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China reported year-over-year growth of 4.5% in the July-September quarter, accelerating as strong exports supported the economy. The result brings the country closer to its annual growth target, while trading partners continue to seek reduced imbalances with China.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveFederal Reserve officials and economists increasingly view the AI investment boom as contributing to inflationary pressure. Higher interest rates could weigh more heavily on households and smaller businesses, while major AI companies are seen as relatively insulated from borrowing costs.
uk.marketscreener.com (English) ↗＋ SaveThe World Food Program has reduced assistance to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza and 200,000 in the West Bank because of funding shortages. Its acting head is appealing for $450 million to restore food aid and provide hot meals and parcels for six months.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveParis police imposed overnight curfews in two areas after France experienced its worst rioting in years, including violence targeting public buildings and businesses. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu also backed limited, localized curfews in affected areas.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveHouthi rebels attacked Yemen’s government forces, killing at least 53 people. The Houthis have also recently struck Saudi Arabia’s main international airport and seized territory near a key shipping chokepoint.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security is ordering civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services using the Chinese AI model from government IT systems. It cited national-security risks, including the possible transfer of sensitive data to China.
streetinsider.com (English) ↗＋ SaveAmazon is introducing TorchNeuron, a free open-source tool that lets developers run PyTorch code on its Trainium AI chips with a single configuration change and no rewriting. The move targets Nvidia’s software advantage in AI computing.
investing.com (English) ↗＋ SaveThe Supreme Court agreed to hear a case involving a race-neutral admissions policy for four magnet schools in Montgomery County, Maryland. Asian American parents allege that the policy was designed to increase Black and Latino enrollment while disadvantaging Asian American students.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveThe Department of Homeland Security granted more than 100,000 people from Ukraine and Sudan a temporary reprieve from deportation as their authorization to remain in the United States was set to expire.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveTottenham secured their first Premier League win of the season by beating Coventry 3-1, with the result lifting them out of the bottom three. The victory came despite criticism that the performance was not especially convincing.
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