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Who is Jesús Pérez Alvear? Mexican mall shooting sparks US embassy alert

United States authorities have identified the man shot in a Mexican mall on Wednesday as Jesús Pérez Alvear, a 40-year-old Mexican music promoter.The shooting at a restaurant in Miyana Commercial Plaza, which happened at around 4:00 p.m. in the Polanco area of Mexico City, prompted the Mexico City U.S. Embassy …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

China opens new Antarctic station, targeting "polar great power" status

China announced that its first atmospheric monitoring station in Antarctica began operations earlier this week, according to the local outlet China Daily, which could be a move to push the country towards becoming a "polar great power."The National Atmospheric Background Station, which is part of the Zhongshan station, officially began …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

US 'concerned' by report of Russian interference in NATO ally's election

The U.S. has voiced concern over Romania's presidential election after declassified documents showed the NATO member was the target of "aggressive hybrid Russian attacks," according to Reuters.Romania, an Eastern European country that shares a border with Ukraine, held the first round of its presidential election on November 24, where the …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Map shows states with highest number of workplace sexual harassment reports

Georgia had the highest number of reported sexual harassment cases last year, new data shows.A study conducted by the sexual harassment lawyers J&Y Law of data from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) revealed that the Peach State had the most sexual harassment cases per capita, at 36, in …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Big tech increases spending on infrastructure amid AI boom

Big tech companies have increased their spending on infrastructure as the demand for artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand, Construction Drive reported.Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft expanded such investments by 81 percent year over year during the third quarter of 2024, according to an analysis by business consultancy Dell'Oro Group, …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Man in legal battle to recover $800 million bitcoin fortune from landfill

A man from the U.K. has been fighting to get back a hard drive containing $800 million worth of bitcoin after it was accidentally thrown into a landfill, The Guardian has reported.For more than a decade, James Howells, a 39-year-old from Newport in South Wales, has been trying to get …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Men more likely to have financial secrets than women, study finds

Men are more likely than women to have financial secrets, a new study has found.According to the findings of an online survey by the personal finance company WalletHub, which involved 220 Americans nationally, 77 percent more men have financial secrets compared to women.WalletHub also found that 1 in 4 people …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Video reveals inside restored Notre Dame ahead of Trump visit

A video shows what the inside of Notre Dame looks like after its reconstruction following a major fire five years ago.The catastrophic blaze destroyed the roof and spire of the historic medieval cathedral in Paris caught fire in April2019, after which French President Emmanuel Macron set a five year deadline …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Satellite image shows airport linking US to world's northernmost capital

A newly released satellite image gives a bird's-eye view of Greenland's latest international airport, which will be the first to offer direct flights to the island's capital from the U.S.Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, officially opened its eponymous airport with a flight from Air Greenland touching down on the new …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Nate Silver slams Joe Biden over Hunter Biden pardon: 'selfish and senile'

Election forecaster Nate Silver called Joe Biden "a selfish and senile old man" after the president issued a pardon for his son Hunter Biden, contradicting an earlier pledge not to do so.In a White House statement on Sunday, the president said he believed in the justice system but that his …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Map shows top five states people are leaving and where they're going

California, Texas and Florida saw the highest influx and exodus of residents last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.The three largest states by population collectively saw an estimated 1.6 million people move in and a similar number move out in 2023, with the Golden State seeing the most movers …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Ukraine destroys 88 Russian drones in huge overnight attack

Ukraine destroyed 88 Russian drones after Vladimir Putin's army launched a major attack overnight, according to Kyiv officials.The Air Force Command of Ukraine Armed Forces said that on Thursday night 132 unmanned drones flew from Russia into various regions in Ukraine.On Friday morning, at around 9 a.m. local time, the …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Share of GOP who see Russia-Ukraine war as threat to US hits all-time low

The number of Republicans who don't see the Russia-Ukraine conflict as a major threat to the U.S. has hit an all-time low, according to a new survey.A report from Pew Research Center shows that only 19 percent of Republicans saw the conflict between Russia and Ukraine to be a threat …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Dubai set for Heineken's first beer brewery in major Islamic city

Heineken is set to open the first major beer brewery in Dubai, an Islamic city known for tight regulations on alcohol sales and consumption.The project will be developed by the Dutch beer producer and Dubai-based Maritime and Mercantile International after securing all necessary permits, according to a Bloomberg report.Heineken has …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Chart shows net worth of US presidents before and after office

Bill Clinton is the U.S. president who earned the most money during his time in office, increasing his original new worth by more than a whopping 9,000 percent.The president-elect, Donald Trump, was the only president who lost money during his time as president, which was thought to be driven largely …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Map shows most spoken languages in each state besides English and Spanish

English and Spanish are the most common languages spoken in the U.S. but where do the rest rank? Newsweek has mapped tongues from other motherlands, and German comes third.In total, 13 states speak German the most frequently aside from English and Spanish, according to data collected by wordfinderx.com.Spanish is the …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Police seek public's help in search for missing mother, 2-year-old son

Police are seeking the public's assistance in a search to find a missing mother and her 2-year-old son in California.The Santa Maria Police Department is asking that the public help them locate 26-year-old Maria Guadalupe Hernandez Garcia and her son Christopher Hernandez Garcia, who were last seen by their family …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

Global markets rattled after Trump tariffs threat

Global markets were jolted Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would impose extra tariffs on products entering the United States from China, Canada and Mexico.On Monday, Trump announced in two posts on his social media platform Truth Social that he would impose an additional 10 percent tariff on products …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek

US ally announces security lab to compete with Russia in 'new AI arms race'

The U.K. announced plans to build a new laboratory for artificial intelligence (AI) security research as part of its aim to compete with Russia in the "new AI arms race."The announcement was made on Monday at the NATO Cyber Defence Conference at Lancaster House in London, the second conference of …
By Jasmine Laws
• Newsweek