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Month: April 2024

Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws helped build their technology empires

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department’s double-barreled antitrust attack on Google’s dominant search and Apple’s trendsetting iPhone is reviving memories of the epic battle that hobbled Microsoft before it roared back to yet again become the world’s most valuable company. The parallels to the Justice Department’s landmark

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Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws helped build their technology empires

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department’s double-barreled antitrust attack on Google’s dominant search and Apple’s trendsetting iPhone is reviving memories of the epic battle that hobbled Microsoft before it roared back to yet again become the world’s most valuable company. The parallels to the Justice Department’s landmark

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1 person dead, homes destroyed after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas

WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say one person died when a tornado ripped through the small northeastern Kansas city of Westmoreland and destroyed houses, RVs and outbuildings. Pottawatomie County officials say a tornado struck the city Tuesday evening, destroying 22 homes, three RVs and five outbuildings. First responders were conducting grid searches in Westmoreland to

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Police in Georgia use tear gas, water cannons to disperse protest against so-called ‘Russian law’

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in Georgia’s capital have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who rallied outside the country’s parliament to protest a bill that would require media and non-commercial organizations to register as being under foreign influence if they get over 20% of their funding from abroad. Thousands of demonstrators

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Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall after occupation

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, CEDAR ATTANASIO and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields stormed a Columbia University building being occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, streaming in through a window late Tuesday and arresting dozens of of people. The protesters had seized the administration building, known as Hamilton

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Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall after occupation

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, CEDAR ATTANASIO and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields stormed a Columbia University building being occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, streaming in through a window late Tuesday and arresting dozens of of people. The protesters had seized the administration building, known as Hamilton

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1 person dead, buildings damaged after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas

WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) — One person died Tuesday when a tornado ripped through the small city of Westmoreland in northeastern Kansas, authorities said. Pottawatomie County officials said on Facebook that a tornado struck the city Tuesday evening, damaging multiple structures. First responders were conducting grid searches in Westmoreland to survey damage and to search for

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Petro dice que más de 2 millones de municiones y granadas fueron robadas de bases militares; señala presuntas redes de contrabando

Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, dijo este martes que más de dos millones de piezas de armamento, principalmente municiones y granadas, fueron robadas de las bases militares de Tolemaida y La Guajira, un hecho que el mandatario calificó de “grave” y atribuyó a presuntas redes de contrabando en las

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Protesters in custody after Columbia University calls in police to end pro-Palestinian occupation

By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of police officers swept into Columbia University on Tuesday night to end a pro-Palestinian occupation of an administration building and sweep away a protest encampment, acting after the school’s president said there was no other way to ensure safety and

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