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Top News Stories for Wednesday, November 20th 2024
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
A heated feud has erupted within the Republican Party over Senate no-shows, after President Joe Biden successfully pushed through a controversial "leftist" judicial nominee. With two months to go until Donald Trump becomes president, Democrats are attempting to confirm as many of Biden's judicial appointments as possible during the lame-duck session. On Monday, the Democrat-led Senate voted 49-45 to confirm Judge ...
Source: newsweek.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied antipersonnel land mines to help it slow Russia's battlefield progress in the war , the U.S. defense secretary said Wednesday, in Washington's second major policy shift in a week after its decision to let Ukraine strike targets on Russian soil with longer-range U.S.-made missiles. The war, which reached its 1,000-day ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
All eyes should have been on the sky over a launchpad in Texas on Tuesday as the world's largest rocket streaked thunderously toward space. But the orbit currently getting the most attention is not in the heavens — it's the increasingly intimate one back on Earth uniting the planet's soon-to-be-again most powerful man and its richest man. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk — after trips to see ...
Source: cnn.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
BCG's AI Maturity Matrix Assesses the AI Maturity and Resilience of 73 Global Economies Out of the 73 Economies Assessed, Only Five—Canada, Mainland China, Singapore , UK, and US—Are Categorized as AI Pioneers Economies with a High Share of Sectors That Are Most Exposed to AI— Such as Luxembourg , Hong Kong , and Singapore —Are Among the World's Most Vulnerable to AI ...
Source: aithority.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
State of play: The DOJ will ask the presiding judge to force Google to sell off or spin out the Chrome browser, according to a Bloomberg report . It is also likely to urge the judge to demand that Google license its search results and data to third parties and competitors. "Break up Google" is one scenario that no longer seems to be in play, and the government has decided not to seek the sale or spinout of ...
Source: axios.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
Mortgage rates have seemingly been poised to start dropping any day now, especially given that the Federal Reserve has begun making long-awaited interest rate cuts. However, despite these expectations and much to potential homebuyers' chagrin, mortgage rates are moving in the opposite direction. "The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has ticked up for the last five weeks, clocking in at 6.72% at the end of October, ...
Source: theweek.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
Two undersea cables carrying internet data deep in the Baltic Sea were damaged, European telecommunications companies said this week, drawing warnings from European governments of possible Russian "hybrid warfare" targeting global communications infrastructure. On Wednesday, interest was focused on a Chinese-flagged cargo ship called the Yi Peng 3, which data provided by the maritime tracking service Vessel Finder ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
On behalf of Call Centre Helper, Stephanie Lennox recently had the privilege of interviewing Dan Davies, CEO of Maintel. In his words: "Maintel is a technology managed service provider, and why we're here is to use technology to create customer experiences, services and workplaces that inspire and empower people." In this article, we explore the rationale behind the rebrand, why customer experience is at the heart ...
Source: callcentrehelper.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
• The Quantexa Unify Workload for Microsoft Fabric gives users industry-leading entity resolution capabilities to perform highly accurate data-matching and relationship-discovery at scale. • Organizations can enhance data quality, eliminate silos, lower costs and address challenges linked to getting data ready for AI, facilitating better and faster decision-making. Quantexa , a global leader in ...
Source: aithority.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
Facing President-elect Donald Trump's promised mass deportation of immigrants in the country illegally, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday tentatively backed a "sanctuary city" law that forbids city employees and resources from being involved in federal immigration enforcement. Because the law, which passed unanimously, was amended during the council meeting, a second vote is required in the coming days. The ...
Source: latimes.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
Instagram is set to let you clear your recommended content across Explore, Reels, and Feed. Meta-owned Instagram has been making significant changes to how the social media site operates and recommends content, especially focusing on original content in Instagram recommendations and creating a safer online environment for teens . Today, in a blog post , Instagram announced another major change to its ...
Source: zdnet.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
As President-elect Donald Trump rolls out his controversial Cabinet picks, he has demanded the Republican-led Senate take extended breaks to allow him to make recess appointments rather than subject his nominees to an extensive public vetting process and upper chamber approval. Trump's demand not only tests congressional Republicans' willingness to uphold checks and balances over bending to the ...
Source: salon.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
Social media minnow Bluesky has emerged as a surprise winner in the wake of this month's presidential race. People are flocking there almost as fast as they're fleeing X, driven by distaste for owner Elon Musk's cozy ties with President-elect Donald Trump. The influx has triggered a wave of hot takes and deep dives on Bluesky. Here's the real story behind what's fact, what's fiction and why this social network is ...
Source: digiday.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
The state of California has detected a possible bird flu infection in a child in the Bay Area. The state reported that the child has not had contact with farm animals — which is the case for all but a few other confirmed cases in this growing outbreak — leaving unanswered questions regarding sources of exposure. "The child, who has been treated, is recovering at home," the report states. The bird flu ...
Source: salon.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
Microsoft's Windows 365 Link, a $349 cloud PC device launching next year, is set to transform business computing with secure cloud access and minimal hardware needs. Microsoft has unveiled the Windows 365 Link, its inaugural cloud PC gadget. The product provides a cost-effective and space-saving option for business users. Set to launch next year for $349, it requires a Windows 365 subscription that begins at $28 ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
The Bruins made their coaching reshuffle on Tuesday afternoon, firing Jim Montgomery after a little over two seasons as head coach . In the subsequent move, Boston named longtime assistant Joe Sacco as the team's interim head coach. Sacco, 55, has been on Boston's bench for over a decade, and will now look to right the ship for a disappointing 8-9-3 Bruins roster. "I believe Joe Sacco has the coaching experience to ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Most precise large-scale gravity map of 6 million galaxies in the universe tests Einstein's theories
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
Researchers have compiled a map of 6 million galaxies in the most precise test of how gravity works on large scales in the universe. The survey, detailed in several pre-print papers on the arXiv server, uses data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI). It tracks how gravitational forces have shaped the universe over the past 11 billion years. Surprise, surprise they found that gravity behaves as ...
Source: cosmosmagazine.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
HONG KONG — Hong Kong democrat and media tycoon Jimmy Lai testified Wednesday for the first time in his landmark national security trial , saying he had never tried to influence the foreign policy of countries such as the United States, towards China and Hong Kong. The arrest of Lai, 76, a British and Hong Kong citizen and a founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily , is ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
Thousands of disgruntled British farmers marched on London on Tuesday in protest at government plans to change the law regarding the amount of inheritance tax farmers should pay. The demonstrations saw tractors driven by farmers and coach loads of other agricultural workers from the United Kingdom's four nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland descend on Parliament Square, to stage a large-scale ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
Exabeam coolaborates with with Wiz to provide organizations with improved threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR) capabilities, ensuring a more secure and resilient cloud environment. With its open architecture the Exabeam New-Scale Security Operations Platform supports a best-of-breed ecosystem that includes hundreds of product integrations to accelerate time-to-value and strengthen on-premises and ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
Personal care brand Tom's of Maine received a warning from the Food and Drug Administration earlier this month after the agency found disease-causing bacteria and mold-like and powdery substances in its products and facilities. In a letter to Tom's that was published Tuesday, an FDA inspector identified several types of bacteria in the water supply at its facility in Sanford, Maine, including Paracoccus yeei; ...
Source: npr.org
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
Norway's royal family found itself embroiled in an intensifying scandal Tuesday after the son of the country's crown princess was arrested on suspicion of rape. Marius Borg Høiby, 27, was arrested Monday on a preliminary charge of having "sexual intercourse with someone who is unconscious or for other reasons is unable to resist the act," police in the capital, Oslo, said in a statement early Tuesday. He was ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that President-elect Trump has tasked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy with leading is reportedly considering developing a mobile app to make it easier for taxpayers to file their returns for free. The Washington Post on Tuesday reported citing two people familiar with conversations by DOGE leaders on the subject that it may develop an app that taxpayers can use to file ...
Source: nypost.com
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 2024 -
By HALLIE GOLDEN and LISA BAUMANN, Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A major storm swept across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain , causing widespread power outages and downing trees that killed at least one person. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks through Friday and hurricane-force wind warnings were in effect as the strongest ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Every knowledgeable observer of the Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel drama knows that the politics of the presidential election had warped what should have been a simple decision: to approve the best available offer for the legacy American steel company, and the only one likely to keep steel manufacturing in the Steel City. With the election and all its political pressures behind us, President Joe Biden should approve ...
Source: post-gazette.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace (S.C.) introduced a measure to ban transgender women from using the women's bathrooms at the Capitol, just weeks after the state of Delaware elected the . The resolution , if adopted, would prohibit those in Congress, officers and employees of the House of Representatives from using single-sex facilities "other than those corresponding to their biological sex." Mace said Tuesday that ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Hong Kong's Beijing-controlled government has sentenced 45 pro-democracy figures to prison for their participation in a 2020 unofficial primary election, further stifling political freedoms in the once-autonomous city. The individuals, who include some of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy advocates, were handed sentences ranging from four to 10 years for "conspiracy to commit subversion." The group's primary ...
Source: newsweek.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Sean Duffy to become transportation secretary in his new administration, positioning him to oversee a complex system that includes pipelines, railroads, cars, trucks, airlines and mass transit systems, as well as funding for highways. Here are some things to know about Duffy. He is a former member of Congress Duffy, 53, is an attorney who represented ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Nov. 19 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump tapped Linda McMahon , who served as administrator of the Small Business Administration during his first term, to become the next secretary of Education and oversee "sending education back to the states." "For the past four years, as the Chair of the Board at the America First Policy Institute, Linda has been a fierce advocate for parent's rights, working hard at both ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team's latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today's edition, White House correspondent Mike Memoli files a dispatch from Rio de Janeiro on President Joe Biden's final international summit. Plus, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki breaks down the final election results from our seven key ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Trump is promising a deportation surge. How many people did Obama, Biden and Trump actually deport? President elect Trump has threatened to use the military to enact his mass deportation plan — but how does his track record compare to his Democrat rivals? Your support makes all the difference. ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Beirut, Lebanon – The United States's special envoy for the Middle East, Amos Hochstein, has landed in the Lebanese capital to hold talks around a potential ceasefire deal between Hezbollah and Israel. This comes after an emotionally exhausting period for Lebanese as optimism and worry abounded. Graphic designer Diana Younes told Al Jazeera she is close to despair and clutching at any hope. "My God, ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs warned they may seek to have his sex-trafficking case dismissed because prosecutors caught a glimpse of a handwritten "to-do list" the rap mogul kept in his Brooklyn jail cell. The to-do list— jotted by Combs on a white legal pad, to memorialize jailhouse conversations with his attorneys — was secretly photographed and then returned to his cell by Bureau of Prisons ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Texas Education Board Backs Curriculum With Lessons Drawn From Bible School districts serving more than two million elementary-school children would be able to adopt a curriculum that draws on the Bible. Texas education officials backed on Tuesday a new elementary school curriculum that infuses material drawn from the Bible into reading and language arts lessons, a contentious move that would test the limits of ...
Source: nytimes.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Suspect in custody as investigators work to understand what propelled random attacks in Manhattan A man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbings of three people in random attacks across Manhattan, police said on Tuesday. Ramon Rivera, 51, was taken into custody after he was found with blood on his clothes and the two kitchen knives, authorities said. Investigators were ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Multiple brands of organic carrots have been recalled due to a multistate outbreak of E. coli that has sickened at least 39 people. On Saturday (Nov. 16), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Grimmway Farms, headquartered in Bakersfield, California, had recalled certain brands of its organic whole carrots and organic baby carrots. These carrots should no longer be available in grocery stores ...
Source: livescience.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will delay his decision on clemency for Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, until the newly elected Los Angeles County district attorney completes his review of the case, Newsom's office said Monday. "The governor respects the role of the district attorney in ensuring justice is served and recognizes that voters have entrusted District ...
Source: cnn.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors finished calling witnesses Tuesday in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley , and the defense began presenting its case but quickly ran into snags. Jose Ibarra, 26, is charged with murder and other crimes in Riley's February death. He waived his right to a jury trial , meaning the case will be decided alone by Athens-Clarke County Superior ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Economic experts are warning that if president-elect Donald Trump follows through on his plan to impose massive tariffs on goods imported from other countries, American consumers will likely face higher prices — a warning that was recently echoed by a prominent executive from Walmart, the country's largest retailer. Walmart chief financial officer David Rainey expressed his views on the proposed tariffs in an ...
Source: truthout.org
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Some Republican senators signaled support for a legislative effort to rein in the power Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. wield in the credit card market as they grilled the companies about the swipe fees they charge merchants and consumers. The Credit Card Competition Act ( S. 1838 ) from Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is unlikely to come up for a vote in the lame-duck period. But a parade of senators ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
A Wyoming judge struck down two state abortion bans Monday, including the nation's first explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy. Teton County District Judge Melissa Owens said the laws, passed in 2022 and 2023, violated the state constitution's guarantee that adults can make their own health care decisions. Who said what The bans on abortion generally and medication abortion specifically ...
Source: theweek.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges against Evgenii Ptitsyn, 42, a Russian national, for allegedly administering the sale, distribution, and operation of Phobos ransomware . Ptitsyn made his initial appearance in the US District Court for the District of Maryland on Nov. 4 after being extradited from South Korea. Phobos ransomware, through its affiliates, victimized more than 1,000 public and private ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Brazilian police have arrested five people, including a former adviser to ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, over an alleged plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022, authorities said. The coup plot was conceived in late 2022, before Lula took office , according to Federal Police. In addition to killing the then-president-elect, the plot also included plans to capture or kill Lula's Vice ...
Source: cnn.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Microsoft is enhancing its bug bounty initiatives with the launch of the Zero Day Quest hacking event. With $4 million in potential rewards, it focuses on driving research in critical areas such as cloud computing and AI. Event focus The event invites security researchers to discover and report high-impact vulnerabilities in Microsoft AI and Cloud Bounty Programs: AI, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Identity, M365, ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
New York Mayor Eric Adams on Monday issued the first drought warning since 2002 amid historically low rainfall and blazing brush fires. New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday issued the first drought warning in 22 years amid historically low rainfall and warm temperatures. New York City departments will take steps to prevent drought conditions from worsening, the mayor's office said, such as limiting water use in ...
Source: usatoday.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
The largest number of logical qubits has been linked through quantum entanglement, which is a key step towards quantum computers that can detect and correct errors Useful quantum computers are one step closer. Microsoft and Atom Computing announced that they have set a new record for the most entangled logical qubits, which are crucial for developing quantum computers that can correct their own errors. "We are ...
Source: newscientist.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 20 riders were suspended in midair for hours after a Knott's Berry Farm ride malfunctioned Monday afternoon. Guests at the Southern California theme park were stuck on the Sol Spin ride after technical difficulties caused it to stop at about 2:00 p.m., a park spokesperson said. The 22 riders were evacuated from the ride by 4:30 p.m. according to the ride manufacturer's and park's ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill that critics say strikes at the core of the country's founding principles and dilutes the rights of Māori people. The Hīkoi mō te Tiriti march began nine days ago in New Zealand's far north and crossed the length of the North Island in one of the country's biggest protests in recent decades. ...
Source: cnn.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
This underwater photo taken on April 5, 2024, shows bleached and dead coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, 270 kilometres (170 miles) north of the city of Cairns (DAVID GRAY/AFP) Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian research showed Tuesday, with scientists fearing the rest of it has suffered a similar fate. The Australian Institute of Marine ...
Source: rawstory.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Joe Mixon scored three touchdowns, rushing for 109 yards, while Derek Barnett scored on a fumble return as the Houston Texans ended their two-game losing streak with a 34-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night in Arlington, Texas. With the victory, the Texans improve to 7-4 on the season, remaining in first place in the AFC South, and bounce back after losing to the Detroit Lions in a game where they ...
Source: cnn.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Arthur Frommer, who expanded the horizons of postwar Americans and virtually invented the low-budget travel industry with his seminal guidebook, "Europe on 5 Dollars a Day: A Guide to Inexpensive Travel," which introduced millions to an experience once considered the exclusive domain of the wealthy, died Monday at his home in New York City. He was 95. His stepdaughter Tracie Holder confirmed the death, from ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Within hours of the disaster, Biden said the federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge, and I expect the Congress to support my effort." He In a letter Monday to House Speaker Mike Johnson, Biden said Congress must bolster funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other programs in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The request comes as lawmakers meet during ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Topics More from TechCrunch Apps 6:00 AM PST · November 19, 2024 After building out Google Lens to help users shop online more easily, Google is now updating the product to help people shop when they're in a physical store by offering product insights, price comparisons, and local inventory availability. Alongside this news, the company is bringing new shopping features to Maps, and adding more Google Pay ...
Source: techcrunch.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told lawmakers Tuesday she has encouraged the agency's inspector general to review whether an employee was acting alone when directing workers helping hurricane victims not to go to homes with yards signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump. to make them aware of federal resources available. The employee, she said, wrote to about 11 ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
The public has a right to know how taxpayer dollars will be used to deport, ACLU says. Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit seeking details from the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency into how it may execute a large deportation program. On Monday, ACLU of Southern California Foundation vs. ICE was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Gisele Pelicot, 71, has waived her right to anonymity and gave evidence for the third time at her husband's trial in Avignon on Tuesday. The Frenchwoman whose husband is on trial for inviting 50 men to rape her over 10 years has accused them of "cowardice" and said they should have reported him to the police. Gisele Pelicot, 71, has waived her right to anonymity and gave evidence for the third time in Avignon on ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
A New York City monsignor who raised eyebrows by allowing pop star Sabrina Carpenter to film a video in his church was relieved of duties after he allegedly mishandled nearly $2 million of church funds, church officials announced. Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, of Our Lady of Mount Carmel — Annunciation Parish, no longer holds any pastoral oversight or governance role at the parish, Bishop Robert J. Brennan of ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has sued a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee and the families of some of the Sandy Hook victims in an attempt to stop the sale of his media empire Infowars to the satirical news outlet The Onion. In a lawsuit filed Monday in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Jones claimed trustee Christopher Murray and the families "colluded" for a "flagrantly non-compliant ...
Source: cnn.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Minecraft could soon be coming to a theme park near you. UK theme park company Merlin Entertainments has announced the completion of a $110 million deal with developer Mojang to open Minecraft -themed attractions in the US and the UK . The attractions are planned to open in 2026 and 2027 and will either be new additions to existing parks or a wholly new experience. The game seems well-suited for the theme park ...
Source: theverge.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
Google is tightening its rules against "parasite SEO" content, or articles and pages that often have little to do with the site's focus but that exploit the website's Google ranking. An example of parasite SEO content is a news blog that publishes online shopping coupon codes in a hidden part of its website or an educational site publishing unrelated affiliate marketing content. In March, Google announced it would ...
Source: theverge.com
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024 -
A federal judge in Delaware on Monday tossed a lawsuit filed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee against social media giant Meta claiming that the platform unfairly profited from false advertisements for CBD products. Huckabee, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel, sued Meta in July over a series of ads for CBD gummies. CBD gummies are edible candies that contain cannabidiol, or ...
Source: lawandcrime.com
Monday, Nov 18th, 2024 -
What they're saying: "News influencers have emerged as one of the key alternatives to traditional outlets as a news and information source for a lot of people, especially younger folks," said Galen Stocking, senior computational social scientist at Pew Research Center. "And these influencers have really reached new levels of attention and prominence this year amid the presidential election." How it works: The Pew ...
Source: axios.com
Monday, Nov 18th, 2024 -
The hosts of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski had a private meeting with President-elect Donald Trump to develop a "new approach" and "restart communications", the pair revealed on their show Monday. "We talked about a lot of issues including abortion, mass deportation, threats of political deportation against political opponents and media outlets," Scarborough, a former ...
Source: salon.com
Monday, Nov 18th, 2024 -
Paul Teal, an actor known for his recurring role on the TV series " One Tree Hill ," died on Friday after a battle with cancer, a representative for Teal confirmed to CBS News. "His remarkable talent, along with his gentle spirit, has left an indelible mark on all of us fortunate enough to have known him," Susan Tolar Walters of STW Talent Agency said in a statement on Monday. "The loss we feel in our hearts is ...
Source: cbsnews.com