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Our Sports Central: American Association 

Milkmen Win Season Finale, 'Hounds Playoff Ready

Oconomowoc, Wisc. - Monday closed the 2024 American Association regular season with a Lake Country DockHounds 3-1 loss to the Milwaukee Milkmen.Th... - AA Lake Country DockHounds

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Toyota, Maruti get into top gear with marketing for hybrids in Uttar Pradesh

Japanese automakers Toyota and Maruti Suzuki are aggressively marketing their hybrid cars in Uttar Pradesh, leveraging tax waivers to attract buyers. This move has sparked concerns among rivals like Tata Motors and Hyundai, who fear it will hurt their electric vehicle sales. Hybrid car inquiries have surged, driven by significant tax savings.

The Wall Street Journal 

Dow, Nasdaq Futures Edge Lower

Stock futures moved lower ahead of purchasing managers’ surveys from ISM and S&P Global.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Karnataka declares dengue an epidemic: Here are key guidelines and penalties you should know

The Karnataka government has declared dengue an epidemic following a significant rise in cases. With 7,362 cases and seven deaths reported from January to July, the government has issued guidelines for prevention and penalties for non-compliance. Measures include hospital preparedness, source reduction, and community education to combat the spread of dengue.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Road ministry to build 74 new tunnels at an estimated investment of Rs 1,00,000 crore over next few years: Nitin Gadkari

Speaking at the second edition of Tunnelling India conference by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) on Tuesday, Gadkari said the focus will be on technology upgradation and cost-effective solutions while ensuring performance audits of all under construction projects to ensure construction of world-class infrastructure.

Oilprice.com 

The U.S. Cleantech Industry Is Struggling

U.S. renewable energy and cleantech companies have been struggling in recent months, with the highest number of such firms filing for bankruptcy since 2014. Many of the cleantech startups received support from investors and climate funds backed by Bill Gates or Amazon a few years ago. But the high interest rates now, some delays in federal incentives for green energy technology, and growing competition to raise more funds to finance often costly new energy solutions have created a perfect storm for many cleantech startups... Читать дальше...

«MercoPress» (en) 

Venezuela: Arrest warrant issued against Edmundo González Urrutia

A Venezuelan court Monday issued an arrest warrant against former presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who the opposition insists won the July 28 polls with 67% of the vote, thus failing to recognize the National Electoral Council's (CNE) announcement that the incumbent Nicolás Maduro had prevailed with a 52% support. This result was later validated by the Supreme Court (TSJ) at Maduro's request.

Business Standard 

Need to bring a comprehensive anti-rape law: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee

Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday said there is a need to bring a comprehensive anti-rape law in a time-bound manner. The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the anti-rape Bill that seeks capital punishment for persons convicted of rape if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state. Banerjee, the national general secretary of TMC, in a post on X claimed an incident of rape is taking place in the country every 15 minutes which raises the demand for such a law. Читать дальше...

The Punch 

Asian markets slip amid economic worries

Asian markets retreated Tuesday as investors steel themselves for a high-stakes US jobs report at the end of the week while keeping tabs on China after fresh data stoked renewed worries over the world’s number two economy. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates at its next meeting this month but close

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The English Chess Federation 

ECF Book of the Year shortlist

The four books selected this year illustrate the richness of chess. Two show the intricate and amazing complexity of the game itself; the other two show that the human approach...