Viral post claims Indian restaurant in Texas offering jobs only to F-1 students, paying in cash

Viral post claims Indian restaurant in Texas offering jobs only to F-1 students, paying in cash

A viral post on X that comes with a purported audio has claimed that a restaurant in Frisco, Texas, is hiring only F-1 students and pays only in cash or Zelle. The claim came from Carlos Turcios, who claims to be a part-time staff member of the Texas State Guard and a member of the…

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Alphabet down premarket after Q4 earnings beat. What’s happening

Alphabet down premarket after Q4 earnings beat. What’s happening

Alphabet’s shares were down in premarket trading on Thursday after the company beat Wall Street’s expectations on earnings and revenue, with AI spending projected to increase hugely this year. The Google parent shed 4.9% in premarket as of 7:50 a.m. ET, after closing nearly 2% lower on Wednesday. After the bell, Alphabet reported fourth-quarter revenue…

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Kospi plunges almost 2%, dragged by tech sell-off, as Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall

Kospi plunges almost 2%, dragged by tech sell-off, as Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall

Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., displays an AMD Instinct MI455X GPU during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Jan. 5, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea markets led declines in Asia-Pacific Thursday, tracking Wall Street losses as the tech sell-off gained momentum. Seoul’s Kospi…

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Pandora stock rises as CEO says firm wants to pivot from silver

Pandora stock rises as CEO says firm wants to pivot from silver

Pandora, the world’s largest jeweler by volume, rose Thursday after the company addressed investor concerns about its reliance on silver. Copenhagen-listed shares rose as much as 7% after it guided for largely flat organic growth in 2026 alongside its quarterly earnings report, and said it would introduce platinum-plated jewelry after the price of silver had…

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The U.S. calls for trade bloc to counter China’s in critical minerals

The U.S. calls for trade bloc to counter China’s in critical minerals

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers opening remarks during the Critical Minerals Ministerial at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 4, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The U.S. on Wednesday unveiled new initiatives to mobilize allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, including coordinated price floors as Washington works to…

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Venezuelan official Alex Saab arrested, faces extradition, US official says

Venezuelan official Alex Saab arrested, faces extradition, US official says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Venezuelan official Alex Saab, a former businessman and close ally of captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was arrested in the Latin American country on Wednesday as part of a joint operation between the U.S. and Venezuela, according to a U.S. law enforcement official. Saab, 54, who had…

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Intensifying ISIL threat highlights need to step up counter-terrorism measures

Intensifying ISIL threat highlights need to step up counter-terrorism measures

Alexandre Zouev, Acting Under-Secretary-General at the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), presented its latest report which highlights the group’s intensifying presence in Africa, the Middle East and beyond.  He said the threat posed by ISIL, also known by its Arabic acronym, Da’esh, has “increased steadily” since the previous report issued in August, “remaining multipolar and increasingly complex.”  Instability in West Africa   ISIL and its affiliates have continued to recruit foreign fighters, enhance their use of new…

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AI ‘moving at the speed of light’ warns Guterres, unveiling recommendations for UN expert panel

AI ‘moving at the speed of light’ warns Guterres, unveiling recommendations for UN expert panel

“AI is moving at the speed of light,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, underscoring the urgency of regulating the breakthrough technology. “We need shared understandings to build effective guardrails, unlock innovation for the common good, and foster cooperation. The Panel will help the world separate fact from fakes, and science from slop.” The roots of…

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‘Deepfake abuse is abuse,’ UNICEF warns

‘Deepfake abuse is abuse,’ UNICEF warns

“The harm from deepfake abuse is real and urgent,” the UN agency said in a statement. “Children cannot wait for the law to catch up.” At least 1.2 million youngsters have disclosed having had their images manipulated into sexually explicit deepfakes in the past year, according to a study across 11 countries conducted by the UN…

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South Sudan: UN forced to suspend food aid after ‘unacceptable’ attacks on convoy

South Sudan: UN forced to suspend food aid after ‘unacceptable’ attacks on convoy

As fighting intensifies there between opposition forces and national troops, there are reports of airstrikes and daily civilian casualties. UN agencies warn that worsening insecurity is blocking lifesaving aid, while hunger projections deteriorate and cholera treatment centres struggle to cope with an influx of newly displaced people. The renewed violence comes as South Sudan’s 2018…

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