Mistaken identity? 57-year-old Gurudwara cook who was kidnapped and killed was not intended target

[ad_1] Avtaar Singh (File photo) A 57-year-old Sikh temple volunteer, Avtaar Singh was killed in California after being abducted earlier this month, authorities said. He was found dead days after he was reported missing.In a startling twist, officials have now confirmed that Singh was not the intended target of the kidnapping that led to his […]

Abandoned and decaying: What’s left inside Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’ after years grounded? | World News

[ad_1] Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’. For nearly a decade, the Boeing 727 once owned by Jeffrey Epstein has sat motionless on an outdoor slab in Brunswick, Georgia — its once-polished fuselage streaked with grime, its engines removed, its interior frozen in a kind of disquieting time capsule.Nicknamed the “Lolita Express” by the press, a […]

US moves closer to tougher H-1B wage norms as proposal clears federal review

[ad_1] The US has moved a step closer to revising wage rules for foreign workers after a proposed regulation affecting the H-1B visa and employment-based green card process cleared federal review – a development that could eventually push up minimum wage requirements for sponsored workers.The proposal was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget […]

The unconscious soundtrack of the doomscroll generation? It’s phonk

[ad_1] In the last month, the music artist with the largest audience across YouTube platforms wasn’t Bad Bunny or Taylor Swift. It was Slxughter, a phonk producer. The term probably doesn’t sound familiar, but anyone who’s spent any time on social media has almost certainly listened to it.Maybe it’s better to say “heard it,” since […]

BoJo says send non-combat European troops to Ukraine now

[ad_1] KYIV: Former UK PM Boris Johnson called for boots on the ground in Ukraine, even as he slammed Europe for not showing enough urgency to put pressure on Russia to end the war. “Europe is only applying a tenth of the pressure that it can on Russia. Things need to go up a gear […]

Anthropic Accuses 3 Chinese Companies of Harvesting Its Data

[ad_1] Anthropic’s terms forbid anyone to harvest data for distillation. Separately, over not sharing its technology with Pentagon, the company’s CEO Dario Amodei (inset) has made clear his ethical concerns about unchecked govt use of AI SAN FRANCISCO: The San Francisco artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has accused three Chinese companies of improperly harvesting large amounts […]

Canadian scholar Hamza Ahmad Khan reported missing in Pakistan; later found arrested for social media posts

[ad_1] A Pakistani-origin Canadian citizen, a PhD scholar of University of Toronto, Hamza Ahmad Khan, was reported missing on February 19 in Lahore where he had been staying with a friend since he went to Pakistan on February 13. Later, Pakistani media reports confirmed that Khan was arrested and also appeared in court for an […]

Meet Kristine McDivitt Tompkins: The former CEO who helped create one of the world’s largest national parks | World News

[ad_1] Kristine McDivitt Tompkins (Image source: Wikipedia) Kristine McDivitt Tompkins is an American environmentalist and the former CEO of Patagonia, one of the most important outdoor clothing brands in the world. After working in business for many years, she quit her job as a business leader to focus on protecting the environment on a large […]

US department of justice withheld Epstein files referencing Donald Trump: Reports

[ad_1] The Justice Department withheld some Jeffrey Epstein files linked to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor and removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Epstein also mentioned Trump, an NPR investigation found.Some files did not become public despite a law mandating their release. These included what appeared to be […]

Indian-origin CEO asked to ‘move to China’ as he slams US for fighting to keep H-1B, O-1 visa holders out

[ad_1] Facing racial attack as an Indian in the US is nothing new but this time an Indian-origin CEO has been asked to ‘go to China’ and not India as Nitish Kannan criticized the ongoing narrative in the US to shut out everyone, including H-1Bs, O-1 visa holders. Kannan said while the US is fighting […]