ACLU asks court to reinstate restrictions on federal agents in Minnesota after shooting

A group of Minnesota residents suing immigration officials’ tactics after a man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis returned to court Saturday evening. The residents, whose legal team includes the state’s American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) branch, are pushing to reinstate court-ordered restrictions on how federal agents respond to protests in the…

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How my Coinbase account was almost stolen

Benito Aguilar | Twenty20 Jason Gewirtz is vice president of news at CNBC.  What follows is a personal account of his experience with a scammer. Last week my cell phone rang. It was about 1:30 p.m., and the iPhone ID showed the 650 area code, which I recognized as the San Francisco Bay Area. The caller…

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Shutdown risk rises after fatal Minneapolis shooting

The threat of a partial government shutdown in late January grew louder Saturday when Senate Democrats vowed to block a funding package over the deadly Minneapolis shooting involving federal law enforcement officers. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (NY) said Saturday evening that Democrats will block a major government funding package if… Source link

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Meta’s Reality Labs cuts sparked fears of a ‘VR winter’

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tries on Orion AR glasses at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta‘s deprioritizing virtual reality in favor of artificial intelligence and Internet-connected smart glasses has chilled the industry, leading to concerns about its…

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Activist Engaged Capital is poised to shake up the board at BlackLine

Company: BlackLine Inc (BL) Business: BlackLine provides financial accounting solutions delivered primarily as Software as a Service (SaaS). The company’s solutions enable its customers to address various aspects of their critical processes, including financial close, intercompany accounting, invoice-to-cash, and consolidation. BlackLine’s cloud-based solutions include account reconciliations, transaction matching, task management, journal entry, variance analysis, consolidation…

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Can Carlos Alcaraz finally win the Australian Open?

jake michaelsJan 24, 2026, 02:32 pm ET to close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who has worked for ESPN since 2013. He mainly writes on the AFL, but his work has taken him around the world, covering everything from Formula One to Grand Slam tennis, championship boxing to international basketball and the Olympic…

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Trump administration, Congress braces for massive winter storm

The federal government is ramping up preparations ahead of a major winter storm that hits several states from the Rockies to the Atlantic this weekend. The National Weather Service’s Winter Storm Severity Index on Saturday afternoon showed “extreme impacts” expected in northern Mississippi and “major impacts” in Washington, D.C. and surrounding states. DC… Source link

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