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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (DN.Y.) hold a press conference at the Capitol in Washington on January 8, 2026.Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesCongressional Democrats announced Friday that they had received a counteroffer from the White House on funding for the Department of Homeland Security.The department has been closed since February 14 after lawmakers failed to reach a consensus on immigration enforcement regulations.”We have received the White House’s counterproposal and are considering it closely,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York, said in a…
President Donald Trump has suggested the United States could occupy Cuba on friendly terms.The statement was issued Friday as President Trump prepared to board the presidential helicopter, Marine One, on the White House lawn en route to Texas.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listAs he approached the media scrum, President Trump asked questions about the United States’ tense relations with countries such as Iran and Cuba, in which he suggested he wanted to form new governments.In the case of Cuba, President Trump suggested a transition that would be “very positive for the people who were expelled, or worse.””The Cuban…
Wolves, who are bottom of the Premier League, dominated third-placed Aston Villa with a 2-0 win at Molineux thanks to goals from Joao Gomez and Rodrigo Gomez.In a wet West Midlands derby at Wolverhampton, the home side showed their desire to fight throughout as Villa struggled to impose themselves. A fine finish from Joao Gomez helped seal the win, with his namesake Rodrygo clinching the win on the break late in stoppage time. Victory for Rob Edwards’ side means that Derby’s lowest points tally in their history in the Premier League has been erased, lingering fears of that disgrace have…
Suno co-founder and CEO Mikey Shulman shared on LinkedIn that the AI music generator has attracted 2 million paying members and generated $300 million in annual recurring revenue. Just three months ago, Suno announced a $250 million funding round, valuing the company at $2.45 billion. At the time, Suno told the Wall Street Journal that annual revenue had reached $200 million. This would indicate that the company has achieved significant growth in a short period of time. Suno allows users to create music using natural language prompts, making it easy for even the most inexperienced to generate audio. This has…
Momo Production | Digital Vision | Getty ImagesThe Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a tax credit for low- to moderate-income workers that increases with family size.This is a fully refundable credit. This means that some filers can receive the full amount even though they owe zero taxes. For tax year 2025, the maximum deduction is worth up to $8,046 for filers with three or more qualifying children. But about one in five eligible taxpayers doesn’t claim this “valuable” deduction, the IRS said in a January news release. According to the IRS, about 23.5 million filers collectively received about $68.5…
The raid on CK Hutchison’s subsidiary marks the latest flashpoint in escalating tensions between the United States and China over control of Panama’s vital trade canal.listen to this article | 3 minutesinformationby Reuters and Associated PressPublished February 27, 2026February 27, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareplus 2 googleAdd Al Jazeera to GoogleinformationPanamanian authorities have reportedly searched and removed property from a subsidiary of a Hong Kong company at the center of recent US-China tensions over the Panama Canal.Panama Ports Company (PPC), owned by Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison, said in a statement on Friday that the Panamanian government…
As communities across the country block data center construction, the Pentagon is playing chicken with Anthropic over who controls how the military uses AI. As the AI debate devolves into “bust generation vs. boom generation,” one state lawmaker is trying to take a middle path. In this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity Podcast, Rebecca Beran speaks with New York State Representative and U.S. Congress candidate Alex Boas. Boas sponsored New York’s first AI safety law, the RAISE Act, and quickly became a target of a Silicon Valley lobbying group that spent $125 million on attack ads. Listen to the full episode…
The Paramount logo hangs above the entrance to Paramount Studios on February 23, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Imagesthe next day paramount skydance emerged as the winner to take over the same media giant. warner bros discoverythere are growing questions about the future direction of corporate regulation.The WBD board said Thursday that Paramount’s revised $31 per share offer is superior to Paramount’s existing offer. Netflixprompting the streamer to announce that it was pulling out of the deal altogether and paving the way for Paramount. Paramount’s offer (up from $30 per share) is the latest in a…
The standoff between the Pentagon and Anthropic over the integration of artificial intelligence into military operations and setting limits on its use reached a peak this week, with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth giving the AI company until 5:01 p.m. ET on Friday to make concessions to the government’s demands. Humanity is not slowing down, at least for now, but the battle between the military and industry over AI is just beginning. The Pentagon is at odds with private companies managing AI in ways untested since World War II. Anthropic on Thursday rejected Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s request to relax…
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) gestures at the United Center during day one of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, August 19, 2024.Mike Seeger | ReutersHouse Democrats this week laid out plans to counter President Donald Trump’s calls to “nationalize” this year’s elections ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Lawmakers gather for annual policy gatherings where they set the year’s agenda and hone their campaign messages. The two men met in Northern Virginia this week in response to President Trump’s demands for stronger voter ID requirements at polling places and his desire to require documentation to register to vote, both changes…