Posts by Liam Redmond
Judge allows Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free while she considers immigration issues
GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Monday questioned whether government officials could be trusted to follow orders barring them from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immigration custody or deporting him. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis noted that Abrego Garcia was already deported without legal authority once and said she was “growing beyond impatient” with government misrepresentations in her…
Read MoreTimeline of human’s discovery of fire shattered with 400,000-year-old revelation
Scientists recently discovered what may be the earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making by humans — and it’s far older than scholars previously believed. The study, which was published in the journal Nature on Dec. 10, centered around a site in Barnham, England, that dates to the Paleolithic era, the longest era of human prehistory. Although the…
Read MoreTelefonica to cut 5,500 jobs with total cost of 2.5 billion euros
The Spanish carrier has signed an agreement with unions to implement the exit plans [MADRID] Telefonica will book a cost of 2.5 billion euros (S$3.8 billion) to pay for the exit of about 5,500 employees as part of a sweeping cost-reduction plan. The Spanish carrier has signed an agreement with unions to implement the exit…
Read MoreJPMorgan is exploring crypto trading for institutional clients
It is the latest sign of banks warming up to digital assets, and considering it less as a fringe investment [LONDON] JPMorgan Chase is considering offering cryptocurrency trading to its institutional clients, as large banks around the world deepen their involvement in the asset class. The Wall Street giant is assessing what products and services…
Read MoreEver Glory United to move to SGX mainboard on Dec 29; public offer 7.6 times subscribed
[SINGAPORE] Catalist-listed engineering services provider Ever Glory United will transfer to the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Dec 29. Trading in its shares on the mainboard will commence at 9 am that day, the company said in a bourse filing on Monday (Dec 22). This comes after the proposed listing transfer received shareholder…
Read MoreDenmark protests after Trump taps Louisiana governor as special Greenland envoy
President Trump announced Sunday evening he was appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland — drawing warnings from the Danish government over continued US interest in annexing the world’s largest island. “Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security, and will strongly advance our Country’s Interests for the Safety, Security…
Read MoreChina’s power reforms, global data centre buildout usher in battery boom
[BEIJING] A revamp of China’s electricity market is boosting the economics of storing power just as international demand surges, sparking a boom for the Chinese energy storage manufacturers that already dominate globally. Chinese firms are on track for a 75 per cent jump this year in global shipments of lithium-ion battery cells for energy storage,…
Read MorePolice statement of facts against 24-year-old alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram revealed in court
Police will allege that Naveed Akram, 24, and his slain father Sajid Akram, 50, recorded videos outlining their reasons for the Bondi attack that were seized by investigators, including a recording where they quote from the Quran and vow to attack “Zionists” while surrounded by rifles. In the video, recorded in October, the pair allegedly…
Read MoreUniqlo’s owner boosts new graduate pay as Japan faces inflation
UNIQLO owner Fast Retailing will raise base salaries for new graduates in Japan by as much as 12 per cent, stepping up efforts to secure and retain talent as the country’s workers grapple with inflation. Annual pay will grow by about 12 per cent to 5.9 million yen (S$48,350) starting in March for university graduates…
Read MoreFlorida boys will be tried as adults for shocking murder of Danika Troy, 14-year-old shot dead and torched
A pair of Florida boys will be tried as adults for the shocking murder of a teen girl they allegedly gunned down and then set on fire after luring her into the woods over an online dispute. The baby-faced suspects, Gabriel Williams, 16, and Kimahri Blevins, 14, will be treated as adults in the eyes…
Read MoreSimone Biles shades Packers with cheese grater hat after Bears husband rallies in overtime
Victory smells good to Simone Biles. The seven-time Olympic gold medalist took to the field Saturday night after husband Jonathan Owens’ Bears downed the Packers in overtime, 22-16, with her group donning cheese grater hats to commemorate the thrilling rally at home. Captioning her TikTok video, “Cheese still stinks,” Biles can be seen holding her…
Read MoreFormer ‘Ned’s Declassified’ actor Tylor Chase found homeless in viral TikTok video
Tylor Chase, who played the soft-spoken and thoughtful Martin Qwerly on Nickelodeon’s Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, has become the subject of widespread concern after a TikTok video surfaced showing him sleeping on the streets of Riverside. The clip, which began circulating in September, quickly went viral and prompted complicated conversations online about the long-term…
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