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A demonstrator holds a sign regarding the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesOn Wednesday, a House petition calling for a forced vote to release the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files secured the final signatures needed to take that action.After weeks of delays, Rep. Adelita Grillalva, D-Ariz., submitted the 218th signature needed to approve the petition shortly after taking office.The Trump administration has been accused for months of reneging on promises to release investigative files on convicted sex offender Epstein, who committed suicide…
U.S. President Donald Trump has committed to providing $2,000 checks to Americans using the money that went into the Treasury from Trump’s tariffs.On Wednesday, White House press secretary Caroline Levitt told reporters that Trump’s staff is exploring ways to make the plan a reality.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe president proposed the idea on his Truth social media platform Sunday, five days after Republicans lost elections in states such as Virginia and New Jersey, largely due to voter dissatisfaction with the president’s economic management, particularly the high cost of living.A new AP-NORC poll found that 67 percent of…
The Racing Bulls have claimed that a video of staff encouraging spectators to boo Lando Norris at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix “does not reflect the team’s values”. World championship leader Norris has been booed by some fans after winning his last two races in Mexico City and Sunday at Interlagos. Following his latest victory, which left him 24 points clear of McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri with three rounds remaining, a video was released on social media showing members of the Racing Bulls team appearing to incite boos during the podium ceremony.In a statement published in X on Wednesday, Racing…
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) walks down the first fairway after the first tee-off, with the turbines of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Center, also known as the Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm, in the background, for the official opening of the Trump International Golf Links course in Balmedy, Aberdeenshire, northeast Scotland, on July 29, 2025. Brendan Smialowski AFP | Getty ImagesTwo pioneers of Europe’s modern wind power industry are sounding the alarm over the Trump administration’s clean energy cuts, warning that Washington’s anti-climate policies are part of a broader energy transition agenda.Denmark’s Henrik Steedsdal, often referred to as the “godfather…
Paris — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was freed on Monday after a Paris court ruled he could be released pending an appeal of his September criminal conspiracy conviction, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported. He was convicted of participating in a scheme to finance the 2007 presidential campaign with money from Libya in exchange for diplomatic favors. In a social media post after his release, Sarkozy thanked everyone who had “supported” and “defended” him and vowed that “the truth will prevail” in any future appeals. “I will now prepare for the appeal. My energies are focused on the single goal of…
Ferrari chairman John Elkann said drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc “need to focus more on driving and less talking”, sparking debate over F1’s best-known and most-watched team after suggesting the team was substandard in various areas.Elkann’s comments were made to the media in Milan, a day after Ferrari fell from second to fourth in the constructors’ championship in a somber Sao Paulo Grand Prix, with both drivers’ Sunday ending early after they retired due to damage sustained in separate accidents. Speaking to reporters during a media scrum at an event to promote the 2026 Winter Olympics, Elkann praised the…
Mark Manara, head of startups at OpenAI, says the reality of AI has progressed far beyond ideas and experiments. AI-native companies are reaching $200 million in annual recurring revenue, and product cycles are shrinking from two-week sprints to one day. And OpenAI is helping with that. Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Russell Brandom speaks with Manara at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to explore how OpenAI is serving startups building on its platform. Listen to the full episode to hear: The shift from two-week sprints to one-day development cycles and what that means for how startups build engineering teams Why some startups…
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase Global Inc., speaks at the Messari Mainnet Summit in New York on Thursday, September 21, 2023.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Imagescoinbase I’m following tesla From Delaware to Texas.Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Wednesday that crypto exchanges are changing the way they are established, a year after Elon Musk did something similar for his electric car maker. Musk also reincorporated his rocket maker SpaceX from Delaware to Texas.“Delaware’s legal framework once provided consistency for businesses, but that is no longer the case,” Grawal wrote, pointing to…
U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook at the Brookings Institution on Monday, November 3, 2025 in Washington, DC, USA. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will hear oral arguments on January 21 in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s authority to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.President Trump announced on August 25 that he was firing Cook, one of seven Federal Reserve Board members, over allegations that he committed mortgage fraud related to two homes he owned.Cook has denied any wrongdoing and has filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction against his dismissal.A federal…
Jerusalem — Yamen Al Najjar recalls his past life, the days when he attended school and laughed regularly. The 16-year-old now lives with his mother in a cramped 6 square meter room, just enough space for a hospital bed, where he rarely leaves the house. “Life is hard. I’m sick and in pain all the time…I feel lonely and I miss home,” he told CNN. Yamen, who suffers from a bleeding disorder, had been medically evacuated with his mother from Gaza City to a Palestinian hospital in occupied East Jerusalem just two days before the October 7, 2023 attack. His…