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Man accused of setting fire to Tesla vehicles in Las Vegas arrested: Police

A man who set fire to Tesla vehicles in Las Vegas and painted the word "resist" for authorities to find at the scene has been arrested, police said on Thursday. Paul Hyon Kim, 36, faces charges in connection with the March 18 attack in both state and federal court. He was taken into the custody of the federal government on Thursday. In state court, Kim is facing charges of arson, possession of an explosive device and firing a weapon into a vehicle, Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference. Kim is also charged with federal unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm and arson, according to a criminal complaint. He is scheduled to appear in the US district court in Las Vegas later on Thursday. An attorney for Kim who could comment on his behalf was not listed on Thursday in court records. Security video played at the news conference showed the suspect, dressed in black and covering his face, paint the word "resist" across the glass doors of a Tesla service ce

Trump administration plans large layoffs, targets 10K jobs in health dept

The jobs cuts come after around 10,000 employees have already opted to leave the department through so-called voluntary separation letters

Hurun Rich List 2025: Elon Musk world's richest; check who trail him

The report noted that since the wealth cut-off date of January 15, 2025, Elon Musk's fortune has declined by nearly $100 billion

Elon Musk one of the few winners from Donald Trump's auto tariffs

The electric vehicle maker has large factories in California and Texas that churn out all the cars it sells in the US

Trump calls auto tariffs 'maybe good for Tesla,' Musk says 'not unscathed'

The auto tariffs are set to take effect on April 2, with collection beginning April 3, as confirmed by the White House

Tesla to start sales in Saudi next month as Musk and the Kingdom mend ties

The dispute started when Musk tweeted in 2018 he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private after meeting Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund. But the deal didn't materialise

Trump calls Musk a 'friend' in meeting, says he never asked for anything

Trump's acknowledgment of his friendship comes at a time when DOGE chief Musk has been facing several setbacks

Delhi HC to hear Musk's Tesla infringement suit against India's Tesla Power

Tesla Inc had filed a trademark infringement suit in the Delhi High Court on May 2 last year against Gurugram-based Tesla Power India

Nasa staff worried as layoffs begin under Trump's cost-cutting initiative

Nasa begins layoffs under Trump's cost-cutting orders; a 'Tiger Team' has been formed to identify efficiencies as scientists fear a brain drain and growing distrust in leadership

DOGE cuts testing conservative voters' faith in poll for Gaetz's old seat

As the Trump administration forges ahead with its dramatic reshaping of the federal government, voters in a northwest Florida congressional district that's home to thousands of veterans will be among the first to put the president's agenda to an electoral test. The state's Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump, is widely expected to win the special election in Florida's 1st Congressional District on April 1 and help pad Republicans' narrow majority in the US House of Representatives. The seat became vacant with the resignation of former Rep. Matt Gaetz in a heavily Republican district. In a longshot bid, Democrat Gay Valimont is seeking to hinge the race on the Department of Government Efficiency Service's push to fire federal workers and dismantle federal agencies. A win for her would defy decades of political convention and could send loud signals about how the president's aggressive second term in the White House is playing with

US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy steps down as deputy takes over

The abrupt exit adds to the volatility gripping the post office, which has seen sputtering gains in DeJoy's yearslong plan to cut costs, reverse losses and improve efficiency

FBI, ATF form task force to investigate Tesla vandalism, arson cases

The incidents come amid escalating backlash against Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his role in President Donald Trump's administration

South Africa's Prez denies 'white persecution' amid Musk's genocide claim

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday the claim that white people are being persecuted in his country is a completely false narrative. It was his latest attempt to push back against allegations made by US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and some white minority groups in South Africa. South African-born Musk, who has regularly accused South Africa's Black-led government of being anti-white, repeated a claim this weekend in a social media post that some of the country's political figures are actively promoting white genocide." Ramaphosa said in his weekly message to the nation that South Africans should not allow events beyond our shores to divide us or turn us against each other. In particular, we should challenge the completely false narrative that our country is a place in which people of a certain race or culture are being targeted for persecution. Ramaphosa did not mention names, but his denial was a reference to the allegations by Trump and others that South Af

US federal judge blocks Musk's DOGE from accessing union members' data

Her order comes as the Trump administration is trying to persuade another federal judge in New York to partially lift limits on Treasury data access she imposed on a DOGE-affiliated staffer

Tesla woes, Trump tariff protests suggest consumer boycotts taking effect

Tesla's new vehicle sales have plunged 72% in Australia and 76% in Germany, while its share price has dropped over 50% since December 2024, amid growing calls for Musk to step down as CEO

Espionage concerns rise as Trump, Musk fire thousands of federal workers

As President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk work to overhaul the federal government, they're forcing out thousands of workers with insider knowledge and connections who now need a job. For Russia, China and other adversaries, the upheaval in Washington as Musk's Department of Government Efficiency guts government agencies presents an unprecedented opportunity to recruit informants, national security and intelligence experts say. Every former federal worker with knowledge of or access to sensitive information or systems could be a target. When thousands of them leave their jobs at the same time, that creates a lot of targets, as well as a counterespionage challenge for the United States. This information is highly valuable, and it shouldn't be surprising that Russia and China and other organisations criminal syndicates for instance would be aggressively recruiting government employees, said Theresa Payton, a former White House chief information officer under President Georg

'I'll pay it out of my own pocket': Trump on Nasa astronauts' overtime fee

Originally an eight-day test mission, Williams and Wilmore stayed over nine months at the ISS due to helium leaks and thruster malfunctions that made their Starliner capsule unsafe to return

Elon Musk meets Pentagon officials, demands prosecution of leakers

Earlier on Friday, before arriving at the Pentagon, Musk lashed out at the New York Times, calling it pure propaganda. I look forward to the prosecutions of those at the Pentagon

Elon Musk-owned Starlink gets NOC to launch services in Pakistan

Interestingly, Elon Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) is banned in Pakistan

Trump denies NYT report that Musk will be briefed on China war plans

The Wall Street Journal also reported Musk would receive a briefing on US plans for a potential China war, citing people familiar