Thursday, March 28, 2024

US

Senators To Be Quiet, Unplugged For Trump Trial

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WASHINGTON (AP) — No cellphones. No talking. No escape. That's the reality during the Senate's impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, which will begin each day with a proc...

Anti-Trump Protests Have Shrunk. What’s It Mean for 2020?

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CHICAGO (AP) — Days after President Donald Trump killed an Iranian general and said he was sending more soldiers to the Middle East, about 100 protesters stood on a pedestrian brid...

Couple Together For Nearly 65 Years Die On The Same Day

ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) — A couple who had been together for nearly 65 years have died on the same day at a St. Louis-area nursing home. Jack and Harriet Morrison's beds were placed ne...

Biden Mocks Trump’s Claim To Speak Against Anti-Semitism

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WASHINGTON (JTA) — Joe Biden mocked President Donald Trump’s claims to speak out against anti-Semitism, saying the president is dividing the country and turning a blind eye to whit...

ICE Ups Ante In Standoff With NYC: ‘This Is Not A Request’

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NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities are turning to a new tactic in the escalating conflict over New York City's so-called sanctuary policies, issuing four “immigration subpoenas” t...

NSA Cybersecurity Directorate Head Anne Neuberger Explains Why NSA Revealed Windows 10 Bug

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WASHINGTON (VINnews) — In the past, when the NSA has detected flaws in Windows it has exploited them for its own purposes of digital espionage. The public announcement Tuesday of a...

ICE Leader Blames ‘Sanctuary’ Policies for NYC Killing

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NEW YORK (AP) — The country's top immigration official blamed the “sanctuary policies” of New York City on Friday for the sexual assault and killing of a 92-year-old woman, while t...

Michael Bloomberg Outlines Plans for Cleaner Buildings, Cars

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg would push for all new cars to be electric by 2035 and new buildings to produce zero carbon emissions ...

Bill De Blasio’s Bagel Gaffe and the Fraught Politics of Food

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NEW YORK (AP) - If New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hadn’t already dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, #bagelgate might have been the nail in the coffin. His Jan. 15 tw...

MSNBC’s Maddow Reaches Record Audience With Parnas Interview

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NEW YORK (AP) — There's no apparent impeachment fatigue among viewers of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. Her prime-time show, which has been on for more than 11 years, had its largest au...

National Archives: ‘We Made a Mistake’ Altering Trump Photos

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The National Archives said Saturday it made a mistake when it blurred images of anti-Trump signs used in an exhibit on women's suffrage. The indepen...

Cuban President Says Concessions To US Would Lead Nowhere

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LAS TUNAS, Cuba (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said he does not believe the Trump administration would drop sanctions on the island in exchange for concessions from his g...

US Agency Examining Tesla Unintended Acceleration Complaint

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's auto safety agency is looking into allegations that all three of Tesla's electric vehicles can suddenly accelerate on their own. An unidenti...

Banks, Communications Companies Lead Stocks In Early Trading

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Friday as solid earnings from banks helped extend momentum from the previous day's rally. State Street and Citizens Fin...

UK Psychiatric Group Cites Social Media Dangers to the Young

LONDON (AP) — Britain's Royal College of Psychiatrists is urging that mammoth tech companies like Facebook and Twitter turn over research about possible dangers caused to young peo...

Trump Adds Alan Dershowitz To His Impeachment Team

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WASHINGTON (JTA) — Alan Dershowitz, the constitutional scholar, will join President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team. “Professor Dershowitz will present oral arguments at...

Oops! Radio Reporter Calls Wrong Robert Shapiro on Air

LONDON (AP) — Will the real Robert Shapiro please take the microphone? BBC radio presenter Evan Davis was left in an embarrassing situation Thursday while introducing a segment ...

Bay Harbor Police Officer Suspended For Approving Wife’s Anti-Muslim Comments

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MIAMI BEACH (VINnews) — A senior police officer who served for 38 years in Miami has been suspended from his position after allegedly demonstrating support on social media for anti...

US Housing Construction Jumps 16.9% in December, Highest in 13 Years

WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new homes surged in December to the highest level in 13 years, capping a year in which falling mortgage rates and a strong labor market helped lif...

Panel Finds FAA Followed Procedures In Approving Boeing Max

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A government advisory committee has concluded that federal regulators followed established procedures when they certified the Boeing 737 Max and did not delegate ...