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Wells Fargo agreed Friday to pay $1 billion in fines over US allegations of bank misconduct that damaged consumers — the largest such penalty so far under the administration of President Donald Trump, who has lambasted the scandal-hit bank.
Tokyo stocks closed flat Tuesday in sluggish trading as investors retreated to the sidelines to await the outcome of a US-Japan summit expected to be dominated by trade tensions and North Korea.
US Vice President Mike Pence abruptly skipped an official banquet in Peru late Friday ahead of a summit with Latin American leaders, as President Donald Trump announced he had ordered air strikes on Syria.
It will be friends and family, rather than politicians and world leaders, at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding next month.
Some photos of comedienne Roseanne Barr as Adolf Hitler, which were taken from a 2009 photoshoot, have conveniently gone viral on social media this week and as netizens call for a boycott of her rebooted ABC series, a “Roseanne,” producer appealed to viewers to look at the controversy with an open mind.
A suicide bomber driving an ambulance killed at least 95 people and wounded 158 more in an attack claimed by the Taliban in the Afghan capital Kabul, authorities said. The bombing Saturday came just a week after Taliban militants killed 22 at an international hotel in the city.
US immigration agents raided nearly 100 7-Eleven convenience stores around the country Wednesday, sending a warning to businesses not to hire illegal immigrants, officials said.
Twitter announced Friday it would not block the accounts of world leaders even if their statements are “controversial,” citing a need to promote a “public conversation” on political issues.
Music power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce have imagined their daughter as a transformative US leader in a new video.
After a banner year for US stocks, that saw the Dow hitting repeated records, Wall Street strategists predicted 2018 would see more moderate gains and increased volatility as markets retreated in the final session of 2017 on Friday.