No coffee, no desk phones, layoffs: Donald Trump cuts hit Ivy League hard

[ad_1] A wave of austerity is crashing down on American universities, and even the most prestigious ones aren’t being spared. From Harvard and Columbia to Princeton and Michigan State, campuses are slashing budgets, laying off staff, and eliminating even modest comforts like coffee and desk phones, all in response to sweeping federal funding cuts orchestrated […]

Florida woman hit with $1.82m fine for ignoring 2005 deportation order

[ad_1] Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A 41-year-old undocumented immigrant from Honduras living in Florida has been hit with a staggering $1.82 million civil fine for failing to leave the United States after receiving a deportation order nearly two decades ago, reported CBS News. The woman, a mother of three US citizen children, was fined […]

Gone as Soviet spacecraft, back as Russian debris: Kosmos 482 to hit Earth on Saturday

[ad_1] Representational AI image A Soviet spacecraft called Kosmos 482 is about to fall back to Earth more than 50 years after it failed to reach Venus. Launched in 1972 as part of the USSR’s Venera programme, the aircraft aimed to study the solar system’s hottest planet. But due to a rocket failure, it never […]

EU publishes US product hit list, prepares for WTO action against Trump’s tariffs | World News

[ad_1] European Union (Photo: ANI) BRUSSELS: The European Union published on Thursday a list of US imports that it would target with retaliatory duties if no solution is found to end US President Donald Trump’s tariff war, which could include aircraft maker Boeing.At the same time, the EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said that […]

‘Lying for a 20-second donation hit’: Kash Patel clashes with Madeline Dean over ‘FBI weaponisation’

[ad_1] FBI Director Kash Patel and Democratic Rep. Madeline Dean clashed during a heated House subcommittee hearing, with Patel accusing Dean of misrepresenting facts and Dean charging that the FBI under Patel had been weaponised to pursue political enemies.Dean, who served as an impeachment manager during President Trump’s second impeachment trial, launched a pointed line […]

China eases monetary policy, slashes key rates as Donald Trump’s tariffs hit growth

[ad_1] A man with an umbrella passes by China’s central bank also known as People’s Bank of China, in Beijing. (Picture credit: AP) China’s central bank rolled out major monetary easing measures on Wednesday, slashing a key interest rate and lowering the reserve requirement for banks as the economy reels under the pressure of renewed […]

US says hit over 1,000 targets in Yemen since mid-March

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Washington reported striking over 1,000 targets in Yemen since mid-March in an air campaign against Huthi rebels, as the UK said Wednesday it carried out a joint strike on drone-making facilities.The Huthis began targeting shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in late 2023 and the United States responded with strikes […]

What Made Nani Be Afraid Of The Fame That His Profession Would Bring

[ad_1] New Delhi: Nani is one of the biggest South superstars out there who is currently busy promoting his next film HIT: The Third Case. The film also stars Srinidhi Shetty in the lead. Recently in a conversation with Bollywood Bubble, during the promotions of the film, Nani got candid about how he initially feared […]

Watch: Three explosions hit Moscow’s business district

[ad_1] Three explosions were reported on Wednesday in Moscow’s central business district. According to Russian state media, the incident began when a car exploded in an underground parking lot at a shopping mall, sparking a fire.Several unverified videos on social media showed a huge fireball followed by thick smoke rising into the sky near the […]

Harvard defies Trump, hit with $2.2bn funding freeze

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump (File Image) The Trump administration acted quickly Monday to punish Harvard University after it refused to comply with a list of demands from the federal govt that the school said were unlawful.On Monday afternoon, Harvard became the first university to refuse to comply with the administration’s requirements, setting up a […]