China pits humanoid robots against humans in half-marathon Barbados Today19/04/20250346 views Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at a half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile) course. The robots… Read more
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs bid to delay trial denied Barbados Today18/04/20250360 views A federal judge in New York on Friday denied a request to delay the sex-trafficking trial for Sean “Diddy” Combs by two months after his attorneys sought more time to… Read more
10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination are released, on Trump’s order Barbados Today18/04/20250254 views About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, including a handwritten note by the gunman that said the Democrat “must… Read more
Shein, Temu to hike prices as Trump cracks down on cheap imports Barbados Today16/04/20250421 views Chinese e-marketplace Temu and fast-fashion retailer Shein will raise prices next week as U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs and crackdown on low-value imports push up costs for the companies… Read more
Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order Barbados Today16/04/20250317 views A US judge has said he could hold the Trump administration in contempt of court for “wilful disregard” of an order to halt the departure of deportation flights carrying more… Read more
Trump threatens new tariffs on smartphones days after exempting them Barbados Today14/04/20250419 views Donald Trump says Chinese-made smartphones and other electronics will not be exempt from tariffs – adding they are simply moving into a different levy “bucket”. European stock markets bounced up… Read more
Trump in excellent cognitive and physical health, says White House doctor Barbados Today13/04/20250533 views US President Donald Trump is in “excellent cognitive and physical health”, says his White House physician. In the first annual physical of his second presidential term at a Washington DC-area… Read more
Trump administration to exclude some electronics from reciprocal tariffs Barbados Today12/04/20250539 views The Trump administration said they would exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from reciprocal tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics that aren’t… Read more
Six people have died in a helicopter crash in the Hudson River in New York City Barbados Today10/04/20250463 views A helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River between Manhattan and the New Jersey waterfront Thursday, killing six people in the latest high-profile aviation disaster… Read more
US Egg prices increase to record high despite Trump’s predictions and bird flu outbreak slowing Barbados Today10/04/20250398 views U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu… Read more