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Trump’s nominee for NASA administrator was once arrested, accused of passing bad checks to casinos

Trump’s nominee for NASA administrator was once arrested, accused of passing bad checks to casinos

(This April 25 story has been refiled to add back words dropped from the headline)By Karen Freifeld(Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s nominee for NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman, was arrested on fraud charges in 2010 and faced lawsuits in two states for writing $2 million in bad checks to casinos, according to government records and court filings.Isaacman is a billionaire pilot and astronau ...

2025-04-28 18:18:26
Palestinian leader Abbas names likely successor in bid to reassure world powers

Palestinian leader Abbas names likely successor in bid to reassure world powers

RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named close confidant Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy and likely successor on Saturday, the Palestine Liberation Organisation said, a step widely seen as needed to assuage international doubts over Palestinian leadership.Abbas, 89, has headed the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) since the death o ...

2025-04-28 18:17:28
Russia stocks higher at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index up 2.10%

Russia stocks higher at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index up 2.10%

Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Saturday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Power and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 2.10%.The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were NOVATEK PJSC (MCX:NVTK), which rose 5.25% or 65.60 points to trade at 1,314.60 at the close. Meanwhile, IPJSC YANDEX (MCX:YDEX) a ...

2025-04-28 18:16:27
Nvidia H20 ban: Assessing the impact on China AI and software development

Nvidia H20 ban: Assessing the impact on China AI and software development

Investing.com -- The U.S. decision to tighten export controls on Nvidia’s H20 chips has introduced fresh complications for China’s AI sector, but the near-term disruption appears limited as domestic firms pivot to alternatives and deepen their investment in local ecosystems. Analysts at Bernstein say the ban may even hasten China’s shift away from reliance on American semiconductors, a ...

2025-04-28 18:15:28