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Go back a decade and most Americans had never heard of Huawei. Today, the Chinese telecom giant is a symbol of how quickly China can dominate a strategic technology sector and in the process create new national security and market threats for U.S. government and industry.Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, is now worried about another Chinese company that he predicts will eclipse Huawei in both scale and consequence: BGI. It is not building cell towers or smartphones for the 5G era. It is collecting DNA.”If Huawei was big, BGI…

Judge Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza, from Peru, was sanctioned by the administration of US President Donald Trump in June for her role in authorising an investigation into crimes committed in Afghanistan since 2003. She is among six International Criminal Court (ICC) judges sanctioned over the past year by the US for their work.  As an appeals judge, Ibanez was part of the 2020 ICC panel that paved the way for investigating alleged war crimes by the Taliban, Afghan National Security Forces, the US military and CIA personnel. The sanctions against her, however, were imposed despite a 2021 decision by…

Conor McMenamin and Keanu Baccus helped St Mirren defeat Dundee United 2-0 and record their first William Hill Premiership victory in nine attempts.Stephen Robinson’s side had not won in the league since late September, but now go into next weekend’s Premier Sports Cup final against Celtic on a positive note. United remain without a league win since they beat St Mirren at home in October and came closest here through efforts from Zac Sapsford and Craig Sibbald, who both struck the crossbar. Saints made three changes from their midweek draw at Aberdeen, with Declan John, McMenamin and Richard King replacing…

When it comes to managing your finances, you may feel like you have to do the most: reap the most rewards from your credit cards, pay as little as you can in taxes, earn the highest returns on your investments and extract the most interest from your savings. If you feel this sort of pressure, you come by it honestly, says Christine Benz, director of personal finance and retirement at Morningstar and author of “How to Retire.” “The [financial] industry has this optimizing mindset,” she tells CNBC Make It. “If you’re just learning and getting up to speed, you probably…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request from the Trump administration to toss a lawsuit challenging the detention of migrants at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay. In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan denied the federal government’s motion to dismiss the case and has set a hearing for next week for the parties to discuss next steps in this case.President Donald Trump in January announced his administration would use a detention center at Guantanamo to hold tens of thousands of the “worst criminal aliens,” as part of his wider immigration crackdown.…

The Gunners reasserted some control when the second half got under way – and the Reds needed their goalkeeper again.Alessia Russo had already flashed an attempt wide after working good space for herself with neat footwork inside the box.The same player was then denied by the hands of Kirby having been found by Taylor Hinds’ low cross into a similar area.Their one-on-one duel continued when Russo was picked out from a deep corner and prodded it at goal. Once more, Kirby was well placed to thwart.As Liverpool dug in and defended stoutly, Arsenal were being frustrated.Substitute Caitlin Foord thrashed her…

Mauricio Pochettino has outlined his determination to one day win the Premier League and Champions League.The Argentine coach is preparing for next summer’s World Cup when he will lead the United States at its home tournament. But his long-term ambitions are to return to elite European club soccer.In an interview with the BBC, the former Tottenham, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea manager said he wants to work in England’s top flight again.”The Premier League is the best in the world. Of course I miss it. I am so happy in the USA, but I am always thinking about returning one day,”…

Roughly 1 in 7 people are leaving unclaimed property on the table, according to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators. While the recent heavy selling in bitcoin and ether is rightly getting all the short-term attention, this estate planning issue is a longer-term one that’s likely to be exacerbated as crypto adoption and ownership increase. Many people neglect to account for cryptocurrency in their estate plans, or they don’t let their heirs know how to access their crypto holdings. With surveys in recent years from Gallup and Pew Research estimating that 14% to 17% of U.S. adults have owned…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday was hosting the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees in the Oval Office for what the White House described as a medal presentation ceremony. This year’s recipients are actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, the rock band Kiss and actor-singer Michael Crawford. Trump ignored the Kennedy Center and its premier awards program during his first term as president. But the Republican president instituted a series of changes since returning to office in January, most notably ousting its board of trustees and replacing them with GOP supporters who voted him in as…

Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappé is “on his way to making history at Real Madrid” as the star forward closes in on Cristiano Ronaldo’s club record for most goals scored in a calendar year.Mbappé’s brace in Madrid’s 3-0 LaLiga win at Athletic Club on Wednesday made it 55 goals for the club in 2025, just four short of Ronaldo’s 59-goal record, set in 2013.Madrid have four games left this year, starting with hosting Celta Vigo at the Bernabéu on Sunday.Kylian Mbappé is edging close to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid goal record. Pedro Castillo/Real Madrid via Getty Images”Kylian is on his way…