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…
The Euclid space telescope has captured the largest and most detailed photo ever taken of our galaxy’s crowded heart, a dazzling image packed with 60 million stars, the European Space Agency said Wednesday. The new photo of the Milky Way’s bright center will help in the search for planets beyond our Solar System, the agency…
Peru’s right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori built what may be an unassailable lead on Tuesday as vote counting for the runoff election entered its final stages, official figures showed. With 99.86 percent of ballots tallied, Fujimori held 50.12 percent of vote, a margin of just over 43,000 over her leftist rival Roberto Sanchez, according to…
When President Trump returned to power, a group of his former campaign and administration officials started a federal lobbying practice. Mo Strategies, which has registered an array of corporate clients, is now expanding into the newly-lucrative world of pardons. Business is booming. The Trump-linked firm has signed on to lobby for the law firm Blessinger…
Leading Latino political strategists are examining the races where Latinos could play an outsize role in this year’s midterm elections, and believe their votes will be critical in a number of House races. “The House map especially is very Latino,” said Carlos Odio, co-founder of Equis Research, a political data firm that specializes in Latino…
South Korea took a soldier from the North into custody after the individual crossed the heavily fortified border this week in what is believed to be a defection, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday. “The military secured one North Korean soldier in the central front Tuesday night and relevant authorities are currently investigating the…
After Lionel Messi became the World Cup’s all-time goal leader at age 38, Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, age 41, became the first to score at six different World Cups. Kelly O’Grady is in Boston with more, including how the World Cup is providing a bump to consumer spending. Source link
Warehouse fire spews potentially toxic smoke in California – CBS News Watch CBS News A warehouse fire in Southern California has been spewing potentially toxic smoke for nearly a week near the Port of Los Angeles. Matt Gutman reports. Source link
“Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie has renewed her plea for someone to come forward with new information on the apparent abduction of her mother, Nancy Guthrie. This comes after investigators revealed new information from a ransom note. Jonathan Vigliotti reports. Source link
Washington — The House on Tuesday passed a landmark housing affordability bill, marking a rare bipartisan legislative accomplishment as lawmakers seek to address rising costs ahead of the midterm elections. House GOP leaders fast-tracked the legislation after the Senate approved it with overwhelming bipartisan support Monday. It passed the House in a 358 to 32 vote…
