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Wanted ex-Philippine mayor in Singapore for a month: report
Model caught on camera leaving surprise in supermarket food
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Marcos: 'Heads will roll' after ex-mayor accused of Chinese crime links flees
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HDB loan limits tightened in new property cooling measures; Joseph Schooling reflects on rise and retirement: Singapore live news
Yahoo Singapore is featuring a curated selection of some of the biggest, most important, and fascinating news that's making waves online.
2-min read - NewsFortune
Era of 'invented in California, made in China' is over, warns PM Wong
China is "convinced that the United States is seeking to contain it and suppress its rise," Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said.
3-min read - BusinessBloomberg
Bankers charged by Singapore were stars of race for China’s rich
The criminals and their close associates held more than S$370 million at more than a dozen financial institutions, according to court records compiled by Bloomberg.
6-min read - BusinessBloomberg
Singapore bans ex-HSBC banker for a year over disclosure breach
Aw Jun Ray, Reko Corinthians, is banned for a year from providing any financial advisory services.
1-min read - NewsBloomberg
Singapore adds public housing curbs to boost affordability
Singapore introduced new curbs on public housing as Prime Minister Lawrence Wong seeks to tame price gains that threaten to become a political flashpoint in upcoming elections.
4-min read - NewsYahoo News Singapore
Lawrence Wong announces new social benefits in National Day Rally speech; Hassan Sunny retires after 20 years in international football: Singapore live news
Yahoo Singapore is featuring a curated selection of some of the biggest, most important, and fascinating news that's making waves online.
2-min read - SportTime
Joseph Schooling: When supreme athletes discover life outside of sport
Singapore’s “golden boy” who beat Michael Phelps reflects on his rise and retirement.
16-min read - NewsBloomberg
Singapore’s Wong dishes fresh handouts in first major speech
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong dishes fresh handouts in first major speech.
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My girlfriend broke up with me because I couldn’t have sex with her
John's sexual difficulties didn't seem to bother his girlfriend at first, but eight months on, she was getting frustrated with him.
5-min read - LifestyleSETHLUI.COM
Haidilao free high tea buffet in Orchard till 30 Sep 2024
Haidilao has surprised us again with creating a complimentary high tea buffet (as long as you're dining there) at its 313 Somerset location.
1-min read - OpinionMoneySmart
When Should You Consider Voluntary CPF Contributions?
Given we live in the era of “doomscrolling” on TikTok and instant gratification, the thought of voluntarily contributing to our CPF (when we won’t see that coin for another few... The post When Should You Consider Voluntary CPF Contributions? appeared first on MoneySmart Blog.
7-min read - NewsSETHLUI.COM
Don’t visit these markets & hawker centres slated for spring cleaning in Aug 2024
This August cleaning list aims to help prevent wasted trips to your nearby hawker centre, and allows you to schedule other plans on these dates.
2-min read - TechnologyEngadget
Apple event rumor roundup: What to expect at the iPhone 16 keynote
Apple event rumor roundup: What to expect at the Phone 16 keynote. Here's everything we know so far.
9-min read - NewsStoryful
VideoPennsylvania Republican Official Allegedly 'Swatted' After Endorsing Kamala Harris
A Pennsylvania Republican official says he was “swatted” at his home on Friday, August 16, after endorsing Kamala Harris for president on national television.Matthew McCaffery, a local Republican official in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania, released doorbell footage on Saturday via X, showing police patting him down on his front porch.He said, “My family was swatted in what Upper Merion Police are classifying as a politically motivated crime. This happened after I appeared on CNN, where I di
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VideoRussia Claims Missile Destroyed Ukrainian Control Center and Weapons Depot in Sumy Region
Russia’s Ministry of Defense said it destroyed a control center and warehouse of weapons and ammunition near the city of Hlukhiv in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast on Tuesday, August 20.Russia said an Su-34 multifunctional supersonic fighter-bomber of the Russian Air and Space Force struck the building.“As a result of the strike, a warehouse with weapons and ammunition and the control centre of the 47th AFU brigade were destroyed by aerial bombs on universal planning and correction modules,” Russia said.
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US employment falls by 818,000 in latest government revision
Wednesday's release shows the US labor market added fewer jobs than initially reported in the 12-month period ending in March 2024 but economists are wary about reading too much into the release.
3-min read - NewsStoryful
VideoUkrainian Drones Target Russian Pontoon and Military Vehicle in Kursk Oblast
Ukrainian drones targeted a Russian pontoon and military vehicle on the Seym River in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, footage released on Tuesday, August 20, showed.This footage, posted by Ukrainian activist and YouTuber Serhii Sternenko, but credited to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, shows a drone flying into a Russian vehicle. A second drone is seen targeting another vehicle of a Russian unit that had deployed parts of a pontoon crossing over the river.Satellite imagery analyzed by Radio Svoboda showed th
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VideoMoment House Collapses Amid Historic Flash Flooding in Connecticut
A house collapsed on Monday, August 19, after “historic” and “unprecedented” rainfall brought flooding to parts of Connecticut over the weekend, officials said.Christopher Hofmann captured this video of a home in Oxford collapsing. The footage shows the moment the foundation gives out, spilling the home’s contents into rushing water.According to local news outlet WTNH, the occupants were safe.“I got my son’s teddy bear … we didn’t think it would come to this,” Randi Marcucio, the homeowner and s
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Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq snap 8-day winning streak as focus turns to Jackson Hole
Markets are marking time as anticipation builds for Fed Chair Powell's speech at Jackson Hole, expected to usher in a rate cut.
2-min read - NewsStoryful
VideoMoment 7-Week-Old Baby Is Saved After 3 Days Stranded in Remote Area on Greek Island
Volunteers and members of the local coast guard rescued a seven-week-old baby and others who were stranded in a remote area of the Greek island of Tilos for three days, according to the mayor of the island.This footage by Maria Kamma, the mayor of Tilos, shows a man holding a baby in an inflatable raft. The raft is seen being pulled away from a rocky shore by two men.Kamma said that the baby and his parents, whom she described as “refugees,” became stranded in a rocky area of Tilos after being l
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'Market psychology' contributing to higher prices in HDB resale market, says Desmond Lee; Putien Singapore absorbing GST and waiving service charge: Singapore live news
Yahoo Singapore is featuring a curated selection of some of the biggest, most important, and fascinating news that's making waves online.
2-min read - NewsStoryful
Video'Peekaboo': Woman Tries to Evade Capture by Squeezing into Tesla Trunk
A woman accused of shoplifting in Irvine, California, took an unusual route to evade capture on August 14, squeezing into the trunk of a Tesla in a mall parking lot before being discovered and arrested by police, the Police Department said.Police said they were alerted to a theft at Sephora involving $600 worth of beauty products. When loss prevention officers lost sight of the suspect, a witness pointed them to a white Tesla where they had seen her enter the trunk.Police said they found 35-year
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VideoCrowds Gather for Trump Visit to Michigan Town With Historical Ties to White Supremacy
Crowds gathered and cheered as former president Donald Trump’s motorcade drove into Howell, Michigan, on Tuesday, August 20, for a campaign event.A news report noted that Howell was associated with Robert E Miles, a prominent Ku Klux Klan member who held meetings on a nearby farm in the 1970s.A Trump campaign spokesperson dismissed criticism of the event location, assuring that Trump would speak out against “hate of any form.”Trump was scheduled to speak at 3 pm Tuesday at the "Livingston County
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Americans think they'll be out of work and are looking for jobs at highest rate in 10 years: NY Fed survey
More Americans are looking for jobs as unemployment concerns rise to their highest level in a decade.
3-min read - NewsStoryful
VideoSurfer Tackled and Arrested in New Jersey for Not Displaying Beach Tag, Reports Say
Police on the Jersey Shore arrested a surfer for not displaying a beach badge on his wetsuit, despite having one attached to his beach bag on Tuesday, August 20, local media reported.Video captured by Austin Downs shows police detaining the surfer, a friend of Downs’, before the situation escalates in front of shocked beachgoers in Belmar on Tuesday afternoon.“He was released from jail yesterday, and the police seemed to have targeted him as soon as he stepped out of the water from surfing,” Dow
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Story raises $80M at $2.25B valuation to build a blockchain for the business of content IP in the age of AI
AI giants like Anthropic, OpenAI and Stability AI have faced a lot of heat over how they've scraped data and rode rough-shod over others' intellectual property when training and operating their foundational models. Now a startup called Story -- which today is announcing $80 million in funding -- is bidding to rebalance the scales with a blockchain-based platform to help IP owners track usage more effectively. In the words of CEO and co-founder, S.Y. Lee, the aim is to build a more “sustainable
5-min read - EntertainmentStoryful
VideoLil Jon Rocks Audience During Georgia Roll Call at DNC
Atlanta rapper Lil Jon joined the Georgia delegation to deliver its votes for Vice President Kamala Harris on the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, August 20.Footage filmed by Brianna January shows the rap star getting the crowd going with hit song Turn Down for What at Chicago
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VideoBrazen Thief Steals Money Jar From Children's Lemonade Stand
A man in Chesapeake, Virginia, was caught on camera stealing the money jar from a pair of entrepreneurial children running a lemonade stand.Ryan Caldwell is the father to the kids seen in the video, ages 8 and 10. He told Storyful the brazen thief pulled up to his children’s lemonade stand on August 14, grabbed the money jar, and made off with $40. According to local news outlet WAVY, the children were hoping to put the money toward a dirt bike and a four-wheeler.The video shows a silver four-do
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VideoIsraeli Strike Kills Palestinian Fatah Official in South Lebanon
An Israeli strike on a vehicle killed a member of the Palestinian Fatah movement’s militant wing in Sidon, Lebanon, on August 21, according to Lebanese media and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).Lebanese news outlet Al Mayadeen said the slain man, Khalil al-Maqdah, had been “a commander in the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of the Fatah movement.”The IDF took responsibility for the strike and accused al-Maqdah and his brother, Mounir al-Maqdah, of directing attacks on Israeli targets
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VideoMichelle Obama attacks Trump in DNC speech
In a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday night, former first lady Michelle Obama drew a sharp contrast between Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris. Obama said, “She understands that most of us will never be afforded the grace of failing forward. We will never benefit from the affirmative action of generational wealth.” The former first lady also referred to a statement Trump recently made that immigrants are taking "Black jobs." Obama said, "Who's g
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The theories on what caused Bayesian superyacht to sink so quickly
Yahoo News UK rounds up the theories on what could have caused the Bayesian to sink off the coast of Sicily.
7-min read - CelebrityYahoo Celebrity
The timing of Jennifer Lopez's divorce filing? 'Brilliant' and 'strategic,' say divorce attorneys.
Did Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have a prenup? Why did she file for divorce without a lawyer? Attorneys answer our burning Bennifer breakup questions.
4-min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Meme stocks are surging again, which may be good news for the risk rally: Morning Brief
As stocks recover from losses this month, a familiar feature of the post-pandemic market has reappeared.
2-min read - TechnologyEngadget
Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL review: Superb cameras, with a side of Gemini AI
With the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL, Google continues to improve its cameras, is available in two sizes.
16-min read - SportYahoo Sports
Kerr out at Team USA, Zion slims down & our favorite under-the-radar offseason moves | No Cap Room
Jake Fischer and Dan Devine talk their way through the late August NBA news cycle and list off their favorite under-the-radar moves from this NBA offseason.
2-min read - SportYahoo Sports
Noah Lyles wants 'millions of dollars,' no 'gimmicks' to race Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill
By 'gimmicks,' Lyles apparently means running any distance that's not 100 meters.
3-min read - LifestyleYahoo Life UK
I tested Loop earplugs at the Eras Tour, here's my honest review
I put Loop earplugs to the ultimate test at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.
5-min read - TechnologyEngadget
AMD explains its AI PC strategy
How is AMD building for the AI PC era? We talk with two executives to find out.
4-min read - HealthYahoo Life Shopping
The best resistance band for 2024, according to a certified personal trainer
Build strength, flexibility and mobility with this portable piece of resistance training equipment — the Living Fit resistance bands top our list.
10-min read - EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK
How Twilight shaped The Amazing Spider-Man reboot
Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone starred in 2012’s Spider-Man reboot, a young-adult romance billed as “a superhero movie for the Twilight generation”.
6-min read - BusinessYahoo Finance Video
VideoMarkets are positive, may see another correction: Strategist
In the first week of August, the volatility index (^VIX) spiked to nearly 40, its highest level since March 2020. It has since cooled in late August as equities (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) bounced back from sell-offs, fueled by a rally in tech stocks. Truist Co-Chief Investment Officer and chief market strategist Keith Lerner discusses how he is viewing the tech sector and volatility trends during this market cycle. "Now, the first thing I'll just say the pullback we've seen off the low, I mean the pea
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VideoFord revises EV strategy. Will it pay off in the long run?
Ford (F) has announced its plans to scrap the production of its three-row electric SUV, delaying the opening of a new EV plant, and swapping plans for the new EV with a strategy centered around hybrid models. Autoblog editor-in-chief Greg Migliore joins Asking For A Trend to give insight into Ford's pivot, the company's position in the electric truck segment, and what this could all mean for the automaker and the sector moving forward. "They have a little bit more of a kind of a scattered record
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Apple's M2 MacBook Air drops to a record low of $799
Get the laptop for 20 percent off.
1-min read - ScienceTechCrunch
The new generation of heavy lift rockets is rising to challenge SpaceX
As the global appetite for orbital launches continues to grow, the competition among new and old space companies to build bigger and better launch vehicles is firing up. As a bit of background, it likely won't surprise you to hear that SpaceX is the undisputed leader in launch, conducting a record 96 launches last year alone.
10-min read - SportYahoo Sports
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani moves closer to his first 40-40 season. When could he accomplish the feat?
Shohei Ohtani is on the verge of becoming the sixth player in MLB history to tally 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season.
2-min read - BusinessYahoo Finance Video
VideoViking Therapeutics could be a new winner in the GLP-1 space
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs have taken the pharmaceutical world by storm, Novo Nordisk (NVO) and Eli Lilly (LLY) making a name for the class of drugs through their own landmark brands. But what about the other pharma players pushing into the weight-loss space? Julie Hyman is joined by RSE Ventures Co-Founder and CEO Matt Higgins for the latest installment of Good Buy or Goodbye to talk about why he is bullish on Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) in its GLP-1 innovations, and why he is bearish on glucose mo
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VideoJD.com, Walmart have 'frenemy relationship': KraneShares CIO
Retail giant Walmart (WMT) has decided to offload all of its shares and end its eight-year partnership with Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com (JD). This move raises questions about the broader implications for China's e-commerce landscape. KraneShares chief investment officer Brendan Ahern joins Market Domination Overtime to analyze this development. Ahern notes that domestic consumption in China has been "scarred" by COVID-19 and "the downdraft in real estate prices," which is weighing on Chin
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VideoAndrew Tate's Romanian Home Raided by Police in Human Trafficking Probe
Romanian authorities searched four properties on Wednesday, August 21, including internet personality Andrew Tate’s home in Voluntari, as part of a human trafficking probe.Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) said on Wednesday that four homes were searched in Ilfov County and Bucharest as part of a criminal case involving allegations of “forming an organized criminal group, trafficking in minors, trafficking in persons, sexual intercourse with a minor, i
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VideoTwo emerging threads from retail earnings
Earnings from retailers like Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), TJX (TJX), and Macy's (M), along with jobs and retail data are painting a very mixed picture of the US consumer. LSEG Director of Consumer Research Jharonne Martis joins Wealth! to give insight into the US retail numbers and recent retail earnings say about the consumer and what trends investors can expect from consumers. "There are two common denominators right now that are jumping out. The first one being that as you mentioned, retaile
