Author: admin

Attorney Abbe Lowell, representing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, arrives at federal court in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWhen President Donald Trump abruptly announced last week that he had fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a legendary Washington lawyer quickly stepped into the arena.Abbe Lowell has represented New York Attorney General Letitia James, Hunter Biden, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and several other high-profile political clients, both Republicans and Democrats.Now he is at the center of Trump’s bid to expand his authority over federal regulators.Before Trump announced he was firing Cook…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai during the press conference after his meeting with Polish PM Donald Tusk at Google for Startups Campus In Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland on February 13, 2025. Images)Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAlphabet shares popped 8% in extended trading as investors celebrated what they viewed as minimal consequences from a historic defeat last year in the landmark antitrust case.Last year, Google was found to hold an illegal monopoly in its core market of internet search.U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled against the most severe consequences that were proposed by the Department of Justice, including the forced…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California schools would have to create plans for notifying parents and teachers when immigration enforcement is on campus under a bill passed Tuesday by the state Legislature.The bill would also require California State universities and community colleges, and request University of California campuses, to send alerts to students, faculty and staff when immigration enforcement is present. It now heads to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has until Oct. 12 to sign it into law. The legislation would remain in effect until 2031. “Students cannot learn unless they feel safe,” Democratic Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi said. “For decades…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury gave Cardi B a quick and absolute victory Tuesday at a trial in the lawsuit of a security guard who alleged the rap star assaulted her at a doctor’s office during her then-secret first pregnancy. The jury of six men and six women at a small courthouse in Alhambra, California deliberated for only about an hour before finding Cardi not liable in the lawsuit brought by Emani Ellis, who alleged Cardi cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her in the hallway of a Beverly Hills obstetrician in February of 2018.Only nine…

London City have signed 13 players this summer, including seasoned professionals and serial winners in Nikita Parris, Danielle van de Donk and Elena Linari to name just three.Jana Fernandez was another eye-catching signing, with the 23-year-old joining from Barcelona.As she did last summer, Kang is stating her intent before a ball has even been kicked. A post on X announcing Parris’ signing stated: “We didn’t come to play”.It gives Precheur an impressive squad with which to compete in a league where every point and goal could mean the difference between thriving or battling relegation.”These new players are essential for me on…

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2025. Trump announced that US Space Command will move its headquarters from Colorado to Alabama. fSaul Loeb | Afp | Getty ImagesRead more CNBC politics coverage”We’re going to be going to the Supreme Court, we think tomorrow, because we need an early decision,” Trump said Tuesday, arguing that the “financial fabric of our country” is at stake”We’re going to be asking for early admittance … we’re going to ask for expedited, an expedited ruling.”Trump also claimed that the U.S. stock market…

An Airbus A321 is being assembled in the final assembly line hangar at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama.Michael Spooneybarger | ReutersAircraft leasing firm Air Lease, founded by industry mogul Steven Udvar-Házy, agreed to sell itself in a deal that would take it private to a group of investors for $7.4 billion, ushering in more consolidation in the airplane-renting business.The planned acquisition, announced Tuesday, was led by Japan’s Sumitomo and SMBC Aviation Capital, and also includes asset managers Apollo and Brookfield. Shareholders in Los Angeles-based Air Lease would receive $65 per share, a nearly 8% premium to Friday’s…

KUWAIT: Acting Director General of the Environment Public Authority (EPA) Nouf Behbehani affirmed Tuesday the authority’s commitment to rehabilitating Kuwait’s coastal environment through mangrove cultivation as part of efforts to combat climate change and protect biodiversity. Behbehani said in a statement to KUNA that the EPA has successfully cultivated mangrove plants in its laboratories using nearly 5,000 seedlings and seeds donated by Munif Al-Shammari, head of the “We Plant and Protect” volunteer team, in cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.She noted that the seedlings are being acclimatized in preparation for transplantation into their natural environment, as part of a…

BRUSSELS/GAZA: Belgium will recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said on Tuesday, adding to international pressure on the Zionist entity after similar moves by Australia, Britain, Canada and France. Under mounting global criticism for its war in Gaza, the Zionist entity has been angered by the pledges to formally recognize a Palestinian state at a summit during this month’s UN event.Belgium will join the signatories of the New York Declaration, paving the way for a two-state solution, Prevot said in a post on X. The decisioncomes “in light of the humanitarian tragedy unfolding…

KUWAIT: Education Minister Jalal Al-Tabtabaei extended a ministerial decision suspending tuition fee increases at private schools in the country for the 2025/2026 academic year. The education ministry said the move reflects its commitment to regulating school fees and easing the financial burden on parents. The minister also delegated authority to the assistant undersecretary for educational affairs to impose penalties on schools found in violation of the regulations.The decision issued Tuesday extends the original order released in 2018, which stipulates that private schools are not allowed to increase their annual school fees in order to provide a fair chance for all…