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12 Sep

Young fans and critics debate Charlie Kirk’s political legacy

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Young fans and critics debate Charlie Kirk's political legacy Young fans and critics debate Charlie Kirk's political legacy 9 hours ago Share Save Tiffany Wertheimer and Gabriela Pomeroy Share Save EPA The sudden and violent death of the American activist Charlie Kirk, who rallied a youth movement and held celebrity status among his fans, has sparked fierce debate over his political legacy. The 31-year-old's young supporters appreciated his conservative Christian values and frank opinions. Speaking to the BBC, many were in tears as they remembered a man who listened to them and understood their concerns. His views were polarising Read…
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07 Sep

Job reports will get more accurate, Lutnick predicts before BLS reveals sluggish August hiring

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Job reports will get more accurate, Lutnick predicts before BLS reveals sluggish August hiring Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the BLS' new jobs report will be more accurate because of the firing of former Commissioner Erika McEntarfer . He says holdovers from the Biden administration were "rooting against America and against Donald Trump" Lutnik made that prediction less than an hour before BLS said job growth stalled out in August . Read full story: Source
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07 Sep

Tesla’s nearly $1 trillion new pay plan for Musk would expand his voting power

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Tesla's nearly $1 trillion new pay plan for Musk would expand his voting power Tesla is asking investors to approve yet another outsized pay plan for CEO Elon Musk . The total package is worth about $975 billion based on the maximum payout, assuming share count remains . It consists of 12 tranches of shares to be granted if Tesla hits certain milestones over the next decade . The full award would give Musk more than 423 million additional shares . Read full story: Source
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07 Sep

Mortgage rates see biggest one-day drop in over a year

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Mortgage rates see biggest one-day drop in over a year Rates are finally breaking out of the high 6% range, where they've been stuck for months . The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped 16 basis points to 6.29% on Friday . It marks the lowest rate since Oct. 3 and the biggest one-day drop since August 2024 . Read full story: Source
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07 Sep

Behind the AI talent war: Why tech giants are paying millions to top hires

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Behind the AI talent war: Why tech giants are paying millions to top hires Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered $100 million signing bonuses to top OpenAI employees. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The artificial intelligence arms race is heating up, and as tech giants scramble to come out on top, they're dangling millions of dollars in front of a small talent pool of specialists in what's become known as the AI talent war. It's seeing Big Tech firms like Meta, Microsoft, and Google compete for top AI researchers in an effort to bolster their artificial intelligence divisions…
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07 Sep

Defense Dept. warns Venezuela after its jets buzz U.S. Navy destroyer

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Defense Dept. warns Venezuela after its jets buzz U.S. Navy destroyer Two Venezuelan military aircraft flew close to a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters in a "highly provocative move," the Defense Department says . The move came two days after a deadly strike on a boat that the Trump administration said was carrying drugs from Venezuela . The strike marked an intensification of Washington’s feud with Venezuela . Read full story: Source
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07 Sep

Judge halts Trump officials from ending special status for Venezuelans, Haitians

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Judge halts Trump officials from ending special status for Venezuelans, Haitians A federal judge in California ruled Friday that the Trump administration improperly stripped temporary protections for about 1.1 million Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants, a decision that could shield most of them from possible deportation. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem illegally terminated temporary protected status for more than 500,000 Haitians and 600,000 Venezuelans this year in a “truncated and condensed” timeline that did not follow federal statutes. In canceling the protections, Noem also tried to vacate an extension of those benefits granted by…
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07 Sep

The world wants Ukraine’s cutting-edge drones, but they aren’t yet for sale

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The world wants Ukraine’s cutting-edge drones, but they aren’t yet for sale KYIV — Foreign drone companies are swarming Ukraine, hoping to be a part of one of the most exciting unmanned vehicle production hubs in the world. There’s one problem: Ukraine’s drone makers are severely limited in exporting their production and know-how. Drone use and production have skyrocketed in the war between Ukraine and Russia, now in its fourth year, because of these machines’ low cost and deadly effectiveness. The constant battle-testing has accelerated the pace of evolution for the drones, with changes taking place within weeks instead of…
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