The US supreme court (SCOTUS) refused to clear the postal service to enforce new restrictions on mail-in ballots for the congressional midterms, in a rebuff to the Trump administration after some states started early voting and opponents warned late-breaking changes would inject chaos into the elections.The justices’ decision Monday came after North Carolina and Alabama…
England’s Harry Brook (AP photo) Harry Brook has added another milestone to his remarkable run in 2026, becoming the only captain from a Full Member team to score two T20I centuries in a calendar year.The England captain reached the landmark during his unbeaten 114 against Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series…
Riyadh/Dubai: Saudi Arabia issued security alerts over a range of territory Tuesday, including in the holy city of Mecca and the second-largest city Jeddah, following a week of attacks from Iran-aligned fighters that have drawn it deeper into the West Asia war.The alerts were swiftly lifted and Saudi authorities did not immediately report whether any…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s wife Priscilla Chan co-founded the Primary School in East Palo Alto, California in 2016 with the backing of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). The school was designed to serve low-income families, the tuition fee private school aimed to support the “whole child” through wraparound services such as dental checkups, wellness coaching,…
Large technology companies, including Palantir Technologies, Nvidia and Booz Allen Hamilton, could restrict or cease to use advanced AI models unless Anthropic and OpenAI guarantee not to misuse their intellectual property, the Information reported on Monday.Anthropic faced customer pushback after a June policy change for its Fable model gave the company rights to retain usage…
Mumbai: Banks with the largest number of bank accounts will be the biggest gainers as they will receive the lion’s share of the fees. While third-party payment apps will receive a smaller share, the MDR will make the biggest difference to them as their business model suddenly becomes sustainable without having to look for alternative…
FBI director Kash Patel declined to rule out sending agents to polling places on Election Day, telling senators he wasn’t certain the bureau is legally barred from doing so. “I don’t know that we can’t legally do it,” Patel told the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday. He said the FBI plans to station agents and intelligence…
PM Modi and Canadian PM Mark Carney (File photo) New Delhi: India and Canada, which is in the midst of an intense trade battle with the US, may finalise a trade deal by the end of the year, if not earlier, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said.The statement comes amid ongoing talks at the official level,…
Piddington, a central English village of 350 people, held a symbolic “independence referendum” on Tuesday to protest against plans to house more than 1,200 asylum seekers at a nearby disused military site.The Oxfordshire village, 25km from Oxford, asked residents to vote “Yes” or “No” on whether it should seek to secede from the UK and…
The planned sale comes as Israel continues its military campaign in Gaza The Trump administration is planning a $2.8 billion arms package for Israel that would include 40,000 powerful 2,000lb bombs, weapons that were previously withheld by the Biden administration over concerns about their potential to cause mass casualties in Gaza.The proposed deal includes 20,000…