Seattle Art Museum closes due to ‘staff shortages’ amid nationwide strike
The Seattle Art Museum and the Seattle Asian Art Museum had planned to be open and “free to the public today as a space for community gathering.”
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Chinese software engineer convicted of stealing AI trade secrets from Google
A federal jury in San Francisco convicted a former Google software engineer and Chinese national of economic espionage for stealing artificial intelligence secrets from the tech giant.
Anger and anguish spread across Cuba as it learns of Trump’s tariff threat on those who provide oil
Massive power outages in Cuba meant that many people awoke Friday unaware that U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened to impose tariffs on any country that sells or supplies oil to the Caribbean island.
FMC weighs hefty fees, port bans for Spanish vessels
The move comes after Spain turned away three US-flagged ships and a Danish multipurpose vessel on the grounds they were carrying military cargo bound for Israel.
Immigration crackdown: Echoes of another time and place
Men in combat gear shoot citizens on the streets. Official statements about what’s going on contradict available evidence. The government calls for “patriots” to “protect the homeland” from “agitators” and “terrorists.” Armed commandos roam neighborhoo…
Catherine O’Hara, Emmy-winning Schitt’s Creek and Home Alone star, dies at 71
Canadian-born O’Hara died at her home in Los Angeles ‘following a brief illness’, according to a statement from her agency, CAA.
Labour peer who had sanctions lifted by China says it’s ‘meagre return’ for UK – BBC
Labour peer who had sanctions lifted by China says it’s ‘meagre return’ for UK BBCTrump Tells U.K. and Canada That Boosting Trade With China Is ‘Dangerous’ The New York TimesChris Mason: What Starmer’s China reset tells us about h…
Sources: Apple lost at least four more AI researchers in recent weeks, two of whom went to Meta and one to DeepMind; a top Siri executive left for DeepMind (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
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Sources: Apple lost at least four more AI researchers in recent weeks, two of whom went to Meta and one to DeepMind; a top Siri executive left for DeepMind — Apple Inc. has lost at least four more of its art…
Epstein file mysteriously vanishes after bombshell Trump underage sex abuse claim
Bombshell claims have emerged in the latest Epstein Files drop.
UK police make first arrest one year after 600 ‘high-value’ artefacts were stolen from Bristol Museum
Police have made the first arrest more than a year after over 600 culturally significant artefacts were stolen from a Bristol museum archive in a late-night raid. A 41-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods, while detectiv…