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Month: June 2023

Putin says he might try to seize nearby territory in Ukraine to prevent cross-border strikes

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Tuesday that he could order his troops to try to seize more land in Ukraine to protect bordering Russian territory and asserted that Ukrainian forces had suffered “catastrophic” losses in a new counteroffensive. In some of his most detailed remarks about

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Man pleads guilty to making death threats against Central Coast Planned Parenthood

By Ken Allard Click here for updates on this story     VENTURA COUNTY, California (KSBY) — A Ventura County man pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges of making death threats and bomb threats, including to a Santa Barbara-based Planned Parenthood, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced in a press release.

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Accenture pouring $3 billion into AI, joining long list of tech companies prepping to meet demand

The Associated Press Technology services provider Accenture is the latest company to ramp up its artificial intelligence business, announcing Tuesday that it will invest $3 billion over the next three years and double its AI-related staff to accommodate scorching hot demand. Dublin, Ireland-based Accenture said it aims to have 80,000 AI-related staff to help create

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Israeli military raid kills 1 Palestinian, 4 people wounded in separate West Bank shooting attack

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say that an Israeli military raid into the northern West Bank has sparked a gunfight with militants that killed a young Palestinian man. Elsewhere in the occupied territory, Israeli medics say that an assailant has opened fire, wounding at least four people. Tuesday’s incidents were the latest in a

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NATO leader says Ukrainians are making progress and advancing against Russian forces

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukrainians are “making progress, making advances,” with their counteroffensive against Russian forces. He made the comment during an Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden. Stoltenberg said the support that the allies are providing Ukraine “is now making a difference on the

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DeSantis’ former state political committee transfers $82.5 million to allied super PAC

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — The Florida political committee once controlled by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis transferred $82.5 million last month to a super PAC supporting his presidential campaign, according to information posted to the committee’s website. The shift of the funds has been anticipated ever since DeSantis entered the race with tens of

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U.S. Postal Service hosting ‘Passport Fairs’ in valley cities throughout the Summer

The U.S. Postal Service is hosting several ‘Passport Fairs’ throughout the Coachella Valley to help applicants combat lengthy wait times. According to USPS officials, passport appointments in Riverside County are fully booked for the next two to three months. The Department of State received more than 500 thousand passport applications a week in throughout the

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