Denys Shmyhal tells the BBC his country desperately needs the US to approve long-stalled security assistance.
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If the GOP House majority wishes the Senate to respect its actions, it must respect the most basic principles governing its own constitutional role.
The capital city of Croatia is a lively, historic, vibrant, and fun place to spend some time. If you’re thinking of living in Zagreb, get ready for an experience like no other; this place is full of things to see and do, and you’ll probably never want to leave. I know I didn’t. In January 2021, Croatia’s digital nomad visa opened the doors for more people to spend time in this beautiful country. For me, it’s one of the best places in the world; the scenery, beaches, culture, food, and friendly locals are second to none. But as a digital…
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said in an order on Tuesday that BloomTech, the for-profit coding bootcamp previously known as the Lambda School, deceived students about the cost of loans, made false claims about graduates’ hiring rates and engaged in illegal lending masked as “income sharing” agreements with high fees. The order marks the end of the CFPB’s investigation into BloomTech’s practices and the start of the agency’s penalties on the organization. The CFPB is permanently banning BloomTech from consumer lending activities and its CEO, Austen Allred, from student lending for a period of 10 years. In addition,…
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Police say five suspects arrested, three more being sought over theft of 6,600 gold bars at Toronto airport last year. Police in Canada have arrested multiple people accused of stealing thousands of gold bars worth more than 20 million Canadian dollars ($14m), in what authorities say was the largest gold heist in the country’s history. Last year’s theft at a Toronto Pearson International Airport facility was orchestrated by a “well-organised group of criminals”, Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah told reporters on Wednesday. “This particular theft has become the largest gold theft in Canadian history, and it’s one of the…
Screenshot: The Blaze MSNBC host Joy Reid could hardly contain her excitement over the fact that several “DEI officials” are behind the prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The acronym DEI stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Critics of such policies suggest it is outright racism, using skin color or other demographics in hiring practices. In other words, affirmative action. Something the Supreme Court recently ended for college admissions. Reid, in a segment with fellow host Lawrence O’Donnell, says black attorneys going after Trump is “wonderfully poetic.” “But for me, there is something wonderfully poetic about the fact … the…
Aviva Siegel tells the BBC of the brutal conditions she, Keith and others faced in Hamas captivity.
Katherine Maher has the perfect resume to run NPR. And her tweets show she is the perfect person for the job.
The next generation of the text-to-image AI model Stable Diffusion is still in preview, but Stability AI is making it available to some developers via API and a new content creation platform. Stability AI says developers can now access Stable Diffusion 3 from its Developer Platform. Stability AI says it’s working with API platform Fireworks AI for companies that want to use both models. It also plans on hosting its model weights on its own servers through a Stability AI membership “in the near future.” The company released Stable Diffusion 3 in February to a small number of developers on…
Continuing a run of tech IPOs, Rubrik, according to a fresh SEC filing, will be seeking as much as $713 million when the company goes public via the NYSE later this month under the ticker RBRK. Along with Astera Labs and Reddit, Rubrik is one of the major tech firms many investors have been hoping would IPO this year, ending a two-year drought of public offerings. Additionally, Rubrik is a traditional SaaS company and will serve as a better comparison for other tech companies evaluating whether to go public in 2024, explained Phil Haslett, cofounder and chief strategy officer for…
American Airlines will become the latest airline to offer a “business class plus” experience. The Fort Worth-based carrier unveiled Wednesday what it’s calling the Flagship Suite Preferred experience, part of a larger overhaul of the onboard dining and amenities set to debut in the coming weeks. Flagship Suite Preferred seats will be in the front-row bulkhead on newly delivered Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets and retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER planes. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free biweekly Aviation newsletter. Flagship Suite Preferred. AMERICAN AIRLINES Because of the layout of the bulkhead, these seats will offer additional personal space and…