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Business

Wall Street bets on likely winners and losers in a second Trump term

Professional investors are warning about the risk of getting carried away by the momentum. While strong rhetoric on the campaign trail can cause the big swings, not all of the promises turn into actual policy.

13/11/2024

Health news

Sexually transmitted diseases syphilis and gonorrhoea fall in US

New data showed a fall in syphilis and gonorrhoea cases in the US.

13/11/2024

Culture news

John Krasinski named People magazine's 2024 Sexiest Man Alive

It's a dark day for fans of Glen Powell... But it's hard to argue with People magazine's pick for 2024.

13/11/2024

Business

Boeing to take weeks to resume production of planes after strike

Airline customers have grown increasingly upset over delays in getting new planes from Boeing - delays that started long before 33,000 machinists went on strike on 13 September.

13/11/2024

USA

Trump says Musk will lead new Department of Government Efficiency

Trump said in his statement the two will “pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.”

13/11/2024

No Comment

New York City's underground tunnel becomes public therapy couch

Artist Matthew Chavez is installing his participatory art project called Subway Therapy in the New York underground.

12/11/2024

USA

Blinken heads to Brussels for urgent talks on Ukraine after Trump win

The State Department is set to hold talks in the Belgian capital on how to boost support for the war-torn country before Trump takes over in the transition of power.

12/11/2024

USA

Trump to appoint hardliners Rubio and Waltz as foreign policy chiefs

Trump's picks for secretary of state and national security adviser have fully supported the president-elect in casting doubt on European countries' contributions to NATO.

12/11/2024

Culture news

Yale University introduces course on Beyoncé and her legacy

A course dedicated to studying Beyoncé is coming to Yale University next Spring. It’s not the first time that singers and songwriters have been the focus on a university course.

12/11/2024

Tech News

ChatGPT blocked 250,000 AI image requests of US election candidates

More than 250,000 requests to OpenAI platforms to make deepfakes of US election candidates were rejected, the company says.

11/11/2024

Culture news

Toy company Mattel mistakenly lists porn site on ‘Wicked’ doll merch

American toy manufacturer Mattel has mistakenly printed the address for a porn website on the packaging of Wicked dolls. The misprint is "not appropriate for children", Mattel said, while promising to "remedy" the mistake.

11/11/2024

USA

Trump announces Tom Homan as new 'border czar'

Homan was widely expected to be offered such a position following Trump’s pledge to launch the largest deportation operation in US history.

11/11/2024

USA

Kremlin denies Putin spoke with Trump over de-escalation in Ukraine

The Washington Post first reported Trump warned Putin the US had a "sizeable military presence in Europe" during a phone call between the pair.

11/11/2024

USA

The monkeys that science has experimented on for over a century

Few can fail to sympathise with the dozens of Rhesus macaques that made a break from captivity in a Carolina medical laboratory on Saturday.

10/11/2024

Health news

What Donald Trump and RFK Jr’s health plans could mean for Europe

New medicines, access to treatments, infectious disease monitoring, and more are on the table.

10/11/2024

USA

With Arizona Trump has now won all seven battleground states

Donald Trump has now swept all seven of the hotly contested presidential battlegrounds, winning 312 electoral votes, compared to 226 for Harris.

10/11/2024

Europe News

Trump team distances itself from Ukraine 'peace not territory' claim

Bryan Lanza, who worked on Trump’s presidential campaign, claimed the incoming Trump administration indicated restoring lost Ukrainian territory wasn't a precursor to peace.

10/11/2024

USA

Musk joins Ukrainian president's congratulatory phone call to Trump

Donald Trump put Elon Musk on the line with President Zelenskyy when he called to congratulate the incoming U.S. president, a Ukrainian official said.

09/11/2024

USA

Russia, China and Iran spread misinformation during US election

Russia, Iran and China steadily increased their use of English-language disinformation in the months leading up to Election Day.

09/11/2024

Markets

Trump trade: What investors need to consider in the long term

Following the euphoria on the stock markets that greeted the victory of President-elect Donald Trump, analysts have been looking at what could do well for investors in the long-term.

09/11/2024

USA

Iranian man charged over alleged plot to kill Donald Trump

Investigators learned of the plan to kill president-elect Donald Trump from Farhad Shakeri, an accused Iranian government asset who spent time in American prisons for robbery.

08/11/2024

Culture news

What is the 4B movement and why is it trending online?

Imported from South Korea, many American women are swearing they'll join the 4B movement in light of Trump's re-election. What does it mean?

08/11/2024

Culture news

Dystopian books fly off the shelves following Trump's re-election

The prospect of four more years of Trump has sent readers back to their bookshelves to reacquaint themselves with the bleak futures depicted in works by Margaret Atwood and George Orwell.

08/11/2024

USA

Why are US women backing the '4B' movement after Trump's election win?

Social media posts about and online interest in the South Korean "4B" feminist trend are surging as American women join the call for men to be shunned.

08/11/2024

Tech News

Trump 2.0: How Big Tech, social media, and European tech could change

“As Trump looks to cement his legacy, he may see a chance to leave a lasting impact,” one expert told Euronews Next.

08/11/2024

EuroVerify

No, Melania Trump didn't use a body double during the US election

An old rumour has resurfaced alleging that a body double often steps in for the past and future first lady when out and about with her husband.

08/11/2024