Ex-White House teleprompter operator fined $65,000 for betting on Trump speeches

Former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez. A former White House teleprompter operator has been ordered to surrender more than USD 107,000 in profits and pay a USD 65,000 fine for using information about Donald Trump’s upcoming speeches to place bets on prediction market Kalshi.According to the BBC, Gabriel Perez made trades predicting words and…

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A Virginia farmer protected his land from development and persuaded his neighbours to follow; 25 years later, nearly 2,500 acres of private farms now form a wildlife corridor

The need for such work is growing as development, roads, invasive species, pollution and climate change alter Virginia’s landscapes. On a humid summer morning in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, the work of protecting nature looks surprisingly ordinary. There are fields to tend, invasive plants to control and young trees to check. But across these farms, two…

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Nepal floods: MEA says 88 Indians rescued, 287 still missing; forensic teams dispatched | India News

Rescue operations underway in flood-hit Nepal as authorities work to evacuate survivors and locate those missing NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Saturday said that 88 Indian nationals have been rescued so far, while 287 remain missing amid the devastating floods in Nepal. It added that 128 persons of Indian origin are…

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‘Soldiers attempted mutiny’: Niger’s defence minister after gunfire, blasts heard in capital Niamey

The incident marked the third attack this year on the capital’s nternational airport, following two earlier assaults by jihadi rebels. The Niger government said a group of soldiers had attempted to stage a mutiny and that the situation was now under control after sustained gunfire and explosions were heard overnight into Saturday in Niamey, the…

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Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans’ Charity Hospital to close in 2005; 21 years later, the million-sq-ft building is being transformed into a $500 million medical research hub

In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, doctors at the Charity Hospital scrambled to keep patients alive without power or functioning medical equipment as floodwaters trapped them inside its darkened halls for days on end. The massive hospital that had cared for the city’s residents for years was shuttered after the last patients and…

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‘Religious slogans were raised, people responded’: Dhami hits back at Rahul over Kharge ‘purification’ row | India News

Pushkar Singh Dhami responds to Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday hit back at Rahul Gandhi after the Congress leader held a press conference over the “purification” row involving party president Mallikarjun Kharge.Dhami said those who performed the “purification” ritual at Haldwani’s Ramlila Ground after Kharge’s rally were not…

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New plan to end employment authorization for some spouses of H-1B visa holders: ‘600,000+ jobs will open up in next 2-4 weeks’

A DHS agenda item says the department wants to eliminate employment authorization for some spouses of H-1B visa holders. The Department of Homeland Security has come up with a proposal to remove certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B visa holders from employment authorization. Not much is known about the proposal and the proposal is listed…

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From ‘khana bana leti ho’ to ‘will our lives fit together?’ How India’s marriage biodata is evolving | India News

Every year, India witnesses a familiar wave – the marriage season. Wedding halls fill up, families revive old contacts, matrimonial apps see a surge, and somewhere between the “ladka kya karta hai?” and “ladki ko kya pasand hai?”, the search for a perfect match begins.India records approximately 10 million marriages a year, or roughly 30,000…

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‘Strikes not just near LoC’: Ex-Army chief Naravane details how India changed tactics in Op Sindoor | India News

May 10, 2025: Screengrab from a video of Army and security personnel during Operation Sindoor (Photo: @adgpi on X via PTI) NEW DELHI: Former Army chief General M M Naravane on Saturday described Operation Sindoor as “very necessary action”, stating that it marked a significant shift in India’s approach towards Pakistan. Naravane said India moved…

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‘Do ministers feed their own children expired food?’ Abhijeet Dipke during ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign | India News

Abhijeet Dipke raises questions during campaign NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke visited villages in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district as part of his ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign, inspecting government schools and raising concerns over the condition of school infrastructure and the quality of food supplies used for midday meals.Speaking about his findings, Dipke…

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