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A “draft” from The Treasury Department of a $1 commemorative coin that it plans to mint next year.Courtesy: U.S. Treasury DepartmentThe Treasury Department is considering minting a $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump’s likeness on both sides to honor him and commemorate the United States’ 250th birthday next year.A first draft of that coin, which will mark the semiquincentennial anniversary of the nation’s founding, depicts Trump’s head in profile on one side, above the words “IN GOD WE TRUST” and the dates 1776 and 2026.The other side of the coin shows a defiant-looking Trump raising his fist, closely matching the…

A staff member works at the production base of Ypsomed (China) Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Changzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 18, 2025.(Xinhua/Liu Jiaqi)NANJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) — The cylinder plant of Hyva Mechanics (China) Co., Ltd., located in Yangzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, was bustling with activity when Yin Yan, the company’s operations and supply chain director, proudly introduced the company’s hydraulic cylinder products to a group of visiting journalists.Outside the plant, cylinder products were neatly packaged and tagged with client information, including addresses and contact details, waiting to be delivered to various locations across the country. This…

Haryana Police in India have arrested a 30-year-old YouTuber, Wasim Akram, from Palwal district on accusations of spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi. According to Indian media reports, Akram first came into contact with a Pakistani agent, identified as Danish, in 2021 while applying for a visa to Pakistan. Read: ‘Be-Gunah’ takes on India’s false flag According to media reports, he was later found supplying Pakistani handlers with SIM cards, facilitating internet calls, and sharing sensitive information through encrypted applications. Indian police confirmed that Akram has been booked under the Official Secrets Act and…

People hold a sign as they participate in a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship as the court hears arguments over the order in Washington, May 15, 2025.Drew Angerer | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s effort to curtail birthright citizenship was declared unconstitutional by a second U.S. appeals court on Friday, handing him another defeat on a core piece of his hardline immigration agenda whose ultimate fate may lay with the U.S. Supreme Court.A three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction won by Democratic-led states and immigrant rights advocates…

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) raised concerns on Friday over the significant decline in exports and the closure of industries. According to a statement by the council, exports fell by 3.83% in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, totaling $7.61 billion. In September alone, exports dropped sharply by 11.71%, amounting to $2.51 billion. PTC further noted that the trade deficit has widened to $9.37 billion during the same quarter, largely due to a 13.49% increase in imports, putting substantial pressure on the country’s external accounts. As a result of these economic challenges, Gul Ahmed Textile has decided to shut…

An employee arranges a salad dressing display at an Amazon Fresh grocery store on December 12, 2024 in Federal Way, Washington.David Ryder | Getty ImagesAmazon is closing four more Fresh supermarkets in Southern California as the e-commerce giant continues to focus its grocery strategy around Whole Foods and delivery. The closures will take place in the coming weeks, Amazon confirmed to CNBC. They follow the shuttering of four other U.S. locations in recent months, in Washington, Virginia, New York and a Los Angeles suburb. “Certain locations work better than others, and after an assessment, we’ve made the decision to close…

A coalition of unions, employers and religious groups filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump’s bid to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers.The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco is the first to challenge Trump’s proclamation issued last month announcing the fee.The United Auto Workers union, American Association of University Professors and other plaintiffs say Trump’s power to restrict the entry of certain foreign nationals does not allow him to override the law that created the H-1B visa program.The program allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in…

  Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry and Islamabad IGP Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi separately assured the media on Friday of investigation into the police’s recent actions against journalists at the National Press Club (NPC).  IGP Rizvi was speaking to the media outside the Islamabad High Court when he was asked point blank as to who authorised the police to use violence against journalists.  “The inquiry team will review CCTV footage and get to the bottom of the matter,” said the IGP, assuring journalists that a probe has been launched into the incident.  Meanwhile, Chaudhry addressed the media’s questions at the…

Andrew Feldman, co-founder of Cerebras System Inc., speaks at the Raise summit in Paris, France, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence chipmaker Cerebras on Friday filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission withdrawing plans for an initial public offering. The agency is operating at a low volume after the U.S. government shutdown that went into effect this week.Last year Cerebras filed for an IPO as it went up against Nvidia to make the most capable processors for running generative AI models. Earlier this week, exactly one year after the prospectus became…

GM Hummer EV production in Detroit.Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General MotorsDETROIT – Shares of the Detroit automakers closed higher Friday following an afternoon report that President Donald Trump is considering “significant tariff relief” for the production of vehicles in the U.S.Stocks for General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler parent Stellantis shifted from trading level or down to closing up between 1% to 4% on the report from Reuters.The news organization, citing Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio as well as auto officials, said the potential change could “effectively eliminate much of the costs major car companies are paying.””The signal…