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Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass in Vatican City on Sunday, the White House announced Thursday. NBC News earlier reported that the two top officials were expected to attend the mass.Leo is the first American pope, marking a major moment for American Catholics. Vance, who is Catholic, met briefly with Pope Francis before his death last month.The vice president, Rubio and second lady Usha Vance will be among the U.S. delegation attending the Mass marking Leo’s formal installation as pope in St. Peter’s Square, according to the Vatican. Vance…

BOSTON, Mass. — Essex County Sheriff Kevin Coppinger is calling for restraint from all parties amid ICE operations.The Trump administration is warning Massachusetts communities to stay clear of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations or else. But one local law enforcement leader is urging calm from all parties.Essex County Sheriff Kevin Coppinger is calling for restraint after recent encounters between federal law enforcement and the public that have become more confrontational, including last week in Worcester and Tuesday in Waltham.“Everybody just needs to take a step back,” said Coppinger, who formerly served as chief of the Lynn Police Department.Recent ICE arrests in the Bay State have…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have passed legislation that would make it a felony to knowingly bring someone into the state who is in the U.S. illegally, echoing similar bills nationwide that could restrict domestic travel for some immigrants.The legislation given final approval Wednesday protects “not only the citizens of Alabama but also the people that are immigrating here legally and doing everything the right way,” said the bill’s Republican sponsor, Sen. Wes Kitchens.The measure carves out exemptions for medical professionals such as ambulance drivers and employees for law firms, educators, churches or charitable organizations carrying out “non-commercial” tasks.…

Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCybersecurity firm Proofpoint announced Thursday it will acquire European rival Hornetsecurity for $1 billion to strengthen its European presence as it explores a return to public markets.The deal marks the single largest acquisition in Proofpoint’s history.The cybersecurity industry has seen heightened consolidation in recent months, with companies snapping up smaller competitors to bolster their offerings in an era of AI-fueled cybercrime.In March, Google announced a deal to acquire Israeli-founded cloud security startup Wiz for $32 billion, while last month Palo Alto Networks said it was buying AI-focused cyber startup Protect AI.Proofpoint, which is currently owned by private…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday revived a civil rights lawsuit against a Texas police officer who shot a man to death during a traffic stop over unpaid tolls.The justices ordered the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to take a new look at the case of Ashtian Barnes, who died in his rental car in April 2016 on the shoulder of the Sam Houston Tollway in Houston.Barnes was shot by Officer Roberto Felix Jr., who jumped on the sill of the driver’s door of Barnes’ car as it began to pull away from the…

Artwork for Ubisoft’s upcoming “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” game.John Keeble | Getty ImagesShares of Ubisoft sank 18% on Thursday after the French video game firm reported full-year earnings that disappointed investors.Ubisoft reported a 20.5% drop in net bookings for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, as a strong performance of the company’s latest “Assassin’s Creed” game did little to boost its full-year sales. “Assassin’s Creed: Shadows” was released in March following two consecutive delays.Ubisoft cited “lower than expected partnerships” for the decline in net bookings, which totalled 1.85 billion euros ($2.1 billion). The company also reported an operating loss of…

The Alibaba office building in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on Aug. 28, 2024.CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesAlibaba shares fell on Thursday after the Chinese e-commerce giant missed earnings expectations for its fiscal fourth quarter on both the top and bottom line.Shares were down 5% in premarket trade in the U.S. at 6:02 a.m. ET.Here’s how Alibaba did in its fiscal fourth quarter ended March versus LSEG estimates:Revenue: 236.5 billion Chinese yuan ($32.6 Billion), versus 237.2 billion yuan expectedNet income: 12.4 billion yuan, compared 24.7 billion expected.While falling short of analyst expectations, revenue was nevertheless up 7% year-on-year.Alibaba’s net…

Donald Trump speaks alongside Apple CEO Tim Cook (L) during the first meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, March 6, 2019.Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he told Apple CEO Tim Cook that he doesn’t want the tech giant to build its products in India, taking shots at the company’s moves to diversify production away from China and urging him to pivot stateside.”I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said. “I said to him, ‘my friend,…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday weighs whether to allow President Donald Trump’s radical reinterpretation of the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship to go into effect, at least in part, while litigation continues. In an unusual move, the court is hearing oral arguments on a series of Trump administration emergency requests seeking to limit the scope of nationwide injunctions that blocked the plan almost as soon as it was announced in January.A decision siding with the administration would not only provide a boost to Trump’s birthright citizenship proposal but would also help the administration implement other policies via executive…

In this photo illustration, a Foxconn logo is seen displayed on a smartphone.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesFoxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, has received approval from the Indian government to build a semiconductor plant in a joint venture with HCL Group, drawing an investment of 37.06 billion rupees ($433 million). The plant, which will be built in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, will be operational by 2027, Ashwini Vaishnaw, India’s information minister, said in a cabinet briefing on Wednesday. Vaishnaw said the facility will manufacture Foxconn’s display driver chips, which are used in mobile phones, laptops, automobiles, PCs,…