US President Donald Trump’s longtime teleprompter operator, Gabriel Perez, is under investigation by federal regulators over alleged insider trading on prediction market platform Kalshi, while the White House has placed him on unpaid leave, according to Reuters.The investigation centres on trades allegedly placed on Kalshi’s “mention markets,” where users bet on whether specific words or…
Fugitive in Ziaur Rahman assassination case arrested by Bangladesh detectives DHAKA: Former Bangladesh army Major Muzaffar Hossain – allegedly one of the masterminds and assassins of PM Tarique Rahman’s father and former President Ziaur Rahman – has been arrested after being at large for 45 years.The arrest of Hossain – identified in historical records and…
KYIV, UKRAINE: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his wartime government, drawing thousands into the streets Thursday across Ukraine to protest the ouster of his youthful defense minister – seen as an innovator of the country’s successful drone technology but who clashed with the traditional military establishment. The personnel overhaul, which included replacing his prime minister,…
Stranded for 12 hours with no signal and fading hope, a father and son were rescued from one of Australia’s most remote corners by a billionaire A Melbourne father and son who were stranded for 12 hours without mobile phone coverage in the remote South Australian outback were rescued in an extraordinary way… by a…
Quote of the day by Richard Nixon from his farewell speech at the White House. On August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon, the 37th US president, announced his resignation, triggered by several scandals. The next day, Nixon delivered his farewell speech to his staff. It was a long speech in which he addressed the controversies that…
No Green Card if you are going to be a burden on the US government. Green Card gives permanent residency to an immigrant in the US. But no one should obtain that residency if they rely on taxpayers’ money and use benefits like Medicaid, food stamps, housing etc. The Trump administration issued this new rule,…
Buzz Aldrin used nothing but a felt-tip pen to fix a broken switch and rocket Apollo 11 home from the Moon An ordinary felt-tip pen that helped save two astronauts from being stranded on the Moon has been sold at auction for $857,600.During the historic Apollo 11 mission in July 1969, Buzz Aldrin used the…
Immigration attorney Emily Neumann said international students on F1 visa currently in the US should not travel abroad now. The Donald Trump administration finalized the 4-year fixed stay rule for international students which means students coming to the US will be allowed to stay only for four years — the duration of most of the…
Cities spend enormous amounts of money repairing roads, pavements and public spaces, yet the environmental cost of those materials often receives far less attention. Asphalt may look ordinary once it is laid down, but producing and transporting the ingredients that go into road surfaces contributes to a significant volume of emissions. Across Europe, local authorities…
For many workers, the frustrations of modern employment are familiar: meetings that drain time, managers who fail to support their teams and policies that leave people feeling disconnected from their jobs. While technology companies are looking towards ambitious futures beyond Earth, the workplace on this planet remains a much harder problem to solve. Gallup chief…