WASHINGTON — A key Senate committee voted 8-7 on Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The vote in the Senate Homeland Security Committee sends Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to the full Senate for consideration one day after a contentious confirmation hearing. The committee…
President Idris Mahamat Déby orders the military to be on high alert and a “total closure” of the border. Source link
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com announced Thursday that it is laying off 12% of its staff as the company integrates artificial intelligence. “We are joining the list of companies integrating enterprise-wide AI. Companies that do not make this pivot immediately will fail,” CEO Kris Marszalek posted on X. “As…
Shayne Coplan, chief executive officer of Polymarket, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Major League Baseball on Thursday announced it was naming Polymarket its official prediction market partner. The association also signed a memorandum of…
Indian cricketer Kuldeep Yadav has been in news since his debut in 2017. The star cricketer from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh got married a few days ago to his childhood friend Vanshika Chadha and hosted a grand wedding reception in Lucknow, which was attended by eminent personalities including the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath,…
California, New York and six other states filed a lawsuit late Wednesday seeking to block television station owner Nexstar’s proposed $6.2 billion takeover of rival company Tegna, arguing the tie-up violates federal antitrust laws. “When broadcast media is owned by a handful of companies, we get fewer voices, less competition, and communities lose the critical…
The actor agrees an out-of-court settlement with three men who accused him of sexual assault. Source link
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. I’m back after a long weekend skiing in Colorado, just in time for yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting. Stock futures are lower this morning. The three major indexes are coming off a losing day. Here are five key things investors need…
Sometimes, real life is stranger than fiction and for former cricketer Dinesh Karthik this seems to be totally true. From getting betrayed and heartbroken in his first marriage to Nikita Vanjara to finding love again in fellow sports-star Dipika Pallikal, Dinesh Karthik’s life has come full-circle. On March 19, 2026, Dinesh and his wife Dipika…
Few world leaders seem to get along with President Donald Trump as well as Sanae Takaichi. But the Japanese prime minister could be in for an earful when she visits the White House on Thursday, as Trump grows increasingly frustrated with the course of his war on Iran. Takaichi, 65, will be the first leader…