundred missing, many of them foreign tourists.

Tim Curry, the English actor best known for his star turn as Dr Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic musical film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," has died at the age of 80, US media reported Wednesday.

Iran's president insisted on Wednesday that the United States would achieve nothing with its new sanctions campaign after Washington laid out plans to collapse the country's economy.