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Bulgaria's government withdraws controversial budget after major protests

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s government said Tuesday it is withdrawing a controversial budget proposal after an evening demonstration drew tens of thousands of peaceful participants that was later marred by clashes between a much smaller group of masked men and police.

Opposition and business groups have warned that plans for higher taxes, increased social security contributions and spending increases could hurt investment and expand the shadow economy as the country prepares to join the eurozone at the start of next year.

The center-right government of Prime... Read More

The Latest: Trump administration halts immigration applications from 19 countries

The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard troops.

The changes were outlined in a policy memo posted Tuesday on the website of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency tasked with processing and approving all requests for immigration benefits.

The pause puts on hold a wide range of immigration-related decisions such as green card applications or... Read More

OpenAI awards $40.5M to a wide range of nonprofits under new foundation structure

OpenAI will award $40.5 million to more than 200 nonprofits before the end of the year, following an open call for applications in September.

This is the first wave of donations since the maker of ChatGPT rebranded its nonprofit as the OpenAI Foundation in October. The company has committed $25 billion to helping fund health research and what it calls AI resilience or ways to minimize the risks of these technologies. It hasn’t said how quickly it will grant out those funds.

OpenAI promised to grant out $50 million in July in response to the recommendations of an... Read More

Germany picked by UEFA to host 2029 Women's European Championship

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Germany will host the 2029 Women's European Championship.

UEFA voted Wednesday for the Germany bid in a three-candidate contest, opting for the promise of record revenue and attendances with the national team playing in sold-out stadiums in Munich and Dortmund.

Germany’s eight-city project for an expected 16-team, 31-game Women’s Euros beat Poland and a co-hosting bid by Denmark and Sweden.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said it was “heartbreaking” that any of the three bids should lose before he pulled Germany’s name... Read More

Germany starts putting into place the Arrow 3 missile defense system, bought from Israel

BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Wednesday inaugurated the first elements of the sophisticated Arrow 3 missile defense system, which it is buying from Israel as it moves to strengthen its air defenses following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Arrow 3 is designed to intercept long-range ballistic missiles. The first part of the system was inaugurated at the Schönewalde base south of Berlin, and more sites are to follow.

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that, with the new system, Germany is for the first time obtaining early-warning and protection capability against... Read More

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Bulgaria's government withdraws controversial budget after major protests

The Latest: Trump administration halts immigration applications from 19 countries

OpenAI awards $40.5M to a wide range of nonprofits under new foundation structure

Germany picked by UEFA to host 2029 Women's European Championship

Germany starts putting into place the Arrow 3 missile defense system, bought from Israel

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