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SMIC says worries over memory shortage prompt customers to hold back Q1 orders

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp <0981.HK>, China's largest contract chipmaker, on Friday said growing worries about a shortage of memory chips are prompting its customers to hold back their orders for other types of semiconductors. "People don't dare place too many orders for the first quarter next year," said Zhao Haijun, SMIC's co-CEO, during an earnings call. "Because no one knows how many memory (chips) will actually be available - how many phones, cars, or other products it can support."Manufacturers of cars and smartphones that use memory will face pricing pressure a

US Catholic bishops condemn Trump administration's immigration enforcement

Russia attacks Kyiv with fires, injuries, and ongoing strikes reported

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South Korea to boost EV subsidies in 2026 to help auto industry weather US tariffs

South Korea's government said on Friday it would boost subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) by 20% next year as part of a package to help the country's auto industry weather risks caused by U.S. tariffs. The government said in a statement passenger EV subsidies would be increased to 936 billion won ($658.47 million) in 2026, up from 780 billion won this year, in a bid to stimulate local demand. The package will also include support to help auto parts suppliers, with the government pledging to supply policy finance at levels above the 15 trillion won it provided in 2025. South Korea will also

South Korea, U.S. agree on trade, security deal, nuclear subs, Lee says

China's factory output, retail sales growth worst in over a year

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China's October new home prices fall at fastest pace in a year

China's new home prices fell at the fastest monthly pace in a year in October, official data showed on Friday, highlighting persistently weak demand in the crisis-hit property sector.Prices fell 0.5% month-on-month, the steepest decline since October last year, after a 0.4% drop in September, according to Reuters calculations based on data released by the National Bureau of Statistics.On an annual basis, home prices fell 2.2% in October, matching the rate of decline from the previous month.The continued declines in home prices, especially in September and October, traditionally a peak sales se

Oil climbs more than 2% after Ukrainian attack damages Russian oil depot

Amazon, Microsoft back effort to restrict Nvidia's exports to China, WSJ reports

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Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase pleads not guilty to bet-rigging charges

Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court on Thursday to charges accusing him of rigging bets on his pitches during MLB games. Clase, an MLB All-Star and Cleveland’s all-time saves leader, appeared in Brooklyn federal court and answered questions through a Spanish interpreter. His lawyer entered the plea on his behalf.Clase was released on a $600,000 bond secured partly by his agent. Clase traveled to the U.S. from his native Dominican Republic on Thursday morning and will stay here for the remainder of the case, his lawyer Michael Ferrara said.

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Judge denies New Jersey Rep. McIver's request to dismiss Trump administration charges

A judge declined Thursday to throw out the criminal case against U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver, who was charged with assaulting federal agents during a chaotic visit last spring to an immigration detention center in New Jersey. McIver’s lawyers had argued that the prosecution was selective and vindictive, and that the New Jersey Democrat hadn’t assaulted anyone during her May 9 trip to Delaney Hall detention center in Newark. They also said McIver was performing legislative duties protected by the Constitution when she showed up to inspect the detention center, and was thus immu

US to pay $10,000 bonuses for exemplary TSA officers during shutdown

Kai Trump shoots 13-over 83 in LPGA Tour debut, leaving her last in 108-player field

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Johnson shifts strategy on Epstein files vote – as GOP leaders brace for mass defections

House Speaker Mike Johnson decided to quickly schedule a House vote on an effort to force the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein case files once the calculation was made that it couldn’t be stopped.The decision marked a shift in strategy for Johnson and the White House, who had long sought to delay the process, three sources told CNN.House GOP leaders are bracing for a significant number of Republicans to break from President Donald Trump and support the bipartisan bill led by GOP Rep. Thomas Massie and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna calling for the Justice Department to release the Epstein

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Colorado AD Rick George, who hired Deion Sanders, to step down at end of academic year

Rick George, the athletic director at Colorado who hired football coach Deion Sanders, is stepping away from his role at the end of the academic year. The university announced his decision Thursday with the football team on a bye week. George plans to move into an advisory role to the chancellor and serve as director of athletics emeritus. He will help raise money for the department. George was brought on as Colorado's athletic director in July 2013. One of his biggest moves was in December 2022 when he hired Sanders, the former NFL star known as Coach Prime, who h

Trump foes Comey and James challenge appointment of US attorney

CNN exclusive: Maduro tells people in the US to unite with Venezuela for peace of the Americas

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Researchers say they have verified and sequenced Hitler’s DNA. A new documentary reveals the findings

Researchers have analyzed a sample of DNA believed to belong to Adolf Hitler, which they say reveals the dictator of Nazi Germany had a genetic marker for a rare disorder that can delay puberty, according to a new documentary.The research, which took more than four years to complete, was led by geneticist Turi King, a professor at the UK’s University of Bath who is known for identifying the remains of King Richard III. King said she verified that a piece of material taken from a couch in the bunker where Hitler shot himself in 1945 was soaked in the dictator’s blood by comparing a DNA samp

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Trump briefed this week on options for military operations in Venezuela

President Donald Trump was briefed this week on options for military operations inside Venezuela as he continues to mull a path forward in the country, four sources told CNN.Trump has yet to decide on how to proceed, and he continues to weigh the risks and benefits of launching a scaled-up campaign. The president has previously voiced reservations about taking military action meant to oust Nicolas Maduro, concerned about whether it would prove effective.While Wednesday’s briefing included an updated set of options for the president to consider, it did not indicate that he’s closer to makin

Business jet that crashed in Michigan was flown after pilots chose not to wait for a test pilot, NTSB says

Verizon to cut about 15,000 jobs as new CEO restructures, source says

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Some Korean workers detained in Georgia immigration raid have returned to their jobs at Hyundai site

Two months after 300 South Korean nationals were detained and left the U.S. following in an immigration raid at Hyundai's electric vehicle manufacturing site in Georgia, some of those workers have returned to America to resume those jobs, their employer said Thursday. The September raid shut down work on a battery plant under construction at the sprawling site near Savannah where Hyundai Motor Group began producing electric vehicles last year. Most of the 475 workers detained were South Korean nationals. U.S. immigration officials said they entered the U.S. with visas that had e

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Man takes bus for joyride in Canada, turns down passenger with expired pass

Canadian police say a member of the public who took an Ontario transit bus for a joyride, with about 10 passengers still onboard, didn’t even leave “a ding.”Police say the man, who drove the articulated bus along its route through the city, also carefully denied entry to a passenger looking to board with an expired bus pass.“It’s comical but at the same time it’s serious. We’re thankful nobody was hurt,” Hamilton police spokesperson Trevor McKenna said, according to CNN affiliate CBC.The joyride took place Tuesday night, after the real bus driver pulled into a terminal and got