By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators sent a letter to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Friday about an upcoming trip to China, warning the CEO to refrain from meeting with companies that are suspected of undermining U.S. chip export controls. The letter from Republican Senator Jim Banks and…
NEED TO KNOW Bowen Fladland, 34, is charged with first-degree murder and second-degree murder in connection with the death of his 70-year-old mother Marlene Marlene was found dead in her front yard in Clark, S.D. Fladland allegedly admitted to “assaulting his mother, kneeling on her neck until she was apparently deceased and then used a…
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) -U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for an 11th week in a row for the first time since July 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic cut demand for the fuel, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday….
Police have charged a Dartmouth man with sexual assault, extortion and uttering threats. Jason Bernard James, 51, was charged last month in connection with incidents that allegedly occurred between Dec. 31, 2023, and June 4, 2025. He was released on conditions not to communicate with the complainant or be within 100 metres of the complainant’s home or…
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A tractor-trailer cab crashed through a concrete barrier Friday and plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge into the Delaware River, authorities said. It wasn’t clear how many people were in the cab, which was found in about 20 feet of water, according to the Delaware River Bay and Authority. Two four-lane…
BBC George Gibney left Ireland more than 30 years ago Former Irish national swimming coach George Gibney, who is wanted in the Republic of Ireland to face historical sexual abuse charges, is to be extradited there, a court in the United States has ruled. A US district magistrate made the order at a hearing in…
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have launched a police investigation into alleged data tampering and fraud involving X, Elon Musk’s platform. The Paris prosecutor’s office, in a statement Friday, announced the opening of the investigation, and said that a branch of the French gendarmerie is conducting the inquiry. The investigation is looking into two alleged…
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Friday its drones struck a Russian fighter aircraft plant in the Moscow region and a missile production facility in the Tula region, causing explosions and fires at both. Ukraine’s military said on Telegram the aviation facility in the town of Lukhovitsy, about 135 km (84 miles) southeast of Moscow, produced…
With their fancy marquees and constant all-you-can-eat flash sales, it’s tempting to think that franchising a restaurant chain is a guaranteed financial success, whether it’s McDonald’s or Hardee’s or even Planet Hollywood. However, this isn’t always the case. According to DoorDash, the average restaurant profit margin is only between zero and 15%, though most fall…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s security services have threatened the life of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi after her native country’s war with Israel, the Norwegian Nobel Committee and activists said Friday. Mohammadi said that the threats have come through both her lawyer and other indirect channels as she’s kept up public…