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Trump says US government will ‘probably’ shut down

WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump said Tuesday the US government would probably see its first shutdown in more than six years, with funding expiring at midnight and no breakthrough in sight in acrimonious negotiations between Democrats and Republicans. “We’ll probably have a shutdown,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office just hours before the

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PSA pens new policy to quell attempts at censorship

The Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) has moved to protect its members from what it calls censorship disguised as revoked access, adopting new measures after the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) briefly barred Spin.ph from coverage in the recent FIVB World Men’s Championship. In a statement on Tuesday, the PSA said any official or organization that

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Cathie Wood’s China Bet: Ark Buys Alibaba’s AI Surge And Baidu’s Autonomous Future, Dump’s Stock Of Crypto-Pivot Brera

On Tuesday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest made significant trades involving Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA), and Brera Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: BREA). The Baidu Trade ARK Innovation ETF (BATS: ARKK) purchased 52, 388 shares of Baidu. The trade, valued at approximately $6. 9 million, comes amid Baidu’s aggressive expansion of its Apollo Go robotaxi business into new markets. Baidu is in talks with governments in Australia and Southeast Asia to introduce its autonomous vehicles. This expansion follows the granting of 50 trial licenses in Dubai, allowing Baidu to expand its fleet in the UAE, according to a recent report. The Alibaba Trade ARKK acquired 23, 538 shares of the Jack Ma-founded company. The transaction, valued at around $4. 1 million, aligns with Alibaba’s recent stock performance, which has been buoyed by its push into cloud computing and .