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Judge Says US Can Deport Pro-Palestinian Student Protester Mahmoud Khalil

This is Beirut, 12/04 05:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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An immigration judge ruled Friday that a pro-Palestinian student protester, a US permanent resident detained by the Trump administration, can be deported, his lawyer said. Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jamee Comans, based in the state of Louisiana, said the federal government had met its burden to prove it had grounds to deport Mahmoud ...

Dollar Plunges, Stocks Wobble Over Trade War Turmoil

This is Beirut, 11/04 19:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Investors dumped US government bonds, the dollar tumbled and stocks seesawed Friday, capping a volatile week as President Donald Trump's unpredictable tariff policy rattled market confidence. Trump triggered a massive market sell-off last week by announcing universal tariffs, and this week he sparked a huge but short-lived rally by pausing higher ...

Tourist Family, Pilot Killed in ‘Tragic’ NY Helicopter Crash

This is Beirut, 11/04 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Six people including three children were killed after a sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday, sparking a major water rescue operation, authorities said. The crash killed all those onboard the aircraft: the pilot and a family from Spain. Two of the victims were initially taken to a hospital, but later ...

Author of Explosive Meta Memoir Stars at US Senate Hearing

This is Beirut, 10/04 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The former Facebook employee behind a scathing book about parent company Meta on Wednesday alleged that the social networking giant collaborated with the Chinese government on artificial intelligence, censorship and more, then lied to Congress about what it was doing. Former global policy director Sarah Wynn-Williams, who worked at the company ...

Music Industry Battles AI Deepfakes With Limited Progress

This is Beirut, 07/04 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The music industry is fighting on multiple fronts—through streaming platforms, in the courts, and with lawmakers—to prevent the looting and misuse of its content by generative artificial intelligence (AI). But the results so far remain underwhelming. 75,000. That’s the number of deepfakes that Sony Music says it has already requested to be ...

Dollar, Stocks Sink as Gold Hits High on Trump Tariffs

This is Beirut, 03/04 15:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The dollar and equity markets tumbled Thursday after President Donald Trump's latest tariffs salvo against countries worldwide, fanning a trade war that many fear will spark recession and ramp up inflation. The dollar slumped by as much as 2.6 percent versus the euro, its biggest intraday plunge in a decade, and suffered sharp losses also against ...

Trump Confident in Finding TikTok Buyer Before Deadline

This is Beirut, 01/04 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump again downplayed risks that TikTok is in danger of being banned in the United States, saying he remains confident of finding a buyer for the app's US business by a Friday deadline. The hugely popular video-sharing app, which has over 170 million American users, is under threat from a law that passed overwhelmingly last year ...

Stocks Up as Fears Ease Over Next Trump Tariffs

This is Beirut, 25/03 16:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Wall Street clung to strong gains and European stocks rose on Tuesday over easing concerns about the next round of tariffs from US President Donald Trump. The Dow, the broad-based S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq were all up around 0.1 percent in early deals, following a rally fuelled by technology stocks the previous day. Sentiment was buoyed ...

Does 'Vibe Coding' Make Everyone a Programmer?

This is Beirut, 24/03 13:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Can a complete tech novice create a website using everyday language on ChatGPT? That's the promise, misleading for some, of "vibe coding," the latest Silicon Valley catchphrase for an advance in generative AI that some say makes computer programming as simple as chatting online. "You fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget ...

“Snoopy in Style”: A 75-Year Journey from Comic Icon to Fashion Legend

This is Beirut, 23/03 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A new exhibition, Snoopy in Style, opened on March 22 in Paris, highlighting the emergence of Snoopy as a fashion icon. The beloved black-and-white beagle, known for his role in Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic strip, has been embraced by a wide range of designers, from streetwear brands to high-fashion couture houses. Hosted at the Hôtel du ...

New York's Columbia University Adopts New Policies to Appease Trump Administration

This is Beirut, 22/03 05:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Columbia University, targeted by Donald Trump over student protests and alleged anti-Semitism from some demonstrators, unveiled a package of policies Friday in a bid to placate the president. Trump has targeted US universities that saw significant surges of protests against Israel's war in Gaza that followed the October 7, 2023 attacks ...

No Jokic, No Problem as Nuggets Stun Warriors, Lakers Dominate

This is Beirut, 18/03 18:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Aaron Gordon scored 38 points as the Denver Nuggets shrugged off the absence of Nikola Jokic to halt the Golden State Warriors' seven-game winning streak with a 114-105 victory over their NBA Western Conference rivals on Monday. A dazzling display from Gordon inspired what was ultimately a comfortable win for Denver, who were missing regular ...

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