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The trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has begun, with the process to pick the jurors who will determine his fate now under way.Combs, wearing a white shirt with a black crew-neck sweater, grey trousers and glasses, his hair and goatee now grey, hugged and shook hands with all his lawyers as he arrived at the federal courtroom in Manhattan, New York, for the start of the proceedings. The 55-year-old has been held in detention in Brooklyn since he was arrested and charged in September 2024, accused of engaging in sex trafficking and presiding over a racketeering conspiracy over…

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The hits just keep on coming for the Los Angeles Lakers. First, they lost in the opening round of the NBA playoffs to the lower-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves, and LeBron James sustained a knee injury in Game 5 that would’ve kept him out of some of the postseason had they advanced.Now, the Lakers have lost their Met Gala representation thanks to that same injury. James broke the news himself on social media on Monday, hours before the start of the event, saying that he wouldn’t make it because of his injury.James sprained his MCL in the fourth quarter of last week’s eventual…

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MANILA :Philippine inflation was at its lowest level in more than five years in April due to falling food and transport costs, the statistics agency said on Tuesday, giving the central bank room to ease policy to support growth. Annual inflation slowed to 1.4 per cent in April, down from 1.8 per cent in March and at its lowest since November 2019. This brought the year-to-date average inflation to 2.0 per cent, matching the low end of the central bank’s 2.0 per cent to 4.0 per cent target for the year.”The more manageable inflation outlook and the downside risks to…

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[SAN FRANCISCO] Palantir Technologies dropped more than 8 per cent in late trading on Monday (May 5) after its results failed to live up to investors’ loftiest expectations for a company whose stock has led the S&P 500 in gains this year.The company described the rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI) software as a “ravenous whirlwind”, and bumped its 2025 revenue forecast to about US$3.9 billion from about US$3.75 billion. That represents a growth of 36 per cent from a year ago. Denver-based Palantir, co-founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, is best known for its work with US military and intelligence agencies,…

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USB-C is the one connection to rule them all. Its popularity has made USB-C a common sight on new monitors. A USB-C monitor can act as USB hub, giving you additional ports for connecting various USB devices, but the monitor’s USB-C port can also serve as a video-input alternative to HDMI or DisplayPort; and some USB-C monitors can even charge a connected device while in use. The details of USB-C can be confusing, however, and pricing for USB-C monitors is often higher than that for monitors that lack the interface. See our buyers’ guide below our recommendations to better understand…

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Published Tue, May 6, 2025 · 10:40 AM[MANILA] Philippine inflation slowed to the lowest in more than five years in April, backed by a sustained decline in rice prices and allowing the central bank to stick with its plans for further monetary easing this year.Consumer prices increased 1.4 per cent last month from a year earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday (May 6). That was the slowest inflation since November 2019, based on PSA data and followed the 1.8 per cent rate in March and was below the 1.8 per cent median estimate in a Bloomberg News…

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The Startup Nation is world-famous for its innovation in a wide range of fields, from cybersecurity that protects from hackers to awe-inspiring defense tech on the ground and in the air that keeps us all safer.   But for many who find themselves facing the greatest battle of all – for their health – Israeli companies have developed truly life-changing medical technology.  We take a look at some of the most significant innovations, which have the potential to really make the world a better and healthier place.  Freezing Out Cancer  IceCure Medical’s ProSense system does what the name of the company…

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The Trump administration’s plan to trim the IRS workforce has resulted in almost one-third of its tax auditors leaving the agency through March, according to a report from the U.S. Treasury Department’s watchdog.Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has sought to trim the federal workforce through a combination of layoffs and so-called deferred resignation. Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, said on the electric vehicle maker’s April 22 earnings call that DOGE’s efforts “in addressing waste and fraud” will “get the country back on track.”The IRS has been a focus of DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts, with plans to trim as much…

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