Friday, March 29, 2024

US

Passenger Detained At LaGuardia After Flight Evacuated

NEW YORK (AP) — A passenger aboard a Republic Airways flight from Indianapolis was taken into custody on the tarmac of LaGuardia Airport, shortly after the plane touched down Satur...

Rep. Steve Scalise Denies Spurious Claim That Melania Trump Refused To Meet His Family

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — A new book by Stephanie Grisham, the former White House press secretary who also served Melania Trump's chief of staff, claims that the former first lady refus...

More Than 130 Countries Reach Deal On Corporate Minimum Tax

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — More than 130 countries have agreed on sweeping changes to how big global companies are taxed, including a 15% minimum corporate rate designed to deter mu...

New York Public Schools To End Gifted And Talented Program

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will phase out its program for gifted and talented students that critics say favors whites and Asian American students, while enrolling disproportiona...

Damaged US Sub In Port After Collision In South China Sea

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine that was damaged in a collision with an unknown underwater object in the South China Sea last weekend has arrived in port at...

Smart Robots Do All The Work At Nissan’s ‘Intelligent’ Plant

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KAMINO KAWA, Japan (AP) — Nissan’s “intelligent factory” hardly has any human workers. The robots do the work, including welding and mounting. They do the paint jobs and inspect th...

Anti-Vaccine Chiropractors Rising Force Of Misinformation

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The flashy postcard, covered with images of syringes, beckoned people to attend Vax-Con ’21 to learn “the uncensored truth” about COVID-19 vaccines. Part...

US Employers Add A Weak 194,000 Jobs As Delta Maintains Hold

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic still has a grip on the economy with many compani...

Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Move HQ From California To Texas

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CALIFORNIA (AP) — Tesla says it will relocate its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas, though the electric car maker will keep expanding its manufacturing cap...

Neal Sher, Nazi Hunter And Former AIPAC Director, Dies At 74

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NEW YORK (JTA) — Neal Sher, who as the U.S.’s chief Nazi hunter established the formula that led to the deportation of dozens of Nazis, has died at 74. Sher, who led the Justice...

Biden To Restore 2 Utah National Monuments Cut By Trump

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden will restore two sprawling national monuments in Utah that have been at the center of a long-running public lands tug-of-war between presi...

Mexico And US Prepare New Security Framework

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials from Mexico and the United States are developing a new framework for their governments’ security relationship that is more “holistic” in addressing cri...

Navy: Sub Hit Object In Pacific; No Life-Threatening Injury

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. fast-attack submarine struck an object while submerged in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region, the Navy said Thursday. It said there were no li...

State TV Says Iranian Speedboats Intercepted US Navy Vessel

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV reported Thursday that speedboats belonging to the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard have intercepted U.S. vessels in the Persian Gulf....

Gavin Newsom Launches Council To Boost California Holocaust Education

LOS ANGELES (JTA) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the formation of a council on Holocaust and genocide education Wednesday at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. Th...

Microsoft: Russia Behind 58% Of Detected State-Backed Hacks

BOSTON (AP) — Russia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government agencies and think tanks in ...

Agreement On Short-Term Debt Ceiling Fix, Averting Crisis

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday an agreement has been reached with Republicans to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December, te...

US Jobless Claims Fall To 326,000, First Drop In Four Weeks

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the U.S. job market and economy continue their steady recovery from l...

For Orthodox Jews And Israelis, Whatsapp Outage Highlighted Basic Community Infrastructure — And Its Vulnerability

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NEW YORK (JTA) - Asher Lovy was expecting a flood of notifications on Monday morning when he posted information about a sexual abuse case to several WhatsApp chat groups devoted to...

Pfizer Asks US To Allow COVID Shots For Kids Ages 5 To 11

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NEW YORK (AP) - Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 -- and if regulators agree, shots could begin within a matte...