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Language choice and mixing in 2026 SONA

STATE of the Nation Addresses (SONAs) rarely place language itself at the center of political discussion. Presidents typically devote their annual addresses to the economy, infrastructure, education, health care, foreign policy and national security. Language, despite underpinning almost every aspect of governance, …

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US Grows Only 1.5% In Q2, Badly Missing Estimates, Despite Strong Spending, Investment

The US economy grew at a far weaker than expected pace in the second quarter despite a pickup in consumer spending and solid business investment. According to the BEA, GDP (inflation adjusted) rose just 1.5% in the period, according to the first estimate issued Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This was w…

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Courts not an ‘alternative wage board,’ — TUCP

MANILA, Philippines — Courts cannot be used as an alternative wage board to overturn minimum wage decisions reached through the country’s tripartite wage-setting system, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) asserted on Thursday as it opposed a petition seeking to halt Metro Manila’s P85 daily wage incr…

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IMO reaffirms Philippine seafaring standards, retaining country on 'White List'

MANILA, Philippines — The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has formally reaffirmed the Philippines’ full compliance with global maritime training and certification standards, confirming the nation’s continued inclusion on the agency’s official "White List" of recognized seafaring countries.

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AI investor Leopold Aschenbrenner forced to unwind all public stock positions after steep losses, sources say

The $24 billion hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner unwound all of its public stock holdings after big losses on artificial intelligence companies and a bad bet against software shares left it scrambling to raise cash, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Billionaire Kustov Arrested Alongside Efko Executives and Senior Trade Official

Valery Kustov, founder and majority shareholder of major Russian agribusiness group Efko, has been arrested in Moscow in connection with a fraud investigation alongside several of the company’s executives and a senior Industry and Trade Ministry official, Russian media reported Thursday.

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