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April 16, 2025

Nvidia CEO says US export controls on AI chips are a ‘failure’
TAIPEI — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says U.S. export controls on AI chips to China are a “failure,” as they have only motivated the country to develop its own solutions and allowed Chinese players to secure a bigger share of their massive home market. The head of the American chip giant told reporters in Taipei…
Trump’s pick for New Jersey governor pledges support as he seeks to lock up the prim
Republican Jack Ciattarelli is leaning on his endorsement from President Donald Trump to win next month’s GOP prim for governor in New Jersey, pledging support for the president and saying during a debate Tuesday that he would not challenge Trump’s executive orders in court. “I’m going to continue to work with the president. We spoke…
CATL ups amount raised to $5.3bn Hong Kong debut on world’s top offering this year
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG — Shares of Contempor Amperex Technology, better known as CATL, rose in their trading debut on the Hong Kong Exchange on Tuesday, after the Chinese electric vehicle battery maker raised a total of 41 billion Hong Kong dollars ($5.3 billion), after the over-allotment option was fully exercised following the rally. In a filing…
Democratic challenger defeats Pittsburgh mayor in a prim, after a clash over the party’s future
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor defeated Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey in the city’s hotly contested Democratic mayoral prim, The Associated Press projected Tuesday, after a race which garnered national attention as a notable proxy fight between progressives and center-left Democrats. With more than 85% of the vote in, O’Connor led Gainey 54%-46% in the nominating…
X accounts, news sites blocked in India following Pakistan clash
SRINAGAR, India — Journalists, digital media outlets and activists are raising the alarm after the Indian government ordered the blocking of nearly 8,000 X accounts in an unprecedented crackdown that has sparked widespread condemnation. The mass takedown follows India-Pakistan skirmishes in which fighter jets were scrambled and missiles exchanged, raising fears of a broader conflict…
Texas man executed 13 years to the day after store robbery in which he fatally set clerk on fire
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man was executed Tuesday evening, 13 years to the day of a convenience store robbery in which he set an elderly clerk on fire in a Dallas suburb. Matthew Lee Johnson, 49, received a lethal injection at the state penitenti in Huntsville. He was condemned for the May 20, 2012,…
Man charged with giving alcohol to 20-year-old who fell 2 stories at Pirates game
A 21-year-old friend of the 20-year-old man who fell 20 feet from the stands during a Pittsburgh Pirates home game in April was charged Tuesday with giving him alcohol. Ethan Kirkwood, of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, was charged with two counts of furnishing alcohol to someone under 21 for allegedly buying beer for Kavan Markwood before Markwood…
U.S. loudspeaker maker sounds the alarm on 'unnecess' trade war
U.S. loudspeaker maker sounds the alarm on 'unnecess' trade war