The village of Broadview, Illinois, has issued a new executive order restricting where and when protests may occur near its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. The move comes after 15 arrests during demonstrations last Saturday, according to local officials.
The Dutch government has stepped in to take control of semiconductor firm Nexperia, citing “highly exceptional” risks to European economic security stemming from the company’s Chinese ownership and governance gaps. Nexperia, based in Nijmegen in the Netherlands, is owned by China’s Wingtech Technology.
An art installation plastering graffiti-style questions for God across Canterbury Cathedral has provoked sharp backlash after one of its organizers, poet Alex Vellis, publicly celebrated the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and embraced a string of provocative, left-wing positions.
Bestselling author Andrea Bartz emerged as a champion for writers this week, playing a central role in negotiating a $1.5 billion settlement from AI company Anthropic for the unauthorized use of copyrighted books in training its chatbots. Bartz, alongside fellow authors Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson, served as named plaintiffs for the class action lawsuit that represented writers whose works were allegedly pirated without consent.
Despite enduring a decade-long, multi-billion-dollar media campaign aimed at discrediting him, President Donald Trump currently enjoys a higher average approval rating than former President Barack Obama at the same point in his second term.
Iranian state media outlet PressTV has repeated Hamas’s false narrative that the militant group “made all efforts” to protect dozens of Israeli hostages taken during the October 7, 2023, massacre. The outlet cited statements from Hamas itself, ignoring overwhelming evidence of systematic torture, rape, and murder of hostages in captivity.
Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested that President Trump's ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was based on Biden administration policy.
Rep. Michael Rulli (R-OH) introduced a bill to preserve Columbus Day and penalize cities that continue to replace the day with Indigenous Peoples' Day.
JPMorgan Chase announced a $1.5 trillion initiative to "facilitate, finance and invest" in industries critical to the nation's "economic security and resiliency."
