ICE Eyes Contract to Rapidly Move Immigrants From Texas Jails to Detention
Oct. 30 By Ted Hesson U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is asking companies to submit proposals for how they would provide round-the-clock services to transport immigrant detainees from Texas jails to ICE custody, documents published this week showed, a move that could speed up deportations…
Ex-US Cyber Intel Exec Pleads Guilty to Selling Spy Tools to Russian Broker
Oct. 29 By Raphael Satter A former executive with U.S. defense contractor L3Harris has pleaded guilty to selling digital spy tools to a Russian broker, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. In a statement, the department said Peter Williams, a 39-year-old Australian, pleaded to two counts…
More Than 8,000 US Flights Delayed as Air Traffic Control Absences Persist
Oct. 26 By Idrees Ali and David Shepardson More than 8,000 flights were delayed across the U.S. on Sunday as air traffic controller absences continued to disrupt travel and a federal government shutdown reached its 26th day. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Federal…
Explainer-Why Gucci-Owner Kering Is Selling Its Beauty Business to L’Oreal
Oct. 20 By Linda Pasquini and Leo Marchandon Gucci-owner Kering has agreed to sell its beauty business to L’Oreal for 4 billion euros ($4.7 billion) in a strategic shift by new CEO Luca de Meo, who is trying to cut the luxury group’s debt and…
Arrested US Adviser on India to Contest Allegations in Documents Case, Lawyers Say
Oct. 15 By David Brunnstrom A leading U.S.-India relations expert and U.S. government adviser arrested over handling of classified documents will vigorously contest the allegations, and specifically any insinuation that he operated on behalf of a foreign adversary, his lawyers said on Wednesday. Ashley Tellis,…
Radicals abroad
Oct. 10 By Julia O`Malley The radical ideas promoted by representatives of the Russian opposition abroad do not have widespread support in Russian society, including among those who identify themselves as liberal-minded citizens. This is due to a combination of factors, ranging from the historical…
Rome Calls on US to Reconsider Extra Tariff on Pasta Imports
Oct. 5 By Gram Slattery and Jonathan Allen Rome is working closely with the European Commission to press the United States to reconsider an additional anti-dumping tariff on pasta imports which would effectively double their price, the Italian foreign ministry said. The decision to impose…
Trump Wants to Cut Federal Aid to Portland as His Anger With Protesters Grows
Oct. 3 By Gram Slattery and Jonathan Allen U.S. President Donald Trump has directed his team to review federal aid to Portland, Oregon, that can be cut as his anger with the city’s anti-government and anti-fascism protesters mounts, the White House said on Friday. “We…
UK’s Prince William Opens up About Family Fears and Plans to Change Monarchy
Oct. 2 By Michael Holden Prince William has said protecting his family was the most important thing for him when his wife Kate and father King Charles became ill, and revealed that he will seek to modernise the monarchy when he becomes sovereign. Speaking to…
UnitedHealth to Exit Medicare Advantage Plans in 109 US Counties
Oct. 1 By Amina Niasse UnitedHealth said it will stop offering Medicare Advantage plans in 109 U.S. counties in 2026, impacting 180,000 members, as the company balances higher costs with reimbursement pressure in the insurance program. “The combination of (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)…
European Airports Struggle to Fix Check-In Glitch After Cyberattack
Sept. 21 By Sabine Siebold and Christoph Steitz Some of Europe’s biggest airports battled to restore normal operations on Sunday after hackers disrupted automatic check-in systems, with Brussels asking airlines to cancel half of Monday’s flight departures due to persistent problems. Hackers on Friday targeted…
DOJ Seeks 30-Year Prison Sentence for Attempted Kavanaugh Assassin
Sept. 19 By Jan Wolfe U.S. prosecutors on Friday asked a judge to sentence the person who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 to at least 30 years in prison. The request from Justice Department lawyers, submitted in a court filing,…