We’re All “Domestic Terrorists” Now
“It was an act of domestic terrorism,” Kristi Noem declared following Wednesday’s killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood…
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After delays, the missing Jan. 6 plaque will be displayed at the Capitol
The Senate has agreed to display a plaque honoring the police who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, rebuffing House Speaker Mike Johnson who has said the commemorative…
Blackstone eyes US$2.6 billion of debt to finance power merger
Electricity demand is soaring globally as the data centres needed for Big Tech’s artificial intelligence objectives put pressure on power grids A group of banks led by Barclays is shopping…
House rebukes GOP leaders with passage of Obamacare subsidies extension
House Democrats on Thursday secured an unlikely win with the passage of a bill to re-up their COVID-era expansion of Obamacare subsidies for three years. Source link
Vice President Vance calls killing of Minneapolis woman by ICE officer 'a tragedy of her own making'
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday blamed a federal immigration officer's fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman on "a left-wing network," Democrats, the news media and the woman who was…
The shooting outside a Utah church grew out of a dispute between funeral goers, police say
A complicated crime scene and uncooperative witnesses hindered Salt Lake City police efforts to investigate a shooting outside funeral services at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
Big Tech spared strict rules in EU digital regulations overhaul, sources say
The tech giants will be subject only to a voluntary framework rather than binding rules Alphabet’s Google, Meta Platforms, Netflix, Microsoft and Amazon will not face heavy-handed…
China’s Anta Sports has offered to buy Pinault family’s 29% Puma stake: sources
The Hong Kong-listed company has a track record of acquiring and revamping Western sports and lifestyle brands China’s Anta Sports Products has offered to buy 29 per cent of struggling…
White House ballroom planners propose second story over historic colonnade, new visitors center
Planners developing a massive ballroom on the East side of the White House want to expand the project to include other additions and amenities, among them a second story on the West Wing…
Glencore and Rio Tinto in talks to form world’s biggest miner
Rio Tinto Group is in talks to buy Glencore to create the world’s biggest mining company with a combined market value of more than US$200 billion, a little over a year after earlier talks…
US stocks: Wall Street ends mixed as tech dips, defence stocks rally
WALL Street ended mixed on Thursday, as Nvidia and other technology stocks dipped, while defence companies advanced after President Donald Trump called for an enlarged US$1.5 trillion…
How AI will make behavioral health more human in 2026
While headlines about AI replacing workers dominated 2025, behavioral health is charting a different path. The industry thrives on human connection, measuring success in trust, healing,…
Long-term mortgage rate ticks up slightly to 6.16%
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher this week to just above its 2025 low. The average long-term mortgage rate rose to 6.16%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.…
Pastor: ICE Let Me Free Because I’m White and It Wouldn’t Be “Fun”
“Before I knew it, I saw ICE agents circling a young woman who appeared to be Hispanic, and so I approached her, and we were at that point chanting, ‘We are not afraid, we are not…
RFK Jr. ducks question on Trump Kennedy Center renaming: 'I have bigger fish to fry'
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed renaming the Trump Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as being among his top priorities, breaking his silence weeks…
The Minnesota Tragedy
The ICE officer never would have had to decide in a split second whether he was in mortal peril if the driver hadn’t created the predicate for the shooting in the first place. Source link
Strengthening governance beyond compliance
Over the past decade, female board representation has risen from 8.3% in 2014 to 18.3% in 2025, across all listed firms OVER the past decade, Singapore’s corporate governance landscape has…
IRS will accept 2025 tax returns starting Jan. 26
Jan. 26 marks the official start date of the 2026 tax filing season, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2025 tax returns. April 15 is the filing deadline. Tax experts,…
Trump Fumes as Five Republicans Vote to Block Him on Venezuela
This comes as the Republicans named—along with Senate Democrats—voted 52–47 to advance the War Powers Resolution, which would force Trump to seek Congress’s approval before conducting any…
Tulsi Gabbard Had No Clue What Trump Was Doing in Venezuela
“‘Outrage After ICE Officer Kills US Citizen in Minneapolis,’” Vance said, reading a headline from CNN. “Well, that’s one way to put it—and that is the way that many people in the…
Workplaces are integrating nature to bring balance and calm. Here’s how
The crisp crinkle of fallen leaves beneath your feet. The swish and trickle of water moving through a stream. A breath of crisp, fresh air. Spending time in nature can be invigorating or…
Tim Walz Is a Reckless Menace
Whether he knows it or not, the Minnesota governor is playing with fire. Source link
Who needs AI deepfakes when the Trump government can dispute video evidence that we can plainly see?
In the age of rampant AI slop, seeing isn’t always believing. There’s more than one way, though, to make people doubt their own eyes. Many have long predicted and warned that AI deepfakes…
JD Vance Makes Heinous Claim About Minnesota ICE Shooting Victim
“‘Outrage After ICE Officer Kills US Citizen in Minneapolis,’” Vance said, reading a headline from CNN. “Well, that’s one way to put it—and that is the way that many people in the…