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Chavez-DeRemer steps down as US labor secretary amid misconduct probe

2026-04-20 21:18:57 UTC / Reuters

By Jasper Ward

April 20, 2026 9:18 PM UTC Updated 40 mins ago

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U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer speaks at a press conference with U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and other House Republicans, more than a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

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Deputy Keith Sonderling named acting labor secretary, White House announces
Inspector general probe includes allegations of misconduct, misuse of resources, inappropriate messages
Chavez-DeRemer previously received bipartisan Senate support and union backing for her nomination

WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) – U.S. Labor Secretary ‌Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned on Monday amid allegations of misconduct at the department, stepping down as the Labor Department’s inspector general neared the end of an investigation into claims involving her and her top aides.

Her deputy, Keith Sonderling, will serve as acting secretary, the White ​House said.

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“While my time serving in the Administration comes to a conclusion, it doesn’t mean I ​will stop fighting for American workers. I am looking forward to what the future has ⁠in store as I depart for the private sector,” Chavez-DeRemer said in a statement.

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The Labor Department’s inspector general ​is nearing the end of a months-long investigation into a whistleblower’s allegations of professional misconduct by Chavez-DeRemer, including claims ​that she had an affair with a member of her security team and used department resources for personal trips. Chavez-DeRemer was expected to be interviewed in the matter in the coming days.

Her departure makes her the third to leave U.S. President Donald Trump’s ​cabinet in recent weeks. Kristi Noem was fired as secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in March ​and Pam Bondi left as attorney general less than a month later.

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Trump had been weighing a broader cabinet reshuffling as he grows increasingly ‌frustrated ⁠with the political fallout from the war with Iran, five people familiar with internal White House discussions told Reuters earlier this month.

Chavez-DeRemer took the helm of the agency in March 2025 after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for two years. Her nomination received bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the American ​Federation of Labor and ​Congress of Industrial Organizations ⁠were among the unions that supported Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination.

At the time, the AFL-CIO praised her “history of supporting the freedom of workers to organize, join unions and other fundamental values ​of the labor movement.”

The Teamsters did not immediately respond when reached about Chavez-DeRemer’s departure. ​The AFL-CIO said ⁠a labor secretary who “understands working people and will work to make our lives better” is needed.

Chavez-DeRemer’s tenure was fraught with allegations of misconduct at the department that resulted in the resignations of her chief of staff and deputy chief ⁠of staff.

The ​department’s inspector general has also investigated Chavez-DeRemer and her aides over ​claims that they sent personal text messages and inappropriate requests to young staff members, according to the New York Times.

Reporting by Jasper Ward ​in Washington; Additional reporting by Nandita Bose, Gram Slattery and Andrea Shalal, Editing by Caitlin Webber and Stephen Coates

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Gunman at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids kills Canadian tourist, injures at least 4 people

April 20, 2026 / 7:23 PM EDT / CBS News

A Canadian tourist was shot and killed Monday while visiting the Teotihuacán pyramids in Mexico, according to local authorities.

Mexico’s security officials said a gunman opened fired at the popular tourist spot, killing a Canadian woman and injuring at least four people. The shooter later took his own life, the Security Cabinet said.

In a video posted on X, verified by CBS News, a man with a gun is seen pacing near the top of the Pyramid of the Moon. In another video, gunshots can be heard as visitors of the archeological site are seen walking at the bottom of the pyramid.

At least two other people were injured from falls, officials said.

Mexico’s Security Cabinet said a firearm, a bladed weapon and ammunition were found at the scene.

Forensic workers carry the body of a victim down a pyramid after authorities said a gunman opened fire, in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Monday, April 20, 2026. Eduardo Verdugo / AP

“What happened today in Teotihuacán deeply pains us,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a statement on Monday. “I express my most sincere solidarity with the affected individuals and their families.”

Mexican authorities are in contact with the Canadian embassy about the incident, Sheinbaum said.

The Teotihuacán pyramids are located 30 miles north of Mexico City. The pyramids are one of Mexico’s most important and visited archeological sites, with millions of tourists flocking to them each year.

Warren says her ‘kind of man’ is left-wing Senate hopeful rocked by Nazi-tattoo, Reddit controversies

Combat veteran and oyster farmer leads Gov. Janet Mills by 38 points ahead of the June 9 Democratic primary

2026-04-20T18:00:26-04:00 / Fox News

By Ashley J. DiMella Fox News

Published April 20, 2026 6:00pm EDT

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner cites military ‘culture’ for controversial behavior, faces backlash

In a CBS News interview, Democrat Graham Platner said his time in a “hyper masculine, hyper violent” military culture shaped past controversial views. Republican veterans, including Rep. Don Bacon and Sen. Tim Sheehy, pushed back on the claim.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., long a progressive force in New England, traveled to Maine over the weekend to boost left-wing Senate candidate Graham Platner ahead of the state’s pivotal Democratic primary.

“Graham is a combat veteran. He’s an oyster farmer, he is an organizer, and he is the person who is going to beat Susan Collins,” said Warren at his campaign rally on Saturday in Portland.

At one point during the rally, Warren said Platner was her “kind of man,” recalling that she first noticed him in an interview where he argued the system was “rigged” after the 2008 financial crash as no bankers were jailed.

Warren is championing Platner as a “fighter” for Maine voters, drawing national attention to the candidate ahead of a showdown with two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who has the backing of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. A series of controversies, however, trail Platner.

MAINE SENATE CANDIDATE CITES COMBAT TRAUMA WHEN CONFRONTED ON ‘TERRIBLE’ POSTS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT

U.S. senatorial candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on October 22, 2025 in Ogunquit, Maine. Platner, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and an oyster farmer, is running for the seat held by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).(Sophie Park/Getty Images)

“Insiders who go along to get along are not going to hose the corruption out of Washington. We need Graham Platner to come in and get the corruption out of Washington,” said Warren from the rally.

ELIZABETH WARREN ENDORSES NAZI-TATTOOED GRAHAM PLATNER IN HIGH-STAKES MAINE SENATE PRIMARY

“There are people who realize that when the system is this broken, when there are this many billionaires who have this much control over our country, it is no longer time to make little change at the margins, it is time for big, structural change,” Warren added.

Maine’s Democratic primary is June 9, with Platner working to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November’s general election.

Platner’s past controversies have been political fodder for the Mills campaign, including directing voters to his decade-old Reddit posts in which he appeared to place blame on sexual assault victims and defended Hamas military moves, among other messages from the 2013 and 2014 era. Platner also came under fire for having a chest tattoo recognized as a Nazi symbol, which he has since apologized for and covered.

“For those of you who have read these things and been offended, have read these things and seen someone that you don’t recognize, I am deeply sorry,” Platner said in an apology video in 2025.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questions former executives of failed banks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill May 16, 2023, in Washington.(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Warren, who is one of President Donald Trump’s most relentless critics, notably condemned Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth last year for his Christian tattoos, which include the Jerusalem Cross and the Latin phrase “Deus Vult,” which translates to “God wills it.”

“We cannot have a Defense Secretary whose fellow service members feel concerned enough about to report as a potential insider threat,” Warren wrote in a lengthy letter to Hegseth in 2025 over her concerns with his tattoos.

The Massachusetts Democrat has downplayed Platner’s past controversies since her endorsement of the Senate candidate.

“Look, he has apologized for that, and he’s out there talking to the people of Maine every single day,” Warren told HuffPost when asked about Platner’s controversies.

DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE LAUGHS WHEN PRESSED IF VOTERS CAN TRUST HER AFTER PUBLIC BIDEN DEFENSE

Graham Platner, a U.S. Marine and Army veteran and oyster farmer, in August launched a Democratic run for the U.S. Senate in Maine.(Graham Platner)

WARREN WARNED HEGSETH’S TATTOO MADE HIM A POTENTIAL ‘THREAT’ — NOW SHE BACKS CANDIDATE WITH NAZI-LINKED INK

The race has amplified divisions within the Democrat Party, with left-wing lawmakers such as Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders back Platner, while Schumer and Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have backed Mills for the Senate.

Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, points to a covered tattoo that had previously been an image recognized as a Nazi symbol, during an interview on Wednesday in Portland, Me.(WGME via AP)

Platner, angling himself a Washington outsider, spoke Saturday about wealth being shifted to the “ruling class” through a system created by establishment politicians.

“The money went somewhere, and it wasn’t down here. It was stolen from us, stolen from us in a system that was built by establishment politicians like Susan Collins,” said Platner, as Democrats increasingly lean into slamming the Trump administration and GOP for its economic policies in the lead up to the midterms.

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Fox News Digital reached out to the offices of Warren and Planter for comment on Monday.

Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser and Bonny Chu contributed to this report.

Ashley J. DiMella reports on politics for Fox News Digital.

俄预计未来数年对华天然气售价将比对欧低约三分之一

2026年4月21日 07:16 / 联合早报

俄预计未来数年对华天然气售价将比对欧低约三分之一

今年俄罗斯对中国的天然气价格预计平均为每千立方米258.80美元。图为工人正在检查“西伯利亚力量”天然气管道。 （路透社）

俄罗斯政府预计，未来数年向中国出售天然气的价格将比欧洲支付的价格低约三分之一，凸显出其转向亚洲的举措尚未完全弥补失去大部分西方市场所带来的损失。

据彭博社报道，两位了解政府预测的人士称，今年俄罗斯对中国的天然气价格预计平均为每千立方米258.80美元（约329新元），比仍在采购的少数欧洲买家支付的价格低逾38%。

这些人士表示，价差在未来三年将逐步缩小，但到2029年幅度仍将略高于27%。

由于相关计划尚未公开，知情人士要求匿名。俄罗斯政府新闻部门未立即回应置评请求。

报道称，价格差距表明，尽管中国现在是莫斯科最大的天然气客户，但与以前俄罗斯和欧洲的贸易关系相比，中国带来的利润要少得多。

中俄协议增加天然气出口 分析：威胁特朗普能源出口战略

2022年初俄罗斯入侵乌克兰后，大部分商业联系被切断，只有匈牙利、斯洛伐克、塞尔维亚和土耳其等少数几个欧洲国家仍在通过管道接收俄罗斯的天然气供应。俄罗斯政府和国有企业俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司传统上将土耳其划入欧洲地区。

Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO, with John Ternus tapped as successor

2026-04-20 17:18 EDT / CBS News

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Updated on: April 20, 2026 / 5:42 PM EDT / CBS News

Tim Cook will step down as Apple’s CEO later this year and be replaced by John Ternus, a senior vice president of hardware engineering, the technology company announced on Monday.

Cook will become executive chairman of Apple’s board of directors, replacing Arthur Levinson, the company said. Ternus, a 25-year Apple veteran, will assume the role of CEO on September 1, the company said.

“It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be the CEO of Apple and to have been trusted to lead such an extraordinary company,” Cook said in a statement. “I love Apple with all of my being, and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with a team of such ingenious, innovative, creative and deeply caring people who have been unwavering in their dedication to enriching the lives of our customers and creating the best products and services in the world.”

Cook also praised Ternus, saying he “has the mind of an engineer, the soul of an innovator, and the heart to lead with integrity and with honor.”

“I am profoundly grateful for this opportunity to carry Apple’s mission forward,” Ternus said in a statement. “Having spent almost my entire career at Apple, I have been lucky to have worked under Steve Jobs and to have had Tim Cook as my mentor. It has been a privilege to help shape the products and experiences that have changed so much of how we interact with the world and with one another.”

Cook, 65, succeeded Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as CEO in 2011. Over the course of his nearly 15 years at the helm of Apple, Cook has focused on launching and expanding services including Apple Pay, Apple TV and Apple Music, which generate more than $100 billion a year for the firm. Cook also oversaw the launches of new products including the Apple Watch and AirPods.

Big shoes

Apple’s market value has surged roughly $3.6 trillion over the course of Cook’s tenure as CEO.

“Ternus’s name has been mentioned throughout the media over the last several months as the most likely Cook successor, so the fact he’s getting the job won’t be shocking to people (and the fact its Ternus instead of someone with more of a software background speaks to how Apple sees itself as a hardware-first organization),” Adam Crisafulli an equity analyst with Vital Knowledge, said in a note to investors.

Yet Wedbush Securities technology analyst Dan Ives said Cook is leaving at a critical time for Apple.

“These will be big shoes to fill, and the timing of Cook exiting stage left as CEO could make sense but also creates questions,” Ives said in a report. “Apple is making a major transition on its AI strategy, and longtime CEO and legendary Cook leaving now is a surprise.”

Edited by Alain Sherter

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

中国发布首份AI开源生态共识 强调坚决抵制盗取成果

2026年4月21日 07:42 / 联合早报

中国发布首份AI开源生态共识，强调坚决抵制抄袭篡改、盗取成果等破坏生态的行为。 （新华社档案照）

中国首份《关于加强协同创新促进人工智能开源生态繁荣的共识》在广东省高级人民法院发布，强调坚决抵制抄袭篡改、盗取成果等破坏生态的行为。

据中新社报道，星期一（4月20日），来自人工智能产业链的华为、腾讯、阿里、抖音、百度等24家头部科技企业、行业协会、开源基金会及社区，与专家学者、行政机关负责人共同参与“司法护航创新·开源共治共赢”倡议暨研讨活动。

据广东高院介绍，当前，人工智能正深刻重塑全球竞争格局，开源已成为驱动人工智能技术迭代与应用落地的关键模式，但随之而来的知识产权归属、许可协议履行、市场竞争秩序等法律问题日益凸显。

共识明确开源是降低创新成本、加速技术普惠的有效路径，鼓励代码、模型、数据等资源的共建共享。各方一致认可开源许可证的法律效力，承诺在许可框架内规范使用、修改、衍生开发与商业化应用，给市场吃下“定心丸”。

共识强调坚决抵制抄袭篡改、盗取成果等破坏生态的行为，特别要保障基础大模型开源方在算力、数据、研发等方面的巨额投入，扭转“谁投入谁吃亏”的不良导向。

A deal to end the Iran war seemed close. Then Trump started posting on social media

2026-04-20T22:54:02.252Z / CNN

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PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2026, 6:54 PM ET

President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office of the White House, on Saturday, April 18.

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As the weekend approached, the US and Iran appeared to be closing in on a deal to end the seven-week war.

Then President Donald Trump did exactly what his staffers have repeatedly said they wouldn’t do: He seemed to try negotiating via the press, posting about ongoing talks on social media and speaking to several reporters by phone Friday morning as Pakistani intermediaries updated him on ongoing talks with Iranian officials in Tehran.

He claimed Iran had agreed to a host of provisions that sources familiar with the talks said have not yet been finalized. He also asserted that Tehran had agreed to many of the most contentious US demands — including that it had agreed to hand over the enriched uranium — and declared an imminent end to the war.

Iranian officials outwardly rejected many of those assertions and denied they were preparing for another round of talks, rapidly tanking the rising optimism for a deal. Now, it’s unclear where the peace talks go from here.

Some Trump officials privately acknowledged to CNN that the president’s public commentary has been detrimental to talks, noting the sensitivity of the negotiations and the Iranians’ deep mistrust of the US. Compounding matters: American officials suspect there is a divide between Iran’s negotiating team, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, leading to questions about who can ultimately sign off on a deal.

“The Iranians didn’t appreciate POTUS negotiating through social media and making it appear as if they had signed off on issues they hadn’t yet agreed to, and ones that aren’t popular with their people back home,” one person familiar with the talks told CNN, adding that the Iranians are particularly concerned about appearing to look weak.

Among the president’s claims: Trump told Bloomberg that Iran had agreed to an “unlimited” suspension of its nuclear program. He told CBS News Tehran “agreed to everything,” and would work with the US to remove its enriched uranium. And he told Axios a meeting would “probably take place over the weekend,” adding, “I think we will get a deal in the next day or two.”

The fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran was tested once again on Sunday when a US guided-missile destroyer fired on and seized an Iranian cargo ship after it tried to get past the US naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman, further angering the Iranians.

Now, as the expiration date of a two-week ceasefire looms, Trump is again facing a decision: whether to accept a deal, even an imperfect one, or to escalate a conflict he once said would be over by now.

By Monday, officials in Iran sounded less resistant to more negotiations. But the contours of any pending agreement remained unclear.

“The United States has never been closer to a good deal with Iran, unlike the horrible deal made by the Obama Administration, thanks to President Trump’s negotiating ability,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. “Anyone who cannot see President Trump’s tactics to play the long game are either stupid or willfully ignorant.”

Trump has set several red lines for the negotiations, including that Iran freeze its uranium enrichment and surrender its stockpile of near-bomb-grade material. Tehran, meanwhile, insists it be allowed to maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz while also demanding the US lift sanctions.

During the first round of talks, American negotiators proposed a 20-year pause on Iran enriching uranium, a source familiar with the discussions said. Iran responded with a proposal for a five-year suspension, which the US has rejected, according to a US official.

One recent proposal from the Iranian side would involve a 10-year pause on enrichment, followed by another decade where Iran would agree to only enrich to levels well below weapons grade, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Meanwhile, Trump has told reporters that he wants no enrichment indefinitely and is against even the 20-year pause.

The Trump administration is also considering unfreezing $20 billion in Iranian assets as part of ongoing negotiations with Tehran, CNN previously reported. The step would come in exchange for Iran turning over its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

How flexible each side is on their terms will ultimately dictate whether a deal can be reached. For Trump, one imperative is not agreeing to a deal that could be likened to the Obama-era Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, an Iran nuclear deal he withdrew from in 2018 and has continuously derided as weak.

At the least, negotiators hope to produce a framework understanding between the US and Iran that would then lead to more detailed talks over the coming weeks on the finer points of a deal. That approach has its detractors, however, who warn that Iran could be drawing out the discussions as a play for time as it unearths some of its missile systems that have been buried over the course of the war.

Trump insisted Monday he wasn’t feeling pressure to reach a deal, despite the war’s rising unpopularity among the American public and the role it’s played in higher gas prices.

“I am under no pressure whatsoever, although, it will all happen, relatively quickly!” he wrote on Truth Social.

It was unclear as of Monday afternoon whether any advisers had shared concerns with the president that his penchant for posting could be damaging to the talks. By midday, he had posted multiple times on Truth Social about the war, totaling more than 900 words.

His public comments have only continued to add to the uncertainty surrounding negotiations.

At one point Sunday morning, Trump told a series of callers that Vice President JD Vance would not participate in this round of talks, citing unspecified security concerns. Simultaneously, two senior officials in his government — United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright — appeared on television to say Vance would, in fact, be leading the delegation in Islamabad, as he had for the first round.

It turned out they were right and Trump was wrong. “Things changed,” a White House official told CNN when asked what had happened.

A day later, Trump offered another confusing update, this time about the whereabouts of his No. 2. He told a reporter calling from the New York Post that Vance was in the air and preparing to touch down in Pakistan within hours for the talks. Moments later, Vance’s motorcade — with the vice president inside — arrived at the West Wing.

“We expect the delegation to be on the road soon,” a White House official explained.

People familiar with the plans said Vance is now planning to depart Washington on Tuesday for the talks, which Trump claimed on Sunday would occur Monday evening.

But negotiations are now on track to commence Wednesday morning in Islamabad. In something of an understatement, the sources cautioned the situation remains “fluid.”

So, too, is the fate of the two-week ceasefire, which is set to expire soon. When, exactly, its deadline falls has also seemingly changed, based on a phone conversation Trump had with a reporter on Monday. He originally announced the ceasefire at 6:32 p.m. ET on April 7, putting the two-week mark on Tuesday evening in Washington.

But Trump told Bloomberg the truce ends “Wednesday evening Washington time,” allowing for an extra 24 hours of talks before he must choose whether make good on his threat to blow up Iranian bridges and power plants, a possible war crime. He added that it was “highly unlikely” that he would extend it further.

But he previously went back and forth on whether he would agree to extend the ceasefire. During one question-and-answer session with reporters last week, he was asked five separate times whether he would extend the ceasefire, and offered three different answers:

“If there’s no deal, fighting resumes,” he said definitively at one point. Later, he offered that he would offer an extension if necessary: “If we need to, I would do that.” In another answer, he suggested the question was moot, given the state of negotiations: “We’ll see. I don’t know that we’ll have to. Ideally, we won’t.”

WATCH: Cory Booker unleashes fiery call for ‘foot soldiers’ at Michigan Dem conference

2026-04-20T18:21:21-04:00 / Fox News

New Jersey senator delivers high-energy, sermon-style speech invoking a ‘storm’ and urging Democrats to mobilize as 2028 speculation simmers

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Published April 20, 2026 6:21pm EDT

Fired up Cory Booker rallies ‘foot soldiers’ at Michigan Democratic convention

Cory Booker gave a fiery sermon-style speech, urging Democrats to be “foot soldiers” for democracy as “darkness” spreads.

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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., delivered a high-energy, revival sermon-style speech at the Michigan Democratic Convention, shouting and gesturing as he urged Democrats to become “foot soldiers for democracy” and warned that “darkness and wind” are sweeping the nation.

Booker was one of several out-of-state leaders, including former Vice President Kamala Harris and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, to participate in the Michigan Democratic Convention. All three have been floated as possible contenders for the 2028 presidential election.

Booker spoke for roughly 25 minutes and at several points bellowed at the crowd, adopting a poetic cadence and word choice.

“Ladies and gentlemen, there is a storm in our nation,” Booker exclaimed, finishing his speech. “There is darkness and wind. People are getting hurt. What we need is not from on high. We need foot soldiers of our democracy who in times of trial, are willing to stand up.”

MAJOR TRUMP CRITIC HAS ‘NOT DISMISSED’ ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL RUN AHEAD OF 2028 ELECTION

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during the news conference on Rep. LaMonica McIver outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Booker then announced that it was time for Democrats to “redeem the dream of America.”

“Will you stand for our democracy? Will you stand to get out the vote? Will you stand for our children? Will you stand up for our elders?” Booker said. “And will you stand together, unified, strong — be the hope that people need. We are Democrats. It’s time for a new deal. It’s time to redeem the dream of America.”

Booker, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2020, used the speech as an opportunity to introduce himself to Michigan voters, sharing his career in politics and his family ties to the Great Lakes State.

CORY BOOKER ADMITS DEMOCRATS ‘FAILED IN MY GENERATION’ IN SCATHING ASSESSMENT OF HIS OWN PARTY

At one point, he expressed his dismay with voters who opted out of voting for presidential candidates Hillary Clinton or Vice President Kamala Harris because they disagreed “on ten percent of her views.”

“Well, you may disagree with her on 10% of her views, but you let someone get in office who you disagree with on everything,” Booker railed. “You let somebody get in office who is locking up our children. You let somebody in office who’s taking away our health care. You let somebody in office who’s taken away workers rights. You let somebody in office who got rid of the Department of Education.”

He then suggested that Democratic voters in Michigan turn the Michigan hand — a reference to the state’s shape — into the “Michigan fist.”

Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during her “107 Days” book tour at the Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in downtown Miami.(Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

CORY BOOKER CONFRONTED WITH OLD CLIP OF HIMSELF SAYING HE LOVES DONALD TRUMP

“I don’t want the Michigan hand after your August primary, I want the Michigan fist,” Booker shouted. “I want you all to unite. I want you to punch a hole in the wall of resistance. I want you to grab a sledgehammer and knock some stuff down. I want you to reach up and grab somebody and get them off the couch and get him on the field. We got points to put on the board. I want that Michigan fist. I want some unity.”

However, former MSNBC commentator Medhi Hasan took issue with Booker’s assertion about Democratic voters who didn’t vote for Harris in 2024. Hasan said that Booker’s characterization places the blame on voters for a Democratic loss rather than the party platform.

Andy Beshear, governor of Kentucky, at the Semafor World Economy Summit during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.(Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg)

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“I tried to tell people who didn’t vote Dem in 2024 ‘to teach Democrats a lesson’ that sadly Democrats will never learn that lesson,” Hasan said on X, sharing a video of Booker speaking. “Here’s Booker simply attacking and mocking people who didn’t show up to vote Dem. It’s always the voters’ fault, never the Dems or their candidates.”

Other critics poked fun at Booker’s emphatic deliverance.

“Calm down, Spartacus,” wrote America First Works, a non-profit group and the advocacy arm of the America First Policy Institute.

Fox News Digital reached out to Booker for comment.

Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.

AI company deleted OKCupid user photos, data after FTC scrutiny

2026-04-20 21:02:46 UTC / Reuters

By Jody Godoy

April 20, 2026 9:02 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago

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A view of signage at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

• Company said it deleted data obtained in 2014
• Democratic lawmaker called for models’ deletion
• AI a political flashpoint in the U.S. ahead of elections

April 20 (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence company Clarifai said this month it had deleted 3 million OkCupid ​user photos and facial-recognition models trained on them after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission settled with ​the dating site over privacy violations.

OkCupid settled with the FTC in late March for providing photos and demographic data to train Clarifai’s facial-recognition models in 2014, but the settlement drew criticism from some Democrats who alleged it did not go far enough.

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The incident reflects ​how AI has become a political flashpoint ahead of U.S. congressional elections, as President Donald Trump’s administration ​seeks to promote American dominance in the industry.

Clarifai certified to the FTC on April 7 ⁠that it had deleted the data, according to a document seen by Reuters.

COMPANY DELETES MODELS AND DATA

The company ​also told the office of U.S. Representative Lori Trahan on April 16 that it had deleted any models trained on ​the data and had not shared the data with third parties, her office said.

The Democrat from Massachusetts called the confirmation “a step in the right direction,” but said “the FTC should have never settled for less in the first place.”

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“Misconduct by AI companies should never go ​unnoticed or unanswered, and I’ll continue plugging gaps left by this partisan FTC to ensure Americans’ privacy and safety ​comes first,” Trahan said in a statement.

However, FTC spokesperson Joe Simonson said: “This is a completely baseless issue manufactured by Democrats who ‌do nothing ⁠but lie for a living.”

The FTC does not have authority to issue penalties for the violations alleged in the case. Clarifai, which received the data after requesting it from OkCupid, was not accused of any wrongdoing.

Clarifai did not respond to requests for comment on how many models were deleted or how long they were in use.

FACIAL-RECOGNITION DATA

The Delaware-based ​company offers facial-recognition technology that ​identifies individuals in images ⁠and video, and can analyze age, race and gender, according to its website. The company has contracted with the U.S. military, and has received investments from Nvidia and others.

Clarifai’s ​founder sought the data in 2014, when some OkCupid executives were Clarifai investors, according ​to court documents.

“We’re ⁠collecting data now and just realized that OKCupid must have a HUGE amount of awesome data for this,” Clarifai founder Matthew Zeiler wrote in an email to OkCupid co-founder Maxwell Krohn.

The data transfer breached OkCupid’s privacy policy and a federal ⁠law against ​deceptive business practices, the FTC said. OkCupid and Match Group, which ​runs Tinder and other online dating platforms, agreed not to misrepresent their privacy policies under the settlement.

The agency opened the probe after a New ​York Times article in 2019, during the first Trump administration.

Reporting by Jody Godoy in New York; Editing by Matthew Lewis

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苹果任命新首席执行官 库克将转任执行董事长

2026年4月21日 07:03 / 联合早报

苹果任命新首席执行官 库克将转任执行董事长

苹果公司星期一宣布，库克将于9月卸任苹果公司的首席执行官一职。 （法新社）

苹果公司任命硬件主管特努斯为下一任首席执行官，现任首席执行官库克将转任执行董事长。

综合法新社和彭博社报道，苹果星期一（4月20日）发布声明宣布，特努斯（John Ternus）将于9月1日出任首席执行官，库克在卸任后将出任执行董事长。

库克在声明中说：“担任苹果首席执行官，并获信任领导这样一家非凡的公司，是我一生中最大的荣幸。”

库克于1998年加入苹果公司，一路晋升，并作为首席运营官协调公司复杂的供应链，推动了公司的成功。他于2011年从创始人乔布斯手中接任首席执行官一职。

特努斯于2001年加入苹果产品设计团队，并在随后的二十年间晋升为硬件工程高级副总裁。

特努斯在同一份声明中说：“我非常感激能有机会继续推进苹果的使命。”