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Top News Stories for Wednesday, May 8th 2024
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Palestinian civilians told to evacuate eastern Rafah by the Israeli military have described their fear and despair at being uprooted from their homes and shelters, as Israel airstrikes hit Gaza's southernmost city. There were hopes that the Rafah offensive would not go ahead after Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal on Monday, but those were quickly dashed after Israel said the terms were "far from Israel's ...
Source: cnn.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Any jail time for Trump, no matter how long, would have ripple effects through the trial, the 2024 presidential campaign, New York's corrections system and even Trump's Secret Service detail. "You are the former president of the United States, and possibly the next president as well," Merchan told Trump in court. "I do not want to impose a jail sanction and have done everything I can to avoid doing so. But I will ...
Source: axios.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police arrested about 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam early Tuesday, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. Police in the Dutch capital said in a statement on the social media platform X that their action was "necessary to restore order" after protests turned ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing called off its first astronaut launch because of a valve problem on the rocket Monday night. The two NASA test pilots had just strapped into Boeing's Starliner capsule for a flight to the International Space Station when the countdown was halted, just two hours before the planned liftoff. United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno said an oxygen pressure-relief valve on ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday told Kristi Noem to "stop digging herself in a hole" after the South Dakota governor suggested that President Joe Biden 's dog Commander be put down. (Watch the video below.) Noem turbocharged a rocky rollout of her new book, " No Going Back ," by defending a passage in which she described shooting her 14-month-old dog Cricket over behavioral problems. She went further in an interview ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
May 7 (UPI) -- Boeing is facing a new investigation, this time over falsified inspection reports on its 787 Dreamliner. The Federal Aviation Administration opened an investigation Monday after Boeing "voluntarily informed us in April that it may not have completed required inspections to confirm adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the fuselage on certain 787 Dreamliner airplanes." The inspection was ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
T here aren't many easier ways to jump a level of fame than by joining a feud. For centuries, audiences have been captivated by juicy spats, from Capulets vs. Montagues to Hatfields vs. McCoys. But modern-day internet culture in particular thrives on bad blood. Studies have found that social media algorithms reward anger and animosity . Users, as a result, have normalized parasocial relationships and invasive ...
Source: time.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
The U.S. Army has confirmed that an American serviceman—Staff Sergeant Gordon Black—was arrested last week during an unauthorized visit to the Russian far eastern port city of Vladivostok. Black, 34, had been stationed in South Korea and was in the process of returning home to Fort Cavazos in Texas when he made the trip to Vladivostok—which sits close to the Chinese and North Korean borders on the ...
Source: newsweek.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
After months of speculation about Steward Health Care's dire financial straits, the struggling organization filed for bankruptcy at 3:30 a.m. Monday. Chapter 11 bankruptcy will let Steward continue operating its hospitals — including eight in Massachusetts — while restructuring its finances. The bankruptcy and resulting transitions will likely disrupt Massachusetts' health care system, but bankruptcy ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Cranium has launched Cranium AI Exposure Management, the exposure management solution to help organizations protect and secure internal and third-party AI solutions. The Cranium Platform features an AI-augmented workflow with a secure LLM architecture paired with proprietary threat intelligence to provide visibility into an AI system, characterize attack surfaces, and assess vulnerabilities in an organization. ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
The 24-year-old won the beauty pageant last year and represented the US at the Miss Universe competition in November. Competition organisers say they are reviewing plans for "the transition of responsibilities to a successor". The current Miss USA has said she is relinquishing her title to prioritise her mental health. Noelia Voigt, 24, won the beauty pageant last year and represented the US at the Miss Universe ...
Source: news.sky.com
Second tornado in 5 weeks damages Oklahoma town and causes 1 death as powerful storms hit central US
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A tornado destroyed homes, forced the evacuation of a nursing home and toppled trees and power lines when it roared through a small Oklahoma town, one of several twisters that erupted in the central United States amid a series of powerful storms that stretched into Tuesday. At least one death was reported. The tornado ripped through the 1,000-person town of Barnsdall, about a 40-minute ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
We know that inheriting two copies of a specific gene variant, called apolipoprotein E4 ( APOE4 ) , greatly increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life. Now, a new study has found that people with two copies of APOE4 are all but certain to develop Alzheimer's if they live long enough. The findings suggest two copies are not just a risk factor but an underlying cause of the disease, which ...
Source: sciencealert.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Nintendo said Tuesday it will make an announcement about a highly anticipated new console by the end of March 2025 as sales decline of the hugely popular Switch, which is now in its eighth year. Despite logging a record net profit in the year to March, helped by the weak yen, the game giant expects net profit to drop nearly 40 percent in the current financial year. Players and investors have been hungry for news ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
At least two people have been killed and another 21 injured in a knife attack in a hospital in Yunnan, southwest China. The attack happened at a local hospital in Zhenxiong county at around 11.37am, when an as yet unnamed male suspect went on a rampage. He has since been arrested, according to the state-run news site The Paper, but no motive has been given for the attacks. "According to investigations, the suspect ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan , a Republican, is bucking his party and endorsing President Joe Biden over Donald Trump in this year's election. "This November, I am voting for a decent person I disagree with on policy over a criminal defendant without a moral compass," he wrote in an opinion piece in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Duncan wrote that the GOP can't rebuild until it rebukes Trump, who he ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
And is it feasible? Plus three other questions about the student protesters' demands. A core demand at the heart of the protests over the war in Gaza currently roiling college campuses across the US and around the world: that universities divest from Israel . That means withdrawing funds their endowments have invested in companies that are linked to Israel. Their demands have revived a long-running debate about ...
Source: vox.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Wayve, a UK company specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) for self-driving vehicles , has secured more than $1bn of investment from Softbank, Nvidia and Microsoft. The UK government said the investment cements the country's position as a world leader in AI and self-driving vehicle technology. The funding announcement comes just weeks before the industry-backed Automated Vehicles Bill is set to become law. ...
Source: computerweekly.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
PARIS (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a three-country trip to Europe on Sunday with the continent divided over how to deal with Beijing's growing power and the U.S.-China rivalry. European carmakers are losing ground to subsidized Chinese electric vehicles . Diplomats fret about alleged Chinese spies in European capitals. And China's continued defense trade with Russia worries anyone in Europe ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
Last year, the Trustees expected benefit cuts would begin in 2034 The Social Security Trust Funds are scheduled to be depleted in 2035, one year earlier than was projected last year, the Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees said in a report released Monday. At that point, beneficiaries will receive only 83% of promised benefits. Social Security has two programs, one for retirees and another that provides ...
Source: marketwatch.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
V ideo footage of a student making racist gestures, seemingly imitating a monkey, toward a Black woman who was part of a scheduled pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Mississippi, colloquially known as Ole Miss, went viral last week, and on Sunday a fraternity announced that it had removed one member from its chapter at the school over the incident. The Phi Delta Theta General Headquarters said in a ...
Source: time.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
May 6 (UPI) -- Russia announced Monday that it would conduct tactical nuclear drills in response to what it claimed were "provocative statements and threats" from Western officials concerning the Ukrainian war. The Russian Defense Ministry said the nuclear exercises would be to "maintain the readiness of personnel and equipment" and to ensure the "territorial integrity and sovereignty" of Russia. The drills would ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
May 6 (UPI) -- Minnesota-based Hormel Foods Sales on Friday issued a voluntary recall on two Planters peanut products that are sold in at least five southern states over possible health risks, according to the federal Food and Drug Administration . The Hormel-owned Planters peanut brand products -- possibly contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes -- were produced in April then shipped to two different retailers ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and former CEO of X/Twitter until he resigned in 2021, has left the board of X rival Bluesky, a decentralized social media network he helped create, fund, and promote. Bluesky started as a small research project within then-Twitter in 2019 and became its own platform in 2022 . The company's goal is to create a common operating standard for social media platforms so that apps can work between ...
Source: entrepreneur.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
Lando Norris won the first race of his Formula One career, storming to victory at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday in front of a crowd flooded with celebrities. The McLaren driver began the race fifth on the grid, but after claiming the lead, took advantage of a safety car delay midway through the race to pit as leader and re-emerge ahead of his competitors. After the restart, the 24-year-old produced a perfect drive ...
Source: cnn.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
Sony Interactive Entertainment has backtracked on plans to require Helldivers 2 players on PC to link to a PlayStation account, the company said Sunday night in a post on X . "Helldivers fans -- we've heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update," the post said. "The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players ...
Source: cnet.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
Lost Caravaggio that almost sold for €1,500 to go on show at Prado in Madrid Ecce Homo will be museum's second Caravaggio, after being spotted on sale in Spanish capital in 2021 A lost Caravaggio painting of the scourged and thorn-crowned Christ that was misattributed and almost sold for just €1,500 is to go on show at the Prado museum in Madrid three years after its discovery shocked the art world and ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
Robinhood's cryptocurrency division could soon be in trouble with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In an 8-K filing submitted on Saturday, Robinhood revealed that it received a Wells notice from the SEC's staff recommending the agency take action against the trading platform for alleged securities violations. Robinhood says it received the Wells notice after cooperating with the SEC's requests for ...
Source: theverge.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
Victor Wembanyama had a year like no rookie in NBA history. Others scored more points, others grabbed more rebounds, others had more blocks, others made more steals. But never had there been a player who, in year one of his career, posted all these averages – at least 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.6 blocks and 1.2 steals per game. Until now. The long-expected result became reality on Monday, when ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
You are not logged into your account. You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please Thank you for your support of local journalism! The Seattle company said revenue dropped 2% in the January-March period as store traffic slowed around the world. Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says the company's leaders ...
Source: pressherald.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
The prospective presidential nominee of the Republican party had a window in the calendar during his criminal trial in New York. So, back in Florida, he spoke to a private gathering of high-end GOP donors. His address to them was either crazy, vicious, or crazy and vicious at the same time. Naturally, several someones taped it and shared it with the rest of the country—which, alas, seems to have shrugged and ...
Source: esquire.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
A church service in Pennsylvania came to a terrifying halt on Sunday when authorities say a man pulled a gun on the pastor and allegedly attempted to shoot him during his sermon. Allegheny County authorities later said they had found a body in the accused's home. "First responders found an adult male victim deceased inside a residence," the Allegheny County Police Department said in a statement. "Detectives are ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders, the 82-year-old self-described democratic socialist from Vermont, announced Monday that he plans to seek another term in the U.S. Senate. In a video statement posted to X , formerly Twitter, Sanders said he would be "in a strong position to provide the kind of help that Vermonters need in these difficult times," noting his high-level role in multiple committees and in the ...
Source: usatoday.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
Last-minute candidate José Raúl Mulino wins Panama's presidential election PANAMA CITY — José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for former President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama's presidential election, was set to become the new leader of the Central American nation as authorities unofficially called the race Sunday night after his three nearest rivals conceded. The 64-year-old former ...
Source: npr.org
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- Consuming olive oil could help reduce the risk of dying from dementia, regardless of overall diet quality, a new study of U.S. adults suggests. Results of the study, conducted at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, were published Monday in JAMA Network Open. Most earlier studies on olive oil intake and cognition occurred in Mediterranean countries, so measuring its ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
NEW YORK – Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, has fired an auditor that federal regulators recently charged with "massive fraud." securities filing — which also notes that Trump Media engaged with Arizona-based accountant Semple, Marchal & Cooper as BF Borgers' replacement over the weekend. BF Borgers' dismissal arrived on the same day that the Securities ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
The Jerusalem offices of Al Jazeera were raided Sunday after Israel's far-right Cabinet banned the Qatar-based satellite news network—the sole international media outlet providing 24/7 live coverage from Gaza—from operating in the country. "If you're watching this… then Al Jazeera has been banned in Israel ," correspondent Imran Khan said in a ...
Source: truthdig.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Monday announced that the state is suing Heartbeat International, an anti- abortion group, for making what she says are misleading and "incredibly dangerous" claims about medication abortion. The lawsuit also names 11 crisis pregnancy centers across New York as defendants. Prosecutors say the centers are falsely promoting what they call "Abortion Pill Reversal," an ...
Source: huffpost.com
Sunday, May 5th, 2024 -
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers are shipping up to Boston. The Cavs completed a wild comeback and beat the Orlando Magic 106-94 in Game 7 of their opening-round series Sunday afternoon at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Cavs at one point in the first half trailed by 18 points but pulled off a furious comeback to oust the Magic from the playoffs. It was the first playoff series win for the Cavaliers since ...
Source: usatoday.com