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02 Sep

Musk looks past Tesla sales slump, says 80% of value will come from Optimus

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Musk looks past Tesla sales slump, says 80% of value will come from Optimus Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicted that Optimus robots will eventually make up more than three-quarters of his automaker's value . Tesla is in the midst of a multi-quarter sales slump due to competition from lower-cost Chinese competitors . Read full story: Source

02 Sep

Trump can’t use National Guard, military in California to enforce laws, judge rules

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Trump can't use National Guard, military in California to enforce laws, judge rules Federal judge bars President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops in California to enforce immigration laws . The ruling comes after a lawsuit was filed by the state of California against the federal government . Read full story: Source

02 Sep

Warren Buffett says he is ‘disappointed’ in Kraft Heinz split; shares fall 3%

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Warren Buffett says he is 'disappointed' in Kraft Heinz split; shares fall 3% Berkshire Hathaway is Kraft Heinz's largest shareholder with a 27.5% stake in the company . The firm has not touched its shares since the 2015 merger that formed the food conglomerate . Buffett told CNBC's Becky Quick that the merger didn't turn out to be a brilliant idea, but he does not think that taking the company apart will fix its problems . Read full story: Source

02 Sep

Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report

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Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report The Trump administration is pursuing an aggressive agenda to ramp up the use of coal, oil and gas . Average global temperatures have risen by between 1.25 and 1.41 degrees Celsius (or 2.25 to 2.53 degrees Fahrenheit) Read full story: Source

02 Sep

After Deadly Earthquake in Afghanistan, Emergency Aid Trickles In

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After Deadly Earthquake in Afghanistan, Emergency Aid Trickles In The Red Crescent says at least 3,251 people have been injured and 8,000 homes destroyed . Entire villages remain cut off from emergency workers in the mountainous areas of Kunar province . The 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan on Sunday night . Read full story: Source

02 Sep

Gérard Depardieu to face trial over rape and sexual assault allegations

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Gérard Depardieu to face trial over rape and sexual assault allegations Gérard Depardieu ordered to stand trial over allegations of rape and sexual assault in 2018 . His accuser, Charlotte Arnould, said she was relieved the case was going to court, seven years after she filed a complaint . He was convicted in May of sexually assaulting two members of a film production crew four years ago . Read full story: Source

02 Sep

MLA hails impact of free bus travel for women

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MLA hails impact of free bus travel for women The Telugu Desam Party's 'Stree Shakti' scheme was launched on August 15 . The scheme is aimed at helping people in rural areas of the state . Read full story: Source

02 Sep

Support extended to Kollegal school as part of Statewide initiative to strengthen govt. schools

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Support extended to Kollegal school as part of Statewide initiative to strengthen govt. schools The All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO) donated a water purifier system and distributed uniforms to 200 students at the Government Higher Primary School, Madhuvanahalli, in Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar district . Read full story: Source

02 Sep

Amid U.S. tariff hike, ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’ to be launched in NDA-ruled States

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Amid U.S. tariff hike, ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’ to be launched in NDA-ruled States A three-month-long ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’ (self-reliant India resolution campaign) will be launched on September 25 . The campaign will begin on the birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay, and culminate on December 25 . Read full story: Source

02 Sep

Maharashtra issues GR on Hyderabad gazetteer, sets up panel for Kunbi certificates to Marathas

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Maharashtra issues GR on Hyderabad gazetteer, sets up panel for Kunbi certificates to Marathas Maharashtra government issues a resolution on the Hyderabad gazetteer and announces the formation of a committees to facilitate the issuance of Kunbi caste certificates to Marathas who are able to produce documentary evidence recognising them as Kunbis in the past . The committee will be a village-level mechanism to ease certification for the Maratha community . Read full story: Source