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Month: October 2024

Tennis event canceled after players and coach are victims of a ‘virtual’ kidnapping in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican Tennis Federation has canceled a junior tournament in the central state of Guanajuato after 10 players, all underage, and a coach, were victims of a “virtual” kidnapping. The Juniors 30 tournament, the lowest-ranked tournament under the International Tennis Federation’s umbrella, was being held in the city of Irapuato. The

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Nearly 40 dogs impounded in the east valley after Animals Control Services operation

Riverside County Animal Services officers impounded nearly 40 dogs in the eastern Coachella Valley on Tuesday. Shelter Staff and Control officers sweep in the communities of Mecca, North Shore, Oasis, and Thermal. These operations have historically taken place during a time of year when temperatures are cooler. To avoid heat-related injuries to stray dogs, Animal

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GOP-led House panel to refer former NY Gov. Cuomo to DOJ for potential prosecution over report on Covid nursing home deaths

By Jake Tapper and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Thursday morning will send a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland referring a potential criminal case involving former New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Department of Justice, alleging he lied to Congress. At

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Hasta 35 agentes de ISIS murieron en ataques estadounidenses en Siria, según el ejército de EE.UU.

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hasta 35 agentes de ISIS murieron en ataques estadounidenses contra múltiples campamentos de ISIS en Siria el lunes por la noche, anunció el miércoles el ejército de Estados Unidos. “Las fuerzas del Comando Central de EE.UU. llevaron a cabo una serie de ataques contra varios campamentos conocidos de ISIS en Siria,

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Dominant Kurdish parties maintain their sway in the election for the parliament in the Iraqi region

Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Election results from the vote for the regional parliament in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region show the two dominant Kurdish parties have maintained their hold while an opposition party has made inroads, officials said Wednesday. According to the Independent High Electoral Commission, the Kurdistan Democratic Party — with its

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Rams prepare to face LB Ernest Jones, now with Seahawks 2 months after his abrupt trade out of LA

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Less than two weeks before the regular season began, the Los Angeles Rams abruptly traded linebacker Ernest Jones, their leading tackler and defensive signal-caller, to Tennessee for a minor late-round draft pick upgrade in 2026. Coach Sean McVay curiously called the trade a “football decision” when it happened.

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Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation

AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform, according to a report published Wednesday by a group that tracks online speech. The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate analyzed the Community Notes feature and found

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Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation

AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform, according to a report published Wednesday by a group that tracks online speech. The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate analyzed the Community Notes feature and found

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Judge sets hearing on $1M-a-day sweepstakes from Elon Musk PAC helping Donald Trump

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge has set a hearing Thursday morning in the city prosecutor’s bid to shut down Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day sweepstakes in battleground states. The giveaways come from Musk’s political organization, which aims to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat, filed suit Monday

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