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For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of hip-hop’s most nimble entrepreneurs, spinning his hitmaking talents into a broad business empire that included a record label, a fashion brand, a TV network, deals with liquor companies and a key role in a reality TV show.Then he was charged with forcing, threatening and manipulating two ex-girlfriends into drug-fueled sex marathons, with assistance from a network of associates. Combs denied the allegations and went to trial in a high-stakes federal sex crimes and racketeering case. The trial ended Wednesday with a verdict that his attorneys called a victory: Combs…
People stand in front of an Apple store in Beijing, China, on April 9, 2025.Tingshu Wang | ReutersApple iPhone sales in China rose in the second quarter of the year for the first time in two years, Counterpoint Research said, as the tech giant looks to turnaround its business in one of its most critical markets.Sales of iPhones in China jumped 8% year-on-year in the three months to the end of June, according to Counterpoint Research. It’s the first time Apple has recorded growth in China since the second quarter of 2023.Apple’s performance was boosted by promotions in May as…
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Two elderly female tourists in Zambia were killed by an elephant Thursday while on a walking safari in a national park, police said.Eastern Province Police Commissioner Robertson Mweemba said the victims — 68-year-old Easton Janet Taylor from the U.K. and 67-year-old Alison Jean Taylor from New Zealand — were attacked by a female elephant that was with a calf.Safari guides who were with the group attempted to stop the elephant from charging at the women by firing shots at it, police said. The elephant was hit and wounded by the gunshots. The guides were unable to…
Pictured here is the Ernie bot mobile interface, with the Baidu search engine home page in the background.Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesChinese tech giant Baidu has bolstered its core search platform with artificial intelligence in the biggest overhaul of the product in 10 years.Analysts told CNBC the move was a bid to keep ahead of fast-moving rivals like DeepSeek, rather than traditional search players.”There has been some small pressure on the search business but the focus on AI and Ernie Bot is a key move ahead,” Dan Ives, global head of tech research at Wedbush Securities, told…
TULKAREM REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians have fled a section of the Tulkarem refugee camp in the occupied West Bank after receiving Israeli demolition orders — joining tens of thousands of people to be displaced by an open-ended military offensive in the area.The residents loaded all of their earthly possessions — mattresses, blankets, washing machines — onto vehicles on Wednesday before taking one last glimpse of their homes and speeding off. The new demolition order affects some 104 buildings, and at least 400 families now face homelessness, said Faisal Salama, a local official in the camp.Late…
Facebook Tweet Email Link A skydiving plane with 15 people onboard went off the end of a runway at a New Jersey airport Wednesday evening, resulting in multiple injuries, authorities said. The pilot reported engine trouble as the Cessna 208B ascended before crashing into the woods at Cross Keys Airport, southeast of Philadelphia, around 5:30 p.m. local time, according to Andrew Halter of the Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management. The pilot tried to circle back and attempt to land the plane but was unsuccessful, he said at a news conference Wednesday evening. Passengers sustained injuries varying from minor to…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rescue crews were searching on Thursday for seven people still missing days after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California shook a tiny farming community and forced the cancellation of nearby July Fourth celebrations. The barrage of fireworks that exploded Tuesday caused a massive blaze that led to other spot fires and collapsed the building in Yolo County about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Sacramento.Family members gathered near a sheriff’s checkpoint about a mile from the blast site in rural Esparto, hoping for news about their loved ones. Syanna Ruiz, who is pregnant,…
Workers at a Thai Son S.P. Co. garment factory endeavor to produce products for global clients, in Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, on June 21, 2025.Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty ImagesGlobal attention turned to Vietnam on Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Hanoi just days before Washington’s reciprocal tariffs come back in full force.Under the agreement, the U.S. will apply a 20% duty on Vietnamese imports — sharply below the 46% rate Trump had imposed in early April. U.S. imports to Vietnam will meanwhile not be subject to tariffs.Trump also said that Vietnam…
The image in the mind’s eye is one of exuberance, of optimism. It is the memory of that small but sturdy frame scampering after the ball, hunting opportunities, that will endure. Diogo Jota just loved playing football.That always shone through when watching him. But he was much more than a footballer. He was a father and a son. Tragically, he also became a husband just days before his passing in Zamora at the age of 28 years old. The sadness is overwhelming.Jota’s route to the top with Liverpool and Portugal was a little different to many of his peers. Unusually…
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, political scientist Francis Fukuyama announced, with unprecedented bravado, “the end of history” – declaring the victory of not only the United States over the USSR, but also of liberal democracy and capitalist economics. The US reshaped the international order. It took Russia two decades to rebuild its strength, declare wars on Georgia and Ukraine, and witness the rise of an emboldened China. Today, the international system has demonstrated that history did not end at all – and that liberal democracy is in retreat, grappling for its identity and for the global order born…