A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulation that promised to save Americans billions of dollars in late fees on credit cards faces a last-ditch effort to stave off its implementation. Led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the card industry in March sued the CFPB …
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Hyundai and Kia unit settles U.S. charges it repossessed service members’ vehicles
by adminHyundai’s and Kia’s American financing arm will pay $334,941 to settle charges it illegally repossessed vehicles belonging to military service members, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday. According to papers filed in Los Angeles federal …
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Ascension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the U.S., hit by cyberattack, disrupting patient care
by adminAscension Health, the nation’s largest chain of Catholic hospitals, said Thursday it was responding to a cyberattack that was disrupting its operations. In a press release on its website, Ascension said the attack had caused …
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South Korea’s birthrate is so low, the president wants to create a ministry to tackle it
by adminSouth Korea’s leader on Thursday said he plans to create a new government ministry to tackle the “national emergency” of the country’s infamously low birth rate as it grapples with a deepening demographic crisis. In a …
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said his forces were “always ready” to combat external threats, as he addressed crowds gathered at Moscow’s Red Square on Thursday to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World …
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‘Blast-furnace heat every day’: Record temperatures cancel classes, widening learning gaps across Southeast Asia
by adminWhen temperatures in Cambodia hit a staggering 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in April, Sek Seila, an 11-year-old student studying in the capital Phnom Penh, was promptly sent home from school. Like hundreds of …
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New telescope images reveal ghostly ‘God’s Hand’ in Milky Way reaching across the cosmos
by adminWhat appears to be a ghostly hand reaching across the universe toward a defenseless spiral galaxy in a new telescope image is a rarely seen cosmic phenomenon, according to astronomers. The Dark Energy Camera captured …
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Boeing’s historic Starliner mission now expected to launch no sooner than May 17 after valve issue
by adminThe long-awaited first crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will be delayed for more than a week after engineers identified an issue that halted launch preparations on Monday. Starliner’s next opportunity to lift off on …
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Prisoners in Ukraine to be granted parole for military service as part of mobilization overhaul
by adminSome Ukrainian prisoners will be able to apply for early parole and join the army under a new law aimed at boosting Kyiv’s manpower in its fight against the Russian invasion. The new law will …
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Israeli military operations in Rafah expand from airstrikes to ground operations, satellite images show
by adminThe images, which bear a striking resemblance to the early stages of Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza last year, show the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are active outside of the immediate border crossing area between …