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April 29 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms raised its annual capital expenditure forecast on Wednesday, doubling down on its decision to plow billions into artificial intelligence infrastructure even as it seeks cost savings via planned layoffs. The Facebook-parent now expects 2026 capital expenditure between $125 billion and $145 billion, compared with its prior forecast of $115 billion to $135 billion. The results come weeks after Reuters reported first about Meta’s plans for […]

By Julia Harte April 29 (Reuters) – A U.S. government court filing on Wednesday raised questions about officials’ initial assertions that a gunman shot a Secret Service officer while allegedly attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, fired a shotgun “in the direction of the stairs leading down to the ballroom” where Trump, other administration officials and members […]

April 29 (Reuters) – Amazon.com topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly cloud revenue growth on Wednesday, driven by strong enterprise spending on its cloud computing services as companies step up artificial intelligence adoption. Revenue at Amazon Web Services (AWS) jumped 28% to $37.6 billion in the first quarter ended March, compared with analysts’ average estimate of a 25.08% increase to $36.61 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG. The upbeat […]

DENVER (AP) — Two-time Pro Bowl safety Justin Simmons has retired following a nine-year career, including eight seasons with the Denver Broncos. The Broncos announced Simmons’ retirement on Wednesday and noted the news came exactly 10 years after the team selected the safety in the third round from Boston College in 2016. Though Simmons started 16 games for the Atlanta Falcons in his final season in 2024, when he had […]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An alleged Islamic State group militant was convicted on Wednesday of a conspiracy charge in a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport during the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Mohammad Sharifullah faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years after his one-count conviction in an international terrorism case that President Donald Trump heralded last year during a speech to a joint session […]

MEXICO CITY, April 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it has charged the governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state, Ruben Rocha, and other current and former officials for their alleged involvement with the Sinaloa Cartel. The Justice Department said Rocha and the others allegedly conspired with leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel to import massive quantities of narcotics into the U.S. in exchange for political support and bribes. […]

By David Thomas April 29 (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in Chicago plan to drop the main conspiracy count against four people, including a former Democratic congressional candidate, who are facing criminal charges in connection with a September protest during the height of a U.S. immigration crackdown, defense attorneys told Reuters.  Prosecutors said in a court hearing on Wednesday that they would drop the conspiracy count, which was the only felony […]

By Priyanshu Singh April 29 (Reuters) – Seven people have died after an 8-foot (2.5-metre) wall at a hospital complex collapsed in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, a state official said on Wednesday. The collapse killed a child and four street vendors as well as two other people from the state of Kerala, D. K. Shivakumar, the deputy chief minister of the southern state of Karnataka, said in a […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Hundreds of South Africans took to the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday to protest high levels of illegal immigration, which has fueled tensions between locals and foreign nationals. The demonstration is part of a broader wave of protests, including in the capital, Pretoria, on Tuesday. Anti-immigration groups are calling for the strict enforcement of immigration laws and mass deportations. As one of Africa’s most industrialized economies, South […]