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Month: May 2024

Two Chinese citizens arrested for allegedly operating sophisticated gift card scam

By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story     VENTURA COUNTY, California (KCAL/KCBS) — Ventura County detectives with the region’s retail theft task force arrested two suspected Chinese nationals for allegedly carrying out a sophisticated gift card scam. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said deputies arrested the two men during a “blitz” operation in

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El Sol libera la llamarada más fuerte del ciclo actual desde la misma región que generó las auroras este fin de semana

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Después de generar las deslumbrantes olas de aurora boreal este fin de semana, nuestro Sol aún no ha terminado: la llamarada solar más fuerte del ciclo solar actual ocurrió este martes por la tarde, según el Centro de Predicción del Clima Espacial de la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica. La llamarada,

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Slovakia’s populist prime minister shot in assassination attempt, shocking Europe before elections

By BELA SZANDELSZKY and KAREL JANICEK Associated Press BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times and gravely wounded Wednesday, but his deputy prime minister said he believed Fico would survive. The prime minister had been greeting supporters at an event when the attempted assassination took place, shocking

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House signs off on FAA bill that addresses aircraft safety and and refund rights of passengers

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Congress has passed a bill that is designed to add more safety inspectors at aircraft factories and to give air travelers automatic refunds for canceled or long-delayed flights. The House gave final approval on Wednesday to a $105 billion measure to reauthorize Federal Aviation Administration programs and sent it

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Cargo ship outages on the day before the Baltimore bridge collision may have impacted ship’s operations, NTSB chief says

By Gregory Wallace and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The cargo ship Dali experienced two blackouts while moored in the Port of Baltimore a day before its catastrophic collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and efforts to resolve those blackouts may have impacted the ship’s operations, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board

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Palm Desert continúa analizando propuesta que decidirá si algunos restaurantes de El Paseo pueden seguir atendiendo al aire libre

El concilio de Palm Desert se reunirá con comerciantes que se quejaron de los restaurantes que desde el 2020 implementaron áreas para comer afuera y que obligó al cierre de un área en la calle El Paseo, por lo que la ciudad está considerando cobrar una tarifa a dichos restaurantes, pero la propuesta será discutida

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Defendants unmasked in court face cost of damage for allegedly felling famous 150-year-old tree

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two men charged with cutting down the beloved 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree have made their first appearances in a northern England courtroom. A prosecutor says the men caused criminal damage exceeding $785,000. The tree was cut down last September, damaging Hadrian’s wall that was built to protect

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House passes Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill

By Clare Foran, Gregory Wallace, Tami Luhby and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — The House has passed a major federal aviation bill that aims to improve aviation safety, enhance protections for passengers and airline workers and invest in airport and air travel infrastructure nationwide. The bill renewing the Federal Aviation Administration’s authority for five years will next head to President Joe

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