Representative Image (AI) The United States Senate has advanced the Genius Act, a landmark bill aimed at regulating stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency pegged to assets like the US dollar or gold. The bill passed a key procedural vote with a 66-32 margin, overcoming earlier opposition from Senate Democrats.The Genius Act introduces first of its…
Watch: Republic Airways flight aborts takeoff to avoid collision at LaGuardia airport due to apparent miscommunication between controllers (Video credit: ABC) A close call occurred at LaGuardia airport when two planes had a recent near-miss following an apparent miscommunication between controllers.On May 6 at 12:35 am, American Eagle flight AA4736, operated by Republic Airways, had…
Cartoonist Scott Adams, who created the comic strip Dilbert, revealed on Monday he has been diagnosed with the same aggressive prostate cancer as ex-US President Joe Biden.“I have the same cancer Joe Biden has. So, I also have prostate cancer which has also spread to my bones,” Adams disclosed during an episode of his YouTube…
Shocking images revealed during the federal trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, showing the disgraced rap mogul preparing for “freak offs” at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, despite knowing he was about to be arrested in September 2024.During the proceedings, his former partner Cassie provided testimony, following her previous allegations of coercion and mistreatment….
Representative Image (AI) WASHINGTON: When armed immigration agents made a surprise visit earlier this month to Pupatella, a trendy pizzeria in the US capital’s Dupont neighborhood, they may not have made any arrests, but they delivered a clear message.The show of force, part of an “enhanced operation” by President Donald Trump’s hardline administration, has had…
NEW DELHI: The US on Monday imposed a visa ban on errant Indian travel agencies and their owners who facilitate illegal immigration to the country. US State Department’s statement on Monday said it’s taking steps to impose visa restrictions on owners, executives and senior officials of travel agencies, based and operating in India, for knowingly…
James Comey posted controversial 86 47 insta post James Comey says he’s just a sweater-wearing grandfather who likes beach walks and has no idea why people are furious over a photo of seashells.The former FBI director responded this week to the controversy surrounding a now-deleted Instagram post that many interpreted as a threat to US…
First flight under Trump’s $1,000 “self-deport” deal left Monday, Axios reported. The first charter flight carrying 65 immigrants took off from Houston early Monday, Axios reported exclusively, calling it the first flight of President Donald Trump’s new program offering migrants a free trip back home and $1,000. As Donald Trump announced the program a few…
Howard professor Ron Hira weighed in on the recent H-1B uproar. Howard University professor Ron Hira said H-1B visa programs that allow US companies to hire skilled labour from outside the country have no connection to merit or shortage of US workers for those specific jobs.Ron Hira, whose parents were Indians and came to the…
Supreme court rules in Trump’s favour regarding deportations The US Supreme Court on Monday gave the green light to the Trump administration to remove legal protections from nearly 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants.These individuals were previously shielded from deportation under a programme called Temporary Protected Status (TPS), designed to help people from countries hit by war or…