The gap between U.S. exports and imports, which remained at a relatively high level in September, has defied efforts by President Trump to decrease it with tariffs.

SpaceX is teaming up with Qualcomm to build out its nationwide mobile network. Under the multi-year deal, SpaceX will bring Qualcomm's Dragonwing technology to "tens of thousands" of 5G cell sites across the US, with the first deployments set for 2027.

The news of the partnership comes as part of SpaceX's push to make Starlink Mobile a "major" carrier in the US, competing directly with T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon. The Elon Musk-owned company has already snapped up a swath of spectrum, while recent reports suggested that SpaceX was exploring an acquisition of Boost Mobile.

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Police have not made any arrests and an investigation is ongoing as authorities search for three teenage boys.

Andy Burnham says prices won't come down until the US's conflict with Iran is resolved.

The U.S. Treasury said Wednesday that it plans to keep long-term borrowing levels unchanged in coming months.

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Nick Timoney, Craig Casey and Sean Jansen will start for Ireland against Argentina in the Nations Championship on Friday night with Jamison Gibson-Park and Josh van der Flier on the bench at the Aviva Stadium.

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The fact our TVs are gathering our information isn't new, but what and how they're tracking - and if we can stop it - is hard to figure out. Researchers at Northeastern University monitored 12 TVs from 10 manufacturers to test whether opting out of automatic content recognition (ACR) actually works. While opting out was effective for most TVs - including LG, Amazon Fire TV, a Sony Bravia running Google TV, and those with Vidaa OS (which can be found on TVs from Hisense, Toshiba, and smaller brands like the Supersonic used in the study) - Samsung and Roku kept sending some data. And Walmart's Vizio TV continued on as if the opt-out hadn't eve …

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The U.S. tech company is aiming the sale of four-year, six-year, eight-year, 12-year, 18-year and 38-year euro bonds.

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Americans voted to rebuke Trump, not for a repeat of Biden-era left-wing overreach.

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Oil prices extended losses Wednesday as investors weighed the Democrats’ sweep of Congress and the implications for Trump’s approach to Iran.

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The billionaire's political action committee (Pac) contributed $47m (£35m) to Ken Paxton's campaign.

Falcons arrive in Madrid for ‘business trip,’ but they’re cherishing the moment

Tennis great Rafael Nadal is set to join the board of Spanish football giants Real Madrid.

The first person who was attacked also says he asked hospital staff "am I going to die today?".

Democrats poised to win majority in Georgia House for first time in 22 years

Three men died when a train derailed near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire following heavy rain in 2020.