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OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — A Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities has agreed to voluntarily leave the country, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday.ICE arrested Old Orchard Beach Police Department reserve Officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on July 25, as part of the agency’s effort to step up immigration enforcement. Officials with the town and police department have said federal authorities previously told them Evans was legally authorized to work in the U.S.An ICE representative reached by telephone told The Associated Press on Monday that a judge has granted voluntary departure for Evans and that…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Europe’s top leaders met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. Read what to know and get live updates. This is a photo gallery curated by Associated Press photo editors. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, seated from background left, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and President Donald Trump listen during a meeting in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, seated…

A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., is asking a federal judge to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds earmarked for crime victims if states don’t cooperate with the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts.The lawsuit filed Monday in Rhode Island federal court seeks to block the Justice Department from enforcing conditions that would cut funding to a state or subgrantee if it refuses to honor civil immigration enforcement requests, denies U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers access to facilities or fails to provide advance notice of release dates of individuals possibly wanted…

Germany’s Merz: ‘Can’t imagine’ next meeting occurs ‘without a ceasefire’German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other European leaders amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 18, 2025. Alexander Drago | ReutersMerz says that all of the leaders at the meeting would like to see a ceasefire in Ukraine — but Trump seems to quibble with the German chancellor’s assertion.”The way is open for complicated negotiations. And to be honest, we all would like to see a ceasefire,” Merz…

Aug 18, 2025, 10:00 AM ETManchester United will hold firm on their valuation of Chelsea target Alejandro Garnacho, while Tottenham Hotspur have made direct contact with Crystal Palace over Eberechi Eze. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Source: Liverpool’s Doak set to join Bournemouth- Milan confirm interest in United striker Højlund- Sunderland near Forest’s £142m PL spending recordA transfer for Alejandro Garnacho would be a big boost help Manchester United’s compliance with the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules. Thomas Tang/Eurasia Sport…

Over the last decade, I’ve started three digital agencies, become the CEO of Profit Labs, and interviewed more than 500 candidates for jobs across those companies.I’ve learned that predicting how someone will perform once they’re hired is about asking the right questions.And one question — more than any resume or reference check — has consistently told me whether a hire would become one of my best or one of my worst.Across hundreds of interviews, it’s been my most reliable predictor of long-term success, saving me more money than any hiring tool.This question gets honest answersI used to ask candidates about…

Key PointsPharma giants are navigating U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands to bring U.S. drug prices in line with other developed nations.Eli Lilly’s decision to hike Mounjaro prices in the U.K. could spark similar moves from other firms, analysts say.The U.S. consistently pays the most in the world for many prescription drugs.Eli Lilly ‘s move to raise the U.K. list price of its blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro marks the start of prices hikes across Europe, analysts say, as pharmaceutical firms respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s drug pricing demands. Lilly said Thursday that it had reached an agreement with the U.K. government to…

Sending cold emails can be nerve-wracking, but Mallory Contois credits them with launching her career.Over her 15-year career working with startups, cold emails have helped her find jobs, make connections and launch new ventures like her popular networking community Old Girls Club.In fact, a cold email landed Contois her current role as vice president of growth at Maven, an online learning startup – a position that was created just for her, she says, after pitching herself to the company.Contois wasn’t always this outgoing. But when she was 25, she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, an experience that “really changed” her…

The brand logo for My Source News Opinion WorldCourtesy of VersantMSNBC will change its name later this year and drop the storied peacock image from its branding — the first real public-facing changes in Versant’s upcoming separation from Comcast’s NBCUniversal.The political news network will be renamed My Source News Opinion World, or MS Now, Versant Chief Executive Officer Mark Lazarus wrote in an internal memo to employees that was seen by CNBC.In January, Lazarus told a group of MSNBC staffers that the network wouldn’t change its name. But during the past few months of transition planning, NBCUniversal leaders decided MSNBC…

Silicon Valley investor Paul Graham has a simple message for aspiring entrepreneurs: You don’t need to focus on artificial intelligence to be successful.When betting on a startup’s future potential, Graham is typically more swayed by his impression of its founders than the idea behind their business, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator wrote in a series of posts on social media platform X on August 10. His track record is substantial: He’s backed more than 4,000 startups through Y Combinator since 2005, including Airbnb, Reddit and Twitch.”I haven’t met all the startups in the current [Y Combinator] batch yet,…