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Month: July 2024

Mexican president calls Donald Trump ‘a friend’ and says he’ll warn him against closing border

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has called Donald Trump “a friend,” and says he will write the former U.S. president a letter to warn him against pledging to close the border or blaming migrants for bringing drugs into the United States. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called Trump “a man of intelligence and vision,”

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US appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challenges

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is allowing a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place as legal challenges continue. Industry groups and Republican-led states including West Virginia had asked the court to block the Environmental Protection Agency rule on an emergency basis,

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WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years for espionage by Russian court in case denounced by US as a sham

CNN, AFPTV, SVERDLOVSK REGIONAL COURT, KSENIA KARELINA VK ACCOUNT, TELEGRAM, SOTA, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS, AFPTV/SVERDLOVSK REGIONAL COURT, TELEGRAM/SOTA, AFPTV/RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS By Sophie Tanno, Anna Chernova and Moscow staff, CNN (CNN) — Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the

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Tech disruptions sparked by software update highlight the fragility of globally connected technology

AP Technology Writer Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the world chose cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to protect their computer systems from hackers and data breaches. But all it took was one faulty CrowdStrike software update to cause global disruptions Friday that grounded flights, knocked banks and media outlets offline, and disrupted hospitals, retailers

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What to stream this week: Ice Spice, Ghostbusters, Bob Marley, Wayne Brady and new ‘Futurama’

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the long-awaited debut album from Ice Spice, the movie “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” mixing new and old franchise stars and Kate Upton hosts the new competition series “Dress My Tour,” where fashion and music intersect. The biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as the reggae legend and Wayne

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50 people arrested or cited in Sacramento-area Target retail theft operation

By Richard Ramos Click here for updates on this story     NORTH HIGHLANDS, California (KOVR) — A recent law enforcement retail theft operation at a Target store in Sacramento County led to 50 people being arrested or cited, authorities said Thursday. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said it conducted the operation with Target asset protection specialists

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Legislation aimed at saving pharmacies signed by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro

By Meghan Schiller Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Governor Shapiro signed legislation Wednesday aiming to save local pharmacies from going out of business. Since January 1, more than 140 pharmacies in Pennsylvania have shut down, according to proponents of the bill. A KDKA investigation first profiled those struggling pharmacists

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JFK Airport testing self-driving shuttles in parking lots. Here’s how they work.

By Kristie Keleshian Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Self-driving shuttles are being tested out at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Port Authority’s pilot program started Tuesday. How JFK Airport’s self-driving shuttles work The cube-shaped electric shuttles can fit eight people and luggage inside. They travel at

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Member of eBay security team sentenced in harassment scheme involving bloody Halloween pig mask

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former manager for eBay Inc.’s. global security team has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a cyberstalking campaign. Fifty-six-year-old Brian Gilbert was a senior manager of special operations at eBay. The cyberstalking campaign targeted a Massachusetts couple who received a preserved fetal pig, a

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Too old to work? Some Americans on the job late in life bristle at calls for Biden to step aside

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A swath of Americans watching President Joe Biden is seeing something beyond debate-stage stumbles and prime-time miscues: Themselves. Debate about the 81-year-old Democrat’s fitness for another term is especially resonating with other older Americans who, like him, want to stay on the job. “People were telling me I

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