Trump election defeat as Miami voters choose historic Democratic mayor

MIAMI — Democrat Eileen Higgins has won the mayoral race in Miami, becoming the first woman to lead the city and ending nearly three decades of Republican dominance.  The election marked a notable political setback for former President Donald Trump, whose policies on immigration and law enforcement were central issues in the campaign. Miami, a … Read more

Australia social media ban goes into effect for under-16 users

Teenagers using smartphones with social media apps blocked under Australia social media ban

SYDNEY — Hundreds of thousands of Australian teenagers woke Wednesday to find their social media accounts deactivated or inaccessible, as a new national law barring anyone under 16 from major platforms came into force.  The legislation, aimed at protecting children from potential harms linked to online engagement, marks one of the world’s strictest government interventions … Read more

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado absent from Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

Venezuelan opposition leader Nobel Prize winner Maria Corina Machado unable to attend Oslo ceremony, daughter accepts award on her behalf

Oslo, Norway — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will not appear in person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize at Wednesday’s ceremony in Oslo, the Norwegian Nobel Institute confirmed, with her current location unknown. Machado, 58, was scheduled to accept the award at Oslo City Hall in front of King Harald, Queen Sonja, and … Read more

Meesho stock debut surges to $8.8 billion valuation in India

Investors reacting to Meesho stock debut on the National Stock Exchange, India.

Meesho, the Indian e-commerce platform, made a striking stock debut on the National Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with shares rising about 58 percent above their issue price.  The surge valued the company at 789.3 billion rupees, or roughly $8.78 billion, highlighting strong demand in India’s mass market fashion and lifestyle segment. The stock listed at … Read more

MacKenzie Scott Donated $7.1 Billion, Reshaping Nonprofit Funding in 2025

MacKenzie Scott donated $7.1 billion in 2025, highlighting her record-setting philanthropic impact on nonprofits and education institutions

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $7.1 billion to nonprofits in 2025, a dramatic increase from her previous annual totals and one that experts said is redefining norms around large scale, unrestricted giving.  Scott disclosed the figure in an essay posted Tuesday to her website, calling the total “a vanishingly tiny fraction of the personal expressions of … Read more

Eileen Higgins Becomes Miami’s First Democratic Mayor in 30 Years After Runoff Victory

Trump election defeat as Miami elects Democrat Eileen Higgins, ending 30-year Republican streak

Eileen Higgins becomes Miami’s first Democratic mayor in 30 years after winning a decisive runoff Tuesday night, ending a long stretch of Republican control in one of Florida’s most politically watched cities.  Higgins, a former Miami Dade County commissioner, defeated Republican Emilio González by a wide margin in a race that drew intense national attention … Read more

Raul Malo death mourned across music world as iconic frontman dies at 60

Raul Malo performing on stage with The Mavericks during a live concert, remembered after the Raul Malo death at age sixty.

Raul Malo, the acclaimed tenor and frontman of the Grammy winning band The Mavericks, has died at age sixty after a widely shared battle with cancer.  His wife, Betty Malo, announced the Raul Malo death late Monday on his official Facebook page, saying he had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer and later leptomeningeal disease.  … Read more

Google faces EU antitrust investigation over use of online content for AI

EU antitrust investigation into its use of online content for AI training.

Google is facing a new EU antitrust investigation into how it uses online content to train and deploy its artificial intelligence systems, the European Commission said Tuesday, escalating the bloc’s efforts to regulate US technology giants.  Regulators are examining whether Google relied on material from web publishers and YouTube creators without offering fair terms, compensation … Read more

US startup challenges X Corp, seeks to reclaim Twitter trademarks

A Virginia startup has asked the US Patent and Trademark Office to cancel trademarks for Twitter, arguing that billionaire Elon Musk’s X Corp has abandoned them.  Operation Bluebird, a fledgling social media company, seeks to acquire the rights to “Twitter” and “tweet” for a new platform called “twitter.new.” The petition, filed December 2, contends that … Read more