The architect of global Magnitsky sanctions – which punish human rights abusers and corrupt officials – has warned Peter Dutton’s desire to bring back a controversial “golden ticket” visa scheme would be “a big mistake”. The significant investor scheme allowed foreign nationals who invested $5m in Australia access to a four-year visa that could be…
RJ Davis scored 26 points and went 6-of-6 from 3-point range to help North Carolina silence some skeptics with a dominant 95-68 victory over San Diego State in a First Four matchup Tuesday night. Davis’ six 3-pointers tied Caleb Love’s program record for an NCAA Tournament game. Love had six against UCLA in 2022. Tar…
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday labeled a recent spate of attacks on Tesla dealerships across the country as acts of “domestic terrorism” directed at Elon Musk, as Trump allies have pressured the Justice Department to take aggressive action. In recent weeks, vandals in apparent protest of Mr. Musk’s polarizing efforts to drastically shrink the…
Japan’s national flag flutters at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on May 30, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s central bank on Wednesday kept its key policy rate steady at 0.5% in a unanimous vote. The move, which was in line with market expectations, comes as the Bank of Japan…
Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that seeks to shift responsibility for disaster preparations to state and local governments, deepening the president’s drive to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema). The order, first previewed by the White House on 10 March, calls for a review of all infrastructure, continuity and preparedness and…
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2025. NYSE Investors are feeling as gloomy as consumers. The University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers, which was released March 14, showed consumer sentiment plunging to its lowest since 2022. Wall Street is in a similarly dour mood, according to the March edition of…
A Nigerian senator who alleged she was sexually harassed by one of the country’s top politicians has told the BBC the Senate operates like a “cult”. A fortnight ago, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for six months after submitting a petition saying she had been harassed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, which he denies. His office…
A “cheeky” Tasmanian devil that poos out footballs, growls like Nosferatu and is covered in papier-mache-like recycled fur has been unveiled as the new mascot of the state’s long-awaited AFL team. Rum’un, which translates to Tasmanian slang for “an odd or eccentric person; a scallywag, or someone cheeky” in the Macquarie Dictionary, made his debut…
In “Seinfeld,” actor Jason Alexander plays Jerry’s neurotic, albeit lovable, friend who is shoddily employed and constantly fumbling romantic courtships. While filming the show, Alexander’s love life was panning out quite differently. The actor was happily married to his wife Daena Title, and has remained so for more than 40 years. The two moved in…
Move over, Christian Laettner — you have some company. Alabama State took down St. Francis (PA), 70-68, thanks to a made layup off a Hail Mary pass in the final second in the first game of the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. After Alabama State got the ball back under its own basket with 3.4…
