Today: March 19, 2024
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Trump says Jews who vote for Democrats 'hate Israel' and their religion

Former President Donald Trump on Monday charged that Jews who vote for Democrats “hate Israel” and hate “their religion,” igniting a firestorm of criticism from the White House and Jewish leaders

Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro's bid to stave off prison sentence

The Supreme Court has refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction

Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants

The Supreme Court on Monday extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out

UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack

UnitedHealth Group is testing software for submitting medical claims as it continues to recover from a cyberattack that disrupted care billing systems

Trump seeks to appeal decision not to disqualify district attorney from Georgia election case

Former President Donald Trump and other defendants in Georgia’s election interference case are seeking to appeal a judge’s ruling not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from their prosecution

Biden administration sides with promoter, says lawsuit over FIFA policy should go to trial

The Biden administration sided with a promoter who filed an antitrust suit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world governing body’s policy against hosting league matches from other countries, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the case to proceed to trial

What Putin’s election win tells us about Russia today

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia's election on Sunday, cementing his grip on power, though thousands of opponents staged a noon protest at

Biden and Netanyahu hold first call in more than a month as tension grows over food crisis, war

President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken in their first interaction in more than a month as the divide has grown between allies over food crisis in Gaza, conduct of war

Entertainment

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Movie armorer challenges conviction in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

A movie set armorer is challenging her involuntary manslaughter conviction in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust."

Singer R. Kelly seeks appeals court relief from 30-year prison term

R. Kelly's lawyer says all kinds of legitimate organizations — even college fraternities — could be deemed racketeering organizations under a law used to convict the R&B superstar at his trial of using his fame to sexually abuse young fans

Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs New York county's ban on transgender female athletes

Former Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner has thrown her support behind a local New York official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities

Ryan Gosling's stellar 'I'm Just Ken' Oscars performance inspires huge jump in streams

Can you feel the Kenergy

30 years after firing, a soprano returns to the Met Opera for a recital

Soprano Kathleen Battle is returning to the Metropolitan Opera at age 75 for a recital on May 12

Sports Illustrated will continue operations after agreement reached with new publisher

Sports Illustrated will continue operations after the company that owns the brand agreed with a new publisher for its print and digital products

Environment

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Cleanup continues in Ohio following tornados, severe weather that killed 3

Authorities say the three people killed when tornados roared through Ohio last week all died from storm-related injuries

Subpoenas on Maui agencies and officials delay release of key report into deadly wildfire

Hawaii’s attorney general is blaming a delay of the release of a key report into a deadly Maui wildfire on county agencies that forced investigators to issue subpoenas

EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and that kills thousands of Americans every year

South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave

South Sudan is shutting all its schools and warning of an extreme heat wave that's expected to last two weeks

Ohio governor declares emergency after severe storms that killed 3

Ohio’s governor has declared a state of emergency in 11 counties across a swath of central Ohio struck by severe weather last week

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Taiwan's vice president-elect makes Czech visit after US trip

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's vice president-elect and former de facto ambassador to Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, is on a visit to the Czech Republic following a low-key trip to the United States, the

Detention of 3 teens over gruesome killing of 13-year-old classmate sparks debate in China

Three teens have been detained over the gruesome murder of a 13-year-old boy in China, sparking debate over bullying and mental health in China’s countryside

Drones are key to gain advantage over Russia, Ukraine army chief says

(Reuters) - The development of unmanned systems, or drones, is key to give Kyiv an advantage over "a numerically superior" Russian forces, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said late on

Science and Technology

A volcano in Iceland is erupting for the fourth time in 3 months, sending plumes of lava skywards

A volcano in Iceland has erupted for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky

Featured

US and Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space

The United States and Japan are sponsoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on nations not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons in space

Biden to host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos for White House summit

President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month

Biden, Japan's Kishida and Philippines' Marcos to hold April summit at White House

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Education

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After the pandemic, young Chinese again want to study abroad, just not so much in the US

After the pandemic, young Chinese are again looking to study abroad

Fasting at school? More Muslim students in the US are getting support during Ramadan

While Muslim students remain a rarity in many U.S. school districts, they are a major presence in some communities

Connecticut considering barring legacy admissions at private colleges, in addition to public ones

Connecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions to all colleges and universities across the state, including private ones like Yale University

Duty, Honor, Outrage: Change to West Point's mission statement sparks controversy

“Duty, Honor, Country” has been the motto of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for 126 years

Michigan jury returning to decide fate of school shooter's father in deaths of 4 students

A jury in Michigan is set to resume deliberations in a trial that will determine whether another parent will be held responsible for a mass school shooting committed by a son

Arts

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As the US government and record labels go after TikTok, musicians get the squeeze

For some musical artists, TikTok has become a beacon in an otherwise dismal digital streaming landscape.

How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement − and a rallying cry for the new science of ecology

When Frank Herbert sat down in 1963 to start writing ‘Dune,’ he wasn’t thinking about how to leave Earth behind. He was thinking about how to save it.

How AI is shaping the music listening habits of Gen Z

In the past, adolescents’ musical palettes were dominated by the Top-40 artists, creating a widely shared – if perhaps narrow – repertoire of musical knowledge.

The failures of ‘Oppenheimer’ and the ascent of the foreign film - 6 essential reads for the Oscars

Before you tune into Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, check out our coverage of the stars of this year’s show.

Centuries after Christine de Pizan wrote a book railing against misogyny, Taylor Swift is building her own ‘City of Ladies’

By compiling stories about the accomplishments of women, Christine set out to build an allegorical city where women and their achievements would be safe from sexist insults and slander.

Technology

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Social media influencer is charged with joining the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol

A conservative social media influencer has been charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and passing a stolen table out of a broken window, allowing other rioters to use it as a weapon against police

Blinken tells democracy summit that technology must sustain democratic values

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has underscored the need to ensure that technologies sustain democratic values

A new Banksy mural sprouts beside a cropped tree in London. Many see an environmental message

A new Banksy mural has drawn crowds to a London street, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed the work was his

Supreme Court weighs how far federal officials can go to combat controversial posts on hot topics

The Supreme Court is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics like COVID-19 and election security

TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized

TikTok creators across the country are expressing frustration over a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would lead to a nationwide ban of the app if its China-based owner doesn't sell its stake

Reddit reveals FTC inquiry into deals licensing its users' data for AI training

Reddit says the Federal Trade Commission has opened an inquiry into the social media platform's sale, licensing or sharing of user posts and other content to outside organizations for use in training artificial intelligence models

Science

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Meteorologists say this year's warm winter provided key ingredient for Midwest killer tornadoes

Tornado experts say the winter’s record warmth provided the key ingredient for a Midwest outbreak of deadly tornadoes and damaging gorilla hail that hit parts of the Midwest Wednesday and Thursday

College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies

Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022

SpaceX's mega rocket blasts off on a third test flight from Texas

SpaceX's mega rocket has blasted off on another test flight from Texas

Tech

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Things to know about Uber and Lyft saying they will halt ride-hailing services in Minneapolis

Lyft and Uber have said they will halt operations in Minneapolis because of a new city ordinance that increases wages for app-based drivers

Apple to pay $490 million to settle allegations that it misled investors about iPhone sales in China

Apple has agreed to pay $490 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging CEO Tim Cook misled investors about a steep downturn in iPhone’s sales in China

Supreme Court rules public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking critics on social media

A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first arose for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump

World

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North Korea's Kim oversees firing drills with 'super-large' rocket launchers, state media says

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen firing drills by artillery units in the western region involving "newly-equipped super-large" multiple rocket launchers,

Gaza's catastrophic food shortage means mass death is imminent, monitor says

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Dan Williams and Aidan Lewis CAIRO/JERUSALEM/LONDON (Reuters) - Extreme food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already exceeded famine levels, and mass death is now

EU agrees on sanctions on Hamas, violent West Bank settlers

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers agreed in principle on Monday to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers for attacking Palestinians in the West Bank and to add further sanctions on

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Defendant's attorney in Dominion Voting defamation case releases company emails, risking sanctions

An attorney already facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines says she disseminated documents obtained in discovery in a defamation case filed by a voting machine company

Homeowners score big in stimulus - Rebates up to $8K

Homeowners in select states could soon qualify for rebates up to $8,000 from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by upgrading to more energy efficient appliances. The rebates aim to offset costs for swapping items like furnaces or stoves to environmentally friendly models.  The IRA passed in 2022 allotted $8.8 billion for home efficiency rebates nationwide. States must apply to access funding and then distribute rebates locally. So far, California, New York, New Mexico, and Hawaii have initiated the process. Residents in these leading states may see rebates materialize this year if state plans get approved swiftly. Officials project Hawaiian rebates

Afghan asylum seeker convicted for New Mexico killing of Pakistani immigrant

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - A New Mexico jury on Monday found an Afghan asylum seeker guilty of murdering a Pakistani immigrant in one of three 2022 ambush-style shootings that terrified Muslims in the

The radical vegan's mission to overhaul your eating habits

“Meat is murder!” The provocative slogan rings across the urban park, held aloft on signs by a crowd of protesters. This isn’t just any rally – it’s a demonstration by the Radical Vegan Front, a controversial activist group striving to abolish all use of animals for food, clothing, or research. Their extreme stance and sensational tactics have earned them notoriety and disdain. But are their arguments completely without merit? Alex, a prominent member, explains what radicalizes vegans. “We’re driven by compassion for animals facing horrific cruelty in factory farms. Their suffering is needless and revolting. Society has to change its