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Paul Kirby and Christina VolkBBC News in BerlinGetty ImagesAFD leaders, including Alice Weidel (c) and Tino Crupala (to her R), met for the first post-election meeting on TuesdayOne in five Germans boxed X for German alternatives (AFD) on Sunday. This is a record-breaking result that has become the second-largest strength in German politics.Behind that success, the party is now seeking an end to the consensus in German politics, and is trying not to cooperate with the far right.Its “firewall” – German brand Mauer – has been working since the end of World War II, but AFD co-leader Tino Kurpara said:According…

A federal judge on Monday declined a request by the Associated Press to immediately restore full access to the presidential event for news outlet journalists.US District Judge Trevor McFadden declined to grant the Associated Press’ request for a temporary injunction to restore access to the Oval Office, Air Force 1 and the event held at the White House. The Trump administration banned outlets earlier this month as they continued to be listed in the Gulf of Mexico after the president renamed the “American Gulf.”Trump’s appointee McFadden said the “more private areas” restrictions Trump used were different from previous cases in…

Future law students, current law students and law school alumni are eagerly awaiting the release of the 2025 US News Law School rankings, which usually occurs in March. Does Us News dare to change the ranking methodology again? I think we’ll have to wait and see…but what if we told you there’s a “preview” based on the entry of those rankings? Isn’t it good? Help hurt the itching of that ranking. The current methodology used by US News places a 10% weight on law school admissions. The category consists of three separate components, each with a different weight: acceptance rate…

Natalie ShermanBusiness Reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesStarting with Texas’ new Advanced Manufacturing Factory, Apple plans to invest more than $500 million (£396 million) in the US over the next four years. The tech giant said it expects to create 20,000 new jobs with a “majority” role in research and development, software and artificial intelligence (AI).It is not clear to what extent spending is an accelerated company’s current activity. According to Apple, this total includes everything from spending on suppliers to Apple TV+ Productions. The announcement comes days after Apple boss Tim Cook met President Donald Trump.In its announcement, Apple said the…

An Idaho woman says her right to freedom of speech was violently “stripped” when she was forced to remove her by three unidentified men at city hall led by a local Republican committee. The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee identified Teresa Borenpole as the woman who took the video from the committee’s town hall on Saturday. In a Facebook post, the committee said Borenpole “screamed the councillor in shaming,” causing disruption to city hall several times before being asked to leave. A video of the incident posted online showed the moment before an argument that seemed to have old audiences…

Around 20 federal workers and federal contractors who were attacked, abandoned or placed on administrative leave for gatherings in Capitol Hill on Tuesday, are now taking lawmakers to cut the Trump administration’s drastic workforce. He called on his way to stand up and visited the Senate office. The affected workers stopped at the offices of Republicans Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Chuck Grassley, Lisa Markowski and John Tune. The group was unable to meet with the senators, but some staff members of the senators, including Collins and Thune, agreed to hold a short meeting to hear the affected workers. “Our goal…

SANTiago, Chile (AP) — Chilean power providers scrambled to restore service on Tuesday after 90% of the country plummeted into the darkness, bringing commuters to successive knocks on cell services offline, numbing business and daily life.The scale of the blackout seemed to have been caught by the authorities. The government declared an emergency with a forced night curfew that lasts until 6am on Wednesday. “Our initial concern and the reason for this announcement is to ensure the safety of people,” Interior Minister Carolina Toha said by announcing exceptional measures. The ministry deployed thousands of soldiers across the country to maintain…

Washington: The estimated costs of rebuilding the Ukrainian economy after the Russian invasion are nearly triple the economic output of 2024, discovered by the World Bank, the United Nations, the European Commission and the Ukrainian government.The new research by the institution contained data from Russian invasions from three years ago to December 31st. This includes a 70% increase in damage to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure from the Russian attacks.Housing, transportation, energy, commerce and education are the sectors most affected, showing an increase of over 7% from the previous estimate of $486 million a year ago.The study quantifies direct physical damage to…

Tesla has announced a limited version of fully autonomous driving capabilities in China, and is doing mixed reviews as it is still far from what is promised. After many delays, Tesla has pushed an update that brings some of the advanced driver assist features currently available under North American fully automated driving packages to the Chinese market. This feature has been pushed through the 2024.45.32.12 update, and Tesla wrote in its release notes (translated from Chinese). Autopilot auto-assisted driving on urban roads (optimized for existing NOA auto-assisted navigation drive functions): Autopilot auto-assisted driving on controlled roads (road users exit through…

The Prime Minister also said he hopes that defence spending will increase to 3% in the next assembly, according to the financial situation. The move will be funded by reducing international aid spending from 2027 to 0.5% to 0.3% of gross national income. “This government will begin the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War,” Starmer told MPS, adding, “Intergenerational challenges require generational response.” Additional funding means the UK will spend £13.4 billion on defense from 2027. The Prime Minister also raised the importance of the UK’s intelligence reporting agency as “an increasingly important…