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Trump backs away from hardline immigration policy after midterms blowout: ‘I think it was too tough’

President Trump admitted his hardline immigration policy went too far after the GOP’s sweeping losses in the midterm elections last week. Trump said his administration’s rapid deportations turned off some Americans during a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday, following Republicans losing the Hispanic vote last Tuesday. “…

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Trump says he was ‘only kidding’ about making UFC’s Dana White next press secretary

President says it was ‘just a little fun’ to picture White, UFC boss and Trump’s friend, in briefing room with fightersDonald Trump said on Sunday that he “was only kidding” when he announced a day earlier that he had offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the chief executive of the Ultimate F…

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Justin Timberlake’s rarely seen sons, 11 and 6, make surprise runway appearance with famous dad

Justin Timberlake made a heartwarming appearance with his two sons, Silas and Phineas, to support his niece Zaya. The singer attended the Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s annual fashion show, Be Beautiful Be Yourself, in Denver on Saturday for his 7-year-old niece, Zaya, who has Down syndrome. Timberlake held Zaya …

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Thousands flock to South Korean border park for rare view of North Korean weapon

More than 13,000 people visited South Korea’s Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo, Gyeonggi province, over a 10-day period to catch a rare glimpse of a North Korean self-propelled howitzer visible from the observatory. Despite the heightened tensions between the two Koreas, a total of 13,243 people visited the park from…

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Hyundai Motor's HTWO teams up with Air Liquide to expand hydrogen mobility in China

Hyundai Motor Group said Monday its hydrogen business brand HTWO will partner with French industrial gas company Air Liquide to expand hydrogen-powered mobility in China. HTWO Guangzhou, the South Korean automotive group's first overseas hydrogen fuel-cell system manufacturing base, signed a cooperation agreement wi…

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Troubled broadcaster JTBC to select preferred bidder in Jan.

Debt-ridden South Korean broadcaster JTBC plans to select a preferred bidder in January, the company said Monday, putting up its official notice for the envisioned sale. The sale will be conducted through an open competitive bidding process through the injection of external capital, EY Hanyoung, the accounting firm …

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Trump says ‘only kidding’ about naming UFC’s Dana White as press secretary

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was “only kidding” when he suggested UFC CEO Dana White could become his next White House press secretary, ‌after a social media post a day earlier stirred speculation about recruiting his feisty ally and signalled a combative approach to dealing with Democrats as they pre…

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Alcaraz wins Paris Masters title

PARIS (AP) -- Carlos Alcaraz feels proud of taking "one step forward mentally" after following up his Vienna title last week with a 7-6 (5), 7-5 victory over Ben Shelton in the Paris Masters final on Sunday. The Spanish star, who missed more than four months of the season because of an injured right wrist, continued…

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Hong Kong VTC courses touted as short cut to residency for babies of mainland mothers

Agencies are promoting Vocational Training Council (VTC) courses to pregnant women in mainland China, touting packages cheaper than HK$100,000 (US$12,600) including commission as the lowest-cost route for the women to secure Hong Kong passports for their newborns, the South China Morning Post has found. The path wou…

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Innospace to launch upgraded suborbital rocket in Brazil on Nov. 29

South Korean space startup Innospace Co. said Monday it plans to launch its upgraded multipurpose suborbital rocket, Sebit, in Brazil on Nov. 29, following an unsuccessful maiden test flight in August. The company has secured a 26-day launch window from Nov. 16 to Dec. 11 at the Alcantara Launch Center in Brazil, in…

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Jon Rahm begins career rebuild after demise of LIV Golf by winning in Abu Dhabi

Jon Rahm fought off Ryder Cup teammates Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton to win the Abu Dhabi Championship on Sunday for his first ⁠DP World Tour title in four years, marking a successful start to the Spaniard’s career rebuild following the demise of LIV Golf. It was the former world No 1’s first tournament since he …

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How Hong Kong’s humble plastic stool became a design-world darling

Whether you are eating at the Queen Street Cooked Food Market in Sheung Wan, weaving through a back alley in Tsim Sha Tsui to avoid the crowds on Nathan Road, or waiting for the bus at a covered stop in a rural village in the New Territories, there is one object that has come to symbolise a moment of respite in non-…

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Biden gives heartbreaking update on cancer ahead of memoir release

Former President Joe Biden revealed on Sunday that his prostate cancer diagnosis has slowed him down and he’ll only be able to make limited appearances to promote his upcoming presidential memoir. Biden, who announced his cancer diagnosis last year after he left the White House, wrote on X that his doctors “continue…

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‘This happened very quick’: Beau Lamarre-Condon reenacts shooting Jesse Baird during double murder trial

Former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Paddington in early 2024Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBeau Lamarre-Condon has demonstrated in court how he claims he shot Jesse Baird, acting out his movements in the witness box in Sydney.The former…

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