The US has halted the processing of all immigration applications linked to 19 countries already subject to a travel ban, according to an internal official memo seen by BBC partner CBS News. Immigration agents have been told to "stop final adjudication on all cases", and pause naturalisation ceremonies for migrants on the cusp of gaining citizenship.
Tom Frieden called on health care professionals to ignore the new recommendation from the "unscientific group of people." An ex-director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took on the agency’s vaccine advisory panel on Friday for voting to trash a long-standing recommendation that all newborns in the U.S. get vaccinated for hepatitis B.
Alperen Şengün has rapidly evolved from a promising young talent into the face of the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is often compared to Nikola Jokić for his unique playmaking ability as a center.
Eren and Fatih Ozmen are the owners of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), a multi-billion dollar aerospace and national security contractor. They are often cited as one of the most successful self-made couples in the US. Latest News (October 2025): SNC is currently in a major expansion phase related to their $13 billion contract to build the successor to the US Air Force's "Doomsday Plane" (Survivable Airborne Operations Center).
Refik Anadol is a pioneer in the aesthetics of machine intelligence, known for being the first artist to use artificial intelligence to create immersive public art. Latest News (October 2025): Anadol recently unveiled a massive, permanent installation titled "Living Encyclopedia" at the newly opened JPMorgan Chase headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York City.
A federal advisory committee voted Friday to lift a 30-year-old recommendation that all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine. A federal vaccine advisory committee voted Friday to lift the long-standing recommendation for all newborns to get the hepatitis B vaccine, rejecting the strong opinions of public health experts who warn that the new recommendations will make guidance around the vaccines confusing to both providers and patients.
US President Donald Trump has said he does not want Somali immigrants in the US, telling reporters they should "go back to where they came from" and "their country is no good for a reason". "I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you," he said during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Trump said the US would "go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country".
Foxconn , a key Nvidia partner in its artificial intelligence buildout, saw its revenue spike 26% year-on-year in November, as demand for servers continued to ramp up amid the AI boom. The Taiwanese company, also known as Hon Hai, is the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer and makes the servers that hold chips in data centers, as well as assembling Apple’s iPhone.
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