After years on the streets it took a while for Viking Weiner to get used to the feeling of being at home in his new apartment in Sweden's second city Gothenburg.
Rescue teams rushed Thursday to find more than 1,300 people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that killed at least 165 and swept away entire villages.
The Czech team of Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik won the US Open mixed doubles Wednesday, saving two match points in a nervy semi-final and then pulling through in a tight final.
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Economy
Rescue teams rushed Thursday to find more than 1,000 people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that killed at least 165 and swept away entire villages.
August 27, 2026
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US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will have to soothe investors frazzled by his cryptic communication style in a key speech on Friday, analysts say, or risk having his leadership undercut by other policymakers filling the void.
August 27, 2026
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's controversial efforts to lower Treasury yields have potentially put him at odds with Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, complicating the latter's communications challenge this week.
August 27, 2026
From high in the hills around Las Vegas, tourist Choune Osterero gazes down at the line of chalky mineral deposits left on the rocks around Lake Mead as the level of America's largest reservoir has dropped over the last quarter of a century of drought.
August 27, 2026
Hundreds of foreign nationals are missing in Nepal after devastating flash floods on Wednesday killed at least 160 people.
August 27, 2026
Politics
A highly unusual trip by the CIA director to Moscow this week was to warn Russia against any attack on NATO member states, US media reported Wednesday, after President Donald Trump sought to downplay the visit.
August 27, 2026
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From Japan to Europe and the United States, officials are getting antsy as bond yields hit highs not seen in a decade or more, making borrowing more expensive for governments as well as businesses and consumers.
Rescue teams rushed Thursday to find hundreds of people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that killed at least 160 and swept away entire villages.
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook rejected renewed mortgage fraud allegations from the White House on Wednesday, saying President Donald Trump has no lawful grounds to fire her.
The Grammy-nominated artist and entrepreneur has made a significant investment in SHIFT, whose AI infrastructure has propelled its flagship platform, Fanvue, from a $4m to $200m annualised run rate in just over 2 years.
August 27, 2026
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Meta agreed to pay a coalition of US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, according to a court filing on Wednesday that ends a landmark trial in California.
August 26, 2026
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Derbyshire Police are looking into "allegations of assault" following the incident that saw England fast bowler Brydon Carse handcuffed outside a nightclub over the weekend.
The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it was suing the Discord messaging platform for nearly $100 million in damages over its alleged failure to protect children from harmful content and demanded it adopt stronger safeguards.
Lethal surges of mud and water that hit "like liquid concrete" are nearly impossible to predict and can't be outrun.
Dolly Parton's classics like "Jolene" and "9 to 5" will live on long after her death, but will we get new music from the Queen of Country as well?
August 26, 2026
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