August 20, 2026

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Alibaba shares fall 4% as AI spending drives 75% drop in net income -

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Victor Bernardo And Wife Hospitalised After Serious Car Accident – STAB -

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Family of 6-year-old girl who died in badminton accident files wrongful death lawsuit – Upper Michigan’s Source -

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Peru investigates fatal accident at Las Bambas copper mine – Yahoo -

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Humanoid robots’ ‘ChatGPT moment’ could be 10 years away, Unitree founder says -

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Bond yields edge higher as traders digest Treasury debt buyback plan -

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Child dies in badminton accident, family sues – Alaska’s News Source -

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Child dies in badminton accident, family sues – NewsChannel 10 -

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Trump says Iran’s economy is collapsing. A former central bank adviser in Tehran pushes back -

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Somali pirate menace returns as U.S.-Iran war stokes regional chaos and saps enforcement resources -

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Four workers dead after being hit by train in Japan – BBC -

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Hong Kong’s IPO boom extends beyond tech, HKEX CEO says, as fundraising tops $40 billion -

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7 killed in Kenya helicopter crash – The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette -

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7 killed in Kenya helicopter crash – The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette -

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Army resumes Apache helicopter training missions after Texas crash that killed 2 – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos -

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Army resumes Apache helicopter training missions after Texas crash that killed 2 – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos -

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Beloved middle school history teacher dies in snorkeling accident – WFIE | 14 News -

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Beloved middle school history teacher dies in snorkeling accident – Upper Michigan’s Source -

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Beloved middle school history teacher dies in snorkeling accident – Upper Michigan’s Source -

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Singapore’s Temasek is on a hot streak in India as three bets surge after IPOs -

Thursday, August 20, 2026

U.S. News

Trump scaling down U.S.-South Korea drills could risk more than just joint military readiness

The move by Trump also will start to raise questions about the credibility of Washington’s commitment to alliances.

Trump bemoans Fed interest rate policy, says U.S. should be paying much less

As he has done in the past, Trump accused Fed officials of having political motives.

Stripe to buy OpenRouter as fintech expands deeper into AI

Stripe said it’s acquiring OpenRouter, as the payments company expands into the artificial intelligence model market.

Bessent moves to curb Treasury yields, putting new pressure on Warsh’s Fed

Treasury’s move to buy back more long-term debt cooled a bond selloff, but economists warn it could raise new inflation and independence questions for the Fed

Fed officials saw need for rate hike if inflation doesn’t cool, minutes show

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released minutes from its July 28-29 policy meeting.

DOJ cites Comey’s novel in urging judge not to toss ’86 47′ seashells threat to Trump case

“There is no serious dispute that an objective viewer of Comey’s post could read it to mean ‘Kill President Trump,’ ” prosecutors said.

DOJ cites Comey’s novel in urging judge not to toss ’86 47′ seashells threat to Trump case

“There is no serious dispute that an objective viewer of Comey’s post could read it to mean ‘Kill President Trump,’ ” prosecutors said.

DOJ cites Comey’s novel in urging judge not to toss ‘86 47′ seashells threat to Trump case

“There is no serious dispute that an objective viewer of Comey’s post could read it to mean ‘Kill President Trump,'” prosecutors said.

Trump touted a deal to avert new tariffs on Canada. Here’s what we know so far

Trump’s new tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods were set to take effect Wednesday, but were postponed by three days.

Weekly mortgage demand stalls along with interest rates, but rates are now moving higher again.

Mortgage rates were unchanged last week, as was mortgage demand, and total volume remains lower than year-ago levels.

U.S. government debt yields are surging at a bad time. Here’s what’s behind the move

Fixed income market watchers ascribe a run that began in June to a number of variables.