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By BARBARA ORTUTAY and JILL COLVIN The Associated Press Facebook parent Meta said Wednesday it will restore former President Donald Trump ‘s personal account in the coming weeks, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection. The company said in a blog post it is adding “new guardrails” to
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY and JILL COLVIN The Associated Press Facebook parent Meta said Wednesday it will restore former President Donald Trump ‘s personal account in the coming weeks, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection. The company said in a blog post it is adding “new guardrails” to
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN One of California’s biggest draws is the exquisite scenery in its state parks, national forests and other related natural sites. But because of the waves of storms that have dumped a year’s worth of water on drought-plagued lands in a matter of weeks in some spots, various outdoor recreational areas remain
Continue Reading By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — On Ian Schweitzer’s first morning of freedom Wednesday, he woke up in a hotel room, looked over the balcony at the ocean and took in the beauty of the island he had been away from for over 20 years while imprisoned for a 1991 killing and
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A San Pedro man pleaded guilty today to his involvement in an armed robbery last year at a Palm Desert jewelry store and was immediately sentenced to eight years and four months of state prison. Rayjon Thorton, 26, pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon to one felony count each of robbery and being a convicted felon and
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Cuando faltan 11 días para las elecciones provinciales y el referendo de ocho preguntas de reforma constitucional en Ecuador, el ministro del Interior, Juan Zapata, acudió este miércoles a la Fiscalía General del Estado en Quito para entregar un informe policial sobre supuestos vínculos de al menos 28 candidatos con
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The highest-ranking woman at the United Nations says she used everything in her “toolbox” during meetings with Taliban ministers to try to reverse their crackdown on Afghan women and girls. Amina Mohammed led a delegation to Afghanistan last week, and Wednesday she urged Muslim countries
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla on Wednesday posted record net income in the fourth quarter of last year, and the company predicted that additional software-related profits will keep its margins higher than any other automaker. The Austin, Texas, maker of electric vehicles and solar panels said it earned $3.69 billion
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla on Wednesday posted record net income in the fourth quarter of last year, and the company predicted that additional software-related profits will keep its margins higher than any other automaker. The Austin, Texas, maker of electric vehicles and solar panels said it earned $3.69 billion
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Traffic was briefly diverted in the area of Fred Waring Drive and Dune Palms Road in Bermuda Dunes Wednesday afternoon. The crash was reported just before 5:00 p.m. It appears that at least two vehicles were involved. There’s no word on if there were any injuries. According to our crew at the scene, eastbound on
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La radiación de los secadores de uñas puede dañar el ADN y causar mutaciones que generen cáncer en las células humanas, según descubrió un nuevo estudio, y eso podría hacer que te preguntes si vale la pena correr el riesgo de hacerte una manicura y pedicura con gel. Algunos dermatólogos dicen
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The federal government is investigating whether Southwest Airlines knowingly scheduling more flights than it could handle in December, when it ended up canceling nearly 17,000 flights. The Transportation Department says scheduling too many flights would violate federal laws against deceptive practices. The department said Wednesday it’s
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The federal government is investigating whether Southwest Airlines knowingly scheduling more flights than it could handle in December, when it ended up canceling nearly 17,000 flights. The Transportation Department says scheduling too many flights would violate federal laws against deceptive practices. The department said Wednesday it’s
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Footage of the attack on former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband will be released to the public after a judge on Wednesday denied prosecutors’ request to keep it secret. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Stephen M. Murphy ruled there was no reason to keep the
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN This week, Microsoft confirmed it’s planning to invest billions in OpenAI, the company behind the viral new chatbot tool ChatGPT. The prospect of Microsoft, maker of software that people mostly hate, getting involved with ChatGPT, a product people generally like, is raising a lot of eyebrows. Almost immediately, people began joking
Continue ReadingCNN By Allison Morrow, CNN This week, Microsoft confirmed it’s planning to invest billions in OpenAI, the company behind the viral new chatbot tool ChatGPT. The prospect of Microsoft, maker of software that people mostly hate, getting involved with ChatGPT, a product people generally like, is raising a lot of eyebrows. Almost immediately, people began
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Update 01/26/23 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept confirmed that three teenagers were arrested. The incident started at around 3:00 p.m. when Gang Task Force Officers attempted to conduct a vehicle stop on an SUV occupied by four suspects near the 43000 block of Clinton Street in Indio. The vehicle failed to stop but then ended
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A First Alert Weather Alert has been issued for the next round of gusty offshore winds ready to affect the Southland. Peak gusts occurred late Thursday morning. A Wind Advisory began at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday for the Coachella Valley as offshore winds strengthen across the High Desert. A High Wind Warning also took effect for
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The Indio Planning Commission unanimously approved a new affordable housing complex set to be on Avenue 44. Several residents were in attendance at Wednesday night’s meeting. Most of them were there for the proposed Avenue 44 Apartments. The 180-unit affordable housing complex would be built just off of Golf Center Parkway. It’s a place that
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Otro testigo de la Fiscalía en el juicio contra Genaro García Luna, exsecretario de Seguridad Pública de México, declaró este miércoles sobre la supuesta complicidad de la ahora extinta Policía Federal mexicana con el Cártel de Sinaloa. Este es el tercer día de testimonios en el juicio por narcotráfico que
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