Washington: US President Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk has signalled that he is planning to step down from his cost-cutting role at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) by the end of May after reducing the US deficit by $1 trillion, slimming current total federal…
Why US Is Asking Hundreds Of International Students To Self-Deport
Washington: Hundreds of international students studying in the US have received emails from the US Department of State (DOS), telling them to self-deport as their F-1 visas (student visas) have been revoked owing to campus activism. The crackdown is not limited to students who physically participated…
What Is xAI, Elon Musks AI Lab That Acquired Social Media Platform X
New Delhi: Elon Musk has announced that his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has acquired social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in a deal worth $45 billion. This acquisition, which includes $ 12 billion in debt, slightly surpasses the $44 billion Musk paid for Twitter in 2022…
Emojis, Ugly Portraits, Prisons: Another Week In Trumpworld
Washington: Donald Trump may be 78 years old, but he kept up the whirlwind pace of his second term with another week of drama, hot scandal and surprises. Face-Palm Emoji? National Security Advisor Mike Waltz took responsibility for adding a journalist to a chat group of…
Elon Musk Offers $1 Million Prizes For Wisconsin Voters
Washington: Billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk promised Friday to give $1 million to two voters in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, his latest foray into using his vast fortune to sway the results of crucial US votes. Musk, the world’s richest person and one of President…
Elon Musk’s DOGE Team Emerges From The Shadows
Washington: It has worked in the shadows for months, but Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has now offered the first peek behind the curtain of the government cost-cutting drive it launched on behalf of US President Donald Trump. Musk, the Space X and Tesla…
Ex-News Anchor Lifts Girlfriend By Throat, Slams Her To Ground, Arrested
A former South Dakota TV news anchor has been charged with domestic abuse against his girlfriend and will face a jury trial in June. Shad Olson, 52, has been accused of assaulting his girlfriend at her Meade County home in February 2024. He repeatedly shoved her…
Donald Trump Asks Supreme Court To Lift Ban On Deportations Under Emergency Law
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday appealed to the Supreme Court to lift a ban on deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, which he has used to target alleged gang members. Trump invoked the obscure wartime law to fly alleged members of the Venezuelan…
Amid Tariff Row, Trump Says Had “Extremely Productive” Call With Canada PM
Washington: US President Donald Trump said he had an “extremely productive” first call Friday with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite tensions over tariffs and Trump’s recent calls to annex his northern neighbor. Trump added that the two had agreed to meet soon after Canada’s general…
Putin Says Russia Won’t Interfere In Trump’s Plan To Take Over Greenland
Moscow: The Arctic is heating up, not just in terms of Climate Change, but also in terms of geopolitics. With US President Donald Trump pressing to annex Greenland and Canada, Russia isn’t to be left behind. President Putin today visited Murmansk – the largest city north…