Kash Patel, First Indian-Origin FBI Director
Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel is now set to take over as the first Indian-origin Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director, after Republican-controlled US Senate approved him by a 51-49 vote on Thursday.
Day: February 21, 2025
The little African country building a huge new £1.6bn massive city to end traffic chaos
A government-approved utopian city is currently under construction.
Zelensky calls for strong ties with US, Musk slams Ukraine’s leader as ‘despised’
The United States is urging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to sign deal on US access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has said. Zelensky has refused the offer, saying: “I can’t sell our state.” T…
Rant and Rave: Reader would like pedestrians to get out of the road
RANT to Seattle pedestrians who insist on walking in the street when the sidewalks are empty. I think this habit really took hold during COVID when we were all trying to give each other space, but it’s time to get back on the sidewalk and out of …
‘World War III is not so far away’: Donald Trump claims his leadership would prevent it
US President Donald Trump has warned of the possibility of World War III but assured that his leadership would prevent such a conflict. He criticizes President Joe Biden’s administration and the financial contributions to Ukraine, accusing President Vo…
Six US prison staff indicted in murder of Black man
Six US prison workers accused of beating to death a handcuffed Black inmate were indicted Thursday on second-degree murder charges, in a case that has sparked outrage. A 10th prison worker was charged with allegedly cleaning up the scene and attempting…
A look at the potential reasons why software developer job listings on Indeed hit a five-year low in January, down 35% from 2020, including the impact of AI (Gergely Orosz/The Pragmatic Engineer)
Gergely Orosz / The Pragmatic Engineer:
A look at the potential reasons why software developer job listings on Indeed hit a five-year low in January, down 35% from 2020, including the impact of AI — Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus …
Child hostages identified but mother’s body not among corpses, Israel says
The Israeli military said the boys had been ‘brutally murdered’.
Feds list seven criminal groups as terrorist entities to fight fentanyl trafficking
By Jim Bronskill Seven transnational criminal organizations are being…