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Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Trump has previously said that Apple’s Tim Cook, unlike other CEOs, would call him directly when he had problems. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images President Trump praised Apple CEO Tim Cook in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek published on Tuesday.Trump said Cook reached out to him directly in 2019 to discuss tariffs on Chinese imports.President Trump has previously said Cook would call him directly, unlike other CEOs. Former President Donald Trump had some nice things to say about Apple CEO Tim Cook in a recent interview with Bloomberg Businessweek.The…

CNN — The second day of the Republican National Convention began in Milwaukee. CNN’s Facts First team is fact-checking the tournament and will update this page throughout the night. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Tuesday that the migrants were being purposefully released from prisons to arrive in the U.S. “On the border, Biden and Harris have opened the border to the whole world. The prisons are emptying,” said Scalise, a Louisiana Republican. Facts first: There is no evidence to support Scalise’s claim that he would “empty prisons” so prisoners could cross into the United States as immigrants. “I search…

Sophie Yu and Casey HallBEIJING (Reuters) – Italian Guilherme Carvalho, who visited China for the first time this month, said one of the main reasons for his visit was the country’s policy of revoking entry permits for some tourists after the pandemic.Previously, all foreign tourists had to go through the tedious process of applying for a Chinese visa. Now, tourists from more than a dozen countries can fly in and stay for up to 15 days.”I never expected to feel so safe,” said Carvalho of his visit to Shanghai. “Everyone is so kind.”Carvalho is not alone: ​​Chinese authorities are pushing…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. A photo of Sam Altman and the iconic Lombard Street block near Altman’s $27 million mansion. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images // Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Sam Altman’s $27 million mansion is riddled with defects, according to a lawsuit.The lawsuit also alleges that developer Troon Pacific knew about serious problems before selling the homes.According to the lawsuit, Altman has had to deal with sewage overflow, leaks and mold problems. Sam Altman isn’t happy with his $27 million mansion.A lawsuit recently filed in San Francisco Superior Court on behalf…

CNN — US authorities have received intelligence from private sources in recent weeks about an Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, a development that has prompted the Secret Service to step up security around the former president, people briefed on the matter told CNN. There is no evidence to suggest that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who plotted to assassinate the former president on Saturday, was involved in the plot, the officials said. The existence of intelligence threats from hostile foreign intelligence services and increased security for President Trump have raised new questions about security lapses at Saturday’s rally…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Guo was convicted of fraud, extortion and money laundering.Article informationauthor, Joao da Silvarole, Business reporter17 July 2024 01:35 BSTUpdated 3 hours agoGuo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese businessman, has been convicted in a US court of defrauding his online followers out of $1 billion.He was convicted on nine of 12 criminal counts, including racketeering, fraud and money laundering.Guo’s sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 19 and he could face decades in prison. He has been in prison since his arrest in March 2023.He is a critic of the Chinese Communist Party and an associate of Stephen Bannon,…

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — As the heat continues this summer, local small businesses are struggling with high energy bills.”Especially with an open kitchen, it generates a lot of heat. From June through mid-September, I think our bills will reach $3,000,” Craft House owner Greg Wilson said.$3,460.69, this is the latest PGGreg Wilson, owner of Craft House in Clovis, has an electric bill that compares to just $1,484 in January.Wilson says it’s difficult to manage, especially in the current climate of inflation.”P.G.When the B&E bill goes up you can’t just amend the menu and raise prices, you can’t make everything on…

California saw a record number of students transferring for high school sports in the 2023-24 school year, with 17,068 students transferring schools, according to final statistics from the California High School Association, the state’s governing body.This number surpasses the previous record of 16,839 set in the 2017-18 academic year. Among the 10 sections, the Southern Section had the most transfer students with 6,928, an increase of 545 (8.56%) from last year.There’s clear evidence that parents are transferring their sons and daughters for sports reasons. That was evident during the 2020-21 school year, when the pandemic shut down sports seasons and…

New Zealand’s 2024-25 home season has been confirmed to include tours of Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Australia alongside the already announced three-Test series with England, with Pakistan likely to overlap with the IPL later in the men’s schedule.The men’s team will play a total of six ODIs and eight T20Is during the season, while the women’s team will play six ODIs and six T20Is. The Test match against England will be New Zealand’s only Test match of the summer, ending a nine-match stretch from September to December that also included away matches against Afghanistan (1), Sri Lanka (2) and India…

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu testified in support of H4805, a bill regarding the City of Boston’s property tax classification, at the State Capitol on July 16. (Staff photo by Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald) Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, at a hearing with state lawmakers, portrayed the plan to increase commercial taxes as a necessary evil, saying residents could be forced out of their homes if the bill doesn’t pass and property taxes would skyrocket next year. Wu and his two top finance officials dismissed the concerns of skeptical members of the Assembly’s Joint Committee on Ways and Means during a hearing on…