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Month: October 2024

Police investigating arson, vandalism and attempted burglary that happened hours apart at Philadelphia synagogue

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Police are investigating incidents of arson, vandalism and attempted burglary at a historic synagogue in Philadelphia that occurred within hours of each other Tuesday. Investigators haven’t said if they believe the incidents at the Congregation Mikveh Israel in Center City – which was founded in 1740 and is the

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The 2024 WNBA season: A historic year for women’s basketball, both on and off the court

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — With confetti falling from the rafters, a boisterous Brooklyn crowd bellowing and the victorious New York Liberty celebrating, the curtain fell on the 2024 WNBA season. But this was no ordinary year for women’s hoops. From record-breaking rookies to never-before-seen viewing figures culminating in a pulsating, back-and-forth finals that

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This man left the US for what he thought would be a six-month trip to Japan. 32 years later, he’s still there

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — When he traveled to Japan for a “short term” work assignment back in 1992, Dave Prucha, from California, would never have predicted that he’d still be there 32 years later. The former university professor, who had never visited the East Asian country before then, says he thought he’d stay

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LinkedIn hit with 310 million euro fine for data privacy violations from Irish watchdog

LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators have slapped LinkedIn with a 310 million euro fine for violations of the bloc’s stringent data privacy rules. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission reprimanded the Microsoft-owned professional social networking site on Thursday over concerns about the “lawfulness, fairness and transparency” of its personal data processing for advertising purposes. The Dublin-based

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An Afghan province bans all media from showing images of living things to comply with Taliban laws

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban officials in Afghanistan’s south have banned all media from showing images of living things to comply with the Taliban’s morality laws. Thursday’s decision was announced by the Information Ministry in Helmand, the latest province to crack down on the broadcast and photography of humans and animals. In August, the country’s Vice

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