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Homeland Security reassigns ‘hundreds’ of CISA cyber staffers to support Trump’s deportation crackdown

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is reassigning hundreds of employees across several of its agencies to assist in the Trump administration’s broad immigration crackdown and will dismiss staffers who refuse to comply, according to news reports. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the department moved staffers from the U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA, many of whom focus on issuing cyber guidance to help U.S. government agencies and critical infrastructure defend from cyber threats, to other agencies within the federal department, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Both Bloomberg and Nextgov reported that many of the affected…

Welsh Rugby Union: Jamie Roberts hopes right decision will be reached on game’s future

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The three other options tabled by the WRU include two proposals suggesting a reduction in one side by keeping three teams. These choices are now seriously being considered by the WRU board. Cardiff are owned by the WRU after the side temporarily went into administration in April.With WRU chief executive Abi Tierney having already said she can not see a situation where professional rugby would not be played in the Welsh capital, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets will be nervously watching what happens. Reddin says he hopes a consensus could be reached if regions needed to be cut, with mergers an…

Stocks End Sharply Lower as U.S.-China Trade Tensions Resume; Major Indexes Post Weekly Losses

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Noteworthy S&P 500 Movers on Friday October 10, 2025 06:05 PM EDT Decliners Chip design software firm Synopsys (SNPS) and Teradyne (TER) each dropped about 9%, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Microchip Technology (MCHP) tumbled roughly 8% as semiconductor-related stocks were among the S&P 500's biggest decliners. AI favorite Nvidia (NVDA) finished nearly 5% lower after climbing to a fresh intraday record ahead of Trump's comments. Shares of Tesla (TSLA) and Amazon (AMZN) also dropped about 5% amid broad-based declines, with the tech sector taking the heaviest hit. Consumer staples marked the only sector in the S&P 500 to post…

acsandmann/rift: a tiling window manager for macos

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Rift is a tiling window manager for MacOS that focuses on performance and usability. multiple layout styles Tiling (i3/sway-like) Binary Space Partitioning (bspwm-like) Menubar icon that shows all of the workspaces and the layouts within click to see the menu bar icon MacOS-style mission control that allows you to visually navigate between workspaces click to see mission control Focus follows mouse with auto raise Drag windows over one another to swap positions Performant animations (as seen in the demo) Switch to next/previous workspace with trackpad gestures (just like native macOS) Hot reloadable configuration interop with third party programs (ie Sketchybar)…

Trump threatens more tariffs after China restricts key exports

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea and threatened additional tariffs after China restricted exports of rare earths needed for American industry. The Republican president suggested that he was looking at a “massive increase” of import taxes on Chinese products in response to Xi’s moves. It’s possible that could amount to either posturing by the United States for eventual negotiations or a retaliatory step that could foster new fears about the stability of the global economy.…

My cultural awakening: ‘Kate Bush helped me come out as a trans woman’ | Kate Bush

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It wasn’t safe for me to discover The Sensual World, the eponymous track on what Kate Bush described as her “most female album”. The song was intended to be a rejection of the masculine influence that had unwittingly shaped the artist’s previous work, and an ode to something taboo within the female experience. Based on Molly Bloom’s soliloquy in James Joyce’s Ulysses – a stream of consciousness in which the character reflects on her experiences of nature, sex and love – Bush wanted to celebrate the experience of life inside a woman’s body, and the ways it gives her spiritual and…

Trump fires back at China’s rare earth mineral restrictions by threatening 100% tariffs

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President Donald Trump declared Friday that he will impose a 100% tariff on all imports from China, while also imposing export controls on “any and all critical software” from the United States. This is the latest move in what looks like an escalating trade conflict between the United States and China. In a Truth Social post announcing the tariffs, Trump also said this new tariff would be “over and above” any tariffs already imposed on Chinese imports. (CNBC reports that while U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports vary depending on the goods, the base tariff rate is already 40%.) Earlier this…

Tiger Woods: 15-time major winner has further back surgery

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Tiger Woods has had disc replacement surgery in the latest setback to stall his return to the PGA Tour.The 15-time major champion has been sidelined since missing the cut at The Open in July 2024 and took to social media to announce the news."After experiencing pain and lack of mobility in my back, I consulted with doctors and surgeons to have tests taken," Woods said in a statement."I opted to have my disc replaced yesterday, and I already know I made a good decision for my health and my back."Woods, 49, said that the surgery, performed by Dr Sheeraz Qureshi,…

National Savings Day Reminds Us To Save Smarter—Here’s Where You Can Earn the Most

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Key Takeaways As National Savings Day on Sunday, Oct. 12, spotlights the value of saving, you can still earn strong returns on cash despite last month's Fed rate cut. The top high-yield savings and money market accounts continue to offer up to 5.00%, while the best CD rate stands at 4.45%. The best brokerage and robo-advisor cash accounts currently pay up to 4.05%, while U.S. Treasuries yield as much as 4.63% today. Our tables below compare today’s top rates across banks, credit unions, brokers, robo-advisors, and Treasuries. The full article continues below these offers from our partners. Cash Yields Reach…

China’s New Rare Earth and Magnet Restrictions Threaten U.S. Defense Supply Chains

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In advance of President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to South Korea later this month—where he is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since 2019—China announced that it has expanded its restrictions on rare earth and permanent magnet exports. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce’s Announcement No. 61 of 2025 implements the strictest rare earth and permanent magnet export controls to date. The move both strengthens Beijing’s leverage in upcoming talks while also undercutting U.S. efforts to bolster its industrial base.Q1: What is new about today’s rare earth and permanent magnet export restrictions?A1: The new export controls…