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Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday declined to intervene for now in President Trump’s bid to fire the head of the federal agency that protects whistleblowers while litigation over the removal moves forward, keeping Hampton Dellinger in his role as leader of the Office of Special Counsel for several more days. In an unsigned…
A new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, discovered by Chinese scientists, is raising global concerns about a potential future pandemic. The virus, found to bind to human ACE2 receptors, the same entry point used by SARS-CoV-2, has sparked fears of animal-to-human transmission. Researchers warn that HKU5-CoV-2 poses a significant spillover risk, though its efficiency in infecting humans…
For Jonathan Dekel-Chen, every day this week has been a mixture of joy and grief. He is celebrating the return of his son Sagui, who was released over the weekend as part of the cease-fire deal with Hamas. But reminders of Sagui’s ordeal, and the torments of the remaining hostages, are impossible to escape. “Today…
The Department of Justice has eliminated its national database that tracked misconduct incidents among federal law enforcement officers. “Agencies can no longer query or add data” to the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, the Justice Department posted in an online statement, confirming that it is being decommissioned as a result of an order signed by…
SHANGHAI/PALO ALTO, California — The generative artificial intelligence model developed by China’s DeepSeek has received a warm welcome at home while provoking a backlash elsewhere, underscoring a sharp divide between Chinese and U.S. tech development. DeepSeek’s user interfaces, including its app, topped 100 million cumulative users seven days after the Jan. 20 announcement of its…
Warwickshire has been named among the ‘most congested’ parts of the UK in a recent study. Experts at traffic plan software Traffic Chart determined the UK areas where you are most likely to get stuck in a traffic jam. The study analysed government data for 2023 consisting of the total volume of all vehicle traffic…
Olympian Theo Chan Ming-tai said well-funded Hong Kong athletes were “the luckiest in the world” and he had no complaints being given an ultimatum to retain healthy support from the city’s sports institute. The long jumper set his city record leap of 8.12 metres in 2016, the same year as his “magical” introduction to elite…
Trump administration sued over DEI President of the National Urban League on suing Trump administration over anti-DEI orders 07:23 A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping executive order from President Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. Judge Adam Abelson in Baltimore found it likely violates free-speech…
China never fails to deliver when it comes to unusual news. Here, the Post takes a look at some of the quirky tales which have hit the headlines on the mainland recently. Tasty Trump A man in China has trended on social media for impersonating US President Donald Trump to promote Chinese food. In short…