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Schools shut in Los Angeles County as California wildfire triples in size within one hour
1 month ago

Schools shut in Los Angeles County as California wildfire triples in size within one hour

Live Mint  

A wind-fanned wildfire in Malibu, California, tripled in size over the course of an hour early Tuesday morning, spurring evacuation orders, forcing schools to shut and closing a segment of the Pacific Coast Highway. The Franklin Fire, which was burning out of control in Los Angeles County, scorched approximately 1,822 acres overnight, according to Cal Fire, the California Department of …

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Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects in Africa during a massive two-month operation, clamping down on cybercrime that left tens of thousands of victims, including some who were trafficked, and produced millions in financial damages, the global police organization said Tuesday. “From multi-level marketing scams to credit card fraud on an industrial scale, the increasing volume and sophistication of …

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California voters approve anti-crime ballot measure Prop. 36
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2 months ago

California voters approve anti-crime ballot measure Prop. 36

LA Times  

California voters on Tuesday approved a November ballot measure that will impose stricter penalties for repeat theft and crimes involving fentanyl, steering away from recent progressive policies that critics blamed for increased lawlessness. Politics Election results for California’s statewide propositions Latest vote counts for Prop 32 raising minimum wage, Prop 36 addressing crime, Prop 33 expanding rent controls and more …

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The Hottest Startups in Berlin in 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hottest Startups in Berlin in 2024

Wired  

German innovation is not limited to the country’s capital. “It’s classic automation software,” says Vivian Bertseka, one of BlueLayer’s three cofounders along with Alexander Argyros and Gerardo Bonilla, “but for an industry that used to operate almost exclusively on Excel.” bluelayer.io Cambrium Cambrium, founded in 2020 by Mitchell Duffy and Charlie Cotton, is using AI to design proteins such as …

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Flush with federal funds, dam removal advocates seize opportunity to open up rivers, restore habitat
5 months ago

Flush with federal funds, dam removal advocates seize opportunity to open up rivers, restore habitat

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The hellbender is kind of …

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Workers feel the pain as a post-streaming-wars Hollywood restructures
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Workers feel the pain as a post-streaming-wars Hollywood restructures

LA Times  

However you want to describe what’s going on in the Hollywood economy right now, there’s a potentially brutal long-term consequence of the entertainment industry’s ongoing recession. Domestic box office so far this year is a mere three-quarters of what it was in 2023, which, despite the “Barbenheimer” boom, hadn’t even recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. “These days, I can barely …

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All of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' accusers - including chefs, proteges and ex-girlfriends - as hip-hop billionaire faces new $30 million lawsuit
10 months, 2 weeks ago

All of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' accusers - including chefs, proteges and ex-girlfriends - as hip-hop billionaire faces new $30 million lawsuit

Daily Mail  

Rap billionaire Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been hit with a bombshell $30million lawsuit, while the embattled hip-hop star is already facing lawsuits from three other women. The latest allegations see producer Rodney 'Lil Rod' Jones claiming he was ordered to recruit prostitutes and have sex with them for the star's pleasure, and has hundreds of hours of video documenting Combs's …

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Rhode Island governor wants to send infrastructure spending proposals to voters in November
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Rhode Island governor wants to send infrastructure spending proposals to voters in November

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Rhode Island Gov. One of questions would issue $135 million in bonds for higher education including $80 million for the University of Rhode Island’s Biomedical Sciences Building to help build a facility that will accelerate the life sciences industry in the state, McKee said. The higher education question would also provide $55 million to cover infrastructure costs at …

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Talk about striking gold! Rare trio of historic British coins including one dating back to 1257 when Henry III was king is set to sell for £1 MILLION at auction
1 year ago

Talk about striking gold! Rare trio of historic British coins including one dating back to 1257 when Henry III was king is set to sell for £1 MILLION at auction

Daily Mail  

A trio of rare historic British coins is tipped to sell at auction for a staggering £1 million. A rare trio of historic British coins including one dating back to 1257 when Henry III was king is set to sell for £1 million at auction The marquee lot is a King Charles II silver Pattern crown designed by Thomas Simon …

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US could again hold nuclear weapons on British soil, documents suggest
1 year, 4 months ago

US could again hold nuclear weapons on British soil, documents suggest

The Telegraph  

The United States could again station nuclear weapons on British soil, official documents suggest, after the US Air Force secured funding for a new facility in Suffolk. Congress received a budgetary request for $50 million from the USAF for a “surety dormitory” at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk where 110 US nuclear bombs were stored until 2008. The term “surety” is …

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Suns, Chris Paul exploring options, including trade or waive: Sources
1 year, 7 months ago

Suns, Chris Paul exploring options, including trade or waive: Sources

New York Times  

By Shams Charania, Doug Haller and John Hollinger The Phoenix Suns have notified Chris Paul that they intend to find a resolution this offseason that fits the veteran star and the Suns organization, which could include parting ways, league sources tell The Athletic. The Suns and Paul are exploring multiple options, league sources tell The Athletic, including a trade, waiving …

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Byju’s disqualifies U.S. lender for ‘predatory’ tactics, skips payment on $1.2-bn loan
1 year, 7 months ago

Byju’s disqualifies U.S. lender for ‘predatory’ tactics, skips payment on $1.2-bn loan

The Hindu  

Byju’s has skipped payments due on a $1.2 billion loan and instead disqualified the U.S. lender for “predatory” tactics, the education technology start-up said on Tuesday. The lenders in March unlawfully accelerated the loan due to certain alleged non-monetary and technical defaults, it said adding that the lenders undertook unwarranted enforcement measures, including seizing control of its U.S. unit – …

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Number of people facing acute hunger in Africa still alarming
1 year, 8 months ago

Number of people facing acute hunger in Africa still alarming

China Daily  

Men sit in a shade as they take care of their goats in the Dadaab refugee camp, one of Africa's largest refugee camps in Kenya, on March 23, 2023. According to the global report on food crises launched on Wednesday by the Food Security Information Network - an initiative mandated with the strengthening of food and nutrition security information system …

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Australian government cracks down on smoking and vaping
1 year, 8 months ago

Australian government cracks down on smoking and vaping

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s tobacco tax will be increased by billions of dollars over the next four years as the government cracks down on smoking and vaping. Recreational vaping will be banned as the government seeks to prevent the next generation from becoming addicted to nicotine, Health Minister Mark Butler said Tuesday. This must end.” Butler said the hard-won gains …

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Feicheng city
1 year, 8 months ago

Feicheng city

China Daily  

Feicheng city is in the middle of East China's Shandong province, lying in the west of Mount Tai, with a total area of 1,277 square kilometers and total population of 953,680. In 2023, Feicheng city, a county-level city in Tai'an, generated 87.28 billion yuan in gross regional product, an increase of 6.7 percent compared to the previous year. Coal, electric …

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Oil powers, including Saudi Arabia, announce cuts that amount to more than 1 million barrels per day
1 year, 9 months ago

Oil powers, including Saudi Arabia, announce cuts that amount to more than 1 million barrels per day

ABC  

Major oil powers led by Saudi Arabia have announced a surprise production cut of more than 1 million barrels per day, calling it a "precautionary" move aimed at stabilising the market. Key points: Cuts by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Algeria and Oman will top one million barrels per day Russia is extending its existing cut of 500,000 barrels per …

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EU agrees deal to ban products which fuel deforestation
2 years, 1 month ago

EU agrees deal to ban products which fuel deforestation

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union lawmakers and governments reached a deal Tuesday that would ban the import of products which contribute to deforestation around the world. The preliminary agreement, which still needs to be formally adopted by the EU parliament, requires companies to verify that the goods they sell in the EU have not led to deforestation and forest degradation anywhere …

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WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose
2 years, 1 month ago

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose

Associated Press  

LONDON — The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year. The WHO and CDC said continued drops in vaccination, weak disease surveillance and delayed response plans due to …

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US directs six airlines including Air India to pay $622 million in passenger refunds
2 years, 1 month ago

US directs six airlines including Air India to pay $622 million in passenger refunds

Hindustan Times  

The U.S. Transportation Department said Monday that six airlines were slapped with $7.25 million in penalties and agreed to issue $622 million in passenger refunds as the agency vows to aggressively enforce consumer protections. The actions helped ensure the carriers paid required refunds "to hundreds of thousands of passengers who had their flights cancelled or significantly changed," Transportation Secretary Pete …

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In Pak, UN chief's appeal to world on climate change: 'Let’s stop sleepwalking'
2 years, 4 months ago

In Pak, UN chief's appeal to world on climate change: 'Let’s stop sleepwalking'

Hindustan Times  

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres appealed to the world to help Pakistan as he arrived Friday to assess damage from record floods that have killed over 1,300 people and left over half a million others homeless and displaced. "Let's stop sleepwalking toward the destruction of our planet by climate change. Heavy rains and floods - which experts attribute to climate change …

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Companies review capital budgets for savings in uncertain economy
2 years, 4 months ago

Companies review capital budgets for savings in uncertain economy

Live Mint  

Finance chiefs are putting capital budgets in their crosshairs, looking for spending they could trim or delay if they need to tighten their belts in an economic slowdown. As companies face the prospect of a recession in the months ahead, chief financial officers across industries—and particularly those confronting weaker demand—are examining their capital plans and estimating what could happen if …

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OTT firm MX Player aims to increase user base by 50 million
2 years, 7 months ago

OTT firm MX Player aims to increase user base by 50 million

The Hindu  

OTT firm MX Player which offers web series, music, gaming and short videos free of cost to users, has set a target to increase its domestic user base by 50 million to 250 million this year, a top executive said. “MX Player’s super-app user base of 300 million globally, including 200 million users in India, makes MX Player the second …

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Boris Becker wears tie in Wimbledon colours for bankruptcy sentencing
2 years, 8 months ago

Boris Becker wears tie in Wimbledon colours for bankruptcy sentencing

The Independent  

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Up to 65% of Africans have been infected with the coronavirus, far more than thought
2 years, 9 months ago

Up to 65% of Africans have been infected with the coronavirus, far more than thought

LA Times  

A resident gets tested for a coronavirus infection in Johannesburg. The World Health Organization said that by last September, about 65% of people tested in Africa had some exposure to the virus, translating into about 800 million infections. In a new analysis released Thursday, the U.N. health agency reviewed 151 studies of the virus in Africa based on blood samples …

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