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A customer checks Apple’s latest iPhone 16 Plus (right) and Apple’s latest iPhone 16 Pro Max (left) series displayed for sale at Master Arts Shop in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Sept. 26, 2024.Firdous Nazir | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs could lead Apple to raise the price of the iPhone 16 Pro Max by as much as $350 in the U.S., UBS analysts estimated Monday.The iPhone 16 Pro Max is Apple’s highest-end iPhone on the market, and currently retails for $1,199. UBS is predicting a nearly 30% increase in retail price for units that were manufactured…

Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson reached a deal with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna amid her push to allow new parents to vote remotely, which paralyzed the House last week and threatened to delay a key vote on President Trump’s agenda in the coming days. Luna, a Florida Republican, announced Sunday she and Johnson had a deal to use vote pairing — an agreement between an absent member and a member who is physically present and plans to vote on the opposite side of the question, effectively canceling out the vote. The present member casts their vote, then withdraws it and…

At least 147 international students were abruptly stripped of their ability to stay in the United States in recent days, according to universities and media reports, sowing fear among students and confusion at schools scrambling to help students facing detention and possible deportation.The moves targeted students at a wide range of universities, from private institutions like Harvard and Stanford to public ones like the University of Texas at Austin and Minnesota State University-Mankato. The University of California had dozens of cases reported across its campuses.Several immigration lawyers told The New York Times that they began receiving frantic emails and calls…

The last “ping” from a missing 17-year-old boy’s mobile phone has prompted authorities to search an area of bushland in Perth’s south-eastern suburbs — but there has still been no trace of the teenager.More than 80 people — mainly State Emergency Services volunteers as well as police, Department of Fire, St John WA and Emergency Services personnel — spent Tuesday combing bushland in Mt Richon for Richard Tu.“We’ve covered probably about five square kilometres of area around where we believe the last ping was from Richard’s phone,” Fremantle District Inspector Steve Scott said.“Unfortunately, at this stage we have been unable…

MERSING, Johor: Two men, including a Singaporean, were found drowned near the beach at Mawar Island in Mersing, Johor after being “swept away by strong currents” during an afternoon swim on Monday (Apr 7), according to local authorities.  Endau Fire and Rescue Station said the incident involved three friends – Singaporean Yogaraj Veeran, 37, Indian national Narayanan Ravi, 45 and Malaysian K Anpananthan, 39.  Narayanan was the latest to have been found dead 300m from Mawar Island where he had been reportedly missing since around 4.50pm on Monday.  “The victim was found by the operations recovery team, who then used…

There aren’t a lot of countries Israel’s prime minister can visit without risking arrest. Which makes the red-carpet treatment Benjamin Netanyahu received in Hungary — Europe’s only proud “illiberal democracy” — all the more noteworthy.Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, invited Mr. Netanyahu right after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant last November for his country’s alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip. And within hours the Israeli president’s arrival in Hungary last week, Mr. Orban announced his country’s withdrawal from the court.There are several things going on here, analysts say, which tie together the…

The Trump administration is expected to roll back a range of Biden-era gun control measures, including a program to crack down on federally licensed gun dealers who falsify business records and skip customer background checks, according to two people briefed on the move.Attorney General Pam Bondi, under pressure from gun rights groups, is likely to announce this week that she plans to eliminate the “zero tolerance” policy, put in place four years ago, that strips the federal licenses of firearms dealers found to have repeatedly violated federal laws and regulations, the people said.Ms. Bondi plans to order Kash Patel, who…

Supporters of country music icon Dolly Patron have gathered nearly 50,000 signatures for a petition to rename Nashville International Airport in her honor.”As proud citizens of Tennessee, we are motivated by our deep-rooted admiration for the national treasure and Tennessee legend, Dolly Parton,” the petition on Change.org reads.”She is not only a celebrated artist who encourages love, acceptance, and goodwill through her music, but also a philanthropist, known for her countless contributions to society.”The petition, which was created on January 21, has reached nearly 50,000 signatures since its creation. DOLLY PARTON WARNS SABRINA CARPENTER SHE DOESN’T ‘MAKE FUN OF JESUS,’ USE…

AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s Masters Week.The azaleas are popping, the gnomes are flying off the shelves in the merchandise building, and the egg salad sandwiches are in abundance. The golf world has descended on Augusta National Golf Club for the 2025 Masters Tournament, including The Athletic.To get the week started, three of our golf writers — Brody Miller, Gabby Herzig and Hugh Kellenberger — answered questions, from what they were thinking about on their way to Augusta to whether they’ll miss Tiger Woods (out, torn Achilles) to who and who may not be the owner of a new green jacket…

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