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United States airports have been targeted for cyberattacks Monday by an attacker within the Russian Federation a senior official briefed on the situation confirmed to ABC News. Importantly, the systems targeted do not handle air traffic control, internal airline communications and coordination, or transportation security.”It’s an inconvenience,” the source said. The attacks have resulted in targeted “denial of public access” to public-facing web domains that report airport wait times and congestion. Over a dozen airport

October 10, 2022

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Florida’s top doctor has urged men aged 18 to 39 not to get a Covid vaccine, claiming the jab significantly raises their risk of dying from heart conditions. Dr. Joseph Ladapo, the state’s surgeon general, said the mRNA jabs raise the risk of cardiac-related death by 84 percent in young males.The vaccine-skeptic official cited a Florida Department of Health analysis to back up his claims — but independent scientists say it contains major statistical flaws.In a tweet that was

October 10, 2022

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LeBron James’ son Bronny has followed in his father’s footsteps and signed a first lucrative, multi-million dollar NIL deal with Nike, just days after his 18th birthday. The sportswear giant announced Monday they had signed James Jr, and a handful of other young athletes, to name image, and likeness deals. Bronny is now officially part of the Nike family, close to 20 years after his father LeBron signed with the brand in 2003, also aged 18, prior to the beginning of his own NBA career. It isn’t

October 10, 2022

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President Joe Biden on Monday condemned major attacks from Russia on Ukrainian civilian centers, calling again on Russia “to end this unprovoked aggression immediately and remove its troops from Ukraine.”“We will continue to impose costs on Russia for its aggression, hold Putin and Russia accountable for its atrocities and war crimes, and provide the support necessary for Ukrainian forces to defend their country and their freedom,” Biden said in a statement, offering his condolences to the loved ones

October 10, 2022

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Christina Bobb, the attorney who signed a letter certifying that all sensitive records in former President Donald Trump’s possession had been returned to the government, spoke to federal investigators Friday and named two other Trump attorneys involved with the case, according to three sources familiar with the matter.The certification statement, signed June 3 by Bobb, indicated that Trump was in compliance with a May grand jury subpoena and no longer had possession of a host of documents with classification

October 10, 2022

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Monday warned that a “very, very serious” mix of headwinds was likely to tip both the U.S. and global economy into recession by the middle of next year. Dimon, the chief executive of the largest bank in the U.S., said the U.S. economy was “actually still doing well” at present and consumers were likely to be in better shape compared to the 2008 global financial crisis.“But you can’t talk about the economy without talking about stuff in the future — and this is serious stuff,”

October 10, 2022

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It’s possible Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz talked himself into a death sentence.Prosecutors played a video last week at Cruz’s penalty trial of jailhouse interviews he did this year with two of their mental health experts. In frank and sometimes graphic detail, he answered their questions about his massacre of 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018 – his planning, his motivation, and the shootings.While it can’t be known what the 12 jurors are thinking if any are wavering

October 10, 2022

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The US Embassy in Kyiv is urging Americans to leave Ukraine immediately after Russia increased its missile strikes on cities in retaliation for the Crimea bridge blast. Russia launched attacks against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure as well as government facilities in Kyiv and elsewhere today, the embassy warned. More than 75 missiles and suicide drones struck across Ukraine as Vladimir Putin took revenge for Kerch Bridge, killing eight people and injuring 24. Capital Kyiv was hit for the first time in months

October 10, 2022

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The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was Monday awarded to former Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke and two other U.S. academics whose work helped governments and central bankers navigate the global financial crisis and avoid an economic depression of the kind seen during the 1930s.Mr. Bernanke, who served as chairman of the Fed during the crisis, is currently a distinguished senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. His fellow recipients are Douglas Diamond, an economist at the University of Chicago, and

October 10, 2022

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A landslide fueled by flooding and days of torrential rain swept through a town in central Venezuela, leaving at least 22 people dead as it dragged mud, rocks, and trees through neighborhoods, authorities said Sunday. Dozens of people are missing. Residents of Las Tejerías in Santos Michelena, an agro-industrial town in Aragua state 54 miles (87 kilometers) southwest of Caracas, had just seconds to reach safety late Saturday as debris swept down a mountainside onto them. The official death toll rose to 22 after the

October 10, 2022

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Kanye West has now had both his Instagram and Twitter accounts locked after antisemitic posts over the weekend. Twitter locked his account Sunday after it removed one of West’s tweets saying he was going “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE” because it violated the service’s policies against hate speech.“I’m a bit sleepy tonight, but when I wake up, I’m going to death con 3. On JEWISH PEOPLE The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jews also. You guys have toyed with me

October 10, 2022

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‘Russia is trying to wipe Ukraine off the face of the earth’, says Zelensky as missiles hit multiple cities.- Russian missiles, rained down on Ukraine this morning as air raid sirens sounded in virtually every major city, with explosions in the capital Kyiv for the first time in months, as Putin unleashed his revenge for the Crimea bridge blast. At least eight people were killed and 25 injured as multiple missiles hit the Ukrainian capital this morning, with President Zelensky confirming the cities of Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia

October 10, 2022

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The San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets in third game of wild card series. -Joe Musgrove tossed seven innings of scoreless, one-hit ball and retired six of the final seven batters he faced after being checked for illegal substances Sunday night as the visiting San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 6-0 in the decisive third game of their National League wild-card series. The Padres, the fifth seed in the NL, advance to face the top-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers in an NL Division Series scheduled to begin

October 10, 2022

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Explosions hit the center of the Ukrainian capital for the first time in months as well as other cities on Monday after Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of a “terrorist attack” on a critical bridge connecting Russia’s mainland to the occupied Crimean Peninsula.Blasts were also heard in Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and in the western city of Lviv, which has remained relatively insulated from the war raging in the east. The strike in Kyiv was the most central to hit the capital since Russia invaded in February.At the scene of

October 10, 2022

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A series of blasts shook central Kyiv on Monday morning, prompting several officials to issue air defense alerts and urge residents to shelter. The explosions in the capital city in the central Shevchenkivskyi district followed an attack on a strategic Crimean bridge over the weekend.Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine for the attack, calling it an “act of terror” by its special services. He is also set to meet with Russia’s Security Council later Monday as prominent Russians urge reprisal for the bridge blast.

October 10, 2022

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Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is in concussion protocol and was ruled out of Miami’s 40-17 loss to the New York Jets after leaving the game in the first quarter. Bridgewater was put into the protocol after the booth ATC spotter ruled him a “no-go” after he took a hit on the Dolphins’ opening offensive drive, in compliance with the NFL’s amended concussion protocol. Bridgewater passed his concussion evaluation, according to a source, but the booth ATC spotter believed he saw Bridgewater stumble and

October 9, 2022

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Kim Jong-un has refused to come to the negotiation table with the U.S. despite Washington offering talks with no preconditions, according to the National Security Council.The offer comes as North Korea continues to up tensions, conducting seven ballistic missile launches in just two weeks.’We are willing to sit down with them without preconditions,’ NSC Spokesperson John Kirby told ABC News’ This Week host Martha Raddatz on Sunday.’Mr. Kim Jong Un has decided not to take us up on that offer,’ he

October 9, 2022

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Entertainment – journalist and founder of Deadline Nikki Finke has died at age 68.According to her family, Finke died in Boca Raton, Fla. on Sunday morning after a prolonged illness, as confirmed by Deadline.Finke grew up in Sands Point on Long Island before graduating from Wellesley College. Her early work included reporting for publications such as Associated Press, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Observer and then New York Magazine before starting Deadline.Finke founded Deadline — an

October 9, 2022

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Texas’s Fort Hood to Fort Cavazos -to be renamed for US army’s first Latino four-star general – The US army’s first Latino four-star general is set to become the namesake of the country’s largest active-duty armored military base, replacing the Confederate leader after whom the facility was originally named. In a recent memo to top military brass at the Pentagon, US defense secretary Lloyd Austin said officials had until 1 January 2024 to implement a recommendation to change the name of Texas’s Fort Hood to Fort

October 9, 2022

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Vladimir Putin will chair a meeting with his Security Council on Monday two days after a huge blast ripped through Russia’s Crimea bridge the Kremlin told local news agencies.’Tomorrow the president has a planned meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council ‘Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.Russia’s security council (SCRF) is comprised of the nation’s top defense officials and heads of security agencies who come together to support Putin the overall chair of the council on policy decisions

October 9, 2022

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The battle to control the 50-50 Senate is at a stalemate — at least according to the polls.With 30 days to go until Election Day, polling averages suggest Democrats and Republicans are each poised to win 50 Senate seats. Each party currently has the lead in just one seat currently held by the opposition: The Republican is slightly ahead in Nevada, while the Democrat has the lead in Pennsylvania.And the polling averages in POLITICO’s four Toss Up races remain tight — including in Georgia, where there’s only been a

October 9, 2022

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Black Lives Matter – founder Patrisse Cullors spends thousands renovating backyard of posh $1.4M LA home.- The controversial Marxist co-founder of Black Lives Matter recently completed tens of thousands of dollars in renovations at her posh Los Angeles home, including building a new plunge pool and backyard sauna, according to a new report. Patrisse Cullors, 39, the former leader of Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, also added a children’s play area for her young son outside her

October 9, 2022

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Iranian schoolchildren were being arrested inside school premises on Sunday by security forces arriving in vans without license plates, according to social media reports emerging from the country as the protests against the regime enter their fourth week. The authorities also shut all schools and higher education institutions in Iranian Kurdistan on Sunday – a sign that the state remains concerned about dissent after weeks of protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22 year old Kurdish woman.Footage

October 9, 2022

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A longtime Wendy’s employee with Down Syndrome was allegedly fired from his job in North Carolina with no notice — and his angry sister claims management told her it was because he couldn’t do the job like a “normal” person. Dennis Peek, 51, had worked for Wendy’s location in Stanley, N.C., about 30 minutes outside Charlotte, for more than 20 years, his sister, Cona Young Turner, wrote on Facebook.“I am heartbroken to say they have fired him,” she wrote in the Wednesday message., adding, “They told me was

October 9, 2022

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American rapper Kanye West threatened Jewish people about a supposed conflict with him over a Jewish agenda and said that he couldn’t be antisemitic because black people are Jews also, in a now-removed tweet on Sunday morning.”I’m a bit sleepy tonight, but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 [sic] on Jewish people,” West began, likely incorrectly referring to a stage in the defense readiness condition of the United States military, or DEFCON. “You guys have toyed with me and tried to blackball anyone [who] opposes

October 9, 2022

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University of Miami lost their third consecutive game 27-24 to the North Carolina Tar Heels. -The fresh start is over — and so is any honeymoon period for University of Miami coach Mario Cristobal just five games into his tenure. The Hurricanes opened their Atlantic Coast Conference slate Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium with another frustrating performance, losing their third consecutive game 27-24 to the North Carolina Tar Heels and falling to 2-3 overall.“I’ll just go right to it,’’ UM coach Mario Cristobal said

October 9, 2022

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Mets’ 7-3 victory over the Padres in Game 2 of the wild-card series at Citi Field.-The sellout crowd stood for most of the inning, twirling orange rally towels with each positive development. After slogging offensively a night earlier and then clawing to a one-run lead Saturday, here was the daylight the Mets so desperately needed. Before that seventh inning concluded, the Mets had sent nine batters to the plate, scored four runs, and all but ensured another game in this series. That winner-take-all will occur Sunday,

October 9, 2022

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Iran’s state TV -hackers broke into the evening news-with images of supreme leader surrounded by flames. Anti-government demonstrations erupted Saturday in several locations across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week. At least two people were killed. Marchers chanted anti-government slogans and twirled headscarves in repudiation of coercive religious dress codes. In some areas, merchants shuttered shops in response to a call by

October 9, 2022

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Russia strikes Ukrainian town city of Zaporizhzhia after bridge explosion -killing at least 17 people.A Russian barrage pounded apartment buildings and other targets in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens, officials said Sunday. The blasts in the city, which sits in a region Moscow has claimed as its own, blew out windows in adjacent buildings and left at least one high-rise apartment building partially collapsed. The strike came after an explosion Saturday caused the partial

October 9, 2022

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Hurricane Julia bore down on Nicaragua’s central Caribbean coast early Sunday after lashing Colombia’s San Andres island in a close pass-by hours earlier. Julia started Saturday as a tropical storm, but gained power most of the day and became a Category 1 hurricane shortly before it veered slightly south of San Andres island in the early evening. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Julia’s maximum sustained winds had stabilized around 75 mph (120 kph) late Saturday. It was centered about 80 miles 130

October 9, 2022

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The South Korean military said North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Sunday, the latest in the country’s barrage of weapons tests in recent days. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement the launch occurred early Sunday but gave no further details, including how far the weapon may have flown.The Japanese government also said North Korea fired what was a possible ballistic missile. The Japanese coast guard said it has warned ships around the country’s coasts about falling

October 8, 2022

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In the wake of Hurricane Ian, the living have struggled to account for all the dead.Overwhelmed by the number of bodies to autopsy and thrown into a political debate over precisely how many lives the storm has claimed, many medical examiners in the hardest-hit parts of Florida face extraordinary challenges in accounting for all of the storm’s victims.In Charlotte County, the longtime chief medical examiner was three days from retirement with no permanent replacement chosen yet when Ian hit on Sept. 28.With

October 8, 2022

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Russia has appointed a notorious general who opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in the 1990s as its first overall commander for the war in Ukraine, as the Kremlin struggles to halt a Ukrainian counteroffensive that has left its forces in disarray. The appointment of Gen Sergei Surovikin came on the same day as Vladimir Putin was dealt a humiliating blow after an explosion on the Kerch bridge sank a section of the motorway into the Kerch Strait and caused a major fire on the railway. Surovikin is a veteran commander

October 8, 2022

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The NFL is prepared “to make a change or two” to its concussion protocol, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said at a fan forum in London on Saturday as the league faces questions about how the Miami Dolphins handled quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s recent injuries. Responding to a fan’s question about concussions and “recent incidents,” Goodell outlined the league’s “intensive focus” on the issue over the past 15 years and said its medical protocols have served as templates for other sports.”Our job really is to

October 8, 2022

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Herschel Walker urged her to have second abortion – Woman tells New York Times.-Herschel Walker, the Republican candidate for a Georgia US Senate seat, has maintained he does not know the identity of a woman who claims that in 2009 she terminated a pregnancy that was the result of her and Walker’s relationship.But on Friday, the woman at the center of a political storm that threatens to undo the former Dallas Cowboys running back’s campaign told the New York Times that Walker urged her to terminate a

October 8, 2022

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By next year, half of Medicare beneficiaries will have a private Medicare Advantage plan. Most large insurers in the program have been accused in court of fraud.The health system Kaiser Permanente called doctors in during lunch and after work and urged them to add additional illnesses to the medical records of patients they hadn’t seen in weeks. Doctors who found enough new diagnoses could earn bottles of Champagne, or a bonus in their paycheck.Anthem, a large insurer now called Elevance Health, paid

October 8, 2022

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A blast and fire suspended traffic and damaged a key bridge linking Russia to the occupied Crimean Peninsula early on October 8 in what Moscow authorities said was a car bombing and a senior aide to Ukraine’s president suggested were a fresh blow by Kyiv targeting operational support for Moscow’s seven-month-old full-scale invasion. Meanwhile, Kyiv tallied gains in its ongoing counteroffensives in eastern and southern Ukraine over the past week, while pro-Russia forces claimed their first gains in over a month in

October 8, 2022

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North Korea warned Saturday the U.S. redeployment of an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula is causing a “considerably huge negative splash” in regional security, as it defended its recent missile tests as a “righteous reaction” to intimidating military drills between its rivals.The North Korean Defense Ministry statement came a day after the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan began a new round of naval drills with South Korean warships off the peninsula’s east coast. The Reagan and its battle group

October 8, 2022

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A Texas police officer who shot and wounded a teenager who had been sitting in his car eating a hamburger has been fired, police said.San Antonio Officer James Brennand was fired after shooting Erik Cantu, 17, on Oct. 2 in a McDonald’s parking lot, police training commander Alyssa Campos said in a video statement released Wednesday, which included the officer’s bodycam footage of the incident. Brennand had responded to an unrelated disturbance at the McDonald’s when he saw the Cantu inside the car, which had

October 8, 2022

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The National Hurricane Center – Tropical Storm Julia to strike Nicaragua as a hurricane. – Tropical Storm Julia formed Friday near the coast of Colombia, and AccuWeather meteorologists warned that it could rapidly strengthen into a hurricane over the Caribbean Sea prior to slamming the coast of Nicaragua with life-threatening impacts this weekend. The disturbance AccuWeather has been tracking for over a week and dubbed a tropical rainstorm on Tuesday was upgraded by the National Hurricane Center

October 8, 2022

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New York Mets’ 7-1 loss in Game 1 against the San Diego Padres at Citi Field on Friday night.- MaxScherzer has given up the ball and walked from the pitcher’s mound to the dugout 445 times in his career. Twelve times, he has walked off the mound without giving up the ball at all. He has ambled off the field to standing ovations after no-hitters and 20-strikeout showings. He has been cheered politely after so many 10-strikeout games that he made them seem routine. But never, in 456 starts in his Hall of Fame career before Friday, in

October 8, 2022

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A super PAC backed by former President Donald Trump is pouring money into a last-minute ad buy to boost Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker following a bruising week of headlines. The ad by MAGA Inc., which was shared with POLITICO, focuses on culture wars and incumbent Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock’s voting record — but makes no mention of Walker or his recent controversies.“From D-Day to drag queen story time, America has lost its way. Radical Democrats are indoctrinating our

October 8, 2022

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Palm Beach mansion built six years ago, sold for $110 million last year, to be demolished – A never-lived-in oceanfront mansion that quietly sold for $110 million last year is to be torn down and replaced with a new property. The mansion, built in 2016 at 1071 N. Ocean Blvd, Palm Beach, is owned by a company linked to cosmetics billionaire William P. Lauder. It was blasted by locals around the time of its construction for being too large – although the next property on the plot may be even bigger. Lauder, 62,

October 8, 2022

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Two New York hospitals affiliated with Columbia University have agreed to pay more than $165 million to 147 former patients who have accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse and misconduct.Robert Hadden, who has not worked as a doctor since 2021, surrendered his medical license after being convicted in 2016 on sex-related charges in state court – but was not sentenced to prison. Among Hadden’s accusers was Evelyn Yang, the wife of the former president and New York City mayoral candidate, Andrew

October 8, 2022

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Russia’s bridge to Crimea -a fuel tank explosion – links Russia to the annexed territory of Crimea -In a major blow for Russia, a fuel tank explosion early Saturday caused part of Europe’s longest bridge that links Russia to the annexed territory of Crimea to collapse, according to Russian officials. Russian President Vladimir Putin immediately ordered a “government commission” to examine the Kerch Bridge “emergency” in Crimea, Russian state media TASS reported. The heads of Russia’s Ministry of Emergency

October 8, 2022

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President Biden Warns of Nuclear Risk “prospect of Armageddon.”The U.S. has received no fresh intelligence indicating that Russian President Vladimir Putin was preparing to act on his threat to use nuclear weapons, U.S. officials said Friday, following unusually sharp comments from President Biden that warned of the “prospect of Armageddon.”Ukraine, meanwhile, warned about the threat of Iranian drones against civilian infrastructure by Russian forces as Kyiv continued a push to recapture territory with

October 7, 2022

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Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, may have lost half a billion dollars after a hack of its network. The company temporarily suspended transactions and the transfer of funds after detecting an exploit between two blockchains, a method of digital theft that has been used recently in at least one other major hack.“The issue is contained now. Your funds are safe. We apologize for the inconvenience and will provide further updates accordingly,” Binance’s CEO, Changpeng Zhao, said in a tweet. Binance

October 7, 2022

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The Uvalde, Texas, school district — still facing withering criticism over its police department’s failings both during the May 24 elementary school massacre and since — announced the suspension of the entire district police force on Friday. The district said it’s requested more Texas Department of Public Safety troopers to be stationed on campuses and at extra-curricular activities, adding, “We are confident that staff and student safety will not be compromised during this transition.”The length of the school district police

October 7, 2022

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Employers added 263,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said on Friday. It was the slowest month of hiring in 18 months, showing the red-hot job market is cooling slightly as the Federal Reserve hits the brakes on the economy. The unemployment rate fell to a 50-year low of 3.5% in September as businesses continued to hire from a shrinking pool of workers. The labor participation rate fell slightly, indicating fewer people are working or looking for a job. While hiring is slowing, investors and economists are

October 7, 2022

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams called on the Biden administration to crack down on the border crisis as he declares a state of emergency in the Big Apple. Adams condemned the busing programs spearheaded by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, which has brought about 17,000 migrants to the Big Apple. The mayor said about five to six busses are arriving every day since September, with nine buses arriving yesterday and eight on Friday. Since April, New York has set up 42 emergency shelters, enrolled 5,500 children in public

October 7, 2022

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Tropical Storm Julia formed Friday -forecast to strike Nicaragua as a hurricane. Storm Julia formed Friday near the coast of Colombia, and AccuWeather meteorologists warned that it could rapidly strengthen into a hurricane over the Caribbean Sea prior to slamming the coast of Nicaragua with life-threatening impacts this weekend.The disturbance that AccuWeather has been tracking for over a week and dubbed a tropical rainstorm on Tuesday was upgraded by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to Tropical

October 7, 2022

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The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to a trio of human rights defenders in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, delivering another pointed international rebuke of Russian President Vladimir Putin for his war in Ukraine, and condemnation – of widespread abuses and repression by the Kremlin chief and his ally, dictator Alexander Lukashenko.The prize committee named Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties (CCL), which is working to document alleged war crimes by the Russian invaders; the Russian human

October 7, 2022

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Litigation is looming for home insurers – in Florida as cash-strapped, underinsured homeowners—paired with an aggressive plaintiffs’ bar—are expected to turn to the court system to try to force payments for flood damage that the carriers say they aren’t legally obligated to cover.Fewer than one-third to just over 40% of the Florida homes in the two coastal counties hardest hit by Hurricane Ian are covered by flood policies, although standard homeowners’ policies in the U.S. for decades have excluded flood

October 7, 2022

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A federal judge on Thursday blocked large portions of a new New York gun law, jeopardizing a measure that was passed just three months earlier and underscoring the difficulty that states may face in restricting the public carrying of firearms after a major Supreme Court ruling in June.In a 53-page order, the judge, Glenn T. Suddaby of the Northern District, said he would block the state from enforcing several provisions, writing that New York’s attemptsto bar guns in a number of places deemed “sensitive” — including

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