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Month: April 2024

In Argentina, the government’s austerity plan hits universities and provokes student protests

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A worsening budget crisis at Argentina’s public universities is sending thousands of protestors into the streets as libertarian President Javier Milei pushes ahead with radical austerity measures. The massive show of defiance Tuesday in downtown Buenos Aires and other cities came days after the prestigious

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Riverside County District Attorney’s Office hosts annual candlelight vigils for victims of violent crimes

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office hosted the first of two candlelight vigils for victims of violent crimes at Palm Desert Civic Center Park Tuesday night.  The names of the victims who died because of violent crime were read and candles were lit to remember them.   District Attorney Mike Hestrin spoke to attendees alongside

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Channing Tatum is a creepy tech billionaire in new trailer for Zoë Kravitz’s ‘Blink Twice’

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Blink and you’ll miss the new trailer for director Zoë Kravitz’s upcoming thriller starring Channing Tatum. Kravitz unveiled the first trailer for “Blink Twice,” her directorial debut, on Tuesday and it’s every bit as creepy as the title sounds. “So, everybody’s dead,” Tatum says at the start of the

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Biden’s Morehouse graduation invitation is sparking backlash, complicating election-year appearance

By BILL BARROW and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker for Georgia’s Morehouse College and at West Point next month. But his Morehouse appearance is drawing pushback from some faculty and alumni who oppose the president’s approach to the Israel-Hamas war. Some Morehouse alumni want

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Remains from a mother-daughter cold case were found nearly 24 years later, after a deathbed confession from the suspect

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A West Virginia father is getting some sense of closure after authorities found the remains of his young daughter and her mother following a deathbed confession from the man believed to have fatally shot them nearly two decades ago. Benjamin Hatfield, the prosecuting attorney for Raleigh County, called it “a

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Tesla 1Q profit falls 55%, but stock jumps as company moves to speed production of cheaper vehicles

By TOM KRISHER and DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writers Tesla’s first-quarter net income plummeted 55%, but its stock price surged in after-hours trading Tuesday as the company said it would accelerate production of new, more affordable vehicles. The Austin, Texas, company said it made $1.13 billion from January through March compared with $2.51 billion in

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Tesla 1Q profit falls 55%, but stock jumps as company moves to speed production of cheaper vehicles

By TOM KRISHER and DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writers Tesla’s first-quarter net income plummeted 55%, but its stock price surged in after-hours trading Tuesday as the company said it would accelerate production of new, more affordable vehicles. The Austin, Texas, company said it made $1.13 billion from January through March compared with $2.51 billion in

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Kari Lake bemoans fact that Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban is not being enforced, in another apparent shift

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake expressed regret in a recent interview that Arizona’s century-old abortion ban was not being enforced by the state’s Democratic leadership, remarks that appear at odds with her recent public opposition to the law. “The Arizona Supreme Court said this is the law of Arizona,

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A top Russian military official reportedly linked to Ukraine’s Mariupol arrested for bribe-taking

By The Associated Press Russian authorities say they have detained a top military official on suspicion of accepting a bribe. The arrest of Timur Ivanov, a deputy defense minister, comes as Moscow’s war in Ukraine drags on into its third year. The Investigative Committee, Russia’s top law enforcement agency, reported Ivanov’s detention on Tuesday without

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FTC votes to ban most employers from using noncompete clauses. But legal challenge is expected

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday voted to ban for-profit US employers from making employees sign agreements with noncompete clauses. Such a ban could affect tens of millions of workers. President Joe Biden soon after the announcement said, “The FTC is cracking down on ‘non-compete agreements,’ contracts

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