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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he hosts a Rose Garden Club lunch at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 21, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersPresident Donald Trump said in a post on Thursday that the federal government was preparing to “surge” San Francisco, but he was swayed by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and others to hold off on the deployment.Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he also spoke with Democratic Mayor Daniel Lurie, who “was making substantial progress” on crime.”Great people like Jensen Huang, Marc Benioff, and others have called…
Work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom.Jacquelyn Martin | APThe demolition of the White House East Wing is nearly complete as President Donald Trump pushes ahead with plans to build a massive ballroom, an administration official told NBC News Thursday.Construction crews are now turning their attention to debris removal, the official said. Photos showed the building largely reduced to rubble.Trump said Wednesday that the 90,000 square foot ballroom will cost $300 million, higher than the original estimated price tag of…
Jasondoiy | E+ | Getty ImagesAmid recession fears, a government shutdown and tariff uncertainty, consumers are increasingly diverging in their spending.Wealthier Americans are engaging their purchasing power, while lower-income Americans are starting to pull back — commonly described as a “K-shaped” economy. Friday’s consumer price index report could shed more light on the pressures facing large swaths of the country.The CPI report, which measures price changes across a range of goods and services, was delayed due to the government shutdown, originally scheduled to be released nine days prior. Though the report will not include any data related to the shutdown,…
COAS calls Egypt “a brotherly country,” saying cooperation will help achieve peace and stability in the region Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir is on an official visit to Egypt aimed at strengthening military cooperation and defence collaboration between the two countries, said the military’s media wing on Thursday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Field Marshal Munir met Egyptian Minister of Defence and Defence Production General Abdul Maged Saqar and Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Ahmed Khalifa Fatehi. The statement added that discussions focused on “matters of mutual interest, the regional security situation, and bilateral defence…
The Trump administration is pouring cold water on a report that it’s “currently” in talks to take equity stakes in quantum computing companies like IonQ, Rigetti Computing, and D-Wave Quantum, but shares in each of the companies were still comfortably higher Thursday.”The Commerce Department is not currently negotiating equity stakes with quantum computing companies,” the spokesperson said in a statement.The short statement still has room for investor optimism on the quantum names and the potential for a deal of some sort.”Currently” could imply talks will be held later, and “equity” could suggest a different structure in any kind of deal.…
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) prepares to shoot a foul shot against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena on October 22, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Gina Ferazzi | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesA new bombshell indictment criminally charging former NBA player Damon Jones suggests that while affiliated with the Los Angeles Lakers, Jones leaked information about the injury status of superstar LeBron James to sports bettors before a February 2023 game.James is not accused of wrongdoing in the federal indictment, which alleges that Jones, 49, and others defrauded betting companies.Jones and James previously played together on…
A Rivian R1S electric vehicle (EV) at a dealership and service center in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDETROIT – Rivian Automotive reportedly plans to lay off more than 600 people as the all-electric vehicle maker faces growing market challenges.The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the plans, said the layoffs will affect roughly 4% of the company’s workers. Rivian had just under 15,000 employees at the end of last year.A source familiar with the plans confirmed the layoffs to CNBC and said additional details are set to be…
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOpenAI on Thursday announced it has acquired Software Applications Incorporated, a small company that built an artificial intelligence interface for Apple computers.All 12 members of the Software Applications team will join OpenAI, according to a spokesperson. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.The startup’s product called Sky allows users of Mac computers to prompt it with natural language to get help with writing, coding, planning and managing their…
Court notes purpose of khula is to protect dignity and well-being of women, not to punish husbands In a landmark verdict reinforcing women’s autonomy within Islamic family law, the Supreme Court has held that a woman’s right to seek Khula — dissolution of marriage on grounds of incompatibility — is an “independent and inalienable right” that cannot be made conditional upon her husband’s consent or judicial discretion beyond the scope prescribed in Shariah and statutory law. Authored by Justice Ayesha A Malik, the detailed judgement was issued in a civil petition filed by a woman challenging Peshawer High Court decisions…
An ‘Open House’ sign is posted near a single family home for sale on Aug. 22, 2025 in Pasadena, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesSales of previously owned homes rose 1.5% in September from August to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 4.06 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. That is slightly less than the analysts were forecasting, but the highest pace in seven months.Sales were 4.1% higher compared with September of last year.Regionally, on an annual basis, sales were strongest in the South and Northeast. From August, sales were strongest in the West and actually fell…