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Month: September 2024

European Union moves to compel Apple to open up operating system to rival tech

LONDON (AP) — The European Union said Thursday it will outline steps to compel Apple to open up its iPhone and iPad operating systems to competing technologies under the bloc’s tough new digital rulebook, which threatens hefty fines for breaches. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said it has opened two “specification proceedings” that

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Harrods ‘utterly appalled’ by allegations that former owner Mohamed Al Fayed raped staff

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — The high-end London department store, Harrods, said Thursday that it is “utterly appalled” by allegations of abuse – including rape – perpetrated by its former owner, the late billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed. More than 20 female ex-Harrods employees have accused Al Fayed, who died last year at age 94, of sexually assaulting them, according to

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Gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are banned with new policy

By Marissa Wenzke Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced a new policy Wednesday that bans gangs among deputies in the department, an issue county officials have said has spanned decades. Several past investigations by the county’s Office of the Inspector General (OIS)

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Nuns invite faithful to return to chapel; Bishop urges avoidance of nun’s “scandalous disobedience”

By Jason Allen Click here for updates on this story     ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — Nuns living in an Arlington monastery are inviting the faithful back to their chapel for prayer and Mass, while the Bishop of Fort Worth is pleading with parishioners not to participate or offer the nuns their financial support. The Arlington Carmelites

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Inmates stab correctional officers at a Massachusetts prison

LANCASTER, Mass. (AP) — A spokesperson says two correctional officers were stabbed by inmates and three others were injured at a Massachusetts maximum security prison. The five officers at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster were taken to hospitals after the confrontation Wednesday night. A spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Correction says in a

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Leaders of Democratic protest of Israel-Hamas war won’t endorse Harris but warn against Trump

Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Leaders of an “Uncommitted” movement, who helped garner hundreds of thousands of votes in Democratic primaries across the nation in protest of the Israel-Hamas war, won’t endorse Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid. The group’s leaders also warned in statement Thursday against voting for Donald Trump or a third-party

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MSG’s James Dolan and Harvey Weinstein accused of sexual assault in newly filed lawsuit

By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan and former Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted a massage therapist a decade ago, a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court alleges. The suit, filed in Los Angeles, says Kellye Croft, then a 23-year-old massage therapist, met Dolan while on tour with the Eagles

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