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[ad_1] FBI director Kash Patel issued a statement Saturday night as immigration-related protests flared for a second night in Paramount, a suburb of Los Angeles. Patel warned that anyone who assaults law enforcement officers, including federal agents, would face jail time.“Hit a cop, you’re going to jail… doesn’t matter where you came from, how you got here, or what movement speaks to you. If the local police force won’t back our men and women on the thin blue line, we @FBI will.” Patel wrote in a post on X.The warning came following the unrest over federal immigration enforcement raids which led to clashes between protesters and agents. Demonstrators reportedly surrounded federal vehicles outside a Home Depot, which was being used as a staging area. Federal agents in gas masks deployed flash-bang grenades and tear gas to disperse the crowd, and […]

[ad_1] JD Vance, Gavin Newsom (C) and Donald Trump (R) Federal immigration raids in Los Angeles sparked a second day of unrest Saturday, prompting a wave of sharp political reactions as clashes between protestors and law enforcement escalated in the suburb of Paramount. Federal agents deployed flash-bang grenades, shut down sections of a freeway, and arrested over 100 individuals, as demonstrators rallied near a Home Depot staging area used by immigration officials.US President Donald Trump authorised the deployment of 2,000 national guard troops to the area, slamming California governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass for what he called a failure to control “riots and looters.”"If Governor Gavin Newscum... and Mayor Karen Bass... can't do their jobs... then the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem... the way it should be solved!!!" Trump posted on Truth […]

[ad_1] Hamdan bin Zayed meets Noura Al Mazrouei and recognises her efforts in transforming date kernels into innovative food products/ Image: Instagram-emiratesroyalfamily From pastries to pasta, rice, energy drinks, cosmetics, and even kohl , Emirati innovator Noora Al Mazroui is creating an entire product line from a single item: date pits.The 60-year-old UAE national has made it her mission to prove that no part of the palm tree should go to waste , especially not the stone-like pit found at the heart of every date.“The palm tree begins with a pit and ends with a pit,” Al Mazroui told Khaleej Times.It started with a question: Why throw the pits away?Al Mazroui’s journey began decades ago, inspired by her upbringing and her deep connection to nature.In the 1980s, she and her husband received a plot of farmland from the late Sheikh […]

[ad_1] Photo provided by the Hostage's Family Forum shows Nattapong Pinta, with his wife and son (Image: AP) Israel on Saturday said it had recovered the body of a Thai hostage taken into Gaza during the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023.The announcement came as fighting intensified, with Gaza health officials reporting at least 95 more Palestinians killed in the past 24 hours.The Thai hostage was identified as Nattapong Pinta, who had travelled to Israel to work in agriculture and was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October attack that sparked the ongoing war.Israel said his body was recovered in the Rafah area of southern Gaza. Authorities believe he was killed early in the war.Pinta’s remains were reportedly retrieved in an operation against the Mujahideen Brigades, a small armed group which had taken responsibility for several hostages. The Israeli […]

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for greater data sharing across federal agencies has sparked concern, prompting fears he could create a master database of personal information on millions of Americans. Though Trump has not publicly commented on the initiative since, officials have taken concrete steps behind the scenes—speaking to multiple agencies about adopting tech firm Palantir's data integration tools.Representatives from Palantir are now in talks with the social security administration and the IRS, and the company’s Foundry software is already in use at the department of homeland security and the department of health and human services. Foundry allows massive datasets to be merged and analysed, effectively paving the way for the government to build detailed profiles on individuals. The move has alarmed privacy watchdogs and civil liberties groups, who fear the system could be weaponized for political […]

[ad_1] The White House witnessed two rare phenomenon this year- an openly gay Republican taking charge of the US treasury department and that same person beating up the richest man Elon Musk. Moreover, the brawl between Scott Bessent and Musk eventually contributed to the latter's messy break-up with Donald Trump.The confrontation unfolded in the West Wing following a contentious Oval Office meeting, where both men lobbied Trump over who should lead the IRS. After the meeting, Bessent called Musk a “total fraud,” accusing him of failing to deliver on promised spending cuts. In response, Musk allegedly delivered a forceful shoulder strike to Bessent’s ribcage “like a rugby player,” triggering a brief brawl that bystanders had to break up, as narrated by MAGA activist Steve Bannon. Trump, upon learning of the incident, reportedly said it was “too much.” The scuffle ended […]

[ad_1] A demonstrator waves an American and Mexican flag during a protest in Compton, Calif., Saturday, June 7, 2025, after federal immigration authorities conducted operations. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Protesters clashed with federal immigration agents in Los Angeles County for a second consecutive day on Saturday, after raids at a Home Depot and a nearby meatpacking plant sparked renewed unrest in the Latino-majority suburb of Paramount. The clashes came just 24 hours after ICE detained over 121 people across the city, prompting protests outside a federal processing centre where agents used flash-bang grenades and what advocates said was tear gas. The Trump administration accused city officials of failing to support enforcement efforts, with White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller calling the protests an “insurrection.” Meanwhile, California leaders, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom, condemned the […]

[ad_1] JD Vance during interview with Theo Von (Screen grab from X @VP) US vice president JD Vance sought to ease growing tensions between US President Donald Trump and billionaire, Elon Musk, calling the Tesla CEO's recent outbursts emotional but well-intentioned.In an interview with comedian Theo Von released Friday, Vance said of Musk, “I think his heart is in a good place… in the right place, man. I do.” He added, “I think he got into this for the right reasons. I think he's frustrated. I think he's an emotional guy.”The remarks come amid a very public falling-out between Trump and Musk, who were once close allies. In recent days, Musk posted a series of sharp attacks on social media, calling for Congress to block Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” criticizing the president’s tax and spending plan, and even suggesting impeachment. […]

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump WASHINGTON: In March, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the federal govt to share data across agencies, raising questions over whether he might compile a master list of personal information on Americans that could give him untold surveillance power.Trump has not publicly talked about the effort since. But behind the scenes, officials have quietly put technological building blocks into place to enable his plan. In particular, they have turned to one company: Palantir, the data analysis and technology firm.Representatives of Palantir are also speaking to at least two other agencies - the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service - about buying its technology. The push has put a key Palantir product called Foundry into at least four federal agencies, including DHS and the health and human services department. Widely adopting […]

[ad_1] Protests against immigration raids in LA (Image credits: AP) US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the federal government would intervene in response to ongoing protests in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids, accusing local officials of failing to maintain order. “If governor Gavin Newscum, of California, and Mayor Karen Bass, of Los Angeles, can’t do their jobs… the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!!!” he posted on Truth Social.Tensions flared for a second straight day in southern Los Angeles as immigration enforcement operations sparked protests, street clashes, and arrests. Tear gas and smoke filled the air Saturday in the suburb of Paramount, where border patrol agents in riot gear confronted demonstrators angered by federal immigration raids.Protesters gathered near a Home Depot being used as a […]