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(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Friday as big technology and semiconductor stocks fell, as investors awaited manufacturing and service sector survey results for further clues about the health of the world’s largest economy.The S&P 500 surpassed the 5,500-point milestone in trading on Thursday, but the benchmark index and the Nasdaq both ended lower as large-cap stocks fell.Nvidia fell 1.5% in premarket trading on Friday, after a drop in the previous trading day that put the company’s market cap behind Microsoft’s again.Shares in other chip makers Broadcom Inc., Supermicro Computer Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. fell between 0.8…

TikTok released a letter on Thursday accusing the Biden administration of engaging in “political demagoguery” amid high-stakes negotiations between the government and the company seeking to ease concerns about its presence in the United States. The letter, sent to David Neuman, a senior Justice Department national security official, before President Biden signed the TikTok ban bill, was filed in federal court along with a brief supporting the company’s lawsuit against the bill. TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company ByteDance is also a plaintiff in the case, which is expected to be one of the biggest legal battles in technology and internet history.…

The mighty Columbia River has helped power the American West with hydroelectricity since the days of FDR’s New Deal. But the artificial intelligence revolution will demand more. Much more.So near the river’s banks in Central Washington, Microsoft is betting on an effort to generate power from atomic fusion — the collision of atoms that powers the sun — a breakthrough that has eluded scientists for the past century. Physicists predict it will elude Microsoft, too.The tech giant and its partners say they expect to harness fusion by 2028, an audacious claim that bolsters their promises to transition to green energy…

Amaravati: The inaugural session of the 16th Andhra Pradesh Assembly began on Friday with 172 newly elected members taking oath of office. According to official sources, the 172 state assembly members were administered oath by interim Speaker and TDP member G. Butchaiah Choudhary.After the swearing-in ceremony, the Speaker pro tempore adjourned Parliament until 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.According to sources, no election for chairman and vice-chairman was held at the meeting.However, TDP leader Nara Lokesh, Jana Sena leader Pawan Kalyan and others have declared their candidacy for the Speaker’s post in place of TDP’s Narsipatnam assembly member C Ayanapatrudu.The rally began…

The scorching heat wave gripping the country ahead of the summer solstice could intensify in the coming days, breaking records and affecting more than 135 million people, meteorologists warned on Wednesday.According to AccuWeather, temperatures will reach 90 degrees Fahrenheit from the Ohio Valley through the Mid-Atlantic and into New England, with some locations potentially reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.Some parts of the U.S. not used to extreme heat were already feeling the effects Wednesday, including Caribou, Maine, where records date back to 1939. “The heat index in Caribou is currently at 103 degrees,” the weather service said in a social…

The following sentence from the Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848, was as prophetic as the first in today’s context of Islamophobia. It has short and long-term implications for India: “All the great powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this ghost…Where is the opposition that has not been accused of being Communist by its opponents in power?” Today, this sentence has a chilling effect when the Indian right tells dissenting Indians to go to Pakistan.These philosophical questions have taken on a dangerous dimension for India with Pakistan’s election to…

7 minutes agoSarepta surges after gene therapy approvalSarepta Therapeutics shares soared 33% after the Food and Drug Administration approved further use of the company’s gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 22 minutes agoStock market headed for winning weekWith only Friday’s trading day remaining in the trading week, the three major indexes are trending higher.The Dow Jones Industrial Average led the gains, rising 1.4% this week.The S&P 500 rose 0.8%. Notably, the broad index briefly surpassed 5,500 for the first time in trading on Thursday.The Nasdaq Composite Index, which is dominated by technology stocks, was sluggish, rising just 0.2%.Alex Harring2 hours…

Dogwifhat price prediction: WIF, Solana-based meme coinhas experienced a notable price drop over the past 24 hours, trading below the crucial $2 support level following a market correction. At the time of reporting, WIF’s price was trading at $1.85, reflecting a 13% drop. CoinMarketCap.of Meme Coin Its market capitalization fell 13% to $1.8 billion, placing it 49th on the market capitalization rankings. Trading volume on WIF in the past 24 hours increased 9% to a total of $379 million, indicating that the market remains active despite the downturn.Dogwifhat Price Prediction: Will it Recover from the Current Market Downturn?Meme coin Dogwifhat…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Courtesy of Kylie Kelsey, Jenny Chan Rodriguez/BI Kylie Kelce is married to former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce.Kylie is committed to raising awareness about autism, including for her three daughters.She said she and Jason don’t listen to outside opinions about their marriage. This essay is based on a conversation with Kylie Kelsey and has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve said many times that my interest in the autism community began at a young age. My neighbor, Tim, who was a few years older than me, was autistic. We…

Editor’s note: A portion of this article appears in CNN’s “Meanwhile in the Middle East” newsletter, which covers the biggest stories from the region three times a week. Sign up here. CNN — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah singled out neighboring Cyprus in a fiery speech this week, warning that he would target the tiny divided Mediterranean island if it supported Israel in a possible war between Lebanese militants and Israel. “If Cyprus opens its airports and bases to Israeli forces, Cyprus will also join this war,” the leader of the Iran-backed militant group said in a televised address on Wednesday,…