Trump told reporters Friday he’s dispatching the second carrier group in case he is unable to reach a diplomatic agreement. It will now join the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East region, expanding Trump’s options for a potential strike on Iran. “They want to make a deal, as they should want to make a deal,” Trump said last week. Days later, the Lincoln carrier was transiting the Arabian Sea about 500 miles from Iran’s southern coast when it shot down an Iranian drone. After completing talks, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner visited the Lincoln carrier.

The head of the Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based ports giant DP World resigned Friday, the company said, amid mounting scrutiny of his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein Files Spark FalloutIn a statement, DP World announced the appointment of a new group chair and a new CEO, positions that were held by bin Sulayem. DP World did not immediately respond to questions about the resignation. A Relationship Detailed in EmailsIn a 2009 email, Epstein wrote to bin Sulayem, “where are you? On Friday, DP World said it had appointed Essa Kazim as chair of its board of directors and Yuvraj Narayan as CEO.

On January 15, 2026, Letitia James, the New York attorney general (NY Attorney General), filed a complaint against Robert Kramer, the former CEO of Emergent BioSolutions Inc., alleging insider trading in violation of the state’s Martin Act. [1] The action follows Emergent’s $900,000 settlement with the NY Attorney General over its approval of Mr. Kramer’s 10b5-1 plan. The NY Attorney General claims that even as Mr. Kramer learned about the contamination problem, he initiated a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan on November 13, 2020, to sell Emergent stock. While the Martin Act prohibits “fraudulent practices,” under relevant case law, the NY Attorney General is arguably not required to prove scienter, or specific intent to deceive. 2018) (“[T]he Attorney General need not prove scienter or intentional fraud in a Martin Act enforcement proceeding.”); Anwar v. Fairfield Greenwich Ltd., 728 F.Supp.2d 354, 357 (S.D.N.Y.

Today’s question: Who’s to blame when things go wrong? This isn’t necessarily a predictive question on the 2026 team, more of a philosophical question about who you think bears the blame for seasons that don’t pan out as well as we’d hoped they would. Some might assign that blame squarely on the players, others the coaching staff, and others might blame the front office or ownership. No matter how many managers and front office staff they throw under the bus at the end of every season to deflect that. Who do you think is to blame when seasons go wrong?

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The report was prepared jointly with the L.A. County Department of Economic Opportunity; researchers from a nonprofit group called the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation conducted an online survey of hundreds of local businesses. “How these businesses are adapting, it’s really a testament to their resilience,” said Justin L. Adams, a senior economist with the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation. Employees expressed fear about coming to work, productivity fell due to worker anxiety, and businesses faced difficulty finding replacement workers, the report said. “The crackdown on undocumented immigration weighs on the industry, further reducing margins for restaurants who are trying to keep menu prices as affordable as possible,” Johnston said. In L.A. County, officials have sought to stem the bleeding from the immigration sweeps by launching a fund to deliver financial relief to small businesses.

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Every hint, nudge and outright answer you need to complete today's NYT Strands puzzle. Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you work well under pressure. NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal? Today's NYT Strands spangram is vertical. NYT Strands spangram answer todayToday's spangram is High Stakes.

DHS officials say Noem's claim about Pretti didn't come from themAfter the killing of Alex Pretti, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed without evidence that Pretti committed an “act of domestic terrorism." At a Senate hearing, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the head of US Customs and Border Protection said they did not give DHS Secretary Kristi Noem that description.

Affordable health care and the climate crisis are such huge issues nationally and also in California. I hope that we get more support from the federal government around these. And another issue that hits really close to home for me is the housing crisis. I work full-time as a reporter at the L.A. Times, and I teach at Emerson College, and I can still barely afford to live here. Real humans can’t afford to live here anymore, and it’s watering down [our] creativity and innovation, and certainly also the diversity of the population here.

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Dunn is running for the seat that Hoyer will vacate for Maryland’s Fifth Congressional District. AdvertisementIt’s his second bid for Congress after a narrow primary loss in Maryland’s third district in 2023. Advertisement“I see the same aggression in these ICE agents that I saw from rioters on Jan. 6,” Dunn said. Demonstrators breached security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the Electoral Vote Certification for the 2020 presidential election. Joseph Prezioso/GettyAdvertisementAs a 15-year veteran of the Capitol Police force, Dunn underwent training in de-escalation and negotiation tactics.

Mario Tama/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said Friday that there will be a national voter identification requirement for this November’s midterm elections “whether approved by Congress or not.”“There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not! It is unclear how the president could legally mandate voter ID across the country ahead of the midterm elections without congressional approval. Earlier this week, the GOP-controlled House passed legislation that would require photo ID to vote in federal elections, a bill that Trump has called for Republicans to pass. The GOP bill would require documentary proof of US citizenship for voter registration in federal elections and would require states to remove noncitizens from federal voter registration rolls.

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