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Kamala Harris speaks at HumanX.Big Event Media/Getty Images for HumanX Conference At HumanX in Las Vegas tech leaders talked about on AI’s impact on business. Speakers like Kamala Harris emphasized collaboration between the tech industry and government. AI enthusiasm ran high but many attendees were focused on practical ways to drive company revenue. This week, I attended HumanX, where thousands of startup founders, investors, and tech industry executives gathered in Las Vegas to discuss AI’s value proposition to their bottom lines — and the future. The nearly four-day conference opened with remarks from former Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris, who…

TURIN: Pakistan’s special athletes added to their medal tally on Saturday during the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin with multiple athletes winning medals in various events. Muneeb Ur Rehman won his second gold medal of the Games in the men’s 100-metre cross-country skiing event, while Abdul Saboor and Manahil won gold medals in the men’s and women’s 400-meter snowshoeing races, respectively. Pakistan’s special athletes have won a total of 11 medals, including, six gold, three silver and two bronze medals, thanks to their impressive performance at the Games. Muneeb led the charge as he cruised to victory ahead…

The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady at the end of its two-day meeting next week, despite some encouraging news on inflation. Although inflation receded last month, an escalating trade war threatens to cause prices to rise on a wide range of consumer goods going forward.“This is likely just the beginning with tariffs on Europe and universal ones to follow suit over the coming weeks,” Andrzej Skiba, head of U.S. fixed income at RBC Global Asset Management, said in an email. “This will be inflationary, and the Fed won’t likely be able to cut rates in this environment.”The federal funds rate sets what banks charge each other…

TANJUNG REJO, Indonesia (AP) — The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed pods. With one slow stroke, a severed knobby branch hits the ground. “Now it will help the tree grow new fruit,” farmer Tari Santoso says with a smile. Thousands of cocoa farmers across Indonesia like Santoso are working with businesses and other organizations to protect their crops from the bitter impacts of climate change and underinvestment that have pushed cocoa prices to record levels. Cocoa trees are high maintenance: Grown only…

A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked an effort by President Donald Trump to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport suspected members of a Venezuelan gang he has accused of “unlawfully infiltrating” the country. He also ordered any deportation flights carrying those subject to the presidential proclamation to return to the United States.Trump on Saturday invoked the rarely used wartime authority, accusing Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua of “infiltrating” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s regime, including its “military and law enforcement apparatus”; perpetuating “irregular warfare” within the United States and using drug trafficking as a weapon against American…

CNN  —  President Donald Trump says his administration is making “very big” moves and has acknowledged there’s likely a “period of transition” or “disturbance” that could result. When asked during an interview that aired this weekend on Fox News about the likelihood of a recession being one of those outcomes, Trump told Maria Bartiromo: “I hate to predict things like that.” Fears of a severe economic downturn have escalated in recent weeks, and stocks plunged Monday on Trump’s comments, continuing a steep selloff driven by concerns about the impact of tariffs on US economic growth. But are recession fears justified?…

The supply of homes for sale across the nation always rises ahead of the busy spring market, but the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area is seeing an outsized increase, according to Realtor.com.Inventory gains in the region, which includes the District as well as Maryland and Virginia suburbs, began to accelerate in January and February, up 35.9% and 41% year over year, respectively. Inventory in the area from June to December had already been 20% to 30% higher than the previous year, but the increases accelerated even further in recent months.As of last week, active listings were up 56% compared with the…

One of President Donald Trump’s first actions upon entering the White House was to order federal employees to return to the office.The government workforce, he has repeatedly contended, could not be productive from home.“I happen to be a believer that you have to go to work. I don’t think you can work from home,” Trump said on Feb. 11. “Nobody’s going to work from home, they’re going to be going out, they’re going to play tennis, they’re going to play golf. They’re going to do a lot of things. They’re not working.”Three days later, Trump traveled to his sprawling Mar-a-Lago…

PLAYERS of Pakistan and German junior teams in action during the fourth match at the Nasser Bunda Stadium on Thursday.—Tanveer Shahzad/White Star ISLAMABAD: Germany’s junior hockey team capped off their tour of Pakistan in a spectacular fashion, securing a superb 4-1 victory over their Pakistan counterparts here at the Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium on Thursday. The win steered world champions Germany to a 4-0 clean sweep of the four-match series. Earlier, the touring side won the first three matches, staged in Lahore, 2-1, 2-1 and 4-3. From the opening whistle, the young Germans demonstrated an impressive level of precision and…

New York CNN  —  US markets seesawed Tuesday amid another tariff roller coaster ride. All three major indexes dropped after President Donald Trump doubled down early Tuesday on his threat to levy a new round of hefty tariffs on Canada. Yet by the afternoon, markets had pared some losses as officials from both the US and Canada said they would meet this week to deescalate tensions and renegotiate trade policy. The Dow closed lower by 478 points, or 1.14%, after tumbling more than 700 points earlier. The broader S&P 500 fell 0.76% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.18%. The S&P…