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A top US immigration official is expected to leave the US city of Minneapolis in what may mark a shift in the White House’s tone after the fatal shooting of a second US citizen by federal officers over the weekend. As Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino and some immigration agents depart, “border tsar” Tom Homan will begin leading on-the-ground efforts in the Minnesota city after the shooting of Alex Pretti on Saturday escalated tensions. The decision by President Donald Trump may indicate the administration’s interest in walking back more aggressive federal action in his nationwide immigration crackdown.Despite the announcement, online…
The BBC’s Ana Faguy speaks to residents in the state after the second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers.
Regan MorrisSanta Ana, California ReutersRyan Wedding appeared in a Santa Ana court on Monday Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has pleaded not guilty to all 17 felony charges against him including drug trafficking, witness tampering and conspiracy to commit murder.In his first court appearance since being arrested in Mexico last week, Wedding appeared relaxed, smiling with his attorney and occasionally at the media and FBI agents as he stretched his unshackled arms. Wedding was on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list for allegedly running a transnational drug cartel, importing millions of dollars’ worth of cocaine into Los Angeles and distributing…
The senior ranks of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) are in tatters.The weekend purging of China’s top general, Zhang Youxia, and another senior military officer, Gen Liu Zhenli, has left serious questions about what triggered the elite power struggles unfolding in the country – and what this means for China’s warfighting capacity, whether it be any ambition to take Taiwan by force or engage in another major regional conflict.Zhang, 75, was vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) – the Communist Party group headed by the country’s leader Xi Jinping, which controls the armed forces.The CMC, usually made up of…
Lily JamaliNorth America Technology correspondent, San FranciscoBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Getty ImagesMeta boss Mark Zuckerberg is one of the big tech executives who will give evidence during the trialA landmark social media addiction trial in which top tech executives are expected to testify begins on Tuesday in California.The plaintiff, a 19-year-old woman identified by the initials KGM, alleges the design of the platforms’ algorithms left her addicted to social media and negatively affected her mental health.The defendants include Meta – which owns Instagram and Facebook – TikTok’s owner ByteDance and YouTube parent Google. Snapchat settled with the plaintiff last week. The closely-watched case…
If your TikTok feed has felt a little off lately, it’s not just you. TikTok says is still working to fix its service in the US following a power outage at one of its data centers that’s caused “multiple bugs” in the app. TikTok users have reported problems logging in and uploading videos, as well as strange behavior from the “for you” algorithm. Creators have also noticed that new uploads are seemingly getting o views or likes and that in-app earnings have disappeared.”Since yesterday we’ve been working to restore our services following a power outage at a U.S. data center…
Kayla EpsteinNew York CityGetty ImagesCity crews pile snow outside New York City Hall. Several people have died in a winter storm that hit a wide swath of the US, causing thousands of flights to be cancelled or delayed due to conditions.The storm, which caused chaos from Texas to the tip of Maine over the weekend, snarled roadways, knocked out power, and buried major cities under a thick blanket of snow. At least a dozen people have been killed in several US states. Some areas in the northeast saw over 20 inches (50.8 cm) of snow in the last 24 hours,…
US President Donald Trump has announced he is raising tariffs on South Korean imports to 25% after accusing Seoul of “not living up” to a trade deal reached last year.In a post on social media, Trump said he would increase levies on South Korea from 15% across a range of products including automobiles, lumber, pharmaceuticals and “all other Reciprocal TARIFFS”.Trump said South Korean lawmakers have been slow to approve the deal while “we have acted swiftly to reduce our TARIFFS in line with the Transaction agreed to”.South Korea says it had not been given official notice of the decision to…
TikTok’s newly formed US entity is off to a very bumpy start. As the app continues to face technical issues affecting the recommendation algorithm, view counts and other features, TikTok is also seeing a wave of frustrated users uninstalling it, according to new data.Analytics firm Sensor Tower, which tracks downloads and other app store-related metrics, told CNBC that there has been a 150 percent rise in uninstalls of the TikTok app in the United States compared with the last three months. An analyst at Sensor Tower told Engadget that TikTok’s US daily active users (DAUs) have increased about 2 percent…
Granit Xhaka? Martin Zubimendi? Rayan Cherki? Nahhh, Leeds’ Anton Stach is in fact the Premier League signing of the season. A £17m arrival from Hoffenheim, Stach made it three Premier League assists to go with his three goals in his debut season for Leeds in the 1-1 draw with Everton on Monday, in a display to demonstrate once again that in his first campaign in the English top flight he’s about as suited to its infamous rigours as any midfielder could possibly be. Having played at the base of Leeds’ midfield, as a box-to-box player and – as was the…