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Miami voters elected Democrat Eileen Higgins mayor Tuesday, ending a nearly three-decade drought for the party that defeated Donald Trump-backed Republicans in the majority-Hispanic city.Although the race was officially nonpartisan, the race took on national significance, pitting Higgins against Republican Emilio Gonzalez, a former Miami governor, in a race closely watched by both parties.Recommended stories 1 List of itemsend of listThe victory comes on the heels of recent electoral successes for Democrats heading into next year’s midterm elections.Here’s what we know:What were the final results of the Miami election?As of Tuesday night, Higgins led Republican Gonzalez 59% to 41%, according…
Honduras’ attorney general announced that he has issued an arrest warrant for former President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was released from a U.S. federal prison last week following a pardon from President Donald Trump. Attorney General Johel Antonio Zelaya Álvarez announced on X Monday that he has asked government agencies and the international police agency Interpol to arrest Mr. Hernández on charges of money laundering and fraud. “We have been torn apart by the tentacles of corruption and criminal networks that have deeply affected the lives of our country,” Zelaya said. His post included a photo of the Supreme Court’s…
The World Darts Championship is back and bigger than ever, broadcast live on Sky Sports, with the rapid rise of Luke Littler helping the sport reach unprecedented levels of interest and excitement. Littler was less than a year old when darts’ marquee event first moved to Alexandra Palace, but the teenager is now back as defending champion and looking to add another achievement to his already remarkable darts career. Littler had high expectations from an early age. He first played the sport on a magnetic board as a toddler while still in diapers, and talks about hearing walk-ons from Phil…
Market research is a $90 billion industry that helps brands figure out how to best present themselves to potential customers. But that market insight isn’t cheap or quick. Cashew Research wants to use AI to change this. Cashew, based in Calgary, Alberta, uses AI to develop market research plans and surveys for brands based on the information they are looking for, such as their visibility with specific populations or whether their marketing taglines resonate with customers. Cashew then sends surveys to real people and uses AI to summarize and summarize the results. Cashew was one of 200 startups selected for…
Mutual fund companies are increasing access to types of investments that provide guaranteed income for a lifetime. Last week, Vanguard, a mutual fund company and pioneer in index investing, announced a new line of target-date mutual funds. This allows shareholders to use a portion of their retirement funds to purchase an annuity. Annuities are products sold by insurance companies that guarantee policyholders a certain amount of regular income over a certain period of time.The mutual fund is expected to be available in 2026 and will only be available within defined contribution plans such as 401(k)s, the Wall Street Journal reports.…
An employee stands near the Amazon Inc. logo above the reception counter at the company’s campus in Hyderabad, India, on Friday, September 6, 2019.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon on Wednesday pledged to invest more than $35 billion in India’s cloud and artificial intelligence space by 2030 as hyperscalers race to gain a foothold in the market. The commitment revealed in Amazon The Smbhav summit to be held in New Delhi will build on the approximately $40 billion already invested in the country. Amazon said in a press release that the new fund will target AI-driven digitization, export expansion, and…
The U.S. Navy said in a statement Tuesday that it has recovered two aircraft that crashed into the South China Sea while flying from the USS Nimitz in October. According to the Navy, on Dec. 5, a contract ship’s unmanned system was used to lift aircraft – an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet and an MH-60 helicopter – from a depth of 400 feet (122 meters). Neither ship is the newest in the Navy’s fleet, but experts say the wreck could have yielded useful information had it been in enemy hands. “All involved brought significant expertise to the table that allowed…
Chelsea’s weaknesses were once again exposed in the loss to Atalanta. If they don’t tighten up their game further, they will likely remain without a win in four games.Talks of challenging for the Premier League title could be ignored unless Enzo Maresca’s young team starts to show strength. The humiliating defeat against Leeds was a wake-up call, but they learned little from it on Tuesday night. It was the 44th Champions League game Chelsea have lost after scoring the first goal, and the first time since 2005 that they have lost away after leading at half-time. Atalanta put pressure on…
Africa’s growing coup belt gained a new front on December 7 when soldiers appeared on Benin’s state television to assert power. Eight uniformed men, led by Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri and calling themselves the Military Commission for Reconstruction, declared President Patrice Talon “removed”, suspended the constitution, dissolved state institutions and ordered the closure of borders.Observers were bracing for a now-familiar scenario of forced resignations, detention or house arrest of leaders, and routine condemnation from the African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).But by noon, those hopes were dashed.Within hours of the broadcast, Interior Minister Alassane Seydoux…
Naveen Rao, former head of AI at Databricks, has raised $475 million in seed capital for his new startup, Unconventional AI, at a valuation of $4.5 billion. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Ventures, with participation from Lux Capital and DCVC. The funding is the first installment toward the round’s goal of up to $1 billion, Rao told Bloomberg. TechCrunch first reported in October that Unconventional AI was seeking this huge funding for Rao’s new startup, but the final valuation was slightly lower than the $5 billion that sources said he was seeking. If he ends up…