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June 25, 2025

Trump tariff limbo blights Singapore, Thailand as ASEAN states deal
SINGAPORE — Uncertainty clouds key economies in ASEAN that have yet to strike tariff deals with the U.S. ahead of President Donald Trump’s August 1 deadline, with Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia among the nations facing an anxious week of negotiations. The pressure has been intensified by neighbors Vietnam, Indonesia and, most recently, the Philippines…
House Oversight Committee to subpoena DOJ for Epstein files
The House Oversight Committee will subpoena the Justice Department to release files tied to the case of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after a subcommittee voted on the matter Wednesday, according to a committee spokesperson. The subpoena “will be issued in the future,” the spokesperson said, without providing additional details on the timing. The forthcoming subpoena…
Do fluoride supplements harm children? FDA panel discussion turns into heated debate
A meeting Wednesday at the Food and Drug Administration about fluoride supplements became, at one point, a contentious back-and-forth over whether the ingestible tablets harm children’s microbiomes or play a vital role in helping protect them from tooth decay. Pediatric dentists consider the chewable tablets, available only by prescription, as particularly important for families who…
SK Hynix’s Q2 profit hits record on strong AI chip demand
SEOUL — SK Hynix’s operating profit hit a record high in the second quarter amid signs big U.S. tech companies are pulling forward orders for artificial intelligence memory chips to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s expected tariffs on semiconductors. The South Korean chipmaker said on Thursday that operating profit jumped 68.5% from the same…
Columbia agrees to pay $200 million to restore funding cut by Trump administration
Columbia University will pay $200 million to the federal government to restore the majority of funding that was cut by the Trump administration over allegations it violated anti-discrimination laws. “This agreement marks an important step forward after a period of sustained federal scrutiny and institutional uncertainty,” acting university President Claire Shipman said in a statement.…
Thousands protest over weakening of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies
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3 Ohio officers shot, gunman dead after lunchtime ambush, police say
Three Ohio police were shot, two multiple times, after a gunman opened fired on two of them as they ate a pizza lunch in their patrol cars Wednesday, the police chief in Lorain said. The gunman, who police said was fatally shot at the scene, had an “arsenal” of weapons and was “was lying in…
South Korea GDP rebounds to growth in Q2 as exports rise
SEOUL — South Korea’s economy returned to growth in the second quarter of this year as exports ticked up, according to central bank data released on Thursday. The Bank of Korea said in an advance estimate that real gross domestic product in Asia’s fourth-largest economy expanded 0.6% during the April-June period compared with the previous…