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US to Announce Additional $500 Million Defense Boost to Philippines

US to Announce Additional $500 Million Defense Boost to Philippines

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are in Manila this week to announce a $500 million defense funding to help the Philippines in its deterrence against China.


Delta Demands Compensation for Microsoft Cyber Outage

Delta Airlines has hired David Boies, prominent attorney and chair of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, in order to seek damages from CrowdStrike and Microsoft after an outage this month that caused millions of computers to crash, including those in airports.

MrBeast's Trans Collaborator Fired Over Grooming Allegations; Jimmy Donaldson Criticized for Amazon Prime Production

MrBeast, the 300-million-subscriber YouTube channel and media company behind it, has been under fire in recent days due to double allegations directed at its founding co-presenters, Jimmy Donaldson and Ava Kris Tyson, regarding its questionable work ethics and predatory sexual behavior, respectively.

Bill Ackman's Firm Pershing Square Postpones Public Listing

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman’s firm Pershing Square announced that it was postponing its initial public offering, saying that there was an ‘enormous sensitivity’ to the size of the transaction.


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