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German gas drive fuels fears of climate backsliding

[ad_1] The German government wants to build more gas power plants. Photo: Ina FASSBENDER / AFPSource: AFP Germany’s conservative-led government has launched a drive to rapidly build more gas-fired power plants, fuelling fears about climate policy backsliding and sparking unease even within its own ranks. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition has …

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Some “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees are DACA recipients and have no criminal history, despite Trump’s “worst of the worst” claims

[ad_1] Washington — When federal officials announced the opening of a new detention center in Florida for undocumented immigrants dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” they said its focus would be on rounding up individuals with a criminal record – people that President Trump and border czar Tom Homan have called “the worst …

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India reels from US tariff hike threat

[ad_1] Jewelry is on display at a store in the ‘Little India’ neighborhood of New York City. Photo: ANGELA WEISS / AFPSource: AFP Indian exporters are scrambling for options to mitigate the fallout of US President Donald Trump’s threatened tariff salvo against the world’s most populous nation. Many warn of …

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Judge orders ICE to improve conditions at NYC immigration facility

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge on Tuesday ordered federal immigration officials to immediately improve conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility, following complaints by detained migrants of filthy, overcrowded rooms and a lack of basic hygiene products. U.S. District Judge Lewis …

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Passwords under threat as tech giants seek tougher security

[ad_1] Security researchers hope stuffing passwords with special characters and numbers will soon be history. Photo: Chris Delmas / AFP/FileSource: AFP Fingerprints, access keys and facial recognition are putting a new squeeze on passwords as the traditional computer security method — but also running into public hesitancy. “The password era …

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‘Stop production’: Small US firms battered by shifting tariffs

[ad_1] On April 2, US President Donald Trump, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick beside him, unveiled sweeping tariffs on almost all trading partners. Photo: Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP/FileSource: AFP When US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on almost all trading partners in April, Ben Knepler contacted the factory in Cambodia …

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