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"He was bigger and blocking the way": Stormy Daniels takes the stand and reminds people who Trump is
- " The people call Stormy Daniels ." Even though Donald Trump's former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen is a more important witness in the former president's ongoing criminal trial in Manhattan, the press is just as interested in Tuesday's testimony from the adult film actress at the center of his election interference case. No doubt much of the fascination is salacious, due to the nature of her job and her ...

Source: salon.com
WORLD   POLITICS  
Hamas has offered a ceasefire deal. Here's why that won't bring an immediate end to the war in Gaza
- When Hamas declared on Monday evening that it has "agreed" to a ceasefire deal, it caught many off guard. Israel was evidently not expecting it, and it was not even immediately clear what Hamas had agreed to. Hamas' announcement was initially met with jubilation in Gaza and cautious optimism by regional leaders after it was presented as an acceptance of an Israeli proposal. But Israel issued what looked like a ...

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US  
Dozens arrested after UMass Amherst protestors once again set up encampment
- Police clashed with and arrested dozens of protesters on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus Tuesday night, after students reestablished an encampment in solidarity with Palestine. The Daily Collegian , tracking the protest into the early morning, reported more than 64 arrests. Those arrested included faculty, according to the UMass Students for Justice in Palestine . The group also posted video showing ...

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POLITICS  
TikTok challenges US law forcing owner ByteDance to sell or face nationwide ban
- TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance launched legal action against the US government on Tuesday after it passed sell-or-ban legislation targeting the short video app. TikTok argues that the law signed by president Joe Biden in April that forces its Chinese owners to divest in nine months violates the First Amendment of the US Constitution. According to the lawsuit, TikTok said "for the first time in history, ...

Source: technode.com
US   BUSINESS   SCIENCE   TECHNOLOGY   POLITICS  
Faulty Atlas V Valve Leads to Rescheduling of NASA's Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test
- TOPICS: NASA 's Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station has been postponed to no earlier than May 17 due to a faulty valve in the Atlas V rocket's upper stage. The United Launch Alliance will replace the valve after discovering issues during prelaunch checks. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams remain in quarantine at NASA Kennedy, awaiting the next launch opportunity. NASA's Boeing Crew ...

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US   SCIENCE  
Destructive tornadoes and storms pummel Michigan Tuesday, and millions more face a similar threat Wednesday
- Powerful tornadoes and storms swept through southwestern Michigan Tuesday evening, destroying homes and businesses and injuring several residents, scenes that could play out once again in the central and eastern US Wednesday. At least a dozen people were injured at a mobile home park in Pavilion Township following a tornado Tuesday, according to a county official. The township is located in Kalamazoo County, ...

Source: cnn.com
BUSINESS  
Red Hat launches RHEL AI for streamlined GenAI model testing and deployment
- Red Hat has launched Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI), a foundation model platform that enables users to more seamlessly develop, test and deploy generative AI (GenAI) models. RHEL AI brings together the open source-licensed Granite large language model (LLM) family from IBM Research, InstructLab model alignment tools based on the LAB (Large-scale Alignment for chatBots) methodology and a community-driven ...

Source: helpnetsecurity.com
US  
Boy Scouts of America is rebranding. Here's why they're now named Scouting America
- DALLAS – After more than a century, Boy Scouts of America is rebranding as Scouting America , another major shakeup for an organization that once proudly resisted change. Founded 114 years ago, the Texas-based organization has recently been mired in turmoil over a flood of sexual abuse claims and bankruptcy. Now, the organization is leaning into a more inclusive message as girls have been joining throughout ...

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Biden condemns a 'ferocious surge' of antisemitism in the United States
- WASHINGTON — President Biden on Tuesday condemned a "ferocious surge of antisemitism" in the United States following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel and said people were already forgetting the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. Speaking at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Days of Remembrance, Biden tied the anti-Jewish sentiment that led to the Nazi effort to exterminate Jews directly to ...

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Panera to discontinue its controversial 'charged' drinks that lawsuits linked to deaths
- Panera Bread is discontinuing its controversial, highly caffeinated Charged Sips range that was linked to at least two wrongful death lawsuits in the US. The sandwich and coffee chain is phasing out the three drinks and replacing them with other beverages in the next two weeks, Bloomberg first reported, citing a company memo. Business Insider has approached Panera for confirmation. Panera told Bloomberg that the ...

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TECHNOLOGY  
Budget-friendly Google Pixel 8a revealed: Specs, price and release date
- The Google Pixel 8a is a budget-friendly phone with powerful performance and AI features like the higher-end Pixel 8 series. Google, one of the leading names in the technology world, has finally unveiled the Google Pixel 8a , the newest member of the long-awaited Pixel 8 series. It was introduced as a phone equipped with both budget-friendly and productive artificial intelligence capabilities. Despite being in the ...

Source: techbriefly.com
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Marjorie Taylor Greene committed to oust the House speaker a month ago: She still hasn't
- WASHINGTON – When Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her plans to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership, the conservative agitator committed to follow through on her threats and call a vote on the speaker's future. But it's been more than a month since then and Greene, R-Ga., has yet to force a House vote on removing Johnson, R-La., despite her repeated statements that she will do so – whenever that is. ...

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US   MARKETS  
Mortgage Interest Rates Today, May 8, 2024 | Average Rates Ease After Spiking Above 7%
- Renewed hopes of a Federal Reserve rate cut in fall have allowed mortgage rates to trend down somewhat. Average 30-year mortgage rates have remained below 7% for several days now, according to Zillow data. Recent softer-than-expected labor market data led investors to move up their expectations of when the Federal Reserve might start lowering the federal funds rate. If the economy continues to show signs of ...

Source: businessinsider.com
Boston Celtics crush Cleveland Cavaliers 120-95 in Game 1 of East semifinals
- The Boston Celtics continued to put on a show in the NBA Playoffs , dominating the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-95 in Game 1 of their second-round series. Star wing Jaylen Brown scored 32 points in front of the home crowd at the TD Garden as the No. 1 seed Celtics showed why they are considered a favorite to win it all this season. Boston finished with an NBA-best 64-18 regular season record to earn the top seed. A Game ...

Source: cnn.com
TECHNOLOGY  
Microsoft made an AI model for spies that's not connected to the internet
- created a secret AI model for US spy agencies that is not connected to the internet. William Chappell, its strategic missions and technology CTO, told Bloomberg that Microsoft spent 18 months working on the model, which is "air-gapped" so it's secure and can only be accessed by the US government. Chappell told the outlet that the model based on GPT-4 is now live, can answer questions, and will be able to write ...

Source: businessinsider.com
BUSINESS   TECHNOLOGY  
Analysis: Could UK self-driving unicorn Wayve overtake its competitors?
- UK-based autonomous vehicle (AV) technology startup Wayve announced on Tuesday (7 May) that it had raised $1.05bn in a funding round led by SoftBank Group . The funding will be used to boost the development of its Embodied AI technology, which Wayve has claimed can learn from human behaviour.  The Series C funding round also included Nvidia as a new investor and returning investor Microsoft .  ...

Source: verdict.co.uk
US  
Missouri man kills wife because of her medical bills, authorities say
- INDEPENDENCE, Missouri — A Missouri man is accused of strangling his ill wife to death in her hospital room, reportedly telling investigators he did it because he could not care for her anymore and he could no longer afford to pay her medical bills. Ronnie Wiggs, of Independence, was overheard by medical staff at Centerpoint Medical Center saying "I did it, I killed her, I choked her," according to a charging ...

Source: cleveland.com
POLITICS  
Kim Ki Nam, North Korea's Propaganda Mastermind, Dies at 94
- K im Ki Nam, a propaganda mastermind who helped forge the cult of personality for the family dynasty that has ruled North Korea since its founding in the Cold War, has died at the age of 94. Kim, who had been in poor health for several years, died on Tuesday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported, saying he devoted his life to the "sacred struggle for defending and strengthening the ideological purity of ...

Source: time.com
Study: 'New car smell' could be toxic carcinogens released by flame retardants
- "New car smell" is a beloved benefit of buying a new vehicle. However, at least part of that scent could be due to toxic carcinogens released by flame retardants, a new study says. Flame retardant chemicals added to seat foam and other car components pollute the cabin air inside all personal vehicles, according to findings published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. Further, these chemicals are ...

Source: upi.com
US  
New York attorney general sues anti-abortion group and pregnancy centers for promoting so-called 'abortion pill reversal'
- New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing an anti-abortion group and nearly a dozen pregnancy centers in the state for false and misleading statements promoting an unproven procedure they claim can reverse the effects of the abortion pill. James alleges in the civil suit filed Monday that Heartbeat International and 11 of the anti-abortion pregnancy centers linked to it have engaged in fraud, deceptive ...

Source: cnn.com
WORLD  
World experienced hottest April on record, climate monitor says
- The world experienced its hottest April on record, continuing an 11-month streak of unprecedented high temperatures, the European Union's climate change monitoring service has said. Each month since June 2023 has ranked as the planet's hottest on record , compared with the corresponding month in previous years, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Wednesday. The exceptionally warm conditions occurred ...

Source: aljazeera.com
US  
AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid-19 vaccine globally
- Countries such as Australia have already ceased the supply of Vaxzevria, with its use discontinued since March 2023. has begun the global withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, citing a surplus of updated vaccines designed to combat new virus variants. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a notice announcing that the vaccine is no longer authorised for use and that its authorisation had been ...

Source: pharmaceutical-technology.com
NHL draft lottery: San Jose Sharks win No 1 pick with eye on Macklin Celebrini
- Mike Grier was so elated over winning the NHL draft lottery on Tuesday night, the San Jose Sharks general manager dispensed with tradition by coming out and stating exactly who he expects to select with the No 1 pick: Boston University center Macklin Celebrini. Where past GMs in Grier's position have kept their choice under wraps until they step to the podium on draft day, Macklin's abilities and ties to San Jose ...

Source: theguardian.com
Candy Company Recalls Products Due to Salmonella Risk
- WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A Midwestern candy company has issued a massive recall due to the risk of salmonella tainting some of its products. Palmer Candy Company of Sioux City, Iowa, is recalling "white coated confectionary items" because they could be contaminated with salmonella, the company announced this week. The products are sold in bags, pouches, tubs and other retail packaging. Brand names ...

Source: healthday.com
HEALTH   MEDICINE  
Olive oil – 7 grams per day may keep the dementia away!
- Olive oil – 7 grams per day may keep the dementia away! In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open , researchers used a large prospective cohort study to investigate the long-term associations between olive oil consumption and dementia mortality risk. Their cohort comprising 92,383 American adults revealed that consuming seven or more grams of olive oil per day was associated with a 28% ...

Source: news-medical.net
Dozens still missing after Monday's South Africa building collapse. 7 confirmed dead
- GEORGE – Nearly 40 construction workers were still missing Wednesday in the rubble of a building that collapsed in South Africa on Monday as rescue teams continued to search for survivors for a third day in the wreckage of the unfinished five-story apartment complex. Seven workers have been confirmed dead, while authorities in the city of George on South Africa's south coast released new information on the ...

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Macklemore criticizes Biden in new song supporting pro-Palestinian student protests
- In a surprise new song , rapper Macklemore praises college students across the US who are protesting Israel's war in Gaza, vowing that he will not vote for President Joe Biden come November. The song, released Monday, is titled "Hind's Hall" in reference to the new temporary name pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University gave to a building they occupied on campus . With its release, the ...

Source: cnn.com
US   TECHNOLOGY  
Hands-On With Apple's New iPads: My Take on the Fancy New Upgrades
- After a whole year where Apple had no iPads at all, 2024 now has four new iPads all at once. The newest iPad Pro and iPad Air models are here, and I've tried them all hands-on. Over a few hours at a series of meetings with Apple in New York, I got an early preview of the new iPads, and after spending time with them, I really appreciate their hardware. They also have a totally new, gyroscope-equipped, vibrating ...

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BUSINESS  
FAA Investigating After Boeing Says Workers Falsified 787 Inspection Records
- SEATTLE (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes. Boeing said its engineers have determined that misconduct did not create "an immediate safety of flight issue." In an email to Boeing's South Carolina employees on April 29, ...

Source: huffpost.com
US   POLITICS  
Trump Judge Indefinitely Postpones Documents Case Trial (2)
- Donald Trump 's criminal trial for allegedly mishandling classified documents has been postponed indefinitely in a blow to the Justice Department's efforts to obtain a jury verdict before November's presidential election. US District Judge <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-5525-d4b6-a98f-f5356ae70000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Aileen Cannon-bsp-person>, who is overseeing the criminal ...

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Arrested US soldier to be held for two months in Russia on theft charges
- – The U.S. Army soldier arrested in Russia last week was being held in a pretrial detention facility, the Army said Tuesday. Russian reports said he would be held for two months pending an investigation. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black flew to Vladivostok, a Pacific port city, to see his girlfriend and was arrested after she accused him of stealing from her, according to U.S. officials and Russian police. The Army ...

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MARKETS  
Nintendo to announce new console by March 2025, company says
- The Japanese company aims to sell 13.5 million Switch units this year, aiming to maximize sales from the current device Japan's Nintendo said on Tuesday it plans to make an announcement about the successor to its long-lasting Switch console during the financial year ending March 2025. Nintendo has extended the lifecycle of the Switch device with hit titles such as "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom", with ...

Source: foxbusiness.com
US   POLITICS  
Social Security, Medicare change projected date for when benefits would need to be cut
- WASHINGTON – Improved performance by the U.S. economy has prompted the federal government to push back its projections for when Social Security and Medicare could run out of money. Annual reports issued Monday by trustees to the two programs still warn that policy changes are needed to avoid cuts in benefits down the road. As it stands now, without changes Social Security is projected to be unable to pay full ...

Source: cleveland.com
BUSINESS   MARKETS  
Markets News, May 7, 2024: S&P 500, Dow Edge Higher To Extend Winning Streaks; Nasdaq Ends Lower
- Major U.S. stock indexes ended mixed Tuesday after moving in a limited range the entire session, as investors digested a slew of earnings reports and awaited clues on when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.1% to extend its winning streak to five consecutive sessions, a period during which it has added 2.8%. The S&P 500 also rose 0.1%, its fourth straight day of ...

Source: investopedia.com
US  
Miss USA Noelia Voigt resigns to 'prioritise mental health' | US News
- 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
Russian charged with LockBit ransomware crimes — $10 million reward for his arrest
- Federal prosecutors  on Tuesday announced criminal charges against a  Russian  national, Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, for allegedly creating, developing, and administrating the  LockBit  ransomware-as-service group. The U.S. State Department at the same time offered a  $10 million reward  for information leading to the apprehension and arrest of Khoroshev, a 31-year-old from ...

Source: nbcnews.com
US   SCIENCE  
Plunge Across a Black Hole's Event Horizon Courtesy of New NASA Video
- Black holes, those mysterious places in space where gravity is so strong that not even light can escape, make for great movie plot twists. But Hollywood aside, there are many things humans don't understand about a black hole. A  new video from NASA  attempts to show what it looks like when an object crosses the event horizon, or boundary, of a black hole. Since no technology can survive this experience, ...

Source: cnet.com
US   MARKETS  
Disney's streaming business turns a profit in first financial report since challenge to Iger
- The Walt Disney Co. swung to a loss in its second quarter because of restructuring and impairment charges, but its adjusted profit topped expectations and its streaming business turned a profit. Theme parks also continued to do well and the company boosted its outlook for the year. While Disney said Tuesday that it foresees its overall streaming business softening in the current quarter due to its platform in ...

Source: apnews.com
Sperm whale 'phonetic alphabet' discovered | Science & Tech News
- Scientists believe artificial intelligence will one day help them learn to communicate with the whales in the same way. If successful it would be the first time that humans have spoken with another species. Scientists using artificial intelligence to decode the sounds made by sperm whales believe their calls are so complex they are similar to human language. New research by a group of experts studying a clan of ...

Source: news.sky.com
DIGITAL   BUSINESS   TECHNOLOGY  
Meta's new generative AI features aim to make it easier to create ads - and they're free
- The company's new advertiser tool can help you get more out of a single product image. Social media feeds are an ideal place to advertise, and a well-executed campaign   can help businesses grow significantly -- but creating them is a lot of work. Meta's new  generative artificial intelligence (AI)  tools aim to help make curating the perfect ad easier. On Tuesday, Meta unveiled new generative AI ...

Source: zdnet.com
US   POLITICS  
Hochul apologizes for saying Black kids in the Bronx don't know word 'computer'
- New York State Assembly members from the Bronx branded Ms Hochul's comments 'misinformed' and 'disheartening' New York Governor Kathy Hochul has been forced to walk back her comments after she claimed that Black children in the Bronx don't know the word "computer". Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference in California on Monday about her state's artificial intelligence initiative (AI), Ms Hochul claimed: ...

Source: independent.co.uk
MEDICINE   SCIENCE  
Almost All People With Two Copies of This Genetic Variant Develop Signs of Alzheimer's Disease, Study Finds
- Almost all people with two copies of a genetic variant called APOE4 show signs of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study of people predominantly of European ancestry. The findings suggest that people with two copies of the gene—who are called APOE4 homozygotes—have a distinct genetic form of Alzheimer's. The research points to a need for targeted prevention strategies, clinical trials and ...

Source: smithsonianmag.com
China hospital attack leaves two dead, 21 wounded
- Two people were dead and 21 wounded after a man went on a stabbing spree at a hospital in southwest China on Tuesday, local officials said. "A knife attack occurred at the Chengnan Hospital in Zhenxiong County, which resulted in two deaths and 21 injuries," a statement on the county's official WeChat account said. The suspect — a man from a nearby village — is under investigation, authorities said. The ...

Source: digitaljournal.com
TECHNOLOGY  
OpenAI working on new AI image detection tools
- OpenAI has added a new tool to detect if an image was made with its DALL-E AI image generator, as well as new watermarking methods to more clearly flag content it generates. In a blog post , OpenAI announced that it has begun developing new provenance methods to track content and prove whether it was AI-generated. These include a new image detection classifier that uses AI to determine whether the photo was ...

Source: theverge.com
US  
US seeks information from Tesla on how it developed and verified whether Autopilot recall worked
- DETROIT — Federal highway safety investigators want Tesla to tell them how and why it developed the fix in a recall of more than 2 million vehicles equipped with the company's Autopilot partially automated driving system. Investigators with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have concerns about whether the recall remedy worked because Tesla has reported 20 crashes since the remedy was sent ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
POLITICS  
Russian plot to kidnap and kill Volodymyr Zelenskyy thwarted, Ukraine's security service says | World News
- The suspected plot is particularly notable because of the alleged involvement of two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which is tasked with protecting top officials. Ukraine's security service (SBU) said it has foiled a Russian plot to kidnap and assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and kill other top Ukrainian officials. Two serving colonels from the Ukrainian government's own protection unit have been ...

Source: news.sky.com
US   POLITICS  
Ex-GOP Official Torches 'Criminal Defendant' Trump, Endorses Joe Biden Instead
- 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
US  
DeSantis Signs Sweeping Package Providing Millions in Tax Relief
- CAPE CANAVERAL, FL—A massive tax relief package is incoming in the Sunshine State, thanks to Governor Ron DeSantis signing a new bill providing over half a million dollars to Floridians in tax holidays, insurance premiums, and tax credits for certain businesses. DeSantis signed HB 7073 at a Cape Canaveral press conference Tuesday morning, stating that with this new bill, Florida has allocated "close to $7 ...

Source: floridianpress.com
US   POLITICS  
The Right-Wing Judges' Ban on Columbia Students Is Wildly Unethical
- Judges do not comment on politics. This principle is so fundamental to the American legal system that writing it out feels like writing that "doctors treat patients" or "pilots fly planes." When judges take political stances or opine on political disputes, it undermines the integrity of the federal courts and the confidence that Americans have in the judicial system's fairness and impartiality. The overwhelming ...

Source: newrepublic.com
US  
Financial regulators again propose incentive-based compensation rule
- Thirteen years after the rule was supposed to be finalized, on Monday federal banking regulators again proposed a rule governing incentive-based compensation practices at financial institutions. The proposed rule was issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The National Credit Union Administration is expected to sign ...

Source: cuinsight.com
US  
Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has prison sentence reduced again
- Disgraced biotech company founder is now due to be released in August 2032, two years and four months before original date Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced former chief executive of the blood-testing company Theranos , has had her federal prison sentence shortened again, new records show. The 40-year-old Holmes is now scheduled for release on 16 August 2032 from a federal women's prison camp in Bryan, Texas, ...

Source: theguardian.com
The Drake-Kendrick Beef Was Good For Both of Them—Until It Wasn't
- 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
US   POLITICS  
Alabama's Move Against Abortions Suffers Legal Blow
- A group of Alabama healthcare providers have scored a legal win after a judge allowed a lawsuit to proceed. The lawsuit seeks to prevent state Attorney General Steve Marshall from prosecuting those helping residents have an abortion in states where the procedure is legal. Alabama began enforcing a near total abortion ban right after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade , which had made state abortion ...

Source: newsweek.com
US  
Survivors of alleged abuse in Illinois youth detention facilities step forward
- CHICAGO – Three men who say they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers came forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit that chronicles decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse. Calvin McDowell, 37, who alleged he was abused by a chaplain at a suburban Chicago youth center as a teenager, said he didn't want others suffering as he did for decades. ...

Source: news4jax.com
SCIENCE  
What happened to all of Venus's water? New study is close to solving mystery
- Previous theories don't hold water for some. Venus is our nearest planetary neighbor and often dubbed Earth's twin due to its similar size. However, when it comes to water content, it's our polar opposite. Venus's surface is starkly arid, with just a thin layer of water vapor in its atmosphere, in contrast to the vast oceans that cover Earth. In a study published in Nature , researchers from the Laboratory for ...

Source: zmescience.com
US   MEDICINE  
Landmark study of cancer in Black women launches in 20 states, aiming to be largest ever
- The risk of dying from cancer has steadily declined in the U.S. over the last few decades, but Black women still have some of the lowest survival rates. Although Black women are less likely to be diagnosed with cancer than white women, they are they more likely to die of it within five years, according to the National Cancer Institute . The disparity is particularly stark for breast cancer, which kills ...

Source: nbcnews.com
US  
FDIC workplace was toxic with harassment and bullying, report claims, citing 500 employee accounts
- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., a government agency that protects bank customers from losing their deposits, fostered a toxic workplace rife with harassment and bullying that mostly targeted women or people from underrepresented groups, according to a  new report .  The findings about the FDIC's workplace culture comes after the Wall Street Journal published a November investigation that alleged male ...

Source: cbsnews.com
US   POLITICS  
Sanitation Company Fined $649,000 for Hiring Children in Slaughterhouses
- Fayette Janitorial Service was also ordered to change practices that the Labor Department said had led to the hiring of at least two dozen children in dangerous slaughterhouses and meatpacking facilities. Listen to this article · 4:11 min A Tennessee-based sanitation company has been fined more than $649,000 after an investigation revealed that it had illegally employed at least two dozen children at ...

Source: nytimes.com
Olympic weightlifter from Ukraine dies fighting in war with Russia
- Weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko, who competed for Ukraine at the 2016 Rio Olympics , has died while fighting in his country's war with Russia, according to statements from the Ukraine Olympic Committee and the Ukraine Weightlifting Federation posted Monday. "On May 5, an honored master of sports of Ukraine Oleksandr Pielieshenko died in the war with the enemy; a contestant of the 2016 Olympic Games, where he ...

Source: cnn.com
Visa Adds Generative AI-Powered Tool to Combat Enumeration Attacks
- Visa has launched a generative artificial intelligence (AI) solution designed to help issuers combat enumeration attacks. The new VAAI Score tool is being added to the  Visa Account Attack Intelligence  (VAAI) offering, beginning with U.S. issuers, the company said in a Tuesday (May 7) press release emailed to PYMNTS. "With the VAAI Score, our clients now have access to real-time risk scoring that can ...

Source: pymnts.com
US   POLITICS  
Karine Jean-Pierre Gives Sage Advice To Kristi Noem After Hint About Killing Biden Dog
- 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
US  
Australian woman accused of killing former husband's relatives with poisonous mushrooms pleads not guilty
- An Australian woman accused of feeding poisonous mushrooms to several members of her ex-husband's family has pleaded not guilty to three murder charges and five attempted murder charges. Authorities allege that she served toxic wild mushrooms to four people at a lunch last year, killing three of them and leaving a fourth seriously ill. Erin Patterson, 49, appeared briefly in Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court by ...

Source: cbsnews.com
Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray throws heat pack on court, labeled 'inexcusable' and 'dangerous' by Minnesota head coach
- Denver Nuggets star point guard Jamal Murray has come under criticism after he was spotted throwing a heat pack onto the court during the reigning champions' 106-80 playoff loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday . While on the bench toward the end of the second quarter, Murray could be seen throwing the heat pack while the Timberwolves were on offense. The object landed near the basket with several ...

Source: cnn.com
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama wins NBA Rookie of the Year
- San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama entered the NBA with the most hype of any player since LeBron James in 2003. And he's lived up to every bit of it.  The 20-year-old center took home the league's Rookie of the Year award on Monday after averaging 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.6 blocks, 1.8 3-pointers and 1.2 steals a game. No player in NBA history had averaged more than those combined ...

Source: nbcnews.com