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APRIL 9, 2025
Protest outside court for detained Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil in New York. - EPA
Donald Trump’s administration is “immediately” reviewing immigrants’ social media accounts for what it considers “antisemitic activity” that could be used as evidence to deny them legal status in the United States.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service is “considering” what it calls “antisemitic activity on social media” as well...
APRIL 9, 2025
Meta Security Hearing. - Mark Schiefelbein
Former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, accusing the social media company of undermining national security and briefing China on U.S. artificial intelligence efforts in order to grow its business there.
“We are engaged in a high-stakes AI arms race against China. And during my time at Meta, company...
APRIL 9, 2025
FILE PHOTO: FBI Director Kash Patel attends a House Intelligence Committee hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2025. - REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. - FBI Director Kash Patel was removed from his role as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and replaced by Army Secretary...
APRIL 9, 2025
The Queen wore her wedding outfit from 2005 on her 20th anniversary - Victoria Jones/AFP
The Queen has arrived at the Italian Parliament wearing her civil wedding outfit from 2005, as she and the King mark their 20th wedding anniversary in Rome.
The King and Queen are celebrating the milestone during their state visit to Rome, where he will...
APRIL 9, 2025
FILE PHOTO: French employers body MEDEF union leader Patrick Martin leaves after a meeting with the French Prime Minister, trade unions leaders and employers' groups for talks on the 2023 pension reform at the Labour Ministry in Paris, France, January 17, 2025. - REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File photo
PARIS, FRANCE - The leader of the main French business federation, Patrick...
APRIL 9, 2025
A new housing development built along a canal near the Mokelumne River is viewed on May 22, 2023, near Stockton, California.
At the end of January, foreign countries owned $1.32 trillion worth of U.S. mortgage-backed securities, or 15% of the total outstanding, according to Ginnie Mae.
"If China wanted to hit us hard, they could unload Treasurys....
APRIL 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on April 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. - (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump signed an executive order this afternoon, directing the Department Of Justice to investigate two former White House employees, one of whom admitted to being part of...
APRIL 9, 2025
Scientists have discovered that you can now take apart and rebuild a new type of solar cell using water instead of harsh chemicals, and it works just as well as the original, reported Tech Xplore.
A team at Linköping University in Sweden has created a way to recycle every part of perovskite solar cells without using toxic solvents. This breakthrough, published...
APRIL 9, 2025
Ray Dalio says it's more important for people to focus on the underlying factors behind Trump's new tariffs than the tariffs themselves. - Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Ray Dalio says your takeaway from Trump's tariffs shouldn't be about the tariffs themselves.
The billionaire said people should instead focus on the factors that led to Trump's rise and actions.
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APRIL 8, 2025
White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt and Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Responding to a question at Tuesday’s daily briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned President Donald Trump’s “idea” to potentially deport “violent” and “heinous” U.S. citizens, adding a seemingly important caveat: “If it’s legal.”
It’s not.
But that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. Indeed, Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned just a day earlier of...
