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Members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stand guard after a driver of a vehicle was shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. Tim Evans | ReutersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents fatally shot a woman in her car on Wednesday on a residential street in Minneapolis, authorities said.Videos of the incident that were posted on social media show the woman being shot within seconds by an ICE agent who was standing at the front of her SUV when she began driving off after being told to exit her vehicle.Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and another top…
The inaugural flight of an Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from the Los Angeles-area Hollywood Burbank Airport, April 28, 2021.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesAvelo Airlines will stop flying deportation flights for the U.S. government and will also cut commercial routes and reduce headcount, its chief executive told staff.The airline, which debuted in 2021 with a focus on connecting smaller cities, last year exited a host of destinations on the West Coast and also turned to flying deportees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which sparked protests and backlash from some politicians.”We moved a portion of our…
Investors should consider diversifying their portfolio beyond stocks and bonds in 2026, including moving into gold and private credit, according to BlackRock. The asset manager anticipates another good year for risk assets, although selectivity will be key due to rich valuations, labor market weakness and uncertainty about the path of interest rates, said Gargi Chaudhuri, chief investment and portfolio strategist for the Americas and co-author of BlackRock’s 2026 investment directions outlook . At the same time, bonds returned to their traditional role as a portfolio ballast, with the belly of the curve in particular showing more of a negative correlation…
CM says past operations devastated province as DG ISPR links rising terror to ‘politically permissive environment’ PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi became emotional on Wednesday while responding to criticism from the military leadership over his government’s counterterrorism stance, saying he has already seen the devastation caused by past military operations and does not want them repeated. Addressing the convocation of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University in Peshawar, Afridi addressed remarks made a day earlier by Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, who questioned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s narrative on counterterrorism and linked rising militant violence in the…
Anthropic has signed a term sheet for a $10 billion funding round at a $350 billion valuation, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday.Coatue and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC are leading the financing, according to a source familiar who asked not to be named because the discussions are confidential. A representative for Anthropic declined to comment. The Wall Street Journal was first to report the funding round. Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI research executives, including its CEO, Dario Amodei. The company is best known for developing a family of large language models called Claude.Amazon has invested billions of dollars in Anthropic, and…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he “will not permit” defense companies to issue dividends or stock buybacks until those firms speed up their production of military equipment and address his other complaints about the industry.Trump, in a lengthy Truth Social post, also took aim at defense contractors’ executive pay packages, calling them “exorbitant and unjustifiable.””Defense Companies are not producing our Great Military Equipment rapidly enough and, once produced, not maintaining it properly or quickly,” he wrote.Until those companies build new production plants, “no Executive should be allowed to make in excess of $5 Million Dollars,” Trump declared.Shares of General…
Interior minister says bandits given one chance to surrender as police intensify riverine crackdown SUKKUR: Sindh Interior Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar on Wednesday announced the launch of a major operation against riverine, or katcha, bandits, warning that those who refuse to surrender and challenge the writ of the state will be eliminated. Speaking to reporters in Sukkur, Lanjar said bandits who lay down their arms would be given one chance, but strict action would be taken against those who resist. “A grand operation against katcha bandits has been launched, and you can consider it to have started today,” he said after…
Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesAmerican Airlines said Wednesday that it will keep the spending requirements to earn elite frequent flyer status in 2027 steady for a third consecutive year as the carrier courts higher-spending travelers and tries to catch up to industry profit leaders Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.Delta and United each said they would also keep elite status thresholds the same for the 2026 earning year. Airlines offer elite loyalty program members perks — ranging from earlier boarding and a free checked bag to free upgrades to roomier cabins and airport lounge memberships —…
A railway track near the national highway in the Notal area of Nasirabad in Balochistan was targeted by unknown individuals with explosive material. The explosion occurred when no train was passing through the area. Although the explosion partially damaged part of the track, no loss of life or property was reported, police sources said. The sound of the blast was reportedly heard from a long distance. A heavy contingent of police and security forces immediately reached the site after the incident, sealing off the area and launching a search operation to trace the suspects. Train movement was temporarily suspended due…
U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke (R-MT) walks past protesters as Pete Marocco, deputy administrator-designate at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), attends a meeting with members of Congress to discuss foreign assistance, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 5, 2025.Kent Nishimura | ReutersPresident Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill are downplaying his threats to take over Greenland by force. To them it’s just the art of the deal — hinting back to his popular 1987 book.Republicans largely fell in line after Trump over the weekend ordered a strike that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro without congressional approval. Now,…