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The country on Tuesday reported weaker-than-expected growth figures for the first half of the year, leading some investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, to cut their full-year growth forecasts for the world’s second-largest economy.As Xi prepared to deliver his work report behind closed doors, the party’s main theoretical magazine Qiushi published Xi’s slogan on Tuesday under the headline “Maintain self-confidence and self-reliance.” 09:12China’s 3rd Plenary Session: What to expect from the long-delayed policy conferenceChina’s 3rd Plenary Session: What to expect from the long-delayed policy conferenceIt urged its members to demonstrate unwavering faith and determination in the development path China has set…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high on Tuesday, up 743 points, its biggest one-day gain in more than a year.The main stock index rose 1.85% to close at 40,954.48. The index has risen every day since last Wednesday and has risen more than 4% in each of the past five trading days. Tuesday’s closing price was its biggest one-day gain since June 2023.Those gains came amid a broader rally in stocks on news of better-than-expected June retail sales data, strong earnings reports and expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut its benchmark interest rate in September.One…

New Chrome warning issued for 1.4 billion Apple iPhone usersNurPhoto via Getty Images We all know relationships can be complicated, but few are as complicated as the relationship between Apple and Google. Creepy new attack ad Google has issued a clear message to its 1.4 billion users urging them to stop using Chrome on their iPhones. So why now? Google is on a mission to convert Safari users to Chrome, which currently powers the majority of search requests from iPhones. Financial Arrangements The company has a deal with Apple that makes Google Search the default in Safari, but that deal…

Digital image showing how LUCA was already under viral attack 4.2 billion years ago. Credit: Science Graphic Designa University of BristolThe led study found that life on Earth descended from a common ancestor called LUCA and thrived soon after the planet formed.Through genetic analysis and evolutionary modeling, the researchers determined that LUCA existed about 4.2 billion years ago and was a complex organism with an early immune system essential to Earth’s oldest ecosystems.LUCA’s genetic blueprint and descendantsAll living organisms today descend from a single common ancestor nicknamed LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor).LUCA is hypothesized to be the common ancestor of…

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A sick bat found in southwest Bend last week has tested positive for rabies, Deschutes County Public Health announced Tuesday, urging residents to take necessary precautions to protect their families and pets from the viral disease. Rabies is transmitted to humans and pets through a bite or scratch from an infected animal. Although post-exposure vaccination is effective, the best way to prevent rabies is to take the following precautions: Avoid physical contact with bats – healthy, sick, alive or dead – and keep children and pets away from bats. Do not hand-feed or otherwise handle stray…

The Delta Aquarids meteor shower will soon light up Earth’s skies. While it’s not the most common meteor shower of the year, it will peak under ideal conditions this year and occur during the same time period as several other meteor showers, including the Perseids.This year’s Delta Aquariid meteor shower will be active from July 18 to August 21, peaking on the night of July 29 to 30. American Meteor SocietyHowever, the peak of this meteor shower is broad, which is good news for skywatchers, because the maximum rate of “shooting stars” from this meteor shower tends to extend over…

Chef Naomi Pomeroy said, Best Chef Masters Emily Brown, who rose to fame as an award-winning restaurateur in 2011, died in a tragic accident while out on the water. She was 49 years old. The Benton County, Oregon, sheriff’s office, where she lives, said Tuesday that Pomeroy drowned in the Willamette River around 8:25 p.m. Saturday. “BCSO’s investigation determined that three adults who were playing on tubes and paddle boards (two of the tubes were secured together and the paddle board was attached to Naomi) became entangled on an exposed rock in the water,” the department said in a new…

Major League Baseball soccer Adidas has released some very interesting and exciting jerseys.You read that correctly: None of the shirts are plain enough to be described as “clean,” nor are they shirts that need to be described with elaborate explanatory graphics—all of them incorporate some sort of recognizable retro aesthetic, and they all seem extremely wearable.Five teams — LA GalaxyL.A.F.C., Inter Miami, Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City — will unveil their third uniforms to be worn for the remainder of the 2024 season. With the exception of the Miami and LAFC shirts, all of the jerseys are nods to…

Lauren DeSicca/Getty Images Officials at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on Tuesday. CNN — Six people, including two Vietnamese Americans, were found dead in a luxury hotel room in central Bangkok. Thai Police are investigating the possibility that he may have been poisoned. According to Bangkok Metropolitan Police chief Thiti Saengsangwan, the body was discovered by staff in a fifth-floor room at the Grand Hyatt hotel after a guest had checked out more than 24 hours earlier. Police said the incident did not appear to be a robbery, there were no signs of physical violence on the body, and they believe…

As The Mirage Hotel and Casino As the casino prepares to close on July 17, it is wrapping up a week-long $1.6 million giveaway.Nevada’s gambling policy gave casino players the opportunity to cash out of a $1.6 million forced payout from the casinos.Gamers areProgressive Finale Cash GiveawayThe event, which began on July 9, promised to give away more than $1.6 million in prizes. Attendees had the chance to win $1.2 million on slot machines and $400,000 on table games, the casino said.How to play Spades:A step-by-step guide to learning card games (with pictures!)Slot machine prize of $1.2 millionPlayers who want…