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Month: July 2024

‘A point of no return:’ Why Europe has become an epicenter for anti-tourism protests this summer

Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Anti-tourism protests have been sweeping across Europe this summer, with demonstrations taking place in the Netherlands, Greece, and of course, Spain. In early July, protesters marched through popular tourist areas in the Spanish city of Barcelona spraying unsuspecting visitors with water pistols while chanting “tourists go home. And most recently,

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An Israeli airstrike hits a school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30 including children

Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit a school used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Saturday, killing at least 30 people including several children, as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators about a proposed cease-fire. Seven children and seven women were among the dead taken from the

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El incendio de Park, en California, ya está entre los 13 más grandes de la historia del estado al arrasar 96.700 hectáreas

Julia Hernández (CNN) — El tiempo caluroso y seco está avivando la actividad de los incendios forestales en el oeste de Estados Unidos y Canadá, con fuegos que dañan viviendas, causan heridos y obligan a evacuaciones. El mayor incendio forestal activo de EE.UU. ha calcinado más de 113.000 hectáreas en el este de Oregón y

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Justice Department says TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department is accusing TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion. Government lawyers wrote in documents filed late Friday

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Justice Department responds to TikTok lawsuit, argues algorithm could allow Chinese government to influence US elections

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Allowing TikTok to continue to be operated by its current parent company could allow the Chinese government to covertly influence US elections, the Justice Department said in a court filing late Friday. In a federal appeals court filing, prosecutors raised concerns that TikTok’s algorithm could be

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