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Texas and Louisiana have emerged as the epicenter of U.S. immigration detention, together holding nearly one-third of all people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on any given day. According to a new analysis from Suzuki Law Offices, Texas alone houses more than 12,000 detainees daily — the largest number of any state — while Louisiana ranks second with more than 7,000 detainees despite its far smaller population. These figures highlight not only the scale of detention in the two states but also the outsized role they play in shaping the national immigration enforcement landscape. What makes the data…

Naomi Osaka is back to her resilient ways. On Wednesday night she turned back 11th-seeded Karolina Muchova for a 6-4, 7-6 quarter-final victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium in just under two hours’ time. The former world No 1, who is just two years removed from watching the tournament from the stands, now finds herself back in a major semi-final for the first time since giving birth to her daughter, Shai, and well on her way toward reprising her mantle as a women’s tour standard-bearer.The two-time US Open champion enters Thursday’s matchup against Wimbledon finalist Amanda Anisimova as the sentimental favorite.…

Scale AI, which helps tech companies prepare data to train their AI models, filed a lawsuit against one of its former sales employees and its rival Mercor on Wednesday. The suit claims the employee, who was hired by Mercor, “stole more than 100 confidential documents concerning Scale’s customer strategies and other proprietary information,” according to a copy seen by TechCrunch. Scale is suing Mercor for misappropriation of trade secrets and is suing the former employee, Eugene Ling, for breach of contract. The suit also claims the employee was trying to pitch Mercor to one of Scale’s largest customers before he…

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Osaka returns to semis for the first time since 2020, while Amanda Anisimova gets Wimbledon revenge against Iga Swiatek.Published On 4 Sep 20254 Sep 2025Naomi Osaka returned to the US Open semifinals on Wednesday with a 6-4 7-6(3) win over Karolina Muchova, as the four-time Grand Slam champion delivered a battling display to underline her resurgence on the sport’s biggest stage.Four years after winning the last of her four major titles, the Japanese 23rd seed, who returned last season after a lengthy maternity break, stretched her unbeaten streak in major quarterfinals to 5-0 and booked a clash with Amanda Anisimova…

A US federal court has told Google to pay $425m (£316.3m) for breaching users’ privacy by collecting data from millions of users even after they had turned off a tracking feature in their Google accounts.The verdict comes after a group of users brought the case claiming Google accessed users’ mobile devices to collect, save and use their data, in violation of privacy assurances in its Web & App Activity setting.They had been seeking more than $31bn in damages.”This decision misunderstands how our products work, and we will appeal it. Our privacy tools give people control over their data, and when…

Niger State emergency rescue officials said the overloaded vessel sunk after striking a submerged tree stump.Published On 4 Sep 20254 Sep 2025At least 60 people have died and dozens more have been rescued after a boat carrying more than 100 passengers capsized in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State, according to local officials.The vessel departed from the town of Tungan Sule in Malale district at about 11am local time (10:00 GMT) on Tuesday morning, and was heading towards the town of Dugga on Nigeria’s Kainji reservoir.The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) said on Wednesday that the incident occurred when a vessel…

Ben, Los Angeles, 2003Jasmin had a long career as a fashion and art photographer. He was born in Helena, Montana, and in 1954 left to begin a journey that would take him to Paris, Morocco, New York and, eventually, ‘the city of dreams’. He turned to photography in the 1970s, encouraged by his friend Bruce Weber. His work distills a precise and evocative vision of beauty

The newly appointed Officer in Charge of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Fitzgerald Biago, has announced the immediate launch of a compulsory nationwide drug test for all LDEA officers. Speaking at the agency’s headquarters in Monrovia on Monday, September 1st, 2025, DCP Biago said the move is intended to restore accountability, integrity, and discipline within the institution tasked with leading the fight against drug trafficking and abuse in Liberia. “Those leading the war against drugs must themselves be beyond reproach. Therefore, I announce the immediate launch of a compulsory nationwide drug test for all…

A Victorian lawyer has become the first in Australia to face professional sanctions for using artificial intelligence in a court case, being stripped of his ability to practise as a principal lawyer after AI generated false citations that he had failed to verify.Guardian Australia reported in October last year that in a 19 July 2024 hearing, the anonymous solicitor representing a husband in a dispute between a married couple provided the court with a list of prior cases that had been requested by Justice Amanda Humphreys in relation to an enforcement application in the case.When Humphreys returned to her chambers,…