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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tens of thousands of U.S. college students without legal resident status are losing access to in-state tuition prices as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration.The Justice Department has been suing states to end tuition breaks for students without legal residency, starting with Texas in June. It has also filed lawsuits in Kentucky, Minnesota and, most recently, Oklahoma. Last year, Florida ended its tuition break for students living there illegally, “Federal law prohibits aliens not lawfully present in the United States from getting in-state tuition benefits that are denied to out-of-state U.S. citizens,” the Justice…

Facebook Tweet Email Link The 50% tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on many Brazilian products took effect Wednesday, a situation that China is already taking advantage of by opening its market to Brazilian coffee, one of the products most affected by the trade measures. China’s embassy in Brasilia said that Chinese companies “are arriving” in Brazil, sharing a video on X featuring its food delivery giant Meituan. “And the bridge is bidirectional: Brazil is also consolidating its presence in China with its beloved Brazilian coffee,” the post said. Days earlier, the embassy announced that China had authorized 183…

The venture capital arm of United Airlines has launched a new strategic relationship with loyalty commerce company Dfinitiv.United Airlines Ventures, which invests in companies creating innovative air travel technologies, has acquired an equity stake in Dfinitiv. The airline said it will explore future use cases for Dfinitiv’s loyalty commerce and media integration technology across the airline’s Mileage Plus loyalty platform. Specifically, Dfinitiv has a product called SmartCXP, which is a commerce experience platform that would allow United to offer MileagePlus customers personalized, shoppable content and offers. Dfinitiv also uses a proprietary deep-linking engine called SmartLink that merges user intent with…

European search engines Qwant and Ecosia said on Wednesday that they have both started serving search queries through an index they developed together, Staan, which aims to be a cheaper, more privacy-focused alternative to Google and Bing. Last year, French privacy-focused search engine Qwant struck a joint venture with German non-profit search engine Ecosia to develop a European search index. Called European Search Perspective (EUSP), the JV now aims to serve around 50% of French queries and 33% of German queries by the end of the year. Qwant said it is using the new index to power some of its…

Facebook Tweet Email Link The US State Department has voiced rare support for El Salvador’s decision to abolish presidential term limits, paving the way for President Nayib Bukele to seek indefinite reelection. Critics argue the controversial move undermines democratic stability. El Salvador’s legislature, controlled by Bukele’s Nuevas Ideas party, approved the constitutional amendment swiftly in a vote late last week, sparking immediate backlash domestically and internationally. The amendment clears the way for presidents to serve multiple consecutive terms. Now, the US is publicly backing the Central American nation’s leadership. “El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly was democratically elected to advance the interests…

Facebook Tweet Email Link This year, people are seeking emergency care for tick bites in the highest level since 2017, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and reported cases of Lyme disease have continued to rise through the years. Experts say the increases are driven by warmer temperatures due to climate change and the expanding presence of ticks in more areas in the US and Canada — including places where people are less familiar with the risks and how to prevent disease. “When we first started doing this [in the mid-1980s], there were very…

Google has confirmed that some customers’ information has been stolen in a recent breach of one of its databases. In a blog post late on Tuesday, Google Threat Intelligence Group said one of its Salesforce database systems, used to store contact information and related notes for small and medium-sized businesses, was breached by a hacking group popularly known as ShinyHunters, formally designated as UNC6040.  “The data retrieved by the threat actor was confined to basic and largely publicly available business information, such as business names and contact details,” the company said. Google did not disclose how many customers are affected,…

The Trump administration has suspended $584 million in federal grants for the University of California, Los Angeles, nearly double the amount that was previously thought, the school’s chancellor announced Wednesday. UCLA is the first public university whose federal grants have been targeted by the administration over allegations of civil rights violations related to antisemitism and affirmative action. The Trump administration has frozen or paused federal funding over similar allegations against private colleges.“If these funds remain suspended, it will be devastating for UCLA and for Americans across the nation,” Chancellor Julio Frenk said Wednesday in a statement, noting the groundbreaking research…

Before Kristin Scott Thomas turned 12, she lost her father and stepfather. Both were Royal Navy pilots who died in crashes. The first happened when she was 5. The second at age 11. Thomas uses these facts, a kind of origin story, as the basis for her directorial debut, “My Mother’s Wedding,” a comedic drama about family, trauma and getting on with it that opens in theaters Friday.Knowing that the story comes from a real place is important for the experience. It gives “My Mother’s Wedding,” a perfectly average film that doesn’t quite land the way it should, an emotional…

E.l.f. Beauty’s profits fell 30% in its fiscal first quarter as new tariffs on Chinese imports begin to impact the cosmetic company’s bottom line.In the three months ended June 30, E.l.f.’s net income fell to $33.3 million, down 30% from $47.6 million a year ago. The company, which sources about 75% of its products from China, also declined to provide a full-year revenue guide, citing the “wide range of potential outcomes” related to the new duties. Instead, the company only issued guidance for the first half of the fiscal year. E.l.f. said it’s expecting sales growth to be above 9% in…