How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 8/20/2025
Wall Street ended lower on more declines in technology stocks, but the market pared its losses in the afternoon.
Day: August 20, 2025
JD Vance booed during hamburger handout to national guard troops in DC
US vice-president, at Washington’s Union Station with Stephen Miller and Pete Hegseth, defends use of troops in area with less crimeJD Vance was booed and heckled with chants of “Free DC!” during a photo op with national guard troops at Union Station i…
Tortoise hatchlings of century-old parents come out of their shells at US zoo
The zoo uses non-toxic nail polish in different colours to distinguish the critically endangered hatchlings from each other.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty uncover human-rights abuses in eastern DRC
Two separate investigations by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have revealed devastating human rights abuses in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in areas under the control of the M23 rebels. These include executions …
JD Vance booed in DC as he awkwardly greets National Guard at Union Station Shake Shack
Veep was joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller, who promised additional resources to DC crime crackdown while calling protesters ‘stupid white hippies’
Fox News’ Mark Levin defends Trump calling himself a ‘war hero’: ‘Let me educate the truly stupid’
‘There are lots of presidents who are war heroes who did not actually fight in a war,’ Mark Levin declared on Wednesday while justifying Trump’s claim.
India successfully tests nuclear-capable missile able to reach deep into China
Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile also part of Narendra Modi’s defence strategy against PakistanIndia has said that it has successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile which, when operational, should be capable of carrying …
At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says
At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices.
Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce, cutting budget by more than $700 million
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence says it will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually.
European NATO forces reaffirm support for Ukraine
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