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Month: August 2024

Man accused of starting destructive California wildfire by throwing firework out car window

OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been accused of igniting a destructive California wildfire in early July by throwing a firework from a car window during hot, dry and windy weather. Spencer Grant Anderson, of Oroville, was charged Monday after weeks of continuous surveillance by investigators, the Butte County District Attorney’s Office said.

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Man accused of starting destructive California wildfire by throwing firework out car window

OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been accused of igniting a destructive California wildfire in early July by throwing a firework from a car window during hot, dry and windy weather. Spencer Grant Anderson, of Oroville, was charged Monday after weeks of continuous surveillance by investigators, the Butte County District Attorney’s Office said.

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How lessons learned from the 2016 campaign led US officials to be more open about Iran hack

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Russian government hacked into Hillary Clinton’s campaign emails and leaked them to the press in 2016, intelligence officials agonized for weeks about the correct response. Faced with a similar hacking campaign this election year, they acted much more swiftly, publicly blaming Iran for attempts to hack into the

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Mexico puts relations with US and Canadian embassies ‘on pause’ for slamming judicial overhaul plan

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president told reporters Tuesday he has put relations with the United States and Canadian embassies “on pause” after the two countries voiced concerns over a proposed judicial overhaul that critics say could undermine the independence of the judiciary. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador didn’t elaborate on what a

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China pide “respetar la voluntad del pueblo venezolano” tras la sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de China hizo un llamado para que se respete la voluntad del pueblo venezolano y su “derecho a elegir su propio camino de desarrollo”, anunció el portavoz de la Cancillería en un mensaje compartido en X. Esto ocurre varios días después de la sentencia del Tribunal

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Utah mother and children’s book author Kouri Richins to stand trial in husband’s death, judge rules

Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother of three who published a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him will stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesday. Utah state Judge Richard Mrazik ruled on the second day of Kouri Richins’ preliminary hearing that prosecutors

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Kelces cash in: Travis and Jason Kelce take popular ‘New Heights’ podcast to Amazon’s Wondery

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, former Eagles center Jason Kelce, are taking their popular “New Heights” podcast to Amazon’s Wondery under a three-year deal that gives the company exclusive advertising sales and distribution rights. The financial terms of the deal were not immediately available,

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Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dead at 83

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.com, has died at age 83. Riggio died Tuesday “following a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s disease,” according

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Dura semana para Javier Milei: fuego cruzado con la vicepresidenta Villarruel y su principal aliado Macri

mondemanola (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina Javier Milei y su vicepresidenta Victoria Villarruel vuelven a exponer un vínculo en vías de descomposición. Pero, por si no alcanzara ese foco de conflicto en aumento, Mauricio Macri se sumó al fuego cruzado. En solo una semana, una serie de hechos devino en un efecto dominó

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Planes are spraying for mosquitoes in Massachusetts as part of an EEE scare.

With pandemic memories fresh, town’s voluntary curfew to prevent spread of lethal mosquito-borne virus draws ire

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The idea to end outdoor activities near sunset to protect people from a deadly mosquito-borne virus is not new. This year’s public outcry about the measure is. In 2005, 2012 and 2019, towns in Massachusetts and Connecticut asked residents to curb outdoor activities during outbreaks of eastern equine encephalitis, an

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Un grupo de personas quiere que haya mas albergues de mascotas que no las sacrifican si no se dan en adopción, como en Palm Springs

La creciente crisis de sobrepoblación en los albergues de animales llevo a un grupo de personas a demandar al Condado de Riverside exigiéndole que haya más albergues con la póliza que tiene el refugio de Palm Springs de no sacrificar mascotas que no son adoptadas. Cabe mencionar que hace unos días le encontraron hogar a

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