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Wednesday, May 01, 2024 6:07 PM ET

World News

Bogota Cuts Ties With Israel Over 'Genocidal' Gaza Campaign

International Business Times - 21 minutes ago

President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that Colombia will sever diplomatic ties with Israel, whose leader he described as "genocidal" in its war in Gaza.

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Times of Israel

Pentagon says floating Gaza aid pier more than 50% complete

Times of Israel - 17 minutes ago

Announcement comes 6 days after massive construction effort began, aimed at easing humanitarian crisis in Strip

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Irish Sun

Russia Breached Global Chemical Weapons Ban In Ukraine War: US

NDTV - 2 hours ago

The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of violating the international chemical weapons ban by deploying the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops and using riot control agents "as a method of warfare" in Ukraine.

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NBC News

Palestinian, Israeli students look to campus protests with gratitude, worry

The Globe and Mail - 1 hour ago

Students at a university in West Bank’s Ramallah are grateful for pro-Palestinian encampments at universities in U.S. and Canada, though Israeli students worry about rising anti-Semitism

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Politics News

Huffington Post

Why This Old Trump Scandal Is Now At The Heart Of One Of His Criminal Trials

Huffington Post - 34 minutes ago

The tape that almost derailed his bid for the presidency is key to understanding his criminal hush money trial.

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ABC News

Arizona’s Democratic leaders get enough votes to repeal 19th century abortion ban

Washington Times - 51 minutes ago

Democrats secured enough votes in the Arizona Senate on Wednesday to repeal a Civil War-era ban on abortions that the state's highest court recently allowed to take effect.

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Fox News

Republicans accuse Biden of putting 'more pressure on Israel' than Hamas amid college riots

Fox News - 2 hours ago

GOP senators slam Biden for his perceived inaction amid antisemitic protests and riots at U.S. colleges and for allegedly treating those responsible better than U.S. ally Israel.

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Breitbart

WATCH: MTG vows to force a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson

Washington Times - 2 hours ago

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday she would call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, forcing her colleagues to choose sides in a difficult showdown after Democr

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Business News

NPR

Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged as ‘Inflation Risks’ Persist

Epoch Times - 45 minutes ago

Fed Chair Powell says his confidence in inflation moving back down is lower than before.

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CBS News

How to cut the cost of long-term care insurance in your 70s

CBS News - 3 hours ago

Long-term care insurance can be expensive if you're in your 70s. Here are ways to cut that cost.

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Epoch Times

Google Workers Fired Over Israel Protests File Federal Labor Complaint

Epoch Times - 2 hours ago

The former employees are seeking the reinstatement of their jobs and back pay.

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ABC News

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty defends ransom payment in testimony on cyberattack

CBS News - 31 minutes ago

Witty said he himself made the decision that UnitedHealth would pay a ransom to the hackers who caused the massive data breach.

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Technology

Daily Sabah

AI could boost Canada’s lagging productivity, Microsoft Canada’s president says

The Globe and Mail - 1 day ago

To avoid squandering opportunities, Microsoft Canada president Chris Barry has encouraged workers to get their hands on AI and build an understanding of how it can be used

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8 major newspapers join legal backlash against OpenAI, Microsoft

Washington Times - 6 hours ago

In a move that underscores escalating tensions between the news industry and artificial intelligence developers, a coalition of eight leading daily newspapers on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against tech g

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The Mercury News

Ex-Google workers say firings over Israel contract protest illegal

Daily Sabah - 9 hours ago

Workers at Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., have submitted a complaint to a U.S. labor board alleging that the company unlawfully terminated...

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NDTV

Apple की iPhone सेल्स में हो सकती है बड़ी गिरावट, शेयर प्राइस हुआ कमजोर

NDTV - 4 hours ago

एनालिस्ट्स का अनुमान है मौजूदा वर्ष की पहली तिमाही में आईफोन की सेल्स में 10 प्रतिशत से अधिक की कमी हो सकती है। एपल के कुल रेवेन्यू में पांच प्रतिशत से अधिक की गिरावट होने की आशंका है

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Sports Headlines

Times of India

Ruthless Eimear Richardson steers Ireland to final four in T20 World Cup qualifiers

Independent.ie - 2 hours ago

Eimear Richardson helped secure Ireland’s place in the last four of the T20 World Cup Qualifier with miserly spell of 3-8 last night as her side saw off mi...

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ESPN

Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain (May 1, 2024) Game Analysis - ESPN

ESPN - 6 minutes ago

Expert recap and game analysis of the Borussia Dortmund vs. Paris Saint-Germain Uefa Champions League game from May 1, 2024 on ESPN.

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Boston Globe

With Caitlin Clark’s WNBA debut at Mohegan Sun Arena two weeks away, other WNBA teams are booking bigger venues - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 30 minutes ago

WNBA teams have started experiencing the Clark effect and the top overall draft pick hasn’t even played her first game.

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Star Tribune

Twins center fielder Byron Buxton leaves game against White Sox with sore right knee

AP News - 1 hour ago

Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton left a game against the Chicago White Sox in the second inning because of right knee soreness after an unsuccessful attempt to steal second base.

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Entertainment News

CTV News

'I win the day': Melissa McCarthy is thrilled Barbra Streisand knows she exists

CTV News - 46 minutes ago

Melissa McCarthy was completely unbothered by a comment Barbra Streisand left on her Instagram in which the legendary singer asked the Oscar-nominated actress if she was on Ozempic. In fact, she took it as a compliment.

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UPI

Jean Smart: 'Hacks' character finds it 'so annoying' to grow - UPI.com

UPI - 7 hours ago

Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder discuss "Hacks" Season 3, premiering Thursday on Max, as Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels reunite and continue to push each other's buttons.

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CBC News

American author Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dead at 77 | CBC Books

CBC News - 1 hour ago

Auster was known for such inventive narratives and meta-narratives as The New York Trilogy and 4321.

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Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post)

Prosecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was tossed

AP News - 1 hour ago

Prosecutors have asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein, who was back in a New York courtroom for the first time since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week.

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Odd/Weird News

UPI

Zebra on the run in Washington State - UPI.com

UPI - 1 day ago

Four zebras got loose from their trailer on the highway in North Bend, which is near Seattle. Three were captured, but one remains missing.

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Daily Express

Texas bachelor, 70, is looking for love, pays $400 a week for billboard sign about 'enjoying karaoke'

Fox News - 1 day ago

A Texas man is looking for a new wife in his small town by paying $400 a week for a billboard ad on a roadway. His 20 ft. sign is a callout to find his next lucky lady.

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Sora News 24

Japanese Town Battling Tourists By Installing Screen To Block Mount Fuji

Huffington Post - 1 day ago

Fujikawaguchiko has lots of scenic photo spots of the iconic mountain, but misbehaving foreign tourists are triggering a wave of concerns and complaints from residents.

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Inside Edition

4 Officers Killed in Line of Duty While Serving Warrant

Inside Edition - 23 hours ago

“Shots were ringing left and right,” neighbor Tyler Wilson tells Inside Edition.

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