Democrat and Republican lawmakers in Congress have agreed on a $1.59 trillion spending deal later today they'll start negotiations over how much various agencies get to spend in the fiscal year moving forward.

US lawmakers to negotiate how much various agencies can spend

The United States air safety regulator on Saturday (Jan 6) temporarily grounded certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft for safety checks a day after one of the airplane's window panels blew out over the state of Oregon post takeoff.

US: Alaska Airlines grounds fleet of 66 Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes for inspection after mid-air incident

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday for an unspecified medical matter, the Pentagon said late on Friday, without detailing why he was being treated or why it kept his hospital stay secret all week. Austin, who is 70, sits just below President Joe Biden at the top of the chain of command of the U.S. military and his duties require him being available at a moment's notice to respond to any manner of national security crisis.

US: Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin takes responsibility of not disclosing hospitalisation

As the US Presidential race heats up, Trump ramps up attacks against Nikki Haley & Ron De Santis. DeSantis calls Haley 'Puppet of Donors.' Watch to get more insights!

US Elections 2024: DeSantis & Haley seek to be alternative to Donald Trump

US: Pentagon did not inform President Biden of Defence Secretary's hospitalisation

Alaska Airlines grounded its Boeing 737-9 planes on Friday after a flight with 177 people onboard made an emergency landing in the US state of Oregon, with passengers reporting a plane window panel blew out after takeoff.

US grounds 171 Boeing planes after Alaska Airlines window blows out mid-air

In a week from now, the U.S. could approve bitcoin-based exchange traded funds for the first time. A Reuters report says that investment management firms, stock exchanges, & the U.S. Markets regulator have discussed final changes in their applications for bitcoin-based exchange-traded funds.

US All set to approve bitcoin-based exchange traded funds

Astrobotic & Intuitive machine looking to break US' lunar exile. Intuitive machine's Nova-C to launch Mid-February. Nova-C has direct shot to land on lunar surface 1 week post launch.

NASA-Funded companies race for Lunar landing

China has announced implementing sanctions on five US military manufacturers as a retaliatory measure over US' arms sales to Taiwan, media reports said quoting a foreign ministry spokesperson statement on Sunday (Jan 7).

China imposes sanctions on five US military manufacturers in retaliation over arms sales to Taiwan

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Turkey, his first stop in the week-long new West Asia trip. This is US' top diplomat's fourth crisis visit to the region amid escalating tensions. Watch the video to know more!

Israel-Hamas war: West Asian nations need to use their influence to stop Gaza crisis, says Blinken

In a surprising find at the Freedom Mine in North Dakota, a shovel operator found a two-metre-long mammoth tusk buried in an old streambed estimated to be between 10,000 to 100,000 years old.

US coal miners discover mammoth tusk buried for thousands of years

Tariq Habash, department of Education staffer is the second official to quit Biden administration over U.S' inaction on Gaza crisis. US' Gaza policy exposes White House division. Watch the video to know more!

US: White House official quits amid row over Biden administration policies on Israel & Gaza

In the latest episode of WION's "Billion Dollar Idea" show, we feature Aye Finance, conceived by Sanjay Sharma. Aye Finance goes beyond traditional lending and money by establishing collaborations that empower and fulfill the aspirations of medium- and small-scale businesses. Watch Jasper Reid unravel Sanjay Sharma's leadership at Aye Finance and how his team engages with clients to understand specific business needs to provide tailor-made solutions. For more insights into what Sanjay Sharma hopes as his legacy, tune into the "Billion Dollar Idea" show.

Billion Dollar Idea | Episode 12 | Aye Finance

An eerie spectacle unfolded in a Texas parking lot as a massive flock of birds descended, reminiscent of a modern take on Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 horror classic, The Birds.

US: Hundreds of birds swamp Texas parking lot; eerie video goes viral

Frontdesk, a prominent prop tech start-up based in the United States, recently sent shockwaves through its entire workforce by firing them all over a brief Google meet call that lasted two minutes, as reported by TechCrunch.

Head-spinning move: US startup lays off entire 200-member staff over a two-minute Google Meet call

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all the latest news and top headlines from all across the globe: Air raid sirens sounded across northern Israel on Saturday as Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group said it fired rockets at Israel, and Israel said it struck a "terrorist cell" in retaliation, as top U.S. and EU diplomats visited the region seeking to keep the war from spreading.

Israel-Hamas war: Israel & Hezbollah trade fire across Lebanon border

Latest in Israel-Hamas war: Seven dead in West Bank as violent clashes erupt in Jenin following Israeli raid. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Turkey, his first stop in the week-long new West Asia trip. This is US' top diplomat's fourth crisis visit to the region amid escalating tensions. Watch the video to know more!

Israel-Hamas War: Hezbollah says it launched 60 rockets at Israeli Military Base

Latest in Israel-Hamas war: Six dead in West Bank as violent clashes erupt in Jenin following Israeli raid. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Turkey, his first stop in the week-long new West Asia trip. This is US' top diplomat's fourth crisis visit to the region amid escalating tensions. Watch the video to know more!

Israel-Hamas war: PM Netanyahu says war must not be stopped until Hamas is eliminated

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, on Saturday (Jan 7) released a statement taking “full responsibility” for failing to disclose a recent and ongoing week-long hospitalisation following reports that the White House was not informed about it until at least Thursday morning.

Prez Biden kept in dark about Austin’s hospitalisation, US defence secretary pledges transparency

US President Joe Biden launched his harshest attack yet on Donald Trump as he kickstarted his 2024 reelection campaign Friday, accusing the Republican of echoing Nazi Germany and posing a threat to democracy.

US Presidential Elections: Joe Biden goes toe-to-toe in heated rhetoric against Donald Trump

Iran blamed Israel and the United States on Wednesday for twin bomb blasts that killed at least 95 people in the country's south, ripping through a crowd commemorating Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani four years after his death in a US strike.

Iraq moves to expel US forces, calls drone strikes a 'blatant aggression'

The U.S. Fed will begin cutting rates this year. But the timeline is not yet clear. The i-n-g group believes that the fed must wait until may, before starting with the rate cut cycle. The group argues that the U.S. Job market remains tight, pointing to the low unemployment, sticky wages and the job creation data.

ING: U.S. Fed must wait until May to cut interest rates

There's a big merger in the works in the energy sector, one that can revamp the global natural gas business in the US. Natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy & Southwestern Energy are close to finalising a merger deal. The merger would create a nearly 17 billion dollar company.

US: Chesapeake Energy & Southwestern Energy in merger talks

US Presidential Elections: Biden attacks Trump in 2024 elections campaign speech

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