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Top News Stories for Wednesday, May 8th 2024
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
The Israeli military has seized control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, moving forward with an offensive in the southern city as prospects for a ceasefire deal with Hamas hang in the balance. Israel's 401st Brigade entered the Rafah crossing on Tuesday morning, a day after the Palestinian group governing Gaza said it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari mediated ceasefire proposal. Israel, ...
Source: aljazeera.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 -
When societal upheaval stretches to affect colleges' end-of-year celebrations, it's often an indicator that the country is navigating an important political and cultural moment, experts say. As protests continue to disrupt campuses, college leaders across the country have begun asking themselves a difficult question while they scramble to plan graduation ceremonies: Should we cancel? It's not a decision they take ...
Source: usatoday.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 -
A Boeing whistleblower and other aviation experts painted a troubling picture of Boeing's safety practices at a Senate hearing in April 2024 (Kent Nishimura/AFP) US air safety authorities are investigating whether embattled aviation giant Boeing completed required inspections on its 787 aircraft and whether employees falsified records, officials said Monday. The issue centers on whether Boeing undertook required ...
Source: rawstory.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 -
Moscow — A Moscow court said Tuesday that it had sentenced a U.S. citizen to 10 days in detention for petty hooliganism after he stumbled drunkenly into a children's library and passed out. News of the American's detention came just hours after Russian and U.S. authorities said a U.S. soldier was being held in custody in the far eastern city of Vladivostok on suspicion of theft in a separate case. ...
Source: cbsnews.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
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Over 100 tornadoes have swept through the central and southern U.S. in just one week and an expert has an explanation for the increase. Dozens of homes were destroyed in the storms in areas including Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa. One recent tornado in Oklahoma caused the deaths of at least four people, while hundreds of others were injured. Although these areas are very susceptible to the weather phenomenon, it is ...
Source: newsweek.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- People who carry two copies of the gene mutation most strongly implicated in Alzheimer's disease are almost certain to develop brain changes related to the degenerative disorder, a new study says. A single mutated APOE4 gene has been found to pose the strongest genetics-driven risk factor for late-onset , researchers said. Virtually everyone with two copies of the APOE4 gene ...
Source: insidenova.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Nintendo has thrown Switch players a long-awaited bone alongside announcing its end-of-year financials results , confirming the console's successor will be unveiled before April, 2025. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said that a next-generation Nintendo Switch console will be announced "within this fiscal year" — giving the Japanese gaming giant a deadline of March 31st, 2025. That aligns nicely with its ...
Source: theverge.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
At least two people were killed and another 21 injured in a knife attack in a hospital in China's southwestern province of Yunnan on Tuesday, local authorities said. The attack, described by Chinese state media outlet Xinhua as a "violent incident" took place at a local hospital in Zhenxiong county, the news agency reported, adding that authorities were gathering more information. A separate statement from the ...
Source: edition.cnn.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 -
China has been on a diplomatic blitz with major world powers in the past few weeks, hosting US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Secretary of State Authority Blinken, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in April. Now, it's Chinese leader Xi Jinping's turn to go on the charm offensive in his first state visit to the European Union in five years, with France as his first stop. Xi is spending two days in France, meeting ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
A brighter economic outlook has helped push Social Security's projected trust fund depletion date to one year later. Experts still say now is the time for Congress to take action and prevent a looming shortfall. People leave a Social Security Administration building in Burbank, California. The trust funds the Social Security Administration relies on to pay benefits are now projected to run out in 2035, one ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
The student who was filmed making sounds and gestures that appeared to mimic a monkey toward a Black student has also been removed from his fraternity. Viral footage of a University of Mississippi student appearing to mimic a monkey toward a Black woman who was part of pro-Palestinian protests has resulted in the school launching a probe into his actions. The university said in a letter than it has opened a student ...
Source: usatoday.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
MOSCOW − Vladimir Putin's Russia said Monday it would practice deploying tactical nuclear weapons during a military exercise after what Moscow said were threats from France, Britain and the U.S. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, it has repeatedly warned of rising nuclear risks − warnings which the U.S. says it has to take seriously though American officials say they have seen no change in Russia's ...
Source: usatoday.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
Hormel Food Sales, LLC has voluntarily recalled two varieties of Planters products that were produced at one of its facilities in April, the company announced Thursday. According to a news release from the company, the products are being recalled "out of an abundance of caution" because they have the potential to be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal ...
Source: usatoday.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
Bluesky confirmed Jack Dorsey's departure from the decentralized social media company's board of directors on Sunday. Earlier this weekend, Twitter's founder and former CEO tweeted a simple "no" in response to a user's questions to announce his exit from Bluesky, a platform he helped create. "We sincerely thank Jack for his help funding and initiating the Bluesky project," said Bluesky in a social media post . ...
Source: gizmodo.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 backtracked Monday after players of its popular cooperative third-person shooter game "Helldivers 2" pushed back against a requirement to link with its PlayStation Network platform. "Helldivers fans -- we've heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update," Sony said on its X, formerly Twitter, account for its PlayStation game console. The Japanese firm provoked anger after announcing last ...
Source: france24.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
Art detective Arthur Brand retrieved a Van Gogh painting that went missing over three years ago. Security footage shows the heist as it happened. (SOURCE: Reuters/Netherlands Police/Groninger Museum/Arthur Brand) Spain's Prado Museum on Monday confirmed that a painting that was due to be auctioned in Madrid in 2021 is in fact a work by Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio that was considered ...
Source: foxnews.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
Robinhood accused SEC of creating a "world of confusion around crypto." Continuing its crackdown on cryptocurrency exchanges, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may potentially sue Robinhood Markets over securities violations alleged in the popular investing app's crypto unit, Robinhood Crypto said Monday. In a recent SEC filing , Robinhood Markets Chief Financial Officer Jason Warnick confirmed that ...
Source: arstechnica.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 -
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has a few words for the company he once shepherded. While commenting on the company's disappointing quarterly earnings, Schultz said the coffee chain needs to improves the experiences at its U.S. stores. In a LinkedIn post Sunday night, the former chairman, who has stepped down as CEO three times, said he does not need ties to the business to care about its success. "I have ...
Source: usatoday.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 -
An armed man gave no warning as he walked toward the front of Jesus' Dwelling Place Church in Pennsylvania on Sunday, raised a gun toward the pastor's face and pulled the trigger. What happened next may have been divine intervention, Pastor Glenn Germany said. "I'm thankful to God that I'm still here, because he definitely pulled the trigger," Germany told CNN affiliate WTAE . The gunman "attempted to shoot, but ...
Source: cnn.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is running for another term, which will make him 83 years old if he's elected for a fourth stint and add to the longest nonpartisan run in congressional history. Sanders is viewed as one of the progressive left's most influential figures of at least the past decade, which included two presidential runs as a Democratic candidate in 2016 and 2020. He originally served 16 ...
Source: newsweek.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 -
Olive Oil Tied to Lower Risk of Dementia-Related Death Even a small amount every day reduced the odds of dying with dementia by 28 percent, a new study found. Need another reason to reach for olive oil when you cook? A new study suggests that having just a little bit each day might help reduce your chances of dying with dementia . Scientists examined data collected over almost three decades on about 93,000 ...
Source: everydayhealth.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 -
As the death toll in Gaza soars to more than 34,700, Israeli authorities have taken Al Jazeera off the air in Israel and ordered Palestinians in eastern Rafah to evacuate ahead of an Israeli offensive. "The Israeli government is trying to conceal what's happening in Gaza and trying to intimidate Al Jazeera … and delegitimize the whole coverage," says Al Jazeera's managing editor Mohamed Moawad, explaining ...
Source: democracynow.org
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
NEW YORK (AP) — New York is suing an anti-abortion group and almost a dozen pregnancy counseling centers for promoting an unproven method to reverse medication , Attorney General Letitia James announced Monday. James, a Democrat, sued Heartbeat International and 11 pregnancy centers in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, arguing the groups violated laws around making false or misleading advertisements. The case ...
Source: aol.com
Sunday, May 5th, 2024 -
Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points to fuel the host Cleveland Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 106-94 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 7 of their first-round series. Mitchell, who scored 17 points in the third quarter, made 15 of 17 free-throw attempts and added nine rebounds and five assists. His scintillating performance came on the heels of a 50-point effort in Cleveland's ...
Source: bradenton.com