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[ATLANTA/WASHINGTON/SEOUL] Hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor car battery facility under construction in Georgia were detained in a raid by US authorities on Thursday (Sep 4), stopping work on a plant that is one of the Korean automaker’s major investments in the US.About 475 workers, most of whom were South Korean nationals, were arrested, according to US immigration officials, the largest single-site enforcement operation in the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) history. US President Donald Trump’s administration has been escalating a crackdown on immigrants, disrupting businesses around the country, even as the White House has encouraged more inflows from…
Anthropic, which operates the Claude artificial intelligence app, has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who alleged the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.The company has agreed to pay authors about $3,000 for each of an estimated 500,000 books covered by the settlement. A trio of authors — thriller novelist Andrea Bartz and nonfiction writers Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson — sued last year, and now represent a broader group of writers and publishers whose books Anthropic downloaded to train its chatbot Claude.The landmark settlement could mark…
Are you experiencing an unexpected vaginal spotting and wondered why it’s happening? While hormonal imbalance and birth control methods are common causes, stress may be the hidden trigger, affecting your cycle in surprising ways. So, if you are asking, “Can stress cause spotting?”, you are at the right place. In this article, we will explore how stress messes with your hormones, when you should worry, and what you can do to regain control over your cycle. Can Stress Cause Spotting in Women? Yes, stress can lead to spotting or light bleeding in some women that occurs outside of the regular period.…
New York Yankees star Aaron Judge hit his 358th career homer in the first inning of Sunday’s game against the Chicago White Sox, moving into a tie with Yogi Berra for fifth in franchise history.Judge drove an 0-2 cutter from Martín Pérez deep to center for a one-out solo drive. Judge’s 43rd homer of the season had a 112.6 mph exit velocity and traveled 426 feet.He batted again in the third and doubled off the wall in center. He scampered home on Cody Bellinger’s double to right.The 33-year-old Judge also connected for a solo homer in New York’s 11-inning victory…
[SINGAPORE] The best chief executive officers (CEOs) often exemplify strategic foresight, operational excellence, and an unwavering commitment to ethical governance, as they play a key role in steering their organisations to new heights. The Business Times speaks to the gold award winners of Best CEO at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2025 for their take on the value of strong corporate leadership. ROUNDTABLE PANELLISTS: Helen Wong, Group CEO, OCBC Stephen Ho, executive director and CEO, Hong Leong Asia Julian Ng, CEO, Grand Venture Technology Moderator: Mia Pei, journalist, The Business Times How have your priorities as CEO changed in view of…
Published Fri, Sep 5, 2025 · 07:33 AMLULULEMON Athletica says the end of the de minimis exemption will hurt its gross margin more than tariffs.The yogawear retailer, which has been struggling to keep sales momentum up, warned on Thursday that it would take a US$240 million hit this year from President Donald Trump’s decision to end the de minimis exemption and from higher tariffs. De minimis – which loosely translates as “too small to matter” – refers to small packages shipped directly to consumers from abroad, millions of which arrive in the US every day. A shipment that qualified as de…
NEW YORK — Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.The landmark settlement, if approved by a judge as soon as Monday, could mark a turning point in legal battles between AI companies and the writers, visual artists and other creative professionals who accuse them of copyright infringement.The company has agreed to pay authors or publishers about $3,000 for each of an estimated 500,000 books covered by the settlement.“As best as we can tell, it’s the…
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WASHINGTON — Justice Department prosecutors are dropping their federal case against a woman who was charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump — the latest in a string of self-inflicted setbacks for prosecutors during President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the nation’s capital.A grand jury refused to indict Nathalie Rose Jones before U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office asked a judge on Friday to dismiss her case in district court. A one-page court filing by Pirro’s office says dismissing the case against Jones “is in the interests of justice,” but it doesn’t elaborate.Jones was due back in court Monday for…
McDonald’s is criticizing the restaurant industry for allowing tipped wages, which let managers pay servers less than the minimum wage as long as customer tips make up the difference.McDonald’s Chairman and CEO Chris Kempczinski said in an interview on CNBC Tuesday that he supports President Donald Trump’s efforts to eliminate federal taxes on tips. But since McDonald’s workers don’t earn tips, the policy doesn’t help them.Kempczinski also noted that in many states, sit-down restaurants are allowed to pay servers as little as $2.13 per hour, a federal minimum set in 1991, with tips making up the rest of their pay.“So…