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An NVIDIA AI computing card photographed in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 9, 2025.Photo | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesU.S. authorities said Tuesday they have shut down yet another China-linked smuggling network that trafficked or attempted to traffic more than $160 million in export-controlled goods. Nvidia AI chip.Two businessmen are in custody, and a Houston-based company and its management have already pleaded guilty to chip smuggling as part of a broader investigation, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.The incident comes as the U.S. government ramps up enforcement of export controls aimed at restricting China’s access…
The ruling came months after the Tufts doctoral student was released from ICE custody after being detained for opposing Israel’s genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.A federal judge’s ruling that Rumeisa Ozturk’s student visa record must be restored comes months after the Tufts student was released from immigration detention for speaking out against Israel’s genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.U.S. District Judge Dennis Casper issued a preliminary ruling on Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration must restore Ozturk’s name to a database of foreign students maintained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), known as SEVIS.Recommended stories list of 4…
Cameron Dicker kicked a 54-yard winning field goal before Tony Jefferson intercepted Jalen Hurts at the 1-yard line as the Los Angeles Chargers defeated the struggling Philadelphia Eagles 22-19 at SoFi Stadium on Monday night.The Chargers (9-4) overcame Odafe Oweh’s penalty for a neutral zone violation to give the Eagles a first down on fourth-and-4. One play later, Hurts threw deep to Jahan Dotson in double coverage, but Jefferson kept his foot in bounds on the game-ending play. Hurts threw four interceptions, the Eagles committed five turnovers, and the defending Super Bowl champions suffered a season-worst three-game losing streak to…
Markets are betting this week that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates for the third time in 2025. This could be good news for high-dividend stocks, and our portfolio includes many high-dividend stocks. What is the reason for that dynamic? A Fed rate cut could make assets that compete with dividend stocks for investment capital, such as bank CDs, money market funds and U.S. Treasuries, less attractive. The interest rates offered by these assets typically follow lower policy rates. If these assets start to become less attractive than before, income-seeking investors may look to move their money into…
U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat, New York) speaks with his finger raised during a press conference, more than a month after the longest U.S. government shutdown, in Washington, DC, on November 10, 2025. Evelyn HochsteinReuterHouse Democrats are creating a committee on artificial intelligence to position themselves as leaders on the issue as AI companies focus on Washington, D.C., and train campaign contributions.The House Democratic Committee on AI and the Innovation Economy is scheduled to begin meeting this month and will work with AI companies, stakeholders, and congressional committees overseeing aspects of the field to help develop…
The mother of White House press secretary Caroline Levitt’s nephew has been granted bail from ICE custody amid conflicting claims about her relationship with the immigrant.Published December 9, 2025December 9, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareA Brazilian-born woman with family ties to White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt will be released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after she contested her possible deportation, her lawyer announced.Bruna Ferreira, a longtime Massachusetts resident, was granted $1,500 bail on Monday by an immigration judge at the Louisiana Detention Center. Ferreira was arrested by ICE agents last month while driving…
Syrian President Ahmed al-Shalah has accused Israel of exporting the crisis to other countries and “fighting a ghost” amid persistent Israeli military incursions and airstrikes in southern Syria. Al-Sharaa spoke at the Doha Forum in Qatar on Saturday in conversation with CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour. Syria’s interim president has renewed his call for Israel to agree to reinstate the 1974 deconfliction agreement that separated the Syrian and Israeli forces. With the fall of the Assad regime, Israeli forces invaded southern Syria a year ago and continue to occupy the strategic Mount Hermon. The summit, which overlooks Israel, Lebanon…
England’s hopes of mounting an Ashes fightback were dashed by news that fast bowler Mark Wood will miss the rest of the series with a left knee injury, with Matthew Fisher being called into the squad in his place.Wood, 35, is suffering a repeat of the problems he suffered in the eight-wicket defeat to Australia in the first Test in Perth last month. Durham Quicks then suffered an eight-wicket loss at The Gabba in the second Test, but did not play in the remaining three matches, with the first starting on 17 December at Adelaide Oval. Wood will return to…
Stellantis plans to offer Fiat Topolino all-electric four-wheeler in the USStellantisDetroit – Chrysler’s parent company Stellantis On Monday, Fiat announced it would launch a small all-electric “car” called the Fiat Topolino in the United States.The automaker has not announced when the car will go on sale, but Fiat CEO Olivier Francois confirmed the company’s plans to bring the car to market, saying “details will be announced next year.”Fiat’s announcement comes less than a week after President Donald Trump praised Japan’s small “kei” cars during a White House meeting with Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa and other U.S. lawmakers and auto industry…
As countries race to build domestic data centers in the name of sovereign AI, Saudi Arabia is betting on a more creative idea: a data embassy. A data embassy, similar to a diplomatic embassy, is a place where data is stored outside a country’s physical borders, but operates under the laws of that country. This concept is not new. Estonia established its first data embassy in 2017, but since then there has only been one data embassy from Monaco. Both embassies are located in Luxembourg and store backups of important data from both countries as a safeguard against cyber and…