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Microsoft terminates jobs of engineers who protested use of AI products by Israel’s milit

April 8, 2025

Trump’s call to reopen Alcatraz as a prison could be stymied by roadblocks
In its heyday, Alcatraz Island housed more than 260 prisoners, with notorious gangsters such as Al Capone, rge “Machine Gun” Kelly and James “Whitey” Bulger serving time on the rocky outpost. With Alcatraz’s closing in 1963 after it fell into disrepair, the federal prison off San Francisco found a new life as a popular tourist…
Bushra Ansari fires back at Javed Akhtar’s criticism
Bushra Ansari fires back at Javed Akhtar’s criticism Actress criticizes Indian writer Javed Akhtar for discussing Pakistan after India’s false flag operation in the Pahalgam district. She criticizes Akhtar’s policies, including relocating women to Pakistan. She criticizes Akhtar for his negative views on Pakistan and his lack of faith. Recently, the actress gave a befitting…
Trump has not said who funded his presidential transition effort despite pledging to disclose donors
President Donald Trump’s administration has not publicly released any accounting of who funded the transition efforts after he won the 2024 election, blowing past the timeline in which previous administrations have disclosed transition donors, despite pledging last year to release the names. Unlike other transition efforts, Trump’s most recent transition was not subject to the…
Wisconsin woman found alive after missing for 62 years, has ‘no regrets’ about disappearing
In July 1962, 20-year-old Audrey Backeberg went missing from Reedsburg, Wisconsin. The family’s babysitter said she and Backeberg hitchhiked to Madison on July 7 before taking a Greyhound bus to Indianapolis, Indiana, according to her missing person report. The babysitter said she last saw Backeberg walking away from the bus stop, around a corner. Investigators…
Sami Khan talks about the impact of portraying bad boys as heroes
Sami Khan talks about the impact of portraying bad boys as heroes Actor Sami Khan discusses the trend of glamorizing bad boys in dramas. He cites the case of Shuja Asad in “Khaie” and Nameer Khan in “Qarz e Jaan”. Khan argues that people often prefer to snatch love rather than seek it. Sami Khan…
20 state attorneys general sue Trump admin to restore health agencies
Twenty attorneys general, including the AGs of New York, California, Colorado and Michigan, sued the Trump administration on Monday over its mass firings and the dismantling of agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services. The lawsuit, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleges that the administration violated hundreds of laws and…
COAS, Iranian FM discuss bilateral coordination, regional issues
COAS, Iranian FM discuss bilateral coordination, regional issues Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday. Pakistan and Iran held a meeting where both sides had a meaningful discussion about the regional security situation and the challenges they…
Jury selection begins in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial
More than a dozen New Yorkers were questioned Monday about what they knew about the federal sex trafficking case against Sean “Diddy” Combs as jury selection got underway in a Manhattan courtroom. Prospective jurors were also shown a list of more than 100 places and people whose names may come up at trial. The list included…