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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man it deported to Mexico in spite of his fears of being harmed there.The man, who is gay, was protected from being returned to his home country under a U.S. immigration judge’s order at the time. But the U.S. put him on a bus and sent him to Mexico instead, a removal that U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy found likely “lacked any semblance of due process.”Mexico has since returned him to Guatemala, where he is in hiding, according to court documents. An earlier court…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called Jony Ive “the greatest designer in the world” on Wednesday after announcing his company’s plan to buy Ive’s artificial intelligence device startup io, in a deal worth $6.4 billion.The deal signals OpenAI’s intention to build consumer devices, likely meant to get more people using its AI services regularly. Altman and Ive have stayed mum on the specific products they’re planning to roll out, and when, but their partnership shows that OpenAI is taking a big swing: Steve Jobs once described Ive as his “spiritual partner at Apple” and a “wickedly intelligent person in all ways,”…
Once upon a time, before I ever gave any serious thought to becoming an author, I was a recruiter. Then I was an HR manager, resume writer, career advice columnist, and career coach. For the most part, I really enjoyed it. Helping others find jobs they love, or at least like, is incredibly rewarding.But at a certain point, I became determined to write a novel. My knowledge of books was limited to reading them. I had no idea where to begin.What I did know how to do was execute a thoroughly researched career pivot. I’d been telling other people how…
Solar power CEOs believed the billions of dollars that they invested in Republican congressional districts would ultimately shield their industry from President Donald Trump’s threats to end federal support for renewable energy.But they may have been disastrously wrong. The tax bill that House Republicans passed this week is a “worse than feared scenario” for solar, analysts at the investment bank Jefferies told clients in a note.The legislation would terminate key tax credits that have supported the industry’s growth, triggering a broad sell-off of solar stocks on Thursday. The bill does still have to pass the Senate, where Jefferies expects the…
PARIS (AP) — Striking taxi drivers in Paris are threatening to take their protest to the French Open and block access to Roland-Garros on Monday if the government does not listen to their demands.The drivers are worried about threats to their income and have already brought sections of Parisian traffic to a standstill for five straight days, gathering at landmarks such as the Arc de Triomphe and blocking roads while honking horns and flashing their car lights.The French Open begins on Sunday.“If the government doesn’t listen, we’ll take care of Roland-Garros,” Emmanuelle Cordier, president of the National Taxi Federation, warned…
WASHINGTON (AP) — From Arlington National Cemetery outside the nation’s capital to the American burial ground in Normandy, France, presidents customarily commemorate Memorial Day on hallowed ground. In somber wreath-laying ceremonies and poignant speeches, presidents remember the military members who died serving the country, even as many Americans associate the holiday with a three-day weekend and shopping sales. Here’s a look at what recent presidents have said on Memorial Days past. All spoke at Arlington in Virginia, except for President George W. Bush:RONALD REAGAN“The willingness of some to give their lives so that others might live never fails to evoke…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A plane crash in San Diego that killed six people, including groundbreaking alternative music executive Dave Shapiro, happened as the private plane approached an airport whose runway lights were out in heavy fog, investigators said.It could take a year to sort out exactly what happened to the plane that hit power lines and crashed into a neighborhood just before 4 a.m. Thursday. But investigators know there was thick fog, problems with the runway lights and a broken weather alert system, Dan Baker of the National Transportation Safety Board said.Shapiro’s death stunned the heavy metal and hard…
Swiss brand On is quickly emerging as a global challenger in the sportswear market.The company, which sells premium-priced athletic shoes and apparel, reported net sales for the three-month period ended March 31 rose over 40% to 726.6 million Swiss francs (US$869 million) compared with the year prior.Analysts say the brand has been able to capture market share from legacy competitors like Nike and Adidas through innovative products and timing. “The main thing they really understood was they went for the aesthetic of the shoe,” said Aneesha Sherman, managing director at Bernstein. “It’s really like no other silhouette that the consumer…
The last time I saw my home in Gaza was on my 31st birthday, 13 October 2023. I had just bathed my children, folded their clothes and packed a bag with what little we could carry. It was time to evacuate. We didn’t know if we were leaving for a night or forever. Two months later, it was gone – bombed, like so many others. At the time, I was displaced in a small, unfurnished apartment in Deir al-Balah. I was cooking over an open fire when my husband arrived. His face was pale, sad and distant. I knew something…
CNN — Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was briefly inaccessible for thousands of US users early Saturday, according to Downdetector.com, which tracks internet disruptions. The site appears to have resolved the outage, as DownDetector reports are down to 690 as of 11:30 a.m. ET. Users in the United States began reporting issues on DownDetector at about 8 a.m. ET on Saturday. By 8:26 a.m. ET, more than 25,000 US users reported issues with the X platform on the mobile app and website. Users also reported issues with the server connection. More than 11,000 users in the United…