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News anchors work at Newsmax’s booth during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024.Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty ImagesCable outlet Newsmax Media has paid $40 million to settle allegations it defamed Smartmatic by reporting false claims that the voting machine company helped rig the 2020 U.S. election for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, according to a regulatory filing.The companies settled privately last year, but the amount was disclosed in a Newsmax investor document dated March 7.Representatives of Newsmax and Smartmatic did not immediately respond to emails…
Snoop Dogg attends the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Qualification on day two of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games at Bercy Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024.Arturo Holmes | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesComcast and the International Olympic Committee have agreed on a new deal that expands the company’s broadcast reach and extends its media rights for the Olympic Games through 2036.In a Thursday news release, the committee said the roughly $3 billion agreement elevates Comcast from a media rights holder to a “strategic partner.” Comcast and the organization will collaborate on broadcast infrastructure, in-venue distribution and U.S. digital advertising,…
The UAE thrives on migrant labor, but its workers live in despair: a look at the darker side of the country’s progress The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is known for its rapid economic growth, modern infrastructure, efficient systems, and impressive innovations, from transportation networks to luxury developments. Visitors often find themselves captivated by the country’s glistening skyscrapers, pristine beaches, and sense of freedom that encourages individuals to pursue diverse career paths and form meaningful connections. However, beneath the polished surface lies a more complicated reality. During my visit to the UAE in 2022, I became acutely aware of the challenges…
NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference at the offices of the Attorney General on January 08, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesNew York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday announced a bill to protect the state’s consumers and small businesses from scams and deceptive practices from lenders, debt collectors and health care firms.James said in a release that the legislation would bolster the state’s existing consumer protection law —which dates from 1970 and is more limited in scope — at a time when the Trump administration has hobbled the federal agency charged…
People enjoy an ice slide at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)HARBIN, March 13 (Xinhua) — The market size of the ice and snow economy in Heilongjiang Province, northeast China, reached 266.17 billion yuan (about 37.1 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024, of which the output of ice and snow tourism was 182.33 billion yuan, said the provincial bureau of statistics.During the 2024-2025 winter season, Heilongjiang received 135 million domestic and overseas tourists, up 18.5 percent compared with last year’s winter season. Tourist spending also increased by 30.7 percent.Heilongjiang has taken the…
Almadhoun on Celan’s ‘black milk’: drawing a line between the trauma of the Holocaust and the Palestinian struggle. Upon news of No Other Land’s (2024) Oscar win, I am thinking of Black Milk. Of Ghayath Almadhoun, Palestinian poet born in a refugee camp in Damascus, now living in Sweden, and of Paul Celan, French poet born in Romania, survivor of the Holocaust. Where the two co-directors, Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal, work together to highlight the differences between the current lived realities of the Israeli and the Palestinian, the poets work together to reiterate the role of the European in…
Demonstrators have flooded the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City, in a show of solidarity with student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent resident of the United States. Thursday’s protest is the latest in a string of demonstrations after immigration authorities arrested Khalil on Saturday evening. The administration of President Donald Trump has said it intends to deport Khalil, who is Palestinian and married to a US citizen, over his role in pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University. Khalil’s lawyers and supporters, however, believe the Trump administration is wilfully conflating criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza with support for…
A screen displays the company logo for Toast Inc. during the company’s initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Sept. 22, 2021.Brendan Mcdermid | ReutersEconomic concerns are hitting the stock market broadly, but they’re having an outsized impact on fintech companies that are tied closely to consumer spending and small and medium-sized businesses.While the Nasdaq fell 2.1% on Thursday, putting the tech-heavy index on pace for its worst week since September, shares of Shift4, Toast and Bill.com suffered much steeper drops, losing 6.7%, 6.2% and 4%, respectively. President Donald Trump’s disjointed rollout of…
United States Postal Service vehicles seen in New York City on Feb. 13, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBCU.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told Congress he signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s DOGE government reform team to provide assistance to the money-losing agency as it works to address “big problems.”USPS, an independent government agency with 635,000 employees that lost $9.5 billion last year, has been exempt from DOGE-directed federal employee reductions. DeJoy told Congress in a letter seen by Reuters that USPS plans to reduce its workforce by 10,000 workers in the next month through a voluntary early retirement program.DeJoy said the…
The supply of homes for sale across the nation always rises ahead of the busy spring market, but the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area is seeing an outsized increase, according to Realtor.com.Inventory gains in the region, which includes the District as well as Maryland and Virginia suburbs, began to accelerate in January and February, up 35.9% and 41% year over year, respectively. Inventory in the area from June to December had already been 20% to 30% higher than the previous year, but the increases accelerated even further in recent months.As of last week, active listings were up 56% compared with the…