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Top News Stories for Tuesday, October 15th 2024
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Pentagon (AFP) The Pentagon confirmed Sunday that it has authorized the deployment of an advanced antimissile system and around 100 U.S. troops to Israel as the Netanyahu government prepares to attack Iran—a move that's expected to provoke an Iranian response. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, press secretary for the U.S. Defense Department, said in a statement that at President Joe Biden's direction, the Pentagon ...
Source: rawstory.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
, with Trump bolstered by Republicans coming back home to support him after last month's rough debate and a subsequent polling deficit, as well as by a favorable voter assessment of Trump's term as president. These are among the findings of a new survey released three weeks before Election Day, which also shows Harris' popularity declining compared to a month ago, after she got a big summertime boost; a massive ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
It isn't a secret that SpaceX has big plans for Starship, its massive mega-rocket, which has so far seen five test flights since April of last year. As the largest rocket ever created, Starship is a behemoth that will play a vital part in the ongoing endeavors to send humanity to other planets. This past weekend, SpaceX completed the first of hopefully many Starship booster catches, and that will change everything ...
Source: bgr.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
, even within our own solar system. On Monday, the agency launched a spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket toward Europa, a moon of Jupiter . Scientists believe Europa contains a vast saltwater ocean deep beneath its icy crust, with twice as much water as Earth. It's perhaps the most promising place in our solar system for active extraterrestrial life . The NASA mission, called Europa Clipper, aims to ...
Source: insider.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
A man was arrested in Riverside County, Calif., and charged with illegal possession of a loaded firearm and a high-capacity magazine after he tried to enter a rally Donald Trump held in the desert area in Coachella, sheriff's officials announced Sunday. The man, whom police questioned as he approached the venue in his car, claimed he was a journalist and had VIP access, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said ...
Source: washingtonpost.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled an "Opportunity Agenda" plan for Black men, which includes a proposal of forgivable loans of up to $20,000 to Black entrepreneurs. She also pledged to support federal marijuana legalization, a big step beyond the Biden administration's current stance. Harris' crypto plans "will make sure owners of and investors in digital assets benefit from a regulatory framework so ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Taiwan has condemned the latest round of Chinese military drills around the self-governing island as an "unreasonable provocation" after Beijing deployed warships and fighter jets in what it described as a "stern warning" to "separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces." The Chinese military's Eastern Theater Command said Monday that the drills, involving joint operations of the army, navy, air force and rocket ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
TORONTO (AP) — Canada said it has identified India's top diplomat in the country as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist there and expelled him and five other diplomats Monday, in an escalating dispute over the June 2023 killing and allegations of other crimes. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada was expelling the Indian high commissioner and the others — all persons of ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
During an election cycle in which immigrants have continuously been targeted by racist misinformation campaigns, a new welcome center from Beechview-based Casa San Jose will serve more than just its largely Latino clients: It will serve as a reminder that Pittsburgh has always been a city built by immigrants, and that the way we treat the newest immigrants measures the value of our community. The nonprofit Latino ...
Source: post-gazette.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A suspect has been arrested after the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it was forced to pause Hurricane Helene assistance operations in some North Carolina counties due to threats being made against responders in the area. William Jacob Parsons, 44, was arrested and charged over the weekend with Going Armed to the Terror of the Public, which is a misdemeanor, according to the Rutherford ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Anonymous accusers are part of what lawyer says is group of more than 100 alleged victims suing music mogul The disgraced entertainment mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was hit with six new lawsuits on Monday that accused the rap impresario of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy. The plaintiffs in the lawsuits, filed anonymously in federal court under New York's Gender Motivated Violence ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo's long dark panda drought seems to be coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to China, a new pair of bears is set to arrive. A pair of 3-year-old giant pandas, named Bao Li and Qing Bao, have left a research facility in the southwestern Chinese city of Dujiangyan ...
Source: pbs.org
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
With the race to embed generative AI into financial products, banks and financial firms are challenged to explain its capabilities to customers. They want to tout the wins — faster service, a conversational chatbot experience and quality account analytics, for example — but they also risk overstating them. And that could be a problem for regulators. AI washing — instances where companies overstate ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Lilly Ledbetter, a champion of women getting paid the same as men for doing the same work, died Saturday night, her family said in a statement. She was 86. AL.com was first to report that she had died. According to that outlet, the statement said she died "peacefully" and "surrounded by her family and loved ones. Our mother lived an extraordinary life. We truly appreciate your respect for our privacy during this ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After spending the first seven years of his big league career back East, Jack Flaherty came home. He joined a winning team in the Los Angeles Dodgers and helped make a bit of playoff history. Flaherty combined on a three-hitter and Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers tied the postseason record of 33 consecutive scoreless innings by routing the New York Mets 9-0 Sunday night in the NL Championship ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Columbus Day is a federal holiday that is celebrated on the second Monday in October each year, meaning the exact date of its observance can change year after year. Despite the fact that it is a federal holiday, not all states observe Columbus Day. Indigenous Peoples' Day is also observed on the second Monday of October, but again, not all states recognize it, so knowing what's open, what's closed, and who needs to ...
Source: bradenton.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that if elected he would ask Congress to pass legislation boosting the number of border patrol agents — several months after h e th wart ed a bipartisan measure that included staffing increases. The proposal would include the hiring of 10,000 new agents and a 10% raise for existing agents, as well as $10,000 for retention and signing bonuses, a Trump senior adviser ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich has put on a performance for the ages as she obliterated the women's marathon world record in Chicago, taking nearly two minutes off the previous best to win in two hours, nine minutes and 56 seconds. Chepngetich ditched the competition by the halfway mark and ran through a chorus of cheers through the final straight as she claimed her third title in Chicago on Sunday. The 30-year-old, who ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder—also known as ADHD—is typically thought of as a childhood condition. But more adults are realizing that their struggles with attention, focus and restlessness could in fact be undiagnosed ADHD, thanks in large part to trending social media videos racking up millions of views. A new national survey of 1,000 American adults commissioned by The Ohio State University ...
Source: medicalxpress.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Donald Trump declared on Sunday that the way to ensure the 2024 election goes smoothly is to have the United States military used against "people from within" the country whom he has identified as "bad" and "sick"—like California representative Adam Schiff and other "radical-left lunatics." That should be a deeply shocking, five-alarm statement for the FBI to look into, but in a society that's experienced ...
Source: vanityfair.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
The Detroit Lions earned an impressive 47-9 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 6, but it came at cost. Aidan Hutchinson , the team's top defensive player, suffered a gruesome leg injury and had to be carted off because of it. The play occurred when Hutchinson sacked Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in the third quarter of the game. Hutchinson quickly beat right tackle Terence Steele , but the Lions pass rusher's ...
Source: usatoday.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
The man fell while climbing the Castilla-La Mancha bridge in Talavera de la Reina, a city southwest of Madrid, a local councillor said on Sunday. A 26-year-old British man has died after falling from a bridge in Spain, according to local authorities. He fell while climbing the Castilla-La Mancha bridge in Talavera de la Reina - a city in central Spain - the local mayor's office said in a statement on Sunday. ...
Source: news.sky.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Topics More from TechCrunch 6:00 AM PDT · October 14, 2024 Adobe launched video generation capabilities for its Firefly AI platform ahead of its Adobe MAX event on Monday. Starting today, users can test out Firefly's video generator for the first time on Adobe's website , or try out its new AI-powered video feature, Generative Extend, in the Premiere Pro beta app. On the Firefly website, users can try out a ...
Source: techcrunch.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
The National Hurricane Center is keeping track of a system in the Atlantic forecast to approach the Caribbean this week, and a second already in the Caribbean that could form into the season's next tropical depression or storm. As of the NHC's 8 p.m. tropical outlook, the well-defined area of low pressure was located halfway between the Cape Verde Islands and Caribbean's Lesser Antilles in the central tropical ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
From Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, Medicare enrollees have the ability to switch plans for 2025. With new changes set to take effect in 2025, that could change how much retirees pay. Here's what changes experts say to watch for next year. Medicare open enrollment for 2025 is set to begin on Tuesday. Beneficiaries have from Oct. 15 until Dec. 7 to evaluate their Medicare coverage options and select new plans for next ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strongly denied committing any wrongdoing at a Paris court hearing on Monday as she and her National Rally party stand trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament funds in a case that could put her long-held presidential ambitions in jeopardy. French far right leader Marine Le Pen told a Paris court that she saw no real difference between domestic ...
Source: france24.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
CHICAGO -- True Value, the 75-year-old hardware store chain, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Chicago-based company announced Monday. True Value will sell "substantially all" of its business operations to industry rival Do It Best Corp., a member-owned wholesaler that sells hardware, lumber and other goods to independent stores. According to the bankruptcy filing , Do It Best submitted a "stalking horse," ...
Source: cleveland.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
MOSCOW — A Russian court on Monday convicted a French citizen of collecting military information and sentenced him to three years in prison. Laurent Vinatier, who was arrested in Moscow in June, earlier admitted guilt, setting the stage for a fast-tracked trial. His lawyers' asked the court to sentence him to a fine. In his remarks before the verdict, Vinatier, speaking Russian, reaffirmed that he fully ...
Source: military.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Yet another video game franchise is coming to your smartphone. Destiny: Rising is a new free-to-play mobile sci-fi RPG shooter developed and produced by NetEase Games ( Marvel Rivals ). According to the announcement, this new mobile title "delivers a brand-new adventure set in an alternate Destiny timeline." In other words, it sounds like you won't need to be caught up on the story of Destiny or Destiny 2 to ...
Source: bgr.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Khloé Kardashian is opening up about the details of her latest cosmetic procedure. On Friday, the reality star revealed that she got facial injections months after undergoing surgery to remove a melanoma tumor on her cheek. In a now-expired post on Snapchat, Kardashian explained that the operation left "an indentation" on the side of her face, prompting her to get it filled. "As a result of the ...
Source: instyle.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Joe Burrow made just enough plays and the maligned Bengals defense stepped up and delivered a much-needed victory that gave Cincinnati some hope after a dismal start. Burrow scored on a career-long 47-yard run on the opening possession, and Chase Brown added a game-clinching 30-yard touchdown run one play after his fumble luckily rolled out of bounds in a 17-7 victory over the New ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
The setting was different, but for Jim Harbaugh the feeling was hauntingly familiar. It began the night before Sunday's Chargers game against the Denver Broncos, when an irregular heartbeat — an issue he dealt with in 1999 and 2012 — caused him discomfort. He informed at least some of his players, telling them he was simply excited about the game. But the arrhythmia — diagnosed as an atrial ...
Source: latimes.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
The New York Liberty bounced back from a stunning loss in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, holding off a late rally by the Minnesota Lynx to win, 80-66, and even the series 1-1 on Sunday. Seeking the franchise's first title, the top-seeded Liberty were led by two-time MVP Breanna Stewart's 21 points, eight rebounds, five assists and a WNBA Finals single-game record seven steals, while forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton ...
Source: cnn.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
Trump called the controversial biopic, which exists and is playing in movie theaters, "FAKE." Former president Donald Trump has called the newly released biopic focused on his early business career "a politically disgusting hatchet job" that he claimed is the work of "HUMAN SCUM." In a frothing post on his Truth Social platform, Trump called The Apprentice a "pile of garbage" and its screenwriter, the journalist ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
A town in Massachusetts has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a property owner who projected a "Trump 2024" sign onto the side of a municipal water tower. Officials said the town of Hanson does not endorse candidates, nor does it allow political signs to be displayed on municipal property. Hanson Town Administrator Lisa Green said the town first became aware that a resident was projecting the image of a political ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Oct 14th, 2024 -
The recall affects 10 million pounds of meat sold by BrucePac Millions of Americans may be impacted by a 10-million pound meat recall affecting hundreds of products across major retailers, according to a newly-released document. BrucePac, a company based in Oklahoma, began recalling 9,986,245 total pounds of its ready-to-eat meat and poultry last week. Fears about listeria contamination prompted the recall. ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Sunday, Oct 13th, 2024 -
President Biden on Sunday announced $600 million in aid for areas affected by Hurricanes Milton and Helene as he toured Florida's St. Pete Beach region that was damaged by the storm. "This is all a team effort, folks. it made a big difference," Mr. Biden said. "And it saved lives. But there's much more to do, and we're going to do everything we can to get power back in your homes, not only helping you ...
Source: cbsnews.com