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President Donald Trump on Monday said he is placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying National Guard troops in order to address what he claims is out-of-control crime in the capital city.Trump, who has threatened to put Washington under federal control, made the announcement at a news conference at the White House that was ongoing as of 10:55 a.m.”This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capitol back,” Trump said in the White House briefing room. He said he was invoking his authority under Section 740 of the district’s Home Rule Act,…
An anti-terrorism court (ATC), which acquitted PTI’s Shah Mehmood Qureshi, awarded 10 years imprisonment each to PTI’s lawmakers, including former governor Umar Sarfraz Cheema, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Ijaz Chaudhry, Mian Mehmood ur Rasheed, in two different cases registered against them in response to May 9 riots. The ATC judge also awarded five years’ imprisonment each to PTI’s Alia Hamza and PTI’s social activist Sanam Javed. Earlier, the ATC court had reserved decisions after hearing in detail the arguments from both sides at Kot Lakhpat jail on two cases, “Shadman police station attack and burning of police vehicles near Jinnah House,…
Nvidia and AMD have agreed to share 15% of their revenue from sales to China with the U.S. government, the White House confirmed Monday, sparking debate about whether the move could impact the chip giants’ business and whether Washington might seek out similar deals.In exchange for the revenue cut, the two semiconductor firms will receive export licenses to sell Nvidia’s H20 and AMD’s MI308 chips in China, according to the Financial Times.”We follow rules the U.S. government sets for our participation in worldwide markets. While we haven’t shipped H20 to China for months, we hope export control rules will let…
Ghislaine Maxwell on September 20, 2013 in New York City.Laura Cavanaugh | Getty ImagesA federal judge in New York on Monday rejected a request by the Justice Department to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the criminal investigation of Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted procurer for notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Judge Paul Engelmayer, in his ruling, scoffed at the Justice Department’s rationale for unsealing the Maxwell grand jury transcripts.”Its entire premise — that the Maxwell grand jury materials would bring to light meaningful new information about Epstein’s and Maxwell’s crimes, or the Government’s investigation into them — is demonstrably false,” Engelmayer…
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 01: (R-L) Michael Page of England punches Shara Magomedov of Russia in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at anb Arena on February 01, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Chris Unger | Ufc | Getty ImagesDays after completing its merger with Skydance, Paramount has acquired the U.S. rights to TKO Group’s UFC for seven years, beginning in 2026.Paramount is paying an average of $1.1 billion per year, totaling $7.7 billion, for UFC’s full slate of 13 marquee events and 30 “Fight Nights,” the companies said in a statement.…
International World Games Association (IWGA) President Jose Perurena attends a press conference in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Aug. 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)IWGA President Jose Perurena lauded The Chengdu World Games 2025 for world-class organization, vibrant atmosphere, and record-setting standards.CHENGDU, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) — International World Games Association (IWGA) President Jose Perurena expressed high praise for the ongoing Chengdu World Games at a mid-Games press conference here on Monday.”We are extremely pleased with how the Games have unfolded so far. The Local Organizing Committee (LOC), volunteers, and our partners have done an outstanding job,” said Perurena. “The atmosphere has been…
People walk past a neon sign advertising a Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto currency exchange in Warsaw, Poland on 19 May, 2024. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBitcoin is a stone’s throw from its all-time high after an overnight rally that also propelled ether to levels not seen since 2021.The price of bitcoin was last higher by 1% at $119,782, according to Coin Metrics. Ether was down about 1.6% at $4,181, after surging on Sunday to its highest level since December 2021. On Friday, it broke $4,000 for the first time since December.The moves took place alongside a rise in U.S.…
The Stitch Fix logo on a smartphone arranged in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S., on Saturday, June 5, 2021. Stitch Fix Inc. is scheduled to release earning on June 7.Tiffany Hagler-Geard/ | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCould Stitch Fix be on the path to a comeback? The clothing subscription service, one of the many pandemic winners that’s struggled to find itself in a post-lockdown world, is back to growth and seeing some early wins from a turnaround strategy that’s just over two years in the making. Under CEO Matt Baer, a former Walmart and Macy’s executive who was tapped to helm the business in…
This photo taken on Aug. 11, 2025 shows a view of the Qujiang River in Hechuan District, southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)CHONGQING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) — Torrential rains have resulted in the evacuation of more than 15,000 residents in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, local authorities said on Monday.According to the municipal meteorological department, heavy downpours hit 16 districts and counties in Chongqing from 7 a.m. on Sunday to 7 a.m. on Monday. The heaviest precipitation was recorded in Hechuan District, reaching 167 mm.As of 6 a.m. on Monday, over 15,000 people had been evacuated in Chongqing, the municipal emergency…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The tribal elders in South Waziristan have reaffirmed their resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with the security forces until elimination of the menace of terror. A significant and historic grand jirga of the Mehsud and Burki tribal elders was held in the Spinkai Raghzai area of South Waziristan on Sunday. The Frontier Corps (FC) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (South) inspector general attended the tribal meeting as the chief guest. During the jirga, the tribal elders paid rich tribute to the Pakistan Army and the FC for their sacrifices in ensuring lasting peace. They also reaffirmed their resolve to stand…