US Arrests & Boots Soleimani's Fashion Designer Niece From The Country The Trump administration is rounding up family members of notable Iranian government figures, accusing them of spreading 'pro-Tehran propaganda'. And apparently this is even if the Iranian officials in question are deceased. The State Department confirmed an unexpected development on Saturday, announcing that the niece of the l...
US Arrests & Boots Soleimani's Fashion Designer Niece From The Country The Trump administration is rounding up family members of notable Iranian government figures, accusing them of spreading 'pro-Tehran propaganda'. And apparently this is even if the Iranian officials in question are deceased. The State Department confirmed an unexpected development on Saturday, announcing that the niece of the late Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani is being booted from the country . Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were arrested Friday night , and their permanent residence status has been revoked - now in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Maj. Gen. Soleimani was the former leader of the elite Quds force wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who was assassinated via drone strike as his convoy drove outside of Baghdad International Airport in 2020. This was during the first Trump administration, and in many ways this brazen killing of someone many countries viewed as essentially a 'diplomat' (certainly Iraq and Russia did) set Tehran and Washington on a collision course. Washington long considered him a terrorist. His popularity inside Iran was immense. According to more details of the arrest of Soleiman's niece and her daughter: The State Department did not say where they were arrested. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on X that Soleimani Afshar and her daughter lived "lavishly" in the U.S. and are now in ICE custody “pending removal” from the U.S. The State Department described Soleimani Afshar as “an outspoken supporter of the totalitarian, terrorist regime in Iran.” Her husband is also now not permitted to enter the U.S., the State Department said. Her uncle Maj. Gen. Soleimani, the former leader of the foreign wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in 2020. Apparently her social media accounts have already been scrubbed and/or deleted, and there are reports saying that she did m...
JHVEPhoto Micron ( MU ) shares have tumbled roughly 20% since the company released its Q2 earnings report on March 18, due in part to concerns about capex spending and the potential impact of Google's TurboQuant on demand for its memory products. We asked Seeking Alpha analysts Oliver Rodzianko and Dmytro Lebid what they thought lay ahead for the company and its stock. Oliver Rodzianko : In the ne...
JHVEPhoto Micron ( MU ) shares have tumbled roughly 20% since the company released its Q2 earnings report on March 18, due in part to concerns about capex spending and the potential impact of Google's TurboQuant on demand for its memory products. We asked Seeking Alpha analysts Oliver Rodzianko and Dmytro Lebid what they thought lay ahead for the company and its stock. Oliver Rodzianko : In the near term, Micron ( MU ) is definitely more supply-constrained than demand-constrained. Management says DRAM and NAND supply-demand should remain tight beyond calendar year 2026. The thing I would watch most closely is how much of current earnings power is price-led versus structurally durable. In fiscal Q2, DRAM bit shipments were only up by mid-single digits sequentially, and NAND bits were only up by low-single digits. However, DRAM ASPs rose in the mid-60% range, and NAND ASPs in the high-70% range. I do believe a better product mix going forward may help defend margins once pricing normalizes, but this is still a risky moment to enter into Micron equity's trajectory. Also, we need to remember that concentration risk is underappreciated. The hyperscaling trajectory will likely be enduring, but if there is a moment of pause or even a decline, Micron stock would inevitably fall very fast. In summary, what’s next for Micron is a race between AI-driven scarcity and Micron’s own capacity response. If output ramps gradually through Idaho, Tongluo, and Singapore into 2027-2028, MU has a real shot at staying better for longer than prior memory cycles. That said, I don’t own it, and I don't intend to own it in the near term. Dmytro Lebid : The sell-off in Micron ( MU ) shares is driven not so much by internal factors as by external events fueled by irrational investor behavior. In my view, the market is significantly overestimating the risks of a slowdown in demand, ignoring factors that indicate AI infrastructure is still in its formative stages. We are facing a classic disconnec...
Liam Rosenior ‘had a really good conversation’ with Enzo Fernández Chelsea vice-captain suspended for 7-0 FA Cup win over Port Vale Liam Rosenior has insisted he is in a “very good place” with Enzo Fernández as he looked to move on from the controversy of the Chelsea vice-captain’s comments during the international window. Fernández appeared to cast doubt on his Chelsea future when he talked glowi...
Liam Rosenior ‘had a really good conversation’ with Enzo Fernández Chelsea vice-captain suspended for 7-0 FA Cup win over Port Vale Liam Rosenior has insisted he is in a “very good place” with Enzo Fernández as he looked to move on from the controversy of the Chelsea vice-captain’s comments during the international window. Fernández appeared to cast doubt on his Chelsea future when he talked glowingly about the former Real Madrid midfielders Toni Kroos and Luka Modrić, and mentioned Madrid as the European city in which he would most like to live. Continue reading...
Satellite startup Impulse Space is working with Anduril Industries Inc to develop space-based interceptor technology for President Donald Trump ’s planned Golden Dome missile defense shield, according to people familiar with the matter. The companies have been selected by the Pentagon to develop prototypes of space-based interceptors intended to track and destroy missiles from orbit, said the peop...
Satellite startup Impulse Space is working with Anduril Industries Inc to develop space-based interceptor technology for President Donald Trump ’s planned Golden Dome missile defense shield, according to people familiar with the matter. The companies have been selected by the Pentagon to develop prototypes of space-based interceptors intended to track and destroy missiles from orbit, said the people, who asked for anonymity to discuss confidential matters. Impulse Space would work as a subcontractor to Anduril on the technology, which doesn’t yet exist. Space-based interceptors are a key but unproven component of the Golden Dome effort, which seeks to protect the US and possibly other countries with layers of defense systems from the ground to space. Contracts and their recipients are one of the few indicators of how the Pentagon is progressing with Golden Dome, which has been shrouded in secrecy since Trump signed an executive order establishing the project more than a year ago. In November, the US Space Force said it awarded multiple contracts of less than $9 million each to unidentified companies to develop prototypes for the technology. While the contracts are relatively small, recipients will be able to compete for larger production contracts after demonstrating their technology, one of the people said. Led by Tom Mueller , a founding member and employee No. 1 at Elon Musk ’s SpaceX , Impulse Space develops spacecraft that can haul satellites across different orbits, known as “space tugs” in the industry. The California-based company , founded in 2021, has signed contracts with other government customers such as the National Reconnaissance Office, Space Systems Command and NASA. The joint contract work between Anduril and Impulse Space signals a deepening partnership between the two companies, which have teamed up to develop highly agile spacecraft for national security missions. Anduril’s involvement in developing space-based interceptors was first reported by...
Astronaut calls fellow Canadian Ryan Gosling’s movie ‘extraordinary’ ahead of Artemis II crew’s lunar fly-around The new space movie Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling has gotten a rave review from more than halfway to the moon. Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen said on Saturday that he and his Artemis II crewmates got to watch the film with their families before launching on the lunar fly-aro...
Astronaut calls fellow Canadian Ryan Gosling’s movie ‘extraordinary’ ahead of Artemis II crew’s lunar fly-around The new space movie Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling has gotten a rave review from more than halfway to the moon. Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen said on Saturday that he and his Artemis II crewmates got to watch the film with their families before launching on the lunar fly-around. He said it was “a real treat” to view the movie while getting ready for his own space adventure. Continue reading...
When Marisha Matthews first saw ‘cool minister’ Paul, she noticed his kind eyes and jewellery. Their growing relationship was a slow burn over many years Find more stories from the moment I knew series In the summer of 2014, I was living in Adelaide with my two young children in a very hot rental house with a low ceiling and a rat problem. It also had a slightly leaky pool, which was good for ente...
When Marisha Matthews first saw ‘cool minister’ Paul, she noticed his kind eyes and jewellery. Their growing relationship was a slow burn over many years Find more stories from the moment I knew series In the summer of 2014, I was living in Adelaide with my two young children in a very hot rental house with a low ceiling and a rat problem. It also had a slightly leaky pool, which was good for entertaining. It was coming up to Australia Day, which I’ve always had mixed feelings about. I couldn’t stomach inviting people over for a plastic flag-fest, so I suggested my guests bring items to make a welcome package for refugees. As a first-generation Anglo Indian British Australian with Chinese siblings, and previously married to a Persian refugee, my family is full of the newly arrived. Continue reading...
The delight of ‘meeting’ a person from a different country and time zone is one of the wonders of the internet. Perhaps one day we will host a party in his honour One of the many people my husband’s clan and I invite to family celebrations isn’t related to us by blood or marriage. He isn’t dating one of us, he hasn’t met any of us, and none of us – were he to attend – would know his face. But from...
The delight of ‘meeting’ a person from a different country and time zone is one of the wonders of the internet. Perhaps one day we will host a party in his honour One of the many people my husband’s clan and I invite to family celebrations isn’t related to us by blood or marriage. He isn’t dating one of us, he hasn’t met any of us, and none of us – were he to attend – would know his face. But from time to time he gets an invite to a birthday of someone he has never met and is asked to bring a plate. He has never come, but he always responds with excitement and warmth. He’s not technically “one of us”, but he shares a surname with some of us and over years earned himself the ultimate sign of group acceptance: a nickname. Continue reading...
Though we are no longer together, we talk food every time we speak and always ask what the other is having for dinner Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email For our first date – a picnic on the grassy banks of the Molonglo River near Canberra – the man I would marry brought the tartan blanket (tick), the wine (tick), a crusty baguette (tick), the cheese (tick), and then the ka-boom of a chick...
Though we are no longer together, we talk food every time we speak and always ask what the other is having for dinner Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email For our first date – a picnic on the grassy banks of the Molonglo River near Canberra – the man I would marry brought the tartan blanket (tick), the wine (tick), a crusty baguette (tick), the cheese (tick), and then the ka-boom of a chicken and grape salad he’d made from a recipe in a gourmet magazine. His score flew off the charts. I’d met no other male who browsed gastro porn for inspiration. His culinary romance drew me to him, deaf to what would ultimately become the cautionary tale of too many cooks spoiling the broth. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...
The sudden increase in US gasoline prices felt by American consumers is set to be on full display in key inflation data due out this coming week. Economists are penciling in a 1% increase in the consumer price index for March — the sharpest one-month advance since 2022 — after the Iran war pushed gas prices at the pump up by about $1 per gallon. At the same time, the core CPI, excluding energy and...
The sudden increase in US gasoline prices felt by American consumers is set to be on full display in key inflation data due out this coming week. Economists are penciling in a 1% increase in the consumer price index for March — the sharpest one-month advance since 2022 — after the Iran war pushed gas prices at the pump up by about $1 per gallon. At the same time, the core CPI, excluding energy and food , probably rose 0.3% from a month earlier, according to a Bloomberg survey ahead of the Bureau of Labor Statistics report due Friday. A day ahead of the CPI, the Federal Reserve ’s preferred gauge of inflation will offer a snapshot of pre-war price pressures. Economists see the so-called core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, which excludes food and energy, having risen by 0.4% for a third month in February, suggesting progress toward tamer inflation was stalling even before the conflict. Combined with signs of stabilization in the US labor market , stubborn price pressures along with new inflation risks stemming from war in the Middle East help explain why the Fed may struggle to lower interest rates this year. What Bloomberg Economics Says: “March’s gangbuster payrolls print and lower unemployment rate certainly don’t boost the case for the Fed to resume cutting rates anytime soon. Data this coming week also won’t likely make the case for rate reductions.” — Anna Wong , Stuart Paul , Eliza Winger , Chris G. Collins , Alex Tanzi & Troy Durie . For full analysis, click here The mid-week release of minutes from the central bank’s March policy meeting may shed light on officials’ concerns about inflation or the potential economic impacts stemming from the Iran conflict and related disruptions to energy and other commodity flows. In addition to the PCE price data, the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ report will include figures on personal spending as well as incomes. Economists expect a modest increase in inflation-adjusted spending. Other reports in the ...
Met police say 19-year-old man held at Westminster magistrates court, where three other men charged over attack A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the arson attack on Jewish volunteer ambulances in north-west London, the Metropolitan police has said. The force said the 19-year-old man was arrested on Saturday morning at Westminster magistrates court, where three other men were ch...
Met police say 19-year-old man held at Westminster magistrates court, where three other men charged over attack A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the arson attack on Jewish volunteer ambulances in north-west London, the Metropolitan police has said. The force said the 19-year-old man was arrested on Saturday morning at Westminster magistrates court, where three other men were charged over the arson attack. Continue reading...
Dems' Ballroom Hate Is the Saddest Proof Yet of Their State of TDS Mental Unwellness Authored by Stephen Kruiser via PJMedia.com, There was a time not so long ago when the Democrats were formidable and — I'm not kidding here — occasionally enjoyable political foes. During the Tea Party years, we would often encounter Dem activists and hang out with them for a while. Sometimes we would even sociali...
Dems' Ballroom Hate Is the Saddest Proof Yet of Their State of TDS Mental Unwellness Authored by Stephen Kruiser via PJMedia.com, There was a time not so long ago when the Democrats were formidable and — I'm not kidding here — occasionally enjoyable political foes. During the Tea Party years, we would often encounter Dem activists and hang out with them for a while. Sometimes we would even socialize. The Democrats of recent yesteryear bore no resemblance to the feral, frothing rage mob that the No Kings/Resist Dems are today. It's both stunning and depressing that America's oldest, continuously-running political party could undergo a wholesale personality change in just a decade because its entire focus was the hatred of one man, but here we are. There's an oft-repeated line here on the right that says if President Trump cured cancer, the Democrats would suddenly be pro-cancer. It's the kind of absurdist illustration that I've enjoyed using throughout my career but find almost impossible to apply to the Democrats anymore. They're just that far gone. Which is why they are up in arms about the building of a ballroom. This is from Sarah : President Donald Trump has been having a great time building the new White House Ballroom in recent months, but anytime the president is having a good time doing something, a judge comes in and stops him. Apparently, that expands to this $400 million, 90,000 square-foot construction project that is said to be fully funded by private donors. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon determined on Tuesday that no statute comes close to allowing Trump to carry out this project of his own accord, and that construction must be halted until Congress approves the completion. So, I guess we're just stuck with a half-finished project? Well, we're stuck with a half-finished project until this cockamamie ruling gets overturned, which is how this dance usually goes. I would like to note that every one of these Trump Derangement Syndrome judges looks like ...
There are a lot of reasons for insiders to sell their own company's stock, but only one reason they'd buy it. Few people have as much insight into a business's operations and financial wherewithall than the CEO, which means few people have a better idea of how much a business's stock is worth. That's why Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) CEO Nikesh Arora made headlines when he bought $10 million w...
There are a lot of reasons for insiders to sell their own company's stock, but only one reason they'd buy it. Few people have as much insight into a business's operations and financial wherewithall than the CEO, which means few people have a better idea of how much a business's stock is worth. That's why Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) CEO Nikesh Arora made headlines when he bought $10 million worth of the stock, according to SEC filings. The purchase followed a 33% decline in the share price. The broader market sell-off has been exacerbated by perceived threats of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for the software sector and cybersecurity companies in particular, fueled by a slew of releases from Anthropic . But AI may present great opportunities for companies like Palo Alto, and the stock still looks like a great buy right now. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading