Billion-stream ‘ghost artist’ exposed: North Carolina man pleads guilty in first-ever AI music fraud case, forfeits .1M | World News

Billion-stream ‘ghost artist’ exposed: North Carolina man pleads guilty in first-ever AI music fraud case, forfeits $8.1M | World News

It is a feat most Grammy winners never achieve: billions of streams across the world’s largest platforms. But for Michael Smith, a 54-year-old North Carolina resident, the “fans” didn’t exist. They were lines of code, and the music was “AI slop.”Smith has officially pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, marking the first-ever criminal…

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How Trump’s ‘careless’ Pearl Harbour joke in Oval Office shook eighty years of US-Japan diplomacy | World News

How Trump’s ‘careless’ Pearl Harbour joke in Oval Office shook eighty years of US-Japan diplomacy | World News

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) In the Oval Office on Thursday, Donald Trump made a joke about Pearl Harbour to the Japanese prime minister’s face. It lasted seconds. It undid…

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Canada Drug Smuggling: Indian-origin truck driver arrested in Canada after drugs worth millions smuggled into country; border officer also charged

Canada Drug Smuggling: Indian-origin truck driver arrested in Canada after drugs worth millions smuggled into country; border officer also charged

An Indian-origin truck driver has been arrested in Canada as part of a major investigation into a cross-border smuggling operation involving drugs and contraband worth millions of dollars.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said “Abhishek Abhishek” was taken into custody after a transport truck he was driving was allegedly allowed into Canada carrying large quantities of…

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Is US‑Iran war ending soon? Donald Trump considers ‘winding down’ military efforts, lists 5 objectives

Is US‑Iran war ending soon? Donald Trump considers ‘winding down’ military efforts, lists 5 objectives

US President Donald Trump on Friday suggested ‘winding down’ US military operations in the Middle East as he listed the ‘5 objectives’ that Washington is nearing to achieve in its war in the Middle East, ruling out the possibility of a ceasefire.The announcement comes as Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei claimed victory over the…

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Paolo Zampolli: Trump’s friend asked ICE to deport his ex-girlfriend to Brazil in a bid to win child custody: Report

Paolo Zampolli: Trump’s friend asked ICE to deport his ex-girlfriend to Brazil in a bid to win child custody: Report

A longtime friend of US President Donald Trump and special White House envoy once asked US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain the mother of his child during a custody dispute, according to reporting by The New York Times. 56-year-old Paolo Zampolli, a former modelling agent and presidential special representative for global partnerships, made…

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The plane that travelled through time: How a flight left Japan on Saturday and landed on Friday | World News

The plane that travelled through time: How a flight left Japan on Saturday and landed on Friday | World News

PC: The National Interest The phenomenon of an aeroplane that flies ‘before it takes off’ is not an error in the continuum of space-time; it regularly happens as a result of the way trans-Pacific aircraft cross the International Date Line (IDL) between Japan and California. According to NOAA, a flight from Japan to California, if…

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Natalie Winters: ‘70% of visas go to Indians’: US commentator says opposition to H-1Bs is not ‘white nationalism’

Natalie Winters: ‘70% of visas go to Indians’: US commentator says opposition to H-1Bs is not ‘white nationalism’

US right-wing commentator Natalie Winters has defended opposition to the H-1B visa programme, arguing that concerns about the visa system are economic rather than racial or xenophobic. Winters co-hosts the War Room podcast with Steve Bannon (Former Trump advisor) and said in a recent video that people claiming opposition to H-1Bs is rooted in white…

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‘Detached from reality’: Iran slams US over ‘winning’ claims, says ‘same script’ from Vietnam war

‘Detached from reality’: Iran slams US over ‘winning’ claims, says ‘same script’ from Vietnam war

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi (File photo) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday criticised the United States’ communication regarding the ongoing regional conflict, comparing Washington’s messaging to the discredited briefings of the Vietnam War era.In a post on X, Araghchi said, “Americans haven’t forgotten how, even as hundreds of US soldiers were…

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10 dead in South Korea car plant fire

10 dead in South Korea car plant fire

Black smoke rises from an auto parts plant in Daejeon, South Korea SEOUL: A fire at a South Korea car parts plant killed 10 people, the Yonhap news agency reported early Saturday citing authorities, with rescuers still searching for four missing.Another 59 people suffered injuries ranging from slight to serious, authorities were cited as saying,…

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Clavicular breaks silence on contract claims as streamer VarisG reveals what really happened in Miami

Clavicular breaks silence on contract claims as streamer VarisG reveals what really happened in Miami

Clavicular breaks silence on contract claims as streamer VarisG reveals what really happened in Miami (Image via Getty) Braden Clavicular Peters is facing serious questions after several clips and claims spread online about how he works with people on his livestreams. The main issue is simple but concerning. Some streamers and creators say he asked…

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Vivek Ramaswamy spent ,000 in campaign funds on luxury Puerto Rico trip ahead of H1-B conference: Report

Vivek Ramaswamy spent $12,000 in campaign funds on luxury Puerto Rico trip ahead of H1-B conference: Report

Ohio gubernatorial candidate and Indian-American politician Vivek Ramaswamy spent nearly $12,000 in campaign funds on a luxury trip to Puerto Rico, according to campaign finance documents and reporting by MeidasTouch, a progressive political media organisation in the US.Records show that in November 2025, Ramaswamy’s campaign paid $11,898.25 to the Dorado Beach Ritz-Carlton Reserve, one of…

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UK authorises US to use British bases for strikes at Iran missile sites targeting ships in Strait of Hormuz.

UK authorises US to use British bases for strikes at Iran missile sites targeting ships in Strait of Hormuz.

Image used for representative purposes The British government has authorised the United States to use military bases in the UK to carry out strikes on Iranian missile positions targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Downing Street statement,.British ministers met on Friday to review the escalating conflict with Iran and Tehran’s disruption…

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