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Thursday, April 18, 2024 10:00 PM ET

World News

New York Times

US, UK sanction Iran over Israel strike — RT World News

Russia Today - 2 hours ago

American and British governments have added to sanctions against Tehran over the drone and missile attack on Israel

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Voice of America

US vetoes Palestinian bid for full UN membership

Voice of America - 34 minutes ago

Washington’s long-standing policy is that Palestinian statehood must come through final status talks with Israel

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Newsweek

Ukraine official talks US aid package: "We have no plan B"

Newsweek - 2 hours ago

Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that his country is only focused on making "the most powerful decisions for Ukraine."

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Lancaster Online

2 jurors dismissed as Trump prosecutors seek contempt sanctions against the ex-president

Los Angeles Times - 9 minutes ago

Prosecutors in Trump's New York hush money trial are asking that the former president be held in contempt of court and fined for violating a gag order.

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Politics News

New York Daily News

2 jurors dismissed as Trump prosecutors seek contempt sanctions against the ex-president

Los Angeles Times - 9 minutes ago

Prosecutors in Trump's New York hush money trial are asking that the former president be held in contempt of court and fined for violating a gag order.

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New York Times

Kennedy Family Endorses Biden Instead Of RFK Jr. Pursuing Independent Bid

One America News Network - 3 hours ago

Over a dozen family members of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK Jr.), including his six siblings, have endorsed the reelection of President Joe Biden rather than their own family member's Independent bid.

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Chicago Tribune

Liberals buck global trend in ‘doubling down’ on foreign aid, as sector urges G7 push

The Globe and Mail - 23 minutes ago

The Liberals pledged in their Tuesday budget to increase humanitarian aid by $150-million in the current fiscal year and $200-million the following year

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Boston Globe

Homeless, migrant families being transferred to Lowell shelter as part of state’s continued ‘consolidation’ effort - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 7 hours ago

State officials say 68 families will be transferred from a shelter site at the Bedford Plaza Hotel to the Lowell Inn and Conference Center by the end of the month.

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Business News

Ars Technica

LLMs keep leaping with Llama 3, Meta’s newest open-weights AI model

Ars Technica - 4 hours ago

Zuckerberg says new AI model "was still learning" until Meta stopped training.

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Times of Israel

Magnus Metal raises $74 million Series B to digitize metal casting | Ctech

Times of Israel - 1 hour ago

The Israeli company is innovating the centuries-old metal casting industry by providing an Industry 4.0 based fully automatic manufacturing solution that aims to make the process faster, safer, and environmentally friendly

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Lancaster Online

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish as yields tick higher

Lancaster Online - 4 hours ago

U.S. stock indexes drifted to a mixed close following more reports showing the economy remains stronger than expected. The S&P 500 index fell 0.2% Thursday. The slight dip sent it

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Boston Herald

Google fires 28 workers in aftermath of protests over big tech deal with Israeli government

CTV News - 5 hours ago

Google has fired 28 employees in the aftermath of protests over technology that the internet company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, further escalating tensions surrounding a hot-button deal.

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Technology

ABC News

Google employees protest over company's ties with Israel

Daily Sabah - 8 hours ago

Google employees staged sit-ins at two of the tech giant's offices in California and New York City, protesting the company's ties with...

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Peninsula Qatar

Meta releases beefed-up AI models

Peninsula Qatar - 3 hours ago

San Francisco: Meta on Thursday introduced an improved AI assistant built on new versions of its open source Llama large language model for powering...

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Breitbart

China's TikTok Launches Instagram Killer in Canada and Australia

Breitbart - 7 hours ago

China's TikTok has started testing its new Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, in Canada and Australia. The China-owned platform is sending a shot across Mark Zuckerberg's bow even as it faces a potential ban in the United States.

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Independent UK

Tesla shares drop below $150, wiping out a year’s gains

Independent UK - 2 hours ago

The price drop comes amid a difficult year for the electric vehicle company, which already lost $200bn in market value this year

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Sports Headlines

CTV News

UBC football star turning heads in lead up to NFL draft

CTV News - 23 minutes ago

At 6'8" and 350 pounds, there is nothing typical about UBC offensive lineman Giovanni Manu, who was born in Tonga and went to high school in Pitt Meadows.

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Daily Mail

Ranking potential Europa League finals as Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, Atalanta and Marseille advance - CBSSports.com

CBS News - 1 hour ago

The final will take place on May 22 at Dublin's Aviva Stadium

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Fox News

Arizona Coyotes fans chant 3 words to express their feelings about the team's move to Salt Lake City

Fox News - 1 hour ago

Wednesday night marked the Arizona Coyotes' final NHL game before moving to Salt Lake City, and Coyotes fans made their feelings known.

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Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post)

The four Canadian teams vying for this year’s Stanley Cup

The Globe and Mail - 4 hours ago

A closer look at the four Canadian contenders in this year’s playoffs and why this could be their year

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Entertainment News

CBC News

Taylor Swift's new album appears to have leaked online 2 days ahead of release | CBC News

CBC News - 4 minutes ago

The hype behind Taylor Swift’s new album went into overdrive as it appeared to leak online two days ahead of its Friday release. Swifties started sharing tracks on X that they claimed to be from the singer's upcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department.

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UPI

Watch: Josh Hartnett plays serial killer in M. Night Shyamalan film 'Trap' - UPI.com

UPI - 5 hours ago

"Trap," a mystery thriller directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Josh Hartnett, opens in August.

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AP News

Zack Snyder's double Synder cut for the 'Rebel Moon' films

AP News - 11 hours ago

Filmmaker Zack Snyder says Netflix got him to do both a PG and an R-rated version of his two-part "Rebel Moon" scripts - teasing that the latter versions will drop on the streamer later in the year.

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E Online

Prince William Shares Promise About Kate Middleton Amid Cancer Diagnosis - E! Online

E Online - 5 hours ago

Prince William continued to honor his wife Kate Middleton during his first public service engagement since the Princess of Wales announced her cancer diagnosis.

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Odd/Weird News

UPI

Watch: Man drinks at 120 bars in 24 hours to break world record - UPI.com

UPI - 9 hours ago

A 69-year-old retiree visited 120 pubs to order drinks in 24 hours, breaking a Guinness World Record.

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Fox News

Viola the circus elephant with history of escapes breaks free again in Montana, heads toward casino slots

Fox News - 1 day ago

An elephant named Viola recently ran away from a circus after being frightened by a vehicle and went on a short escapade in Butte, Montana, before being captured.

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Sora News 24

9-Year-Old Girl Sucker-Punched by Random Man in NYC Train Station

Inside Edition - 2 days ago

The girl was in the food hall with her mother when the suspect punched her in the face.

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Doorbell video captures car going airborne, crashing into California home

Fox News - 3 days ago

A vehicle was captured on a doorbell camera in Jurupa Valley, California, going airborne and crashing into a house, damaging the house and multiple cars.

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