Latino lawmakers dismiss Sen. Bob Menendez's claims that he's being racially targeted: 'This is not that'

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Rep. Pete Aguilar of California, Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
Rep. Pete Aguilar of California, Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

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  • Sen. Menendez has argued that he's being targeted for being a "first-generation Latino American."
  • Prominent Latino lawmakers are pushing back on that claim, arguing it's
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Mark Zuckerberg takes the stage later today for Meta's annual conference. Get ready for new AI chatbots.

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Mark Zuckerberg will speak about Meta moving forward with AI and virtual reality in the face of stiff competition at Sept. 27 developer conference.

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  • Mark Zuckerberg is set to talk about AI and the new Quest 3 on Wednesday at Meta Connect.
  • Platforms like Facebook and Instagram face still competition from newer platforms like TikTok.
  • Meta's developers are working on AI, but the team

The US got soldier Pvt. Travis King back from North Korea in a 'complex operation' involving both friends and foes, White House reveals

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A TV screen shows a file image of American soldier Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

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  • A US Army soldier who crossed into North Korea is back in American custody, the White House said.
  • Pvt. Travis King was on a civilian tour of the DMZ in July when he sprinted across the border.
  • Senior

Insider Today: Finance's next generation

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Halfway there! After spending three days in an upturned boat at the bottom of the ocean, you'd think Harrison Okene would steer clear of the water. Instead, he became a diver making underwater repairs on oil and gas facilities.

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Evergrande's billionaire founder is under police control, report says, as Beijing's crackdown on the property giant intensifies

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Evergrande's billionaire founder has been placed under police surveillance, Bloomberg reported.

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  • China has put Evergrande's billionaire founder under police control, Bloomberg reported.
  • Other former execs have also been swept up in Beijing's ongoing probe, according to reports.
  • The embattled real-estate giant's shares have plunged after saying it would be unable to issue

EU tells Apple to ‘open gates’ to competitors

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After lobbying against it for years, Apple was recently forced to make a change it didn’t want to make. To comply with the EU’s new rules on standardising mobile chargers, the tech giant has ditched its Lightning charging cable for a USB-C wire. Now, Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market, is asking the company to take a step further. That is, “opening up gates to competitors,” he