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When a 22-year-old nursing student was found dead in a wooded path at the University of Georgia, in what is believed to be the first homicide committed on campus in almost 30 years, waves of motion were unleashed at the university.But when a 26-year-old Venezuelan migrant was accused on Friday of kidnapping and killing a student, Laken Riley, about 110 alo east Atlanta, is the new epicenter of the political struggle over the immigration laws of the United States.On Monday, in a publication on social networks, ex-president Donald Trump said that the suspect, José Antonio Ibarra, was a “monster” and…
Divisions among the world’s top financial officials over how to use Russia’s central bank assets to support Ukraine spilled into public view on Wednesday when Bruno LeMaire, France’s finance minister, said the seizure of frozen assets data would be a violation of international law.The comments, made on the sidelines of a meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers in Brazil, came a day after Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said asset freezes were a possibility and suggested there was legal justification. So.Officials from the Group of 7 advanced economies have been debating for months whether they could legally seize more…
WilmerHale, a prominent U.S. law firm, is close to completing a thorough review of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his ouster from the artificial intelligence start-up late last year, two people with knowledge of the process said. .The investigation, when completed, could provide insight into what went on behind the scenes with Mr Altman and OpenAI’s former board, which fired him on November 17 before bringing him back five days later. OpenAI, which is valued at more than $80 billion, has sparked a frenzy about artificial intelligence and could help set the direction of the transformative technology.Mr. Altman, 38, has…
For Red Bull’s nine rivals in Formula 1, there is a mixture of hope and realism that the sport’s dominant team can be beaten this season.Last year, Red Bull and its pioneering driver Max Verstappen rewrote the record books by defending the constructors’ and drivers’ titles.Ahead of the new season, which starts with the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday, Verstappen said his achievements would be “very difficult for the top, but that’s not our aim. It’s about trying to deliver another very competitive car.”Since the introduction of new aerodynamic regulations in 2022, designed to help one car follow another more…
The newsA growing share of abortions are now being administered via telemedicine, with clinicians prescribing abortion pills by mail after online consultations, according to the first nationwide count of telemedicine abortions in the US medical system. At least one in six abortions, about 14,000 a month, were performed via telehealth from July to September, the most recent months for which data are available.How does it workThe pills are prescribed by virtual-only providers and by clinics that also offer in-person services. Patients fill out an online questionnaire or meet with a clinician via video or text chat. This method began nationwide…
GROWING UP in Stockton, California in the 1970s and 80s, there were only two special occasion restaurants acceptable to my family. They were both located on the south side of town, in the barrio. My Mexican ancestry abuelo I liked Mi Ranchito and for my dad it was Arroyo’s Cafe. No matter where we went, my order was always the same: rib steak ranchero with rice, refried beans and iceberg lettuce wilted in salsa soup. I rub torn pieces of machine-pressed flour tortillas around the steak slices and stir on all sides. It was a celebratory meal if ever there…
Jordan stepped up coordination with international partners to drop food and other supplies to people in Gaza this week, in a defiant effort that underscored the desperate need in Gaza as aid agencies have warned of increasing constraints on their ability to distribute supplies .Planes from the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and France took part in a Jordanian air operation along the Gaza coast on Tuesday, the Jordanian military said in a statement. It was the first time Egypt had dropped aid into Gaza since the start of the war and also appeared to be a first for the UAEJordanian…
The power on Michigan college campuses before the 2022 midterms, students said, was electric.Armed with promises to protect abortion rights, the Democratic candidates held large campus rallies, drawing crowds who came prepared to cheer, rather than protest. On Election Day, students turned out in droves — resulting in the largest youth turnout of any state, helping Democrats take full control of Michigan government for the first time in decades.But ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic primary, the energy seems to have morphed into apathy or anger. Young activists are at the forefront of the ongoing backlash against President Biden’s steadfast support for…
Country Garden, China’s biggest property developer as recently as 2022, said on Wednesday that a creditor had asked a Hong Kong court to liquidate its business and pay off lenders, in the latest sign that China’s housing crisis continues unabated .Ever Credit Ltd., a lender in Hong Kong, is asking the city’s High Court to close Country Garden. The court filing concerns Country Garden’s failure to repay a $204 million loan plus interest owed to Ever Credit, the Hong Kong-listed property developer said.Ever Credit’s petition, known as a liquidation petition, is intended to force Country Garden to close its doors…
Since Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud last year, he has hired a new lawyer known for showing off in court. A group of sympathetic law professors has pressed for a reconsideration of his actions. And his parents have turned to former employees of FTX, the doomed cryptocurrency exchange he founded, for help.From a federal detention center in Brooklyn, Mr. Bankman-Fried, 31, has continued to fight his case behind the scenes as he aims for a lighter sentence and prepares to appeal his conviction. On Tuesday, his lawyers filed a legal brief in US District Court in Manhattan, arguing that…