Conor McGregor has been one of the most influential figures in mixed martial arts since he turned professional in 2008. Over the years, the Irish superstar has built an enormous fortune—not quite enough to join Forbes’ list of the world’s richest individuals, but certainly enough to earn multiple spots as one of the highest-paid athletes […]
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Tuesday inaugurated the country’s new federal police drone defense unit, which can be deployed across the country and “is equipped with the latest technology for smart drone defense.” The unit is designed to detect, intercept, or shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles. Up to 130 police officers will work for […]
Sen. Tom Cotton has called on the Justice Department to launch a probe of Chinese commerce platforms Shein and Temu over alleged counterfeiting. In a letter Monday to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Mr. Cotton, Arkansas Republican, called the companies “Chinese communist retail platforms” and denounced their alleged “industrial-scale IP theft and counterfeiting that is devastating […]
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the pre-Thanksgiving shooting of two National Guard members in Washington shows it is “more important than ever to finish carrying out the president’s mass deportation operation.” She said the Trump administration is “ensuring the monster responsible for this atrocity” is held accountable, and reckoning with what made the […]
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian police on Tuesday arrested prominent opposition lawyer and longtime human rights defender Ayachi Hammami at his home outside the capital, acting on a five-year prison sentence issued against him last week in a prominent “conspiracy against state security” case, his family said. Hammami is among at least 40 individuals, including politicians […]
House lawmakers working on a package of bills to protect children online say they are trying to strike the appropriate balance between forcing Big Tech to implement safeguards and protecting users’ rights. The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee with jurisdiction over the issue held a hearing Tuesday to debate 19 bills designed to create a […]
BOSTON — Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers was banned for life Tuesday from an academic society in the latest fallout over recently released emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after the disgraced financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor. The American Economic Association, a nonprofit scholarly association dedicated […]
