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Getty Images Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has visited Donald Trump at his resort in Mar-a-Lago, further evidence of the apparent thawing in their once frosty relations. The president-elect already has a close, high-profile relationship with another of the leading figures in tech, X owner Elon Musk. Historically, though, there has been no such closeness between Trump and Mr Zuckerberg – …

Billionaire Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg met Wednesday with  incoming US president Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, the latest sign of the Meta chief’s warming up to the president-elect ahead of his second term. “It’s an important time for the future of American Innovation. Mark was grateful for the invitation to join President Trump for dinner …

Several nominees for Donald Trump’s cabinet and White House team have been targeted by bomb threats and swatting incidents, according to law enforcement and the Trump transition team. The FBI confirmed it is investigating “numerous bomb threats” alongside “swatting incidents,” where hoax calls prompt an armed police response to the victim’s home.   The wave of threats began on Tuesday …

Embattled music mogul, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs compared himself to soon-to-be US president Donald Trump in another attempt to be bailed out of jail before Thanksgiving.The disgraced rapper’s lawyers cited Trump in a Monday court filing, pointing out the similarities between their respective legal situations.Lawyers quoted an appellate decision from Trump’s election interference case regarding the First Amendment.’Only a significant and imminent threat to the administration …

World number one Judd Trump won five frames in a row as he fought back from 3-1 down to beat three-time UK champion Neil Robertson 6-3 and move into the last 16 in York. Australian Robertson had a glorious chance to move 4-1 ahead but missed the penultimate ball and that proved to be the turning point in the match. …

European automakers took a share price hit on Tuesday after Donald Trump threatened sweeping tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada. ADVERTISEMENT Late Tuesday morning, shares in Germany’s Volkswagen Group fell 2.26% to €80,40, while Stellantis’ stock dropped 4.54% to €12,24, as investors weighed how Trump’s proposed tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada could hit business in Europe. The President-elect said …

The auto industry’s shift to EVs is expected to go on despite Donald Trump’s threat to kill tax credits. ADVERTISEMENT If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his threat to kill federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, it’s likely that fewer buyers will choose EVs. Yet tax credits or not, auto companies show no intention of retreating from a …

U.S. Special counsel, Jack Smith is dropping the federal election subversion and the mishandling of classified documents cases against US President-elect Donald Trump, seeking the cases’ dismissal in court filings on Monday, November 25.   Trump had previously said he would fire Smith once he retook the office, ending previous norms around special counsel investigations. Smith’s criminal pursuit of Trump …

The sentencing in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case has been postponed indefinitely, a decision made by Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the case. The judge did not provide a new sentencing date in his order.    This marks the third time sentencing has been delayed since Trump was found guilty of fraudulently manipulating business records to conceal an …

Just few hours after former lawmaker Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general, Trump announced that former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is his second choice to fill that role in his administration. Bondi, 59, was one of the lawyers who defended Trump during his first Senate impeachment trial.   “I have known Pam …