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A “draft” from The Treasury Department of a $1 commemorative coin that it plans to mint next year.Courtesy: U.S. Treasury DepartmentThe Treasury Department is considering minting a $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump’s likeness on both sides to honor him and commemorate the United States’ 250th birthday next year.A first draft of that coin, which will mark the semiquincentennial anniversary of the nation’s founding, depicts Trump’s head in profile on one side, above the words “IN GOD WE TRUST” and the dates 1776 and 2026.The other side of the coin shows a defiant-looking Trump raising his fist, closely matching the…
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — A fire broke out at a Chevron oil refinery just outside Los Angeles on Thursday night, sending towering flames into the air that were visible for miles.Officials in El Segundo, California, urged people to stay indoors. By early Friday, the fire was contained and there was no threat to public safety, the city said in a statement. No evacuations had been ordered.“There is still an active fire and road closures remain in place,” it said.Residents near the Chevron El Segundo Refinery described feeling a rumble, then they saw the flames.“Pretty much…
At a glanceExpert’s Rating Pros Innovative solar-power tech Comfortable, responsive keys Full-size keyboard, with numeric keypad Useful app for reprogramming Fn keys Cons A wired keyboard would be simpler No backlight Can’t adjust angle or height of keyboard LightCharge tech adds to the price Our Verdict Logitech’s LightCharge tech is innovative, but it adds to the cost of what is otherwise a fairly conventional Bluetooth keyboard. It’s well built, though, and comfortable to use, and Logitech’s Options+ app will appeal to business users who want to reprogram the various Function keys. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated…
Sam Panayotovich FOX Sports Betting Analyst Sayonara, September.Outright upsets by Alabama and the Kansas City Chiefs led to a winning week, and now we’re onto October, a much-needed change of scenery.I believe the Crimson Tide are still undervalued in the market and this weekend, I find myself needing good college teams to do big things against lesser opponents. Remember, this isn’t the place for “locks” or five-team parlays. These are the games I’m betting with my own money.Let’s go to work. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager,…
The U.S. government is planning to give migrant teenagers a $2,500 stipend if they choose to return to their home countries voluntarily, the latest push by the Trump administration to encourage self-deportations, according to an internal federal notice obtained by CBS News.The notice, sent Friday by officials at the Department of Health and Human Services, said the Department of Homeland Security “will provide a one-time resettlement support stipend of $2,500 … to unaccompanied alien children, 14 years of age and older, who have elected to voluntarily depart the United States as of the date of this notice and moving forward.”The…
OpenAI’s newest experiment, Sora, is off to a rocket-fueled start on the App Store, even though you can’t actually use it without an invite. The AI video app, which quietly rolled out to US and Canadian iOS users this week, racked up 56,000 downloads on day one and snagged the No. 3 spot on Apple’s Top Overall chart by day two, according to analytics firm Appfigures. (Via: TechCrunch) Not bad for an app that most people can’t get into yet. All told, Sora saw 164,000 installs across its first two days (September 30th and October 1st). That puts it in a…
Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff won’t pitch in the NL Division Series as he recovers from a right lat strain, but the Brewers aren’t closing the door on the possibility he could return later in the postseason.Brewers manager Pat Murphy made the announcement Friday while emphasizing this is unrelated to the shoulder injury that prevented the two-time All-Star from pitching at all last season. The lat issue caused Woodruff to go on the injured list Sept. 21.The NL Central champion Brewers face the Chicago Cubs in the best-of-5 NLDS that starts Saturday in Milwaukee.”Just got to let it heal,” Woodruff said. “It’s…
AI chip firm Cerebras Systems on Friday filed to withdraw, effective immediately, its plans for an initial public offering in the United States.Last year, Cerebras filed for an initial public offering on the Nasdaq. The offering was delayed by a U.S. national security review of a $335 million investment by G42, an Abu Dhabi-based cloud computing and AI company.Cerebras on Tuesday said it raised $1.1 billion, bringing the company’s valuation to $8.1 billion.
Hundreds of thousands of people protested across Italy on Friday during a large-scale strike over the treatment of the Gaza aid flotilla and far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s cautious stance on the conflict. Demonstrators condemned Rome’s criticism of the Global Sumud Flotilla that sailed to challenge Israel’s blockade of Gaza, where the United Nations has reported famine conditions after nearly two years of war. Many also demanded more from Meloni, who has faced criticism for not speaking out more strongly on the situation in Gaza or recognising the State of Palestine. The CGIL, one of two unions to call the…
People with umbrellas line up outside the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. The U.S. Supreme Court refused this week to revive Tiffany & Co.’s bid to hold EBay Inc. accountable for sales of counterfeit goods on its auction website.Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Supreme Court again cleared the way on Friday for Donald Trump’s administration to revoke a temporary legal protection for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants in the United States, backing a key priority of the Republican president as he pursues a policy of mass deportations.The justices granted the administration’s request to put…