The Tai-Ex opened down 120-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

19,737 on turnover of 4.1-billion N-T.

The market moved sharply higher on Tuesday as buying was sparked by a rally

on Wall Street overnight.

Analysts says the rebound largely reflected the gains on the U-S markets

overnight on tariff exemptions for electronics products, which resulted in

Taiwanese manufacturers in the Apple supply chain staging a rally to push up

the broader market.

Prosecutors has searched 30 locations in New Taipei as part of an ongoing

investigation into allegations of signature forgery (偽造簽名) and fraud

related to recall efforts against D-P-P lawmakers.

The locations searched included the K-M-T's Banqiao and Sanchong offices.

The searches came after the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office released six

people on bail after questioning them as part of the investigation

The investigation was launched following complaints about the petitions.

Those complaints allege that the petitions had over 1,700 signatures of

voters who had died, while some voters have said their names had appeared on

the petitions without their consent.

Prosecutors say the investigation is focusing on allegations of violations of

the Criminal Code and the Personal Data Protection Act.

And,

U-S college basketballer Kaitlyn Chen has become the first female player of

Taiwanese descent to be drafted by a W-N-B-A team.

She was selected by the Golden State Valkyries in the third and final round

of the league's draft.

The point guard played her first three seasons in college for Princeton

University before transferring to the University of Connecticut for her final

season, which culminated in a national championship in April.

While at Princeton, Chen was named the Ivy League tournament's most

outstanding (傑出的) player three times from 2022 to 2024.

Prior to the draft, E-S-P-N described Chen as a highly underrated player,

praising her for her poise, leadership and playmaking abilities.

A pro-Palestinian protester who organized demonstrations (遊行，示威) at

Columbia University in New York has been arrested by immigration officials.

Mohsen Mahdawi, a green card holder, was detained as he attended an interview

to apply for US citizenship.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

The association that represents academic staff at Canadian universities is

warning its members against non-essential travel to the United States.

The Canadian Association of University Teachers released updated travel

advice Tuesday due to the “political landscape” created by President Donald

Trump’s administration and reports of some Canadians encountering

difficulties crossing the border.

The association says academics who are from countries that have tense

diplomatic relations with the United States, or who have themselves expressed

negative views about the Trump administration, should be particularly

cautious (謹慎) about U.S. travel.

In addition, the association says academics should carefully consider what

information they have, or need to have, on their electronic devices when

crossing the border, and take actions to protect sensitive information.

That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____.

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