Oil, Iran protests, Hang Seng Index, CSI 300

Shanghai’s city skyline as seen from observation deck at Shanghai Tower in China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Monday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after a U.S. job report showed fewer jobs were created in December than expected, while the unemployment rate fell, signaling resilience in the…

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Newsom rejects Louisiana call to extradite California doctor over abortion pills

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday rejected a request from Louisiana authorities to extradite a California doctor accused of illegally shipping abortion drugs. “Louisiana’s request has been denied,” Newsom said in a statement. “My position on this has been clear since 2022: We will not allow extremist politicians from other states access to California……

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Norway spy chief blames Russian hackers for hijacking dam

Russian hackers briefly abducted a dam in Norway in early April and dropped millions of gallons of water before stopping the attack, revealing Norway’s detective chief on Thursday. Hackers opened a floodgate in the Bremangar Dam in Western Norway, with control over the dam’s computer system to release about three Olympic sized swimming pools of…

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Watch live: Trump highlights Memphis crime task force

President Trump will travel to Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday to highlight the crime task force he established last year. Trump formed the Memphis SAFE Task Force last September to replicate federal law enforcement action in Washington, D.C., in the Tennessee city. “This task force will be a replication of our exceptionally successful efforts… Source link

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