Trump sets 7,500 annual limit for refugees entering US. It’ll be mostly white South Africans
The Trump administration is sharply restricting the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. to 7,500 and they will be mostly white South Africans.
Day: October 30, 2025
South Yorkshire police officer jailed for blackmailing suspect
PC Marie Thompson sentenced to 40 months after posing as anonymous ‘paedophile hunter’ to extort £3,500A police officer who blackmailed a suspect she had arrested in an indecent images case to fund her gambling addiction has been jailed for more than t…
NYC’s Met is sued by heirs of Jewish family claiming museum’s Van Gogh painting was looted by Nazis
The painting has had several owners since the Nazi’s confiscated it from a Jewish family, a lawsuit claims
Far Right Projected to Lose Ground to the Center Left in Dutch Election
In a major loss for Geert Wilders’s far-right, his populist Party for Freedom was poised to lose ground to the socially progressive Democrats 66 of Rob Jetten after Wednesday’s Dutch election. Mr. Jetten, 38, could take the first chance to form a new g…
Mariners starting pitcher Bryce Miller won’t need surgery this offseason
Injuries plagued Mariners starting pitchers for much of the season, but the group is in good shape heading into their offseason routines.
Applied Compute, which wants to create custom AI agents trained on latent company knowledge, raised $80M from Benchmark, Sequoia, Elad Gil, and others (@appliedcompute)
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Applied Compute, which wants to create custom AI agents trained on latent company knowledge, raised $80M from Benchmark, Sequoia, Elad Gil, and others — Generalists are useful, but it’s not enough to be smart. Advanc…
Year-Long Nation-State Hack Hits US Telecom Ribbon Communications
Ribbon Communications discloses a year-long breach by nation-state actors. The attack highlights critical supply chain risk, reflecting the Salt Typhoon and F5 espionage trends.
Maine network ends primary care after losing Medicaid due to Trump defunding Planned Parenthood
A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine says it will shut down its primary care operations on Friday because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers.
Who is Rob Jetten, tipped to become the next Dutch prime minister?
The race between anti-immigration Geert Wilders’ far right Party for Freedom and the centrist D66 is still neck and neck. However given all major parties have ruled out forming a coalition Wilders, it is likely the energetic Rob Jetten of D66 will bec…
‘Among Brightest And Best’: Envoy Praises 1.7 Lakh Indian Students Across UK
At a special welcome event for Indian students in the UK, Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami celebrated their growing presence and impact on the country’s academic and cultural landscape.