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Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa Hackman’s causes of death were revealed by Sante Fe, New Mexico officials on Friday, but Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed the investigation into the case remains ongoing.At a press conference held more than a week after the couple’s bodies were discovered in their home on Feb. 26, Chief Medical Investigator Dr. Heather Jarrell announced that Gene’s cause of death was hypertensive atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer’s disease as a significant contributing factor. She confirmed that Betsy died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a disease transmitted from animals to humans that is commonly found in rodents.Jarrell…

In a sign that President Trump is following the Biden administration’s lead in reining in Google, the Justice Department on Friday reiterated its demand that a court break up the search giant.The request followed a landmark ruling last year by Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that found Google had illegally maintained a monopoly in online search by paying web browsers and smartphone manufacturers to feature its search engine. The judge is scheduled to hear arguments on proposed solutions from both the government and Google in April.Under the Biden administration last year,…

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailAloke Singh, managing director of Air India Express, says India’s aviation industry is heavily leveraged to the country’s expansion and expects 14% to 15% growth in the sector if GDP grows as projected.03:41Wed, Feb 19 202512:22 AM EST

BEIJING: China’s military said Sunday (Mar 9) it would tighten its “noose” around Taiwan if separatism over the island escalated, warning proponents to step back from the “edge of the cliff” or face a “dead end”, state media reported. Beijing considers the democratically ruled island of Taiwan to be part of its territory and has not ruled out using military force to claim it. “The more rampant ‘Taiwan independence’ separatists become, the tighter the noose around their necks and the sharper the sword hanging over their heads will be,” military spokesman Wu Qian said, Xinhua news agency reported. “The PLA…

Russian and North Korean forces have made significant battlefield advances in recent days in the Kursk region of Russia, threatening Ukraine’s supply lines and its hold on a patch of land it hopes to use as a bargaining chip in future negotiations, according to Ukrainian soldiers, Russian military bloggers and military analysts.Working together, a new influx of North Korean soldiers and well-trained Russian drone units, advancing under the cover of ferocious artillery fire and aerial bombardment, have been able to overwhelm important Ukrainian positions, Ukrainian soldiers said.“It’s true; we can’t stop them,” said Oleksii, the commander of a Ukrainian communications…

A federal judge has ruled against the Denver public schools system’s attempts to block immigration officials from carrying out raids on school grounds, marking a win for the Trump administration as it looks to ramp up its deportation efforts. U.S. District Judge Daniel Domenico said Denver Public Schools failed to prove that a recent drop in student attendance at schools was due to the Trump administration reversing a 2021 Biden-era policy of protecting schools — and other sensitive areas like churches — from ICE raids. There are currently more than 1.4 million individuals on ICE’s final order of removal docket.Denver Public Schools filed a…

The police in Baton Rouge, La., on Friday announced the first of a series of expected arrests in the fraternity hazing death of Caleb Wilson, a 20-year-old Southern University student who they said was repeatedly punched with boxing gloves at a warehouse last week and was unresponsive when he was dropped off at an emergency room.Caleb McCray, 23, a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, was charged with manslaughter and felony criminal hazing, according to court records. The authorities said at a news conference on Friday that two other suspects could soon be arrested.Mr. McCray was identified by witnesses…

LeBron James notched a double-double for the Los Angeles Lakers in Thursday’s overtime win over the New York Knicks, but a tense discussion with Stephen A. Smith courtside after the game proved to be the viral moment of the evening. The ESPN commentator addressed the confrontation Friday, saying James approached Smith to discuss his prior comments about James’ son, Bronny.“That was LeBron James coming up to me, unexpectedly I might add, to confront me about making sure that I mind what I say about his son,” Smith said on Friday’s “First Take,” when discussing a clip of the moment. “Can’t…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Broadcom — Shares of the chipmaker jumped 10% after the company’s fiscal first-quarter results beat Wall Street’s estimates on both the top and bottom lines. Broadcom also issued rosy guidance for the current quarter. The company forecasts second-quarter revenue of $14.9 billion, above the $14.76 billion expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Gap — Shares surged 17% after the apparel giant, which owns brands such as Old Navy and Banana Republic, posted a fiscal fourth-quarter beat . Gap reported earnings of 54 cents per share on revenue of $4.15 billion, exceeding…

Novak Djokovic has been shocked by lucky loser Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round of Indian Wells, where there were mixed results for the Australian hopefuls.Australia’s top-ranked player Alex De Minaur, the world No.10 who is seeded ninth in this tournament, scored an impressive 6-2 6-2 win over Belgian veteran David Goffin in the California desert on Saturday (Sunday AEDT).De Minaur’s victory was the only joy for the Aussie contingent, with Adam Walton and Rinky Hijikata both losing in straight sets.Canadian world No.28 Denis Shapovalov scored a comfortable 6-3 6-2 win over the 96th-ranked Walton.Hijikata put up a…