Freshman conundrum: Study at home or out-of-state? Study local or move out of state: Finishing high school is a milestone that comes with excitement, nerves, and the significant task of choosing the right college for the next chapter of your life. For students in the United States, this decision holds even more weight because it…
Vice President Kamala Harris has officially launched her personal TikTok account, @kamalaharris, tapping into the viral video-sharing platform amid a recent surge in social media attention following her announcement to run for president.Harris joined TikTok on Thursday, addressing her recent spike in popularity on the app. “Well, I’ve heard that recently I’ve been on the…
ZURICH: Britain is likely to lose nearly one in six of its US dollar millionaires by 2028, but their number is set to grow in other countries including the United States and surge in Taiwan, according to a report published on Wednesday.The UBS Global Wealth Report for 2024 forecast the number of dollar millionaires in…
SACRAMENTO: Swaths of California sweltered Tuesday and things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts. The torrid conditions were being caused by a ridge of high pressure just off the West Coast and a separate…
WASHINGTON: The Treasury Department on Friday fleshed out a proposed rule that would restrict and monitor US investments in China for artificial intelligence, computer chips and quantum computing. The proposed rule stems from President Joe Biden’s August 2023 executive order regarding the access that “countries of concern” have to American dollars that fund advanced technologies,…
BEIJING: China and the Philippines traded accusations over a maritime collision in the South China Sea on Monday, the latest in an increasingly testy series of confrontations over the disputed waters. Meanwhile, hours later, the United States said in a statement it had completed joint naval exercises in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) with…
