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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 8/19/202623:36 U.S. stocks rose Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury Department announced a move that could ease pressure coming from the bond market States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children23:36 Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities12:57 Millions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Thursday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities Kenya triples its power target, aiming to expand use of nuclear and geothermal energy9:10 Kenya has tripled its long-term target for expanding its renewable power capacity to meet surging demand and support its industrialization, but that might not result in more affordable power for consumers Shares fall in Asia, with Kospi down 5.7%, while oil prices jump9:10 Shares are sharply lower in Asia after Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high as artificial-intelligence stocks resumed their decline Shares in Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree soar in Shanghai trading debut7:34 Shares of Unitree, one of China's largest humanoid robot makers, have soared as much as 629% in its public stock trading debut in Shanghai Last week's British Columbia wildfire harmed 150 structures, forced evacuations3:50 Officials say last week's fast-moving wildfire in western Canada destroyed or damaged about 150 structures, forcing over 20,000 people to evacuate Watchdog calls for US import ban as forced labor persists in Dominican sugarcane fields18.srpna A human rights group says that forced labor persists on massive sugarcane plantations across the Dominican Republic Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, but why?18.srpna U.S. President Donald Trump is angry with Oman over its talks with Iran about managing the Strait of Hormuz that lies between the countries Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools18.srpna A whistleblower is alleging that a Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says18.srpna A new study reveals that flight attendants and pilots face the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers, even more than people working with radioactive materials Home Depot sales lifted by customers focusing on smaller projects18.srpna Home Depot’s sales improved during its fiscal second quarter as customers spent more during the summer months and concentrated on smaller projects |