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Month: July 2023

House Republicans plan to hold Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is threatening to hold Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress for failing to supply documents related to an investigation into supposed censorship by tech companies of conservatives. Rep. Jim Jordan, chair of the Judiciary Committee, said the

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Google rebounds from unprecedented drop in ad drop with a resurgence that pushes stock higher

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google snapped out of an unprecedented advertising slump during its latest quarter, signaling a return to growth cycle needed to fuel investments in artificial intelligence technology that expected to reshape the competitive landscape. The results for the April-June period released Tuesday by Google’s corporate parent,

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Good or bad? Plant-based and cow’s milk are not always nutritionally equal, study says

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The plant-based milk market is exploding, offering beverages made from seeds, nuts, legumes, grains and blends of those ingredients, often marketed as ready replacements for the traditional choice of cow’s milk. However, not all of those plant milk options are fortified to meet the levels of various nutritional ingredients

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Biden pledges ‘mental health care is health care’ with new rule ensuring mental health parity in insurance coverage

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced new action to guarantee access to mental health care, unveiling a proposed rule that would ensure mental health benefits on private insurance plans more closely mirror physical health benefits. The proposed rule would reinforce 2008’s Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)

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Moldova summons Russian ambassador after media reporting on alleged spy devices on embassy’s rooftop

By Josh Pennington and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — Moldova has summoned the Russian ambassador in Chisinau after a media report surfaced alleging the embassy installed spying devices on its rooftop, according to the Moldovan foreign ministry. It comes after the Insider media outlet and Moldova’s Jurnal TV reported this week after a joint investigation

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Israel’s government has passed the first part of its legal overhaul. The law’s ripples are dramatic

By JULIA FRANKEL, ISABEL DEBRE and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press The Israeli government has passed the first major piece of legislation in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s legal system — part of a broader plan that has triggered nationwide protests, divided the country and rattled the powerful military and influential

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