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Trump takes aim at Pope Leo again, days after calling him ‘weak on crime’

Trump takes aim at Pope Leo again, days after calling him ‘weak on crime’

Published by Sam Flores

Pope Leo XIV responds to questions regarding US President Donald Trump’s recent statements during the flight to Algeria on April 13, 2026 in Algiers, Algeria. Matteo Pernaselci | Vatican Pool | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Pope Leo XIV again, suggesting that he was unaware of Iran’s repressive actions against its own people and building on his criticism of the Catholic pontiff. “Will someone please tell Pope Leo that Iran has killed at least 42,000 innocent, completely unarmed, protesters in the last two months, and that for Iran to have a Nuclear Bomb is absolutely unacceptable,” Trump said in a Truth Social post just before midnight Tuesday stateside. This comes after Trump lashed out against the pontiff on Sunday, saying that he did not want a pope who was critical of the U.S. president. Pope Leo has called for a ceasefire and urged dialogue to resolve the Iran conflict, while Trump has lambasted him for criticizing U.S. military actions against Iran and Venezuela. “I have no fear of the Trump administration,” Leo …

Goldman Sachs Beats Profit Estimates, Weak Fixed Income Trading Drags Down Shares

Goldman Sachs Beats Profit Estimates, Weak Fixed Income Trading Drags Down Shares

Published by Sam Flores

By Saeed Azhar and Utkarsh Shetti NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs beat expectations for quarterly profit on Monday, driven ⁠by ⁠strength in dealmaking and equities trading, but the U.S. investment bank’s ⁠shares fell 1.9% on weakness in its fixed income, currencies and commodities division. Revenue from the division fell 10% to $4.01 billion in the first quarter, hit ​by a slowdown in interest rate trading, mortgages and credit products. “The stock is weak due to the disappointment in FICC trading, in our view,” RBC Capital Markets analyst Gerard Cassidy said. Shares in Goldman Sachs opened 4% lower, but pared some ‌losses after CEO David Solomon expressed optimism about the outlook ‌for dealmaking despite the volatility caused by the war in Iran and concerns around AI-driven disruption. “The environment for investment banking activity continues to be incredibly robust, particularly M&A activity,” Solomon said on an earnings call. “While market conditions tempered ⁠execution for IPOs and sponsor ⁠activity broadly, we believe that activity levels will rebound once conditions stabilize.” Goldman Sachs kicked off the …

Democratic focus group calls party ‘weak,’ ‘spineless’ and ‘floundering’

Democratic focus group calls party ‘weak,’ ‘spineless’ and ‘floundering’

Published by Sam Flores

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Democratic focus group calls party ‘weak,’ ‘spineless’ and ‘floundering’ 06:35 UP NEXT Netanyahu adviser says attacks on Hezbollah will continue after Trump call to scale back 28:12 Kornacki: Georgia special election shows ‘massive shift away from Republicans’ despite GOP win 03:22 Ceasefire deal a ‘delicate tightrope walk’ after Iran accuses U.S. and Israel of violating agreement 31:46 Vance stumps for authoritarian leader Viktor Orban ahead of Hungary’s national election 04:06 Sen. Cassidy says vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial ‘might be’ a liability in primary 05:51 Kornacki: Democrats looking for a ‘moral victory’ in race to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat 06:53 Trump ‘aware’ of Pakistan proposal to extend deadline for Iran by two weeks 17:10 Wisconsin’s ‘muted’ Supreme Court election could offer ‘loud’ midterm clues 02:48 There are no ‘winners’ if Trump strikes Iran’s civilian infrastructure: Former defense secretary 27:05 Bipartisan lawmakers work to reform ICE and break the DHS gridlock 11:14 Downed U.S. jet will …

The 5 hot sauces aboard Artemis II are kinda weak

The 5 hot sauces aboard Artemis II are kinda weak

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In March, NASA released a broad overview of the Artemis II mission menu accompanying astronauts on their historic, 10-day lunar flyby mission. The rundown was relatively comprehensive, but it lacked a crucial bit of information: Which specific five hot sauces have now traveled farther than any other condiment in human history? After much anticipation, answers have finally arrived. Speaking with Axios, Johnson Space Center public affairs specialist Victoria Segovia confirmed the astronauts brought along Tabasco, Cholulu, Frank’s RedHot, Heinz Hot Taco Sauce, and Sriracha. At the risk of sounding biased, the list isn’t exactly the spiciest of revelations. In terms of Scoville rating (the widely utilized hotness assessment based on capsaicinoid levels), the most mouth-burning sauce aboard Artemis II is Cholula with around 3,600 Scoville Heat Units (SHUs). The aficionados at PepperGeek.com deem this a “respectable heat” with a “decent bite,” but that’s about it. Second place is a tossup between Tabasco and Sriracha, each possessing around 2,500 SHUs. …

Indian IT firms face subdued fourth quarter as war, AI concerns persist; weak rupee helps earnings

Indian IT firms face subdued fourth quarter as war, AI concerns persist; weak rupee helps earnings

Published by Sam Flores

BENGALURU, April 6 : Top Indian information technology firms are set to report another lacklustre quarter, with revenue and profit seen rising around 10 per cent year-on-year largely on a weaker rupee rather than underlying growth, seven brokerages said. Uncertainties due to wars, weak discretionary spending and concerns around artificial intelligence will keep weighing on client budgets, making the revenue forecast for the next fiscal year a key focus for investors, they added. Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, HCLTech and other software services exporters are due to report fourth quarter results starting April 9. “We expect limited deal win surprises, patchy ex-BFSI growth and slow start to (the first half of 2027) on macro/gen AI uncertainty,” Ambit Capital analysts said in a preview note. The Indian rupee fell 4 per cent against the U.S. dollar during the March quarter, and slid to record low levels. Software services companies typically benefit as they bill in foreign currencies while incurring most costs in rupees, inflating profits when dollar revenues are converted. The $315 billion sector, employing about 5.9 …

Pennsylvania regulator fines BetMGM over weak fraud detection controls

Pennsylvania regulator fines BetMGM over weak fraud detection controls

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Pennsylvania gaming regulators have levied a $100,000 fine against BetMGM after concluding the company did not have strong enough safeguards in place to prevent fraud on its online betting platforms. The penalty was approved during the board’s public meeting on March 25 and stems from a consent agreement negotiated with the agency’s Office of Enforcement Counsel following an investigation into BetMGM’s account monitoring and identity verification practices. Fraud rings exploited gaps in identity checks According to regulators, BetMGM’s systems were not strong enough to stop users from opening and operating multiple accounts using stolen or improperly used personal information. Officials pointed to shortcomings in the operator’s Know-Your-Customer (KYC) procedures, which are meant to verify a bettor’s identity before they can place wagers. Investigators said four separate fraud rings exploited those weaknesses over periods ranging from 19 to 34 months. Over that time, the groups created hundreds of accounts using other people’s identifying details and funded them with fraudulently obtained payment methods. operated for approximately 25 months until January 2024 with 1,567 accounts created using personal …

Trump Says His Head Of Counterterrorism Was ‘Weak’ After He Opposes Iran War

Trump Says His Head Of Counterterrorism Was ‘Weak’ After He Opposes Iran War

Published by Sam Flores

Hours after his head of counter-terrorism quit saying he couldn’t support the war against Iran, President Donald Trump claimed he didn’t really know him that well but that he had “always thought he was weak on security, very weak on security.” “I always thought he was a nice guy,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday, not long after Joe Kent had announced he had stepped down from running the National Counter-terrorism Centre. “I didn’t know him well.” That sentiment is at odds with his past praise of the conspiracy theorist who rose in Trump’s estimation for his embrace of the false claim that the 2020 election had been stolen and that the FBI had fomented the January 6, 2021, violent attack on the Capitol. In fact, Trump’s endless lying about a stolen election enraged his followers, and he himself asked them to converge on Washington DC, on the day of the congressional election certification. It was his own speech hours before the assault, according to many of those who participated, that drove them to violence. Joe …

Even Tech Investors Are Getting Sick of All These AI Startups With Weak Ideas

Even Tech Investors Are Getting Sick of All These AI Startups With Weak Ideas

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech If the whole “AI-startup to billion-dollar tech giant” pipeline is wearing you thin, you’re not alone. As it turns out, even the guys lavishing tech entrepreneurs with billions of dollars in venture capital funding are getting sick of the AI schtick. That’s courtesy of TechCrunch, which interviewed a number of investors at venture capital firms — the early-investors who try to turn young, risky companies into long-term hits. According to AltarR Capital founder and managing partner Igor Ryabenky, investors are now avoiding companies that use AI like a magic catch-all. “If your differentiation lives mostly in UI [user interface] and automation, that’s no longer enough,” Ryabenky told TC. “The barrier to entry has dropped, which makes building a real moat much harder.” Sure enough, with the rise of vibe coding, everyone and their grandma has been able to jump aboard the AI-hype train. It’s no longer enough to offer a flashy AI concept; in Ryabenky’s words, the challenge …

Middle East allies furious at weak Starmer for leaving them exposed | UK | News

Middle East allies furious at weak Starmer for leaving them exposed | UK | News

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Gulf states and Cyprus have turned on Sir Keir Starmer with unusual public force, charging that Britain stood back while its allies and citizens came under fire from Iranian missiles and drones. Bahrain and the UAE have privately registered their unhappiness with London’s handling of the crisis it has been reported, while Cyprus’s most senior diplomat in the UK made his country’s frustration explicit — saying the bare minimum he expected from Britain was a credible defence of an island that houses two of its own military bases. The complaints paint a picture of allies who felt abandoned during the most dangerous week the region has seen in a generation. Missile lands 200 metres from British troops The proximity of the threat to UK forces became clear when Defence Secretary John Healey disclosed that an Iranian missile had come down less than 200 metres from British personnel at the naval support facility in Bahrain — positioned beside the site of a direct Iranian hit on the US Fifth Fleet headquarters. Some 300 UK service members …

Trump previewed weak GDP on Truth Social ahead of official release

Trump previewed weak GDP on Truth Social ahead of official release

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Coosa Steel Corporation on Feb. 19, 2026 in Rome, Georgia. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Forty minutes before the federal government revealed that economic growth slowed sharply in the last quarter, President Donald Trump dropped a hint that the incoming data would be weaker. “The Democrat Shutdown cost the U.S.A. at least two points in GDP. That’s why they are doing it, in mini form, again,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post at 7:50 a.m. ET. At 8:30 a.m., the Commerce Department reported that U.S. gross domestic product rose at an annualized rate of just 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025. That’s a decline of 3 percentage points from the previous three-month period. Trump’s Friday morning post referred to last year’s record-length government shutdown, which began Oct. 1 — the start of the fourth quarter — and lasted 43 days. The federal funding lapse was expected to take a toll on GDP. The U.S. Congressional Budget Office estimated that, depending on its length, the shutdown would …