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HARLINGEN, Texas — Laura Peña knew she had two hours to stop the children she represents from being deported home to Guatemala. She and other lawyers and advocates around the country were just starting to get word that Saturday night of Labor Day weekend that migrant children had just been woken up and were heading to the airport.Hours of confusion ensued, including a frantic phone call to a judge at 2:36 a.m. It was remarkably similar to a chaotic March weekend when the Trump administration deported hundreds of Venezuelans to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador despite frantic attempts by…
[SINGAPORE] For 50 years, The Arcade at Raffles Place has bustled with holidaymakers and retail speculators seeking the best exchange rates to convert their Singapore dollars to foreign currencies.The money changer trade in the area grew out of Singapore’s status as one of the world’s busiest maritime ports. Many sailors who arrived at the then-nearby port needed to swap cash and change money for their next destination. Over time, Singaporeans bound for holidays and work overseas discovered that they could get the best exchange rates for physical cash at Raffles Place.These days, the scene is noticeably quieter as its more…
Apple is back in familiar territory: getting sued over patents. This time, the challenger isn’t a scrappy startup or a medical-device company. It’s Cerence AI, a firm best known for building the conversational AI that powers voice assistants in cars. Cerence announced in a press release that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple in the Western District of Texas, accusing the iPhone maker of stepping on decades’ worth of its speech-recognition work. The catch? We don’t actually know what Apple supposedly copied. Cerence’s announcement is long on drama but short on details. The company says the dispute…
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines calling for doctors to screen children for mental, emotional, and behavioral issues as early as infancy. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder has more.
There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves.Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from the weekend in Major League Baseball:Pirates sweep the DodgersThe Dodgers had already lost the first two games of their series with the Pirates, so you would think that their chances of losing a third were low, as far as these things go. There was one 6-foot-6, 260-lb. problem with playing the odds here, however, and his name is Paul Skenes. Skenes twirled six…
The U.S. is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to the Caribbean for operations targeting drug cartels, a source familiar with the plans confirmed Friday.Tensions with Venezuela have been rising over the drug trade and the deadly U.S. strike earlier this week on a boat carrying alleged drug traffickers and narcotics.Reuters first reported the deployment of the F-35 fighter jets.In late August, the U.S. assigned three Aegis guided-missile destroyers — the USS Gravely, the USS Jason Dunham and the USS Sampson — to deploy to the waters off Venezuela as part of President Trump’s effort to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels. On…
[NEW YORK] Global benchmark Brent crude oil settled 1 per cent higher on Monday (Sep 1), as concerns mounted that intensifying airstrikes in Russia and Ukraine could lead to supply disruptions, and as a weaker US dollar lent additional support.Brent crude futures settled up 67 US cents, or 1 per cent, at US$68.15 a barrel. The US benchmark, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures contract, was up 67 US cents, or 1.1 per cent at US$64.68 by 2.15 pm ET. There will be no settlement for WTI futures on Monday due to Labor Day holiday in the US Trading volume for…
The EU slapped Google with a massive 2.95 billion euro ($3.47 billion) antitrust fine for favouring its own advertising services Friday, despite President Donald Trump’s warnings not to target US big tech. “Google abused its dominant position in adtech harming publishers, advertisers, and consumers. This behaviour is illegal under EU antitrust rules,” EU competition chief Teresa Ribera said, announcing the fine. Google immediately vowed to appeal the decision, its global head of regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland saying it “imposes an unjustified fine and requires changes that will hurt thousands of European businesses by making it harder for them to make…
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, known for ready-to-wear fashion and staple suits, has died.The 91-year-old started the fashion house in 1975 with his partner Sergio Galeotti, but it is the 1980 classic film American Gigolo that is credited with launching Armani’s career. He designed the wardrobe for the film’s star, Richard Gere, who was launched into the spotlight as America’s new favourite heart throb, and Armani as one of the most popular designers. Over his career, he earned over 200 wardrobe credits.Giorgio Armani latest: Follow live updatesAs well as dressing actors on screen, red carpets were filled with Armani’s tailored…
BRUSSELS :Alphabet’s Google is set to be hit with an EU antitrust fine over its adtech practices later on Friday, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.The European Commission had originally planned to hand out the modest fine on Monday but opposition from EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic over U.S. tariffs on European cars derailed EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera’s plan, other people told Reuters earlier this week.The Capitol Forum was the first to report that the EU adtech fine would be issued on Friday.