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Stock market today: Asian markets advance in holiday-thinned trading but Chinese shares slip

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:38 GMT

Asian markets were mostly higher in holiday-thinned trading on Tuesday, with some markets in the region closed for holidays. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher. Shanghai’s benchmark led losses in Asia on heavy selling of technology and computer chip-related shares as worries revived over trade tensions with the U.S. and other western countries. The Shanghai Composite index sank 0.7% to 2,898.88. In Shenzhen, where relatively more high-tech companies are listed, the A-share index lost 1.2%. Semiconductor-related shares fell 2.7% while consumer electronics shares lost 2.4%. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.2% to 33,305.85. In South Korea, the Kospi added 0.1%, to 2,602.59. Bangkok’s SET rose 0.3%. Taiwan’s Taiex gained 0.8% and the Sensex in Mumbai was up 0.3%. Markets in Australia and Hong Kong were closed. Japan’s unemployment rate remained stable at 2.5% in November, according to government data released on Tuesday. The job-to-applicants ratio experienced a slight easi...

Russia’s Defense Ministry says a naval ship was damaged in an air strike by Ukrainian forces in Crimea

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:38 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry says a naval ship was damaged in an air strike by Ukrainian forces in Crimea.Source

La Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE. UU. aún sigue en alerta debido al aumento de migrantes en curso, dice un funcionario

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:38 GMT

(CNN) — Un grupo de migrantes que había estado esperando en temperaturas frías en Eagle Pass, Texas, fue autorizado y procesado en los últimos días, pero la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE. UU. aún no está fuera de peligro debido al aumento en curso de la frontera, dijo un alto funcionario. dijo un funcionario de CBP a CNN el lunes.El funcionario dijo que se tomaron muchas medidas, incluido el aumento de recursos, para abordar el desafío que enfrentó la agencia en Eagle Pass la semana pasada, cuando CNN fue testigo de miles de familias migrantes esperando afuera para ser transportadas a las instalaciones de procesamiento de inmigración.A pesar de la mejora del panorama en Eagle Pass, los cruces ilegales continúan, dijo el mismo funcionario, y están siendo impulsados por malos actores que empujan a los migrantes a ingresar a la frontera sur de Estados Unidos entre los puertos de entrada, incluidas las áreas rurales de Arizona.CNN también se enteró de que grande...

Doncic scores 50 points to eclipse 10,000 for career, Mavericks beat Suns 128-114

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:38 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns ran double teams at Luka Doncic and the Dallas star picked them apart to set up easy baskets.It was even worse when the Suns left Doncic in one-on-one coverage.Luka Doncic scored 50 points to eclipse 10,000 for his career and had 15 assists, lifting the Dallas Mavericks to a 128-114 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.“He’s one of the best in the world,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “As I’ve always said, we can’t take him for granted. When he’s feeling it, you’re just trying to get him the ball as much as possible.”They sure did against the Suns and Doncic made them pay for it.Doncic capped a Christmas Day full of NBA games with a stellar performance, hitting 8 of 16 from 3 and all 12 of his free throws. He eclipsed 10,000 career points in the first quarter to reach the milestone in 358 career games, seventh fastest in NBA history. The rest of the Mavericks chipped in when Doncic passed out of double teams.Dereck Lively II had 20 points and ...

Trump augura un año conflictivo en su furioso discurso navideño

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:38 GMT

(CNN) — La mayoría de los líderes políticos, espirituales y nacionales globales celebran la Navidad con un llamado a la paz o enfatizando las virtudes de la familia y la unidad.Ese no es el estilo de Donald Trump .El expresidente desató un torrente de furia y amargura en línea, en gran parte por sus dificultades legales, que abarcaron la víspera de Navidad y el día de Navidad, anticipando la discordia y las obsesiones personales que infligirá a la nación en un año electoral crucial en 2024.Trump criticó furiosamente al presidente Joe Biden y al fiscal especial Jack Smith , haciendo afirmaciones amplias y falsas de que sus intentos de permanecer en el poder después de perder las elecciones de 2020 representaban una defensa vital de la democracia estadounidense y, por lo tanto, eran perfectamente legales. En una marea de invectivas en mayúsculas en su red Truth Social, Trump intensificó una retórica extrema sobre la inmigración que ha generado comparaciones con la demagogia nazi...

US airstrikes hit Kataib Hezbollah sites in Iraq after attack on US troops

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:38 GMT

(CNN) — The US military carried out airstrikes on three facilities used by the Iraq-based Kataib Hezbollah and “affiliated groups” on Monday night after an attack injured three US troops, leaving one in critical condition, the White House said.A US Central Command statement said early assessments indicated that the US airstrikes, ordered by President Joe Biden, “likely killed a number of Kataib Hezbollah militants.”The Iranian-backed militant group earlier claimed credit for using a one-way attack drone to target the US forces on Erbil Air Base on Monday morning, the White House said.A statement from US National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said the US airstrikes on “three locations utilized by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups focused specifically on unmanned aerial drone activities.”The strikes on the Kataib Hezbollah facilities occurred at 8:45 p.m. ET, according to CENTCOM. “There are no indications that any civilian lives were affe...

5 displaced after early morning Mattapan fire

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:38 GMT

Five people are displaced following a housefire in Mattapan early Tuesday morning.Firefighters were called to the three-story home on Woodale Ave at around 2 a.m. Officials say they were able to knock down the fire quickly and no injuries were reported.The Red Cross and BFD-VAU were on site to assist the five individuals who were displaced by the blaze. https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1739554206606827887https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1739564784373178648

Quebec students forbidden from using cellphones in classrooms after winter break

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:38 GMT

MONTREAL — Quebec’s new rule banning cellphones in classrooms will be in effect when students return from the holiday break, making the province the second to implement such a measure, after Ontario.The directive, which aims to reduce distractions in class, enters into force Dec. 31 and applies to public elementary and secondary schools, but it offers teachers flexibility to let students use phones for specific pedagogical purposes. Many Quebec schools already had rules limiting cellphones in classes before Education Minister Bernard Drainville introduced the ban in August, but some child advocates say it’s in the interest of children to make restrictions as tough as possible.Days ahead of Drainville’s announcement, Étienne Bergeron, a high school teacher from Warwick, Que., launched a petition calling on the government to forbid cellphones anywhere on school property.“I would have gone a lot further,” Bergeron said in an interview, comparing his petiti...

Toyota small car maker Daihatsu shuts down Japan factories during probe of bogus safety tests

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:38 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Daihatsu, a unit of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., has shut down production lines at all its four factories in Japan while transport ministry officials investigate improper tests for safety certifications. The shutdown as of Tuesday comes a week after Daihatsu Motor Co. announced it was suspending all vehicle shipments in and outside Japan after finding improper testing involving 64 models. That led transport ministry officials to launch a deeper probe into problems that apparently persisted for decades. The stoppage is expected to affect thousands of auto parts makers and their employees in a potential blow to local economies.The safety test irregularities earlier this year triggered an independent panel investigation, which found widespread and systematic problems at Daihatsu. It is the latest of safety or other violations found at at least five of Japan’s major automakers in recent years.So far, there have been no reports of accidents or deaths due to the fal...

Daily horoscope for December 26, 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:38 GMT

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions before 10:30 a.m. EST today (7:30 a.m. PST). After that, the Moon moves from Gemini into Cancer.Happy Birthday for Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023:You are a spontaneous, loving person who is a dependable partner. You are courageous and not afraid to push your ideas forward. You’re very energetic. This has been a year of finalizing and wrapping up things for you. In 2024, you begin a fresh, new cycle! Get ready!ARIES(March 21-April 19)★★Tread carefully today, because tension with parents and family members might arise due to today’s Full Moon, which is taking place in the very part of your chart that deals with home and family. Oy vey. Fortunately, the Moon is also dancing with Jupiter, which is a feel-good influence. Tonight: Confusion.TAURUS(April 20-May 20)★★★Be patient with others today. Don’t take the bait. Because of the Full Moon energy today, it’s easy to have silly squabbles that are unnecessary. Actually, with...