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Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The man charged with murder in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare made it clear he wasn't going to make things easy for authorities, shouting unintelligibly and writhing in the grip of sheriff's deputies as he was led into court and then objecting to being taken to New York to face trial. The displays of resistance Tuesday weren't expected to significantly delay legal proceedings ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Weather conditions were forecasted to improve this week in Southern California, aiding firefighters in their battle against a wind-driven wildfire that's forced up to 20,000 people — including performers Cher, Dick Van Dyke and his wife — from their homes. Residents under evacuation orders and warnings on Tuesday waited anxiously to see whether their properties had been ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
Data is now a living organism driving company success. To thrive, businesses must embrace AI-powered, automated data management across five critical pillars. In today's economy, as the saying goes, data is the new gold — a valuable asset from a financial standpoint. However, from a company's existential perspective, there's an even more fitting analogy. We are all familiar with the theory of evolution, where ...
Source: cio.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by The Onion's parent company to buy Alex Jones' far-right media empire, including the website Infowars, ruling that the auction process was unfair. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez said after a two-day hearing that The Onion's parent company, Global Tetrahedron, had not submitted the best bid and was wrongly named the winner of an auction last month by a ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
South Korean police have raided the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who last week declared a short-lived martial law (Handout) South Korean police said Wednesday that security guards were blocking a raid on President Yoon Suk Yeol's offices to investigate his brief imposition of martial law, with the opposition party accusing the presidential staff of illegally protecting an insurrectionist. Yoon is already ...
Source: rawstory.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
After the fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, Israel has been encroaching on its neighbour's territory. Since al-Assad's dramatic flight to Russia on Sunday, Israel has attacked Syria more than 400 times and, despite UN protests, launched a military incursion into the buffer zone that has separated the two countries since 1974. These aggressions have come as the country tries to transition away from 53 years of ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
Tariffs have taken center stage in recent months, with President-elect Donald Trump campaigning on plans to levy steep tariffs on imported goods to bolster the U.S. economy. Now that he has won the presidency, those proposed tariffs could soon become a reality. When President Donald Trump returns to the White House come January, he "plans to sign an executive order enacting 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada ...
Source: theweek.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
Researchers from Google have demonstrated a new generation of quantum computer , called Willow, which is able to run its random circuit sampling (RCS) benchmark significantly faster than a supercomputer. Willow represents a significant step forward in the development of quantum computers and how they handle noise, which affects performance. However, the tech giant hopes the technology will evolve to a stage where ...
Source: computerweekly.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
During an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday reaffirmed his longstanding determination to do away with birthright citizenship — the timeless principle that anyone born on US soil is a US citizen, regardless of the race or citizenship of their parents. "We have to end it," he told his interviewer . "It's ridiculous." Trump has pledged to issue an executive order on his ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. 'He made her ambassador to one of the farthest countries possible,' Kimmel joked in his opening monologue Your support makes all the difference. jokingly claimed the real reason Donald Trump has nominated his son Donald Trump Jr 's financee Kimberly Guilfoyle to be ambassador to Greece is because of ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
General Motors ( GM ) said it was abandoning its Cruise driverless ride-hailing service due to its high costs and the scale needed in an increasingly competitive market. The largest U.S. automaker said the Cruise team will be combined with its other technical teams, and the company will instead focus on developing advanced driver assistance systems, which include functions such as taking over steering. "Consistent ...
Source: investopedia.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
Mortgage rates for December 11, 2024, are around 6.30%. Last month, rates averaged 6.56%. But they've been trending lower in recent weeks. Mortgage rates are expected to go down in 2025 as the Fed lowers its benchmark rate. Mortgage rates are finally down after spending the last few months creeping up. Next year, mortgage rates are expected to go down further, though how much they'll fall depends on the ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
ROME, Ga. (AP) — A motorist was killed as police responded to a bomb threat at the Georgia home of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, authorities said. A police officer on the local bomb squad was traveling to the scene when he collided with another car on Monday, Rome police said in a statement. Greene identified the woman killed as Tammie Pickelsimer. The emailed threat — which warned of a pipe bomb in ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
A Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is pictured at the oyamel firs (Abies religiosa) forest, in Ocampo municipality, Michoacan State in Mexico on December 19, 2016 (ENRIQUE CASTRO/AFP) The United States is moving to grant federal protections to the monarch butterfly -- a once-common species recognizable by its striking black and orange patterns that has faced a dramatic population decline in recent decades. The ...
Source: rawstory.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
Certificate of deposit rates may be falling, but there's still time to lock in a competitive rate if you act fast. Today's top CDs offer annual percentage yields, or APYs, as high as 4.70% -- more than twice the national average for some terms. But with rates on the way down, the sooner you open a CD, the more interest you stand to earn. Experts expect the Federal Reserve will cut rates at next week's meeting, ...
Source: cnet.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
Recommendations from the task force not only influence the practice of medicine but also what insurers have to cover. "Women who would be more comfortable collecting their HPV test sample themselves can now do so," task force member Esa Davis said in a statement. Nearly all cases of cervical cancer are caused by HPV, and studies have shown a test for HPV is optimal for women ages 30 to 65 years old, per the task ...
Source: axios.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Genital herpes is widespread the world round among younger adults, with more than 846 million people living with the lifelong sexually transmitted infection, a new review finds. About 1 in 5 people younger than 50 live with a genital herpes infection, researchers reported Dec. 10 in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections . Even worse, more than 200 million people ...
Source: healthday.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
Spotify's Car Thing officially has expired. Long live Spotify's Car Thing. Yesterday was the last day to enjoy the Car Thing as Spotify had intended, as a stand-in to grabbing playlists and podcasts for those of us with old cars without a head unit. But that's not stopping tinkerers from keeping the dream of Spotify's Car Thing alive. Folks in the official Car Thing subreddit and elsewhere on the internet have ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Want to give your brain a boost for tomorrow? Get in a little pulse-pounding today, a new study shows. In a finding that suggests the benefits of exercise may linger longer than believed, researchers discovered that middle-aged adults and seniors perform better on memory tests even a full day after they've had some moderate to vigorous physical activity. "Moderate or ...
Source: insidenova.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
New co-packaged optics innovation could replace electrical interconnects in data centers to offer significant improvements in speed and energy efficiency for AI and other computing applications IBM has unveiled breakthrough research in optics technology that could dramatically improve how data centers train and run generative AI models. Researchers have pioneered a new process for co-packaged optics (CPO), ...
Source: aithority.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
Christmastime can be stressful enough with having to shop for decorations, lights, presents and even an outfit to wear. Adding a Christmas tree into the mix can make things a little harder. But the Christmas tree market has continued to grow, and with it the options to buy a tree. Here are some places in South Jersey to find the right fit for your home this holiday. Where to get Christmas trees near me in ...
Source: thedailyjournal.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. . The best iPhones for 2024: Which model should you buy? It's a question you've probably heard many times before: "Which iPhone should I buy?" Most of the time, the answer is simple: Get the best one you can afford. And if you're happy with your ...
Source: engadget.com
Wednesday, Dec 11th, 2024 -
The US government has sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity company and one of its employees for their involvement in the large-scale compromise of firewalls in April 2020. The hacked firewalls were exploited to install malware and deploy ransomware worldwide. Victims included US critical infrastructure firms and could have resulted in serious injury or loss of life. The Department of the Treasury's Office of ...
Source: infosecurity-magazine.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
The legal fight over a new lawsuit accusing rap star and entrepreneur Jay-Z of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 pits two high-powered, politically connected lawyers against each other. To catch you up … An anonymous accuser identified only as "Jane Doe" accused Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, of raping her when she was a minor at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party, according to the woman's ...
Source: msnbc.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
In this article ACI KR Albertsons and Kroger supermarkets A U.S. judge blocked the pending $25 billion merger of U.S. grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons on Tuesday, siding with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in a win for the Biden administration. The FTC argued at a three-week trial in Portland, Oregon, that the merger would eliminate head-to-head competition between the top two traditional grocery chains, ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
Sora, which OpenAI teased in February, is now available for ChatGPT Pro and Plus users OpenAI released its text-to-video artificial intelligence model, Sora, this week after the completion of its testing phase. The Microsoft-backed AI startup first teased the model in February and rolled it out Monday for ChaptGPT Pro and Plus users at no additional charge, saying on X it was the company's "holiday gift" for ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
One suggestion was for the judge to assure Trump that he will be spared jail time, which could help alleviate his "concerns" while he's in office, they said in the filing made public Tuesday. But, they argued, there's no reason to dismiss the case or vacate the verdict in May. The "overwhelming evidence of defendant's guilt and the critical importance of preserving public confidence in the criminal justice system, ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
– Senate Republican leader fell and sprained his wrist while walking out of a GOP luncheon on Tuesday, the latest in a series of medical incidents for him in recent years. McConnell, who is from his leadership post at the end of the year, was walking out of his weekly party lunch with Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso when he tripped and fell, Barrasso said, before walking back to his office on his own. Medical ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
President Joe Biden during a Tuesday speech said that it was "stupid" of him to have not signed COVID-19 stimulus checks that went out as part of the American Rescue Plan, contrasting himself with President-elect Donald Trump. , which Congress passed in 2021, as a major economic accomplishment of his administration. But the president also reflected on the actions of Trump, his predecessor and soon-to-be successor. ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
Amazon Autos is launching today in beta form in select metro areas. Vehicle shoppers in 48 U.S. cities can browse, order, finance and schedule pickup of a new Hyundai vehicle from their local participating dealer directly on Amazon. Amazon Autos offers online automotive shopping from Hyundai dealers across major metropolitan areas nationwide and will continue to add more Hyundai dealerships. The ...
Source: mediapost.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA - JULY 13: A sign sits at the entrance of the Federal Correctional Complex where Daniel Lewis Lee is scheduled to be executed on July 13, 2020 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Lee was convicted and sentenced to die for the 1996 killings in Arkansas of gun dealer William Mueller, his wife Nancy, and her 8-year-old daughter Sarah. He is scheduled to be the first federal prisoner put to death since 2003. ...
Source: rawstory.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
The Justice Department failed to follow department policy and ignored some established protections when seeking records from members of Congress, dozens of congressional staffers and members of the media during the first Trump administration, an internal watchdog found. A report by the department's Office of Inspector General released on Tuesday focused on numerous leak investigations launched by the Justice ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The 26-year-old charged with murder in the killing of a UnitedHealth executive in New York was captured in Pennsylvania with a backpack police said contained a so-called "ghost gun." The U.S. government has argued that ghost guns are meant for crime because they are made from parts that can be bought online or even 3-D printed without the serial numbers ordinarily used to trace guns or ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
News Carlisle School, 1880 / Public Domain Biden establishes monument at former Native American boarding school site President Joe Biden designated the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania as a national monument Monday, marking a historic step to acknowledge the dark legacy of Native American boarding schools in the United States. The school was part of a broader system of Native American ...
Source: jurist.org
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of planet-warming pollution. As wildfires increase and hotter temperatures melt long-frozen ground, the region is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The finding was reported in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's annual Arctic Report Card , released Tuesday. The new research, led by scientists from ...
Source: npr.org
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
FTC's announcement details how the payments will be distributed, with funds being sent via checks and PayPal Epic Games has been ordered by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to pay over $72 million in refunds to approximately 629,000 customers due to allegations of unlawful billing practices. Each affected player will receive around $114 if they submitted a successful claim. This payment follows a 2022 settlement ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
Seventy-seven prize winners sign letter arguing Trump's DHHS pick will put US public health 'in jeopardy' Seventy-seven Nobel laureates have signed a letter urging the US Senate to reject Robert F Kennedy Jr as Donald Trump's nominee for health and human services secretary, arguing that he is unfit and would put American public health "in jeopardy". It is believed to be the first time in living memory that Nobel ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
Taiwan said Tuesday that dozens of Chinese warships and other vessels have been deployed around the island, in one of China's biggest-ever military exercises. Taiwanese forces were on high alert in anticipation of Beijing's People's Liberation Army staging war games in response to Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's visits to the United States last week. "Nearly 90" Chinese naval and coast guard ships were ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
Angela Eagle says about 6,500 asylum claims have been suspended as ministers assess fallout from end of Assad regime The Home Office would like to facilitate the return of refugees to Syria , a minister has said, saying about 6,500 asylum claims had been suspended as the government waited to assess the fallout from the end of the Assad regime. The immigration minister Angela Eagle said many refugees had been ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
Rupert Murdoch will not be allowed to change his family's trust in order to solidify control over his media empire with his eldest son Lachlan Murdoch, a Nevada commissioner recently ruled. The ruling in question is under seal. It was authored by Probate Commissioner Edmund "Joe" Gorman, Jr., and released Saturday, according to The New York Times , who reportedly obtained a copy. Oftentimes trenchant in both legal ...
Source: lawandcrime.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
The congressional task force probing the assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump released its final report this week. Among the highlights of task force's report is a call for reforms to the United States Secret Service (USSS). Recommendations include scaling back protection for foreign leaders during peak election season and exploring the possibility of moving the agency out of the Department ...
Source: newsweek.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
The Business Platinum Card® from American Express is one of the best small business cards out there, with an elevated bonus and top-notch benefits (unlike typical cards, the card allows you to carry a balance for certain charges but not all). It's an excellent offer if you like earning Membership Rewards points and you can maximize the bonus spending categories and perks — but be sure to assess whether ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
The DOJ also reported that department uses excessive force and disproportionately polices Black and Hispanic people. A two-year federal investigation into the Worcester Police Department found the department committed multiple civil rights violations, including sexually assaulting women and escalating minor incidents with force. The Justice Department, which launched a civil investigation into the department in ...
Source: boston.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
With the help of AI, Reddit Answers populates the content you need for any question you ask. Reddit continues to grow in popularity as a search engine alternative, with millions of Redditors contributing answers, perspectives, and summaries on the hottest topics. Now, the social platform is making it easier to find the insights you need with help from artificial intelligence (AI). On Tuesday, Reddit ...
Source: zdnet.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
Two former high-ranking Syrian military figures who played key roles in President Bashar al-Assad's now-deposed regime have been indicted on war crimes charges in the United States and accused of torturing American citizens. Jamil Hassan, 72, and Abdul Salam Mahmoud, 65, both former Syrian Air Force intelligence officers, were charged in connection with what prosecutors alleged was "a conspiracy to commit war ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
New Zealand said Tuesday it will shut down its greyhound racing industry, citing animal welfare concerns and the "unacceptably high" number of injured and dying dogs. Minister for Racing Winston Peters said the industry would be phased out over the next 20 months, giving trainers the chance to rehome dogs. "This is not a decision that is taken lightly but is ultimately driven by protecting the welfare of racing ...
Source: iol.co.za
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
The coach with the most Super Bowl wins in NFL history might be coming to college football. Bill Belichick confirmed this week that he spoke recently with the University of North Carolina about its vacant head coaching position after reports surfaced about him going through the interview process with Tar Heels ' officials. The former New England Patriots coach has been making weekly media appearances with ESPN, ...
Source: usatoday.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
Instagram is rolling out a new way for creators to share videos. The social media platform is introducing a new trial setting for Reels -- when enabled, the video will only be shown to people who don't follow you. Trial Reels are available now globally. At first, it might seem counterintuitive to hide content from your followers. However, the idea is to help creators experiment with new kinds of content, whether ...
Source: cnet.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
Oracle reported 9% revenue increase for the second quarter of the 2025 fiscal year, hitting $141 billion. "Record AI demand drove Oracle Cloud Infrastructure revenue up 52% in Q2, a much higher growth rate than any of our hyperscale cloud infrastructure competitors," said CEO Safra Catz. "Growth in the AI segment of our Infrastructure business was extraordinary – GPU consumption was up 336% in the ...
Source: beckershospitalreview.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
Famed Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg revealed Tuesday his prostate cancer has returned and "spread to other organs." Sandberg announced in January his metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis and, after months of treatments, stated he was cancer-free in August. "Unfortunately, we recently learned the cancer has relapsed and it has spread to other organs," the Baseball Hall of Famer wrote on Instagram. "This ...
Source: cnn.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
Australian former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis admitted Tuesday to a charge of creating a risk of harm in relation to the December 2023 road death of his Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins. Dennis pleaded guilty in Adelaide Magistrates Court to an aggravated charge of creating likelihood of harm after a car he was driving hit her, according to Australian public broadcaster ABC and CBS News partner BBC News . ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the toppling of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was a "humiliation" not just for the deposed president himself, but for the Russian and Iranian regimes who supported him. No decision has yet been made on whether the UK government will remove Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the rebel group that toppled the old regime, from a list of banned terrorist groups, said the BBC facing a moment of ...
Source: theweek.com
Tuesday, Dec 10th, 2024 -
Online business directory Yelp has debuted several new features, including AI-powered insights to its reviews. "This year has been marked by an accelerated pace of product innovation at Yelp," Craig Saldanha , chief product officer at Yelp, said in a news release Tuesday (Dec. 10). "By using AI to harness Yelp's vast amount of trusted user-generated content, in 2024 we've rolled out more than 80 new features that ...
Source: pymnts.com
Monday, Dec 9th, 2024 -
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - China-based ByteDance and its short-video app TikTok on Monday asked an appeals court to temporarily block a law that would require that parent company ByteDance divest TikTok by Jan. 19 or face a ban, pending a review by the U.S. Supreme Court. The companies filed the emergency motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, warning that without the order the law ...
Source: reuters.com
Monday, Dec 9th, 2024 -
You are not logged into your account. You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please Thank you for your support of local journalism! Depending on who you ask, the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country or were cause for celebration. The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential ...
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Monday, Dec 9th, 2024 -
It's the end of an era for Taylor Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour , which brought together Swifties at 149 shows in 51 countries. It's been a nearly two-year-long journey for Swift and her team, and she generously thanked her crew for helping it all come together. According to People , the "Anti-Hero" star has supplemented salaries with $197 million in bonuses since the tour kicked off on March 17, 2023. This ...
Source: instyle.com