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US visa issuances fell by about 250,000 in the first eight months of 2025, with India and China among the hardest hit and student visas down sharply.

An explosion and fire at Valero’s Texas refinery triggered a shelter-in-place order, air monitoring and an emergency response, with no injuries reported.

Gold extended a steep decline as conflict-linked inflation risk, higher-for-longer rate bets and volatile energy prices pressured bullion markets.

Gold held near $5,000 as investors awaited the Federal Reserve decision, with oil-driven inflation worries and rate expectations keeping bullion in focus.

The European Parliament revived work on the EU-US trade deal, setting a committee vote in Brussels on legislation linked to the 2025 Turnberry framework.

Bitcoin rallied toward $76,000 as fresh U.S. spot ETF demand and Strategy’s latest purchase lifted crypto shares and revived momentum across the sector.

FDA and CDC are investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to Raw Farm raw cheddar cheese after seven illnesses and two hospitalizations in three states.

Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued OpenAI in New York, alleging ChatGPT used nearly 100,000 copyrighted entries without permission for AI training.

A powerful winter storm disrupted US air travel, canceling nearly 5,000 flights and delaying more than 12,000 as snow, wind and storms spread east.

Nvidia expanded its physical AI platform with new robot models, simulation software and global deployments spanning factories, warehouses and healthcare.