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manila, philippines AP — A Philippine court on Thursday convicted a former mayor, whom authorities say is Chinese, on human trafficking charges for helping set up an illegal online gaming facility in a northern province where hundreds of Chinese nationals and other foreigners were forced to commit fraud. The Pasig City District Trial Court in Metro Manila sentenced Alice Guo, along with seven other Filipino and Chinese co-accused, to life imprisonment, and ordered each to pay a fine of 2 million pesos ($34,000) and restitution to several trafficking victims who filed complaints. Guo denied all charges against her and said…
Oil drilling rigs and support equipment stand in the tundra on Friday, September 5, 2025, in Deadhorse, Alaska. Nathaniel Wilder Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration on Thursday announced plans for a major oil drilling expansion in Alaska, off the coast of California and in the Gulf of Mexico. The Interior Department has proposed 34 lease sales to drill in these waters by 2031, a significant expansion compared to the Biden administration’s program, which allowed only three lease sales in the Gulf alone. President Trump’s plan includes lease sales in 21 areas off Alaska, six off the Pacific coast, and…
Mugshot of Govini founder and chairman Eric Gillespie.Provided by: Pennsylvania Attorney GeneralGovini founder Eric Gillespie, who was charged with four felonies, including multiple counts of unlawful contact with a minor, has been released on bail.Gillespie, who lives in Pittsburgh, was released on $1 million bail after appearing in court Thursday. He was not allowed to travel and his passport was revoked.He was initially denied bail after his arrest on November 7, with a judge citing flight risk and public safety concerns.David Schrager of Schrager’s attorney, who is representing Gillespie, argued that his client did not violate any laws.”Mr. Gillespie has…
US President Donald Trump has given Ukraine less than a week to accept a plan widely seen to favor Russia to end the war, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the country was facing “one of the most difficult moments” in its history. “We’ve had a lot of deadlines, and if things are going well, we tend to extend them. But Thursday is the deadline,” the president said in a radio interview with Fox News. CNN has reached out to the White House for comment. President Zelenskiy addressed the nation by video on Friday, saying the United States’ plan to end…
Bruce never thought he would find another great love after his divorce from Demi until he met Maltese-born model Emma Hemming at a trainer’s gym he happened to be working with in 2007. “I’ve spent the last 10 years single, and for the most part, I’ve been unhappy,” the Die Hard star told W Show in 2009. “It was a dark place. I never thought being with someone else was the answer. I said, ‘I’m alone, but I’m not lonely.'” But I was just joking. ” Since he started dating Emma, who is 23 years younger than him, he says,…
Let’s check out the companies that are becoming a hot topic for after-hours trading. Intuit — Intuit stock rose more than 3% on the back of strong first-quarter results. On an adjusted basis, the company had earnings of $3.34 per share, compared with analyst estimates compiled by FactSet of $3.09 per share. Revenue for the period was $3.89 billion, exceeding expectations of $3.76 billion. Gap — The clothing retailer’s stock rose nearly 6% after Gap’s third-quarter companywide same-store sales rose 5%, well above Wall Street expectations. The retailer, which posted higher sales and bottom line profits, said its viral “Better…
Ariana Grande releases details about parting ways with Cynthia Erivo after 5 years on ‘Wicked’It’s been a rewarding yellow brick road for Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. To coincide with the box office release of the highly anticipated film Wicked: For Good, both stars, who play Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, in the film, spoke candidly about what it meant to them to be part of the project. “I can write an essay, poem, or Shakespearean prose to explain what this journey has meant to me, what it has taught me, and how it has helped me,” Cynthia captioned a Nov.…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 20, 2025 in New York City.Spencer Pratt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesU.S. stocks rallied on Friday after New York Fed President William Williams suggested the central bank could cut interest rates again later this year.of Dow Jones Industrial Average Increased by 709 points (1.6%). of S&P500 rose 1.3%, but Nasdaq Composite It advanced by 1.1%.”We view monetary policy to be moderately restrictive, albeit somewhat looser than prior to recent actions,” Williams said in a speech in Santiago, Chile. “Therefore, I believe there is still…
Nvidia exceeded all expectations, reporting a sharp jump in profits on Wednesday thanks to its graphics processing unit, which excels in AI workloads. But more categories of AI chips are becoming popular. Custom ASICs, or application-specific integrated circuits, are currently being designed by all major hyperscalers: googleof TPU AmazonPlans for Trainium and OpenAI broadcom. These chips are small, cheap, and readily available, potentially reducing these companies’ dependence on Nvidia GPUs. Futurum Group’s Daniel Newman told CNBC that he expects custom ASICs to “grow even faster than the GPU market over the next few years.”In addition to GPUs and ASICs, there…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has argued that Israel’s forcible removal of tens of thousands of Palestinians from refugee camps in the occupied West Bank earlier this year amounted to a war crime and crimes against humanity. A 105-page report released by the nonprofit group said 32,000 Palestinians were expelled from three camps by Israeli forces in January and February and not allowed to return, as Israel’s war in Gaza drew international attention. As part of its investigation, HRW said it interviewed 31 Palestinian refugees who had fled camps in Jenin, Tulkarem and Noor Shams. The organization also analyzed satellite images,…