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A federal judge in Miami has rejected an attempt by Elon Musk’s Tesla to overturn a $243 million jury verdict stemming from a 2019 fatal crash involving the company’s Autopilot system. CNBC reports that U.S. District Court Judge Beth Bloom denied Tesla’s motion to dismiss or reduce the substantial damages award related to a crash in Key Largo, Florida, that resulted in the death of a young woman and severe injuries to her boyfriend. The decision represents a significant legal setback for the EV giant as it faces ongoing scrutiny over its advanced driver assistance technologies. The tragic incident occurred…

Don’t even think about it. That was Iran’s warning Monday that any U.S. attack on its soil would spur the Islamic republic to respond “ferociously” after President Donald Trump said he was considering limited strikes against the country. AFP reports the United States has built up forces in the Middle East to pile pressure on Iran to make a deal at negotiations due to restart on Thursday, with Trump weighing a limited strike if no agreement is reached. On Monday Iran’s foreign ministry reiterated that any offensive move, even limited, would be “would be regarded as an act of aggression.…

President Donald Trump warned Monday that countries attempting to exploit the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling to escape trade agreements will face steeper tariffs than those they originally negotiated with his administration. “Any Country that wants to ‘play games’ with the ridiculous supreme court decision, especially those that have ‘Ripped Off’ the U.S.A. for years, and even decades, will be met with a much higher Tariff, and worse, than that which they just recently agreed to,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “BUYER BEWARE!!!”The warning comes as the European Union froze ratification of its trade deal with the United States and Japanese…

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s film academy and the BBC apologized to viewers after an audience member with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards. The highly offensive word could be heard as “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting the award for best visual effects during Sunday’s ceremony. Host Alan Cumming had earlier told the audience that a guest at the ceremony was John Davidson, a Scottish campaigner for people with Tourette’s who inspired the BAFTA-nominated film “I Swear.” Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary, repetitive movements and vocalizations,…

The State Department earlier voiced concern over the killing of French right-wing activist Quentin Deranque by alleged members of an antifa group France has summoned the US envoy after the Trump administration sounded the alarm over what it described as the rise of “violent radical leftism” in the country. The remarks came after alleged members of a left-wing group killed French right-wing activist Quentin Deranque.Deranque, a 23-year-old mathematics student and member of the nationalist group Audace Lyon, died on February 14 from head injuries sustained two days earlier during a brawl with left-wing activists. He had been acting as informal…

Walmart has announced it will provide free AI training to its entire 1.6 million-person workforce in the United States and Canada, marking a stark contrast to Silicon Valley companies using AI adoption as justification for layoffs. Fortune reports that the retail giant has partnered with Google to offer an eight-hour course covering AI fundamentals as part of Google’s new AI Professional Certification program. The training will be available to both frontline retail workers and corporate staff, covering core AI concepts as well as specialized applications in research, app building, and communication. Donna Morris, Walmart’s chief people officer, criticized the trend…

Former Prince Andrew charged the British public for the cost of massages while jetting around the world on trade missions, insiders now claim, a report states. The British taxpayer footed the bill for massages for the former Prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, now long ostracised from the Royal Family and last week arrested by British police over allegations of misconduct in public office relating to his time as a trade envoy for the British government. Andrew’s time working for the Department for Trade in his unpaid role between 2001 and 2011 were already somewhat controversial at the time down to the lavish…

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QUESTION: Marty, you said this is a perfect storm behind the metals between sovereign debt and war. I believe you said that the EU wants war with Russia or keeps up the appearance of war so they can keep the $350 billion they stole from Russia that included personal assets of Russians not all government assets. I think I remember that you also said Ukraine suspended all payment on its sovereign debt. Am I on the right track? WP ANSWER: Absolutely. At least 40% of the “Russian” assets seized by the EU are private assets like houses and yachts belonging to anyone…

Nuyorican music icon, activist, and retired law enforcement officer Willie Colón passed away in his native New York on Saturday at the age of 75, leaving an unfillable and quintessentially American void in Spanish-language music. Colón was a pioneer of the tropical dance music genre known as “salsa” and inspired decades of Hispanic dance music around the world. In addition to singing and playing instruments, he was an accomplished producer, prominent civil rights activist, and entered the police academy when he was 64, fulfilling a lifelong dream to be a law enforcement officer. He developed a popular “gangster” image –…