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Harris joy and Gaza despair present an emotional conflict for many Democrats
CHICAGO — Love and good cheer permeated opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago save for a small confrontation in the nose-bleed section of the packed United Center. A Muslim delegate holding a sign that read "Stop Arming Israel" during ...Read more
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Texas AG investigates if noncitizens are being registered to vote, including outside Dept. of Public Safety offices
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into claims of nonprofit organizations registering noncitizens to vote in the state.
“Texans are deeply troubled by the possibility that organizations purporting to assist with voter registration are illegally registering noncitizens to vote in our elections,” Paxton said in a ...Read more
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Deal reached in feud between California news outlets and Google: $250 million to support journalism but no new law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers intend to shelve legislation that would have required Google to pay news outlets for distributing their content, and in its place announced a new public-private partnership between the state and the tech giant that will fund programs to research artificial intelligence and bolster local journalism.
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Sikh separatist leader attacked by gunfire on California interstate
Gunmen fired at a truck transporting a Sikh political leader near Sacramento, California.
The incident is one of several targeting Sikh separatists in North America in recent months.
Satinder Pal Singh Raju, an organizer in the Khalistan movement, which calls for Sikhs to have a country of their own in the Punjab region of India, survived the ...Read more
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Fluid leak forces rail shipment to return to the San Onofre nuclear power plant
SAN DIEGO — A pair of dismantled pressurizers that departed the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station by rail had to be returned to the now-shuttered power plant after it was discovered that one of the giant pieces of equipment had leaked fluid during the trip.
Surveys conducted by the plant’s operator, Southern California Edison, said “...Read more
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500 young sturgeon released into Saginaw River system
Five hundred young sturgeon were released at four locations into the Saginaw River system last week as part of an ongoing effort by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan State University to rebuild the giant fish's population.
The sturgeons came from the Black Lake Stream Side Rearing Facility in Onaway, a facility opened by...Read more
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Robert Telles takes the stand in murder trial
LAS VEGAS — Former Clark County public administrator Robert Telles took the witness stand Wednesday in his own murder trial over the killing of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German.
Telles, 47, is standing trial on a count of murder with a deadly weapon against a victim 60 or older. He took the witness stand shortly ...Read more
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Texas telecom company fined $1 million for deepfake Biden calls discouraging New Hampshire voters
A Texas-based telecommunications company is being ordered to pay a $1 million penalty following robocalls that used an AI-generated recording of President Joe Biden’s voice to discourage people from voting in the New Hampshire primary election, violating state election laws, according to a news release from the Federal Communications ...Read more
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Ethics review into Menendez closed after resignation takes effect
WASHINGTON — A Senate Ethics Committee adjudicatory review of former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s alleged violations of the Senate rules has been closed after the embattled lawmaker’s resignation took effect on Tuesday.
Menendez, who for months resisted calls for his resignation, was facing a possible expulsion depending on the results ...Read more
Health department now notifying Floridians whose information was stolen, leaked
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health is sending notices out to people whose personal and health information was stolen by hackers and released on the dark web last month.
Floridians are being notified by mail if they were a victim of the cyberattack, and the state is offering them free credit monitoring and identity theft protection...Read more
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Potential future presidential hopefuls court California Democrats
CHICAGO — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg extolled the Democratic ticket as a joyful and talented team headed toward victory as he spoke to California delegates at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.
"Thank you for producing the next president of the United States, Kamala Harris," he told a few hundred delegates and ...Read more
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Key Bridge collapse: $5 million in small-business grants offered
BALTIMORE — A newly launched $5 million grant program aims to help nonprofit groups assisting small businesses and communities hurt by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
The Greater Baltimore Committee and the Baltimore Community Foundation said they are accepting letters of interest on a rolling basis.
While the reopening of the Port of...Read more
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Richard Simmons' cause of death confirmed by family
Fitness guru Richard Simmons died from heart disease and complications from a fall, his family confirmed Wednesday.
“This morning, Richard Simmons’ brother, Lenny, received a call from the L.A. Coroner’s office,” family spokesperson Tom Estey told People in a statement. “The coroner informed Lenny that Richard’s death was accidental...Read more
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Mom of teen handcuffed for sleeping in Detroit courtroom sues judge
DETROIT — The mother of a 15-year-old girl who fell asleep in a Detroit courtroom and ended up in a jail uniform and handcuffs has sued the judge who took her into custody, and her attorneys said Wednesday the judge's actions were inappropriate.
The girl fell asleep while on a field trip Aug. 13 in Judge Kenneth King's 36th District Court ...Read more
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Seedy discovery at US-Mexico border: $5 million worth of meth disguised as watermelons
LOS ANGELES — Choosing the right watermelon can be tricky. Sometimes they're not ripe, or maybe they have too many seeds.
Then there's the possibility the "melons" are actually $5 million worth of methamphetamine painted to look like fruit so they can be smuggled across the border.
That was the sight U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...Read more
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Feds charge 23 in prison-based Georgia drug ring aided by drones
ATLANTA — In yet another sign of the dysfunction within Georgia’s prison system, federal indictments announced Wednesday exposed alleged widespread conspiracies orchestrated by inmates to deliver contraband to state prisons using drones.
The newly unsealed federal indictments charge 23 defendants, most of them current or former prisoners ...Read more
Africa on the UN security council: why the continent should have two permanent seats
Africa’s desire to be fully represented in all decision-making organs of the United Nations (UN), particularly in the security council, is informed by three factors. First, repairing the historical injustice of its underrepresentation in global governance. Second, recognising African contributions in shaping the contemporary world order. ...Read more
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Europe turns from Trump-proofing to hope as Kamala Harris is anointed Democratic candidate
With Kamala Harris' formal anointing as the Democratic nominee for president, European allies are relieved by what they see as a diminishing threat of another Donald Trump presidency — but an undercurrent of anxiety remains.
A scant six weeks ago, when the former president was riding high in the polls after a triumphal Republican convention, ...Read more
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Georgia 2024: All about the State Election Board and the new rules it has passed
ATLANTA — In the past month, the State Election Board has approved a series of contentious rules.
Donald Trump has praised the three members of the board, who voted for the measures, calling them “pit bulls.” Democrats along with some Republicans have blasted the new rules. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger called the board members �...Read more
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As human population grows, people and wildlife will share more living spaces around the world
Human-wildlife overlap is projected to increase across more than half of all lands around the globe by 2070. The main driver of these changes is human population growth. This is the central finding of our newly published study in the journal Science Advances.
Our research suggests that as human population increases, humans and animals...Read more
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