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Arizona AG drops election subversion charges against former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis in exchange for testimony

August 5, 2024 1:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former Donald Trump 2020 campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the Arizona election subversion case, the state’s attorney general announced Monday, and charges against her will be dropped. Ellis is expected to cooperate with prosecutors and testify against other defendants in the criminal case as part of

Google illegally maintains monopoly over internet search, judge rules

August 5, 2024 12:58 PM Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation, a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies. The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta

UN probe finds 9 UNRWA employees ‘may have’ been involved in October 7 attack

August 6, 2024 5:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Richard Roth and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — A United Nations investigation has found that nine employees from its main agency for Palestinian humanitarian relief, UNWRA, “may have” been involved in the October 7 attack and no longer work at the agency. UNRWA has 14,000 staff members in Gaza. The investigation was launched in

Oakland A’s to sell stake in Coliseum to local Black development group

August 5, 2024 12:56 PM Associated Press

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The departing Oakland Athletics has reached a tentative agreement to sell its half of the Coliseum to a private Black development group for $125 million, paving the way for the group to build a giant entertainment and sports complex in a long-neglected part of the San Francisco Bay Area

Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X

August 5, 2024 12:53 PM Associated Press

Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Five secretaries of state are urging tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on his social media platform X, saying in a letter that it has spread election misinformation. The state election officials said the platform’s AI chatbot, Grok, produced false information about state ballot deadlines shortly after

Louisiana AG asks court to dismiss lawsuit against new Ten Commandments law

August 5, 2024 12:49 PM Associated Press

Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s attorney general has announced that she is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to overturn the state’s new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1. The Republican said that she is not aware of

Justice Clarence Thomas took undisclosed 2010 trip with GOP megadonor, Democratic senator finds

August 5, 2024 12:37 PM Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to publicly disclose additional travel on GOP megadonor Harlan Crow’s private jet. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote to Crow’s lawyer asking about the trip. Wyden is backing an election-year push to tighten the high

Google illegally maintains monopoly over internet search, judge rules

August 5, 2024 12:33 PM Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation, a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies. The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta

Oakland A’s to sell stake in Coliseum to local Black development group

August 5, 2024 12:31 PM Associated Press

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The departing Oakland Athletics has reached a tentative agreement to sell its half of the Coliseum to a private Black development group for $125 million, paving the way for the group to build a giant entertainment and sports complex in a long-neglected part of the San Francisco Bay Area

SunLine Receives Half a Million Dollar Grant to Support its Renewable Energy Facilities

August 5, 2024 12:24 PM Luis Avila

Sunlight Transit received a $500,000 award to support it’s energy independence and efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. The award was presented on Monday at the Sunline Headquarters in Thousand Palms by Congressman Raul Ruiz. The money will go towards their solar microgrid project, which will alllow them to capture more solar energy to power

Federal judge says Google is exploiting its search dominance to squash competition

August 5, 2024 12:21 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal judge says Google is exploiting its search dominance to squash competition.

Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case

August 5, 2024 12:18 PM Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday shut down a long-shot push from Missouri to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trump’s hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York. The Missouri attorney general went to the high court with the unusual request to sue New York after the

Tornado briefly sweeps into Buffalo, damaging buildings and scattering tree limbs

August 5, 2024 12:08 PM Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A small tornado has damaged buildings, flipped cars and sent debris swirling over downtown Buffalo. The National Weather Service confirms that the swirling column caught on multiple videos shortly before 1 p.m. Monday was a tornado. One video shows the cell appearing to move from Lake Erie into the city, which

January 6 rioter ‘QAnon Shaman’ to get his headdress and spear back, judge rules

August 5, 2024 12:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — US Capitol rioter Jacob Chansley, known as the “QAnon Shaman” for his elaborate garb on January 6, 2021, will get back the spear he carried inside the building as well as his horned, coyote-tailed headdress, a judge ruled on Monday. Judge Royce Lamberth’s order resolves one of the residual

Bloomberg apologizes for premature story on prisoner swap and disciplines the journalists involved

August 5, 2024 12:06 PM Associated Press

AP Media Writer Bloomberg News apologized and disciplined employees on Monday for prematurely publishing a story last week that revealed a prisoner exchange involving the United States and Russia that led to the release of detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich. Bloomberg’s story, released before the prisoners had actually been freed, violated the company’s ethical standards,

At least 13 killed and 300 evacuated after deadly landslide in southern Ethiopia

August 5, 2024 12:02 PM Associated Press

Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A landslide triggered by heavy rains in southern Ethiopia’s Wolaita area killed at least 13 people and the number of fatalities is expected to rise, according to a local official. Samuel Fola, zone chief administrator of Wolaita, said more than 300 people have been evacuated from the area

Elon Musk sues OpenAI, renewing claims ChatGPT-maker put profits before ‘the benefit of humanity’

August 5, 2024 11:59 AM Associated Press

AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk filed a lawsuit on Monday against OpenAI and two of its founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, renewing claims that the ChatGPT-maker betrayed its founding aims of benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits. The lawsuit, filed in a Northern California federal court, called Musk’s

Elon Musk sues OpenAI, renewing claims ChatGPT-maker put profits before ‘the benefit of humanity’

August 5, 2024 11:59 AM Associated Press

AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk filed a lawsuit on Monday against OpenAI and two of its founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, renewing claims that the ChatGPT-maker betrayed its founding aims of benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits. The lawsuit, filed in a Northern California federal court, called Musk’s

F1 Arcade launching locations where race simulators are only part of the experience

August 5, 2024 11:53 AM Associated Press

AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — A new arcade with 69 racing simulators is bringing the feel of Formula 1 to fans more accustomed to rush hour traffic. F1 Arcade has opened its first U.S. location in Boston with a goal of 30 venues worldwide by 2027. The speedy expansion is hoping on Formula 1’s

Supreme Court rejects Missouri lawsuit to block Trump’s sentencing and gag order in New York hush money case

August 5, 2024 12:00 PM CNN Newsource

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort by Missouri’s Republican attorney general to lift a gag order and delay the sentencing of former President Donald Trump following his conviction in the New York hush money case. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey attempted to file the longshot suit against New York in early