Chinese tech giant Alibaba has filed a federal lawsuit against the Defense Department for designating it a military-linked firm. The company told AFP on Wednesday that the labelling is “arbitrary and capricious.” The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in San Jose, Calif., contests the Pentagon’s decision include Alibaba on a list released this month…
Flames engulfed a five-story shoe factory in Jinjiang in southern China, killing at least 28 people. The factory’s owners and manager have been arrested. Anna Coren reports. Source link
Ministers, mostly from the ruling PML-N, have rebuked Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman over his recent remarks about security personnel, it emerged on Tuesday. Fazl made the statement during a recent party rally in Punjab’s Kasur, where he spoke about the security and terrorism situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. In this context,…
Dramatic video captured a 23-year-old pilot’s small plane in trouble, landing off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source link
In this web exclusive, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg talks with correspondent Alina Cho about the origin and legacy of the wrap dress; aging; and the lessons she learned from her mother, a Holocaust survivor. She also discusses her annual DVF Awards (now in its 17th year), which celebrate women of accomplishment. Source link
The Jane Doe who accused rap mogul Jay-Z of sexual assault has formally recanted her claims, stating in court documents that her claims were false and that she never met him. “Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter never raped me. I have never met or spoken to Mr. Carter. Mr. Carter never engaged in any inappropriate conduct toward…
Author Michael Lewis believes most Americans do not know that civil servants in the federal government take an oath of office. “I didn’t know,” he said. “I don’t think I knew even after I’d written a whole book about them. So, I assume not.” “I, ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support…
President Trump’s newly announced tariffs target 60 economies with rates ranging from 10% to 12.5%. They replace Section 122 levies, which expired early Friday morning. The new tariff schedule, announced by the White House Thursday evening, is enacted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. It places tariffs of up to 12.5% on a…
Canadian superstar Celine Dion returned to the stage in Paris this weekend, for her first full concert in six years, and the first of 26 shows. Source link
The expected arrival of El Niño in the next few months could trigger another mass coral bleaching event, just a year after the last one’s conclusion, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned this week. This would mark the fifth global bleaching incident in recorded history if it comes to fruition, said NOAA, a U.S. federal…
