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Yoon Ah Mun and Ankur BanerjeeSINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian semiconductor shares slumped on Thursday, following a sharp drop on Wall Street after reports that the United States is considering tightening export controls on advanced semiconductor technology to China.The hardest hit was shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, whose market capitalization fell by about NT$2 trillion ($61.35 billion) in two days.TSMC is due to report earnings later on Thursday but has been hit with a double blow this week by reports of U.S. restrictions and comments from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that Taiwan should…

Article informationauthor, Anthony Zurcherrole, Senior North American Correspondenttwitter, translator18 July 2024 05:28 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoJ.D. Vance took to the stage at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night and introduced himself to an American public that, frankly, knows very little about him.The 39-year-old also set the standard for what could become a clearer, stronger ideological platform for the populist conservative movement that Donald Trump brought, albeit at times hesitantly, to the White House in 2016.The Ohio senator, who was first elected to public office just two years ago, began recounting the moment on Saturday when Donald Trump nearly died…

U.S. President Joe Biden rubs his nose while greeting shoppers at Mario’s Westside Market grocery store in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is now back in Delaware and in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. APUS President Joe Biden appears to be getting no breather: Amid calls for him to withdraw from the presidential race, the 81-year-old commander in chief has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating in Delaware.Shortly after the news broke, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden was experiencing “mild symptoms” and would return to Delaware to “self-isolate.” He would continue to carry out his…

Milwaukee, Wisconsin CNN  —  Two days after being tapped as Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance introduced himself to voters in a speech that highlighted the populist direction the two aim to take the Republican Party — and the nation. Vance’s Republican National Convention speech capped a night Republicans spent prosecuting what they see as President Joe Biden’s biggest foreign policy failures and their consequences. Gold Star families hammered Biden’s handling of the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal. The parents of a Hamas kidnapping victim led chants of “Bring them home.” A Jewish Harvard University graduate who is suing the…

To play this content please enable JavaScript or try a different browser.Video captions, WATCH: J.D. Vance’s first speech will be a family eventArticle informationauthor, Mike Wendlingrole, BBC News, Republican Convention18 July 2024 05:19 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoPresident Donald Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, vowed in a prime-time speech to fight for working-class Americans who he says have been “ignored and forgotten” by the Democratic Party.The Ohio senator introduced himself to millions of Americans watching at home, recalling his humble Midwestern origins as he blasted “career politicians” like President Joe Biden.Speaking at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he claimed…

Updated July 18, 2024, 09:49 ISTThe meeting was convened one month after India’s Lok Sabha elections, in which the ruling BJP performed poorly, dropping to 33 seats, 29 fewer than in 2019. The Indian camp saw the Samajwadi Party (SP) strengthen by winning 37 seats, 32 more than in 2019, while the Indian National Congress gained six seats. “The BJP has paid the price for its overconfidence,” Yogi Adityanath said at the meeting (file photo).Key highlightsIn the recent Lok Sabha elections, the BJP was reduced to 33 seats in Uttar Pradesh. “The BJP has paid the price for its overconfidence,”…

WELCOME TO OUR SPECIAL EDITION From the Political Deskis an evening newsletter bringing you the latest coverage and analysis from the election campaign, the White House and Congress from the NBC News political team.Tonight, Henry J. Gomez and Matt Dixon report from the convention floor as J.D. Vance introduces himself to a national audience in his VP acceptance speech, plus Chief Political Analyst Chuck Todd examines whether the convention can help Republicans retake Wisconsin.To receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday, sign up here.Vance calls for ‘big tent’ Republican Party in VP acceptance speechHenry J. Gomez and Matt DixonMILWAUKEE…

SAN FRANCISCO — Business owners in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district say they’ve seen a recent drop in crime and are thankful for District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. Shop owners like Jesus Cahuil say they’ve seen everything from people shooting up syringes in the bathroom to drug dealers sneaking inside their stores and trying to elude police.”They come here to hide so they don’t get arrested, and there’s no way to tell them ‘don’t come in,’ so they come here, wait for things to calm down and then leave again,” said Cahuil, owner of Los Yucatecos restaurant, which opened three years ago…

In radio communications, the Chinese sailors claimed they were conducting a “freedom of navigation operation” and said the Coast Guard was watching the ship as it traveled south of the Aleutian Islands into the North Pacific Ocean to ensure it “does not interfere with U.S. interests in the maritime environment around Alaska.”The latest sighting marks the fourth consecutive year that Chinese warships have been spotted in the region. In July 2023, Washington sent a destroyer near Alaska after the Chinese and Russian navies conducted joint patrols near the Aleutian Islands.Troy Bouffard, director of the Arctic Security and Resilience Center at…

Hotel room interior for 2 people.Modern and luxurious design. TROY, Mich. (WJET/WFXP) — J.D. Power has released this year’s North American Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index (NAGSI) study, showcasing the top hotels in North America and revealing emerging travel trends. Now in its 28th year, the annual survey begins with a survey conducted the previous year and releases the results in July of the following year. The survey aims to measure guest satisfaction with the entire hotel experience, from pre-stay communication to check-out. The study categorizes hotels into nine segments: luxury, upper upscale, upscale, upscale extended stay, upper midscale, upper midscale/midscale…