Apple, Google tell workers on visas to avoid leaving the U.S. amid Trump immigration crackdown

With months-long consulate and embassy delays being reported, the two tech companies say staying put in the U.S. right now could prevent workers from getting stranded in their home countries.
9to5google

Galaxy XR adding ‘PC Connect’ for Windows apps and games, Google ‘Likeness’ avatars

After launching in October, Google is rolling out a suite of new Android XR features for Samsung’s Galaxy XR, led by PC Connect. Google today announced PC Connect to link a Windows computer with ...
The New York Times

Johnson to Seat Grijalva, Seven Weeks After She Was Elected

Speaker Mike Johnson had refused to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, a Democrat of Arizona, claiming he lacked the power to do so. Representative-elect ...
NPR

Supreme Court declines to revisit gay marriage decision

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case challenging its landmark decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide. The challenge to the court's 2015 ruling came from Kim Davis, the ...
Android Authority

Here's why Google's pushing you to set up Health Connect on your Android phone

Google is sending notifications prompting users to set up Health Connect, its service for syncing health and fitness data between different apps. These new alerts aim to solve the service’s poor ...
WSB-TV

A man refused to take off his shoes, now he’s dead and another man is headed to prison

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. — A Douglas County judge sentenced a man to life in prison after prosecutors say he shot and killed a family member’s boyfriend during an argument that started when he wouldn’t ...
Orlando Sentinel

Editorial: Mable Butler refused to acknowledge boundaries in her drive to serve

People who worked with Mable Butler throughout her decades of service to Orlando and Orange County describe her as a force of nature: Blunt to the point of offense at times, a sharp-eyed negotiator on ...
Spin

Refused Forming New Band With Same Members After Last Shows

Refused's Dennis Lyxzen (photo: Jordi Vidal / Redferns). After their final shows as a unit in December. the four members of Refused will all remain together in a brand new band. Drummer David ...
Fox Business

Office Depot fires employee who refused to print Charlie Kirk posters for customer

Office Depot has fired a worker at one of its Michigan locations after a viral video showed staff refusing to print posters for a vigil honoring Charlie Kirk, the late conservative activist. The ...
Reuters

Alone in no man's land, one freed prisoner refused to leave Belarus

Sept 11 (Reuters) - In the neutral zone on the border between Belarus and Lithuania, an elderly man maintained a lonely vigil on Thursday. Opposition politician Mikola Statkevich was the most ...
Android Police

Google Health Connect could add a step counter

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