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Gov. Murphy and other New Jersey Democrats call on Sen. Menendez to resign over bribery charges
Democratic officials in New Jersey wasted little time Friday in calling for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign following his indictment earlier in the day on allegations that he and his wife had accepted bribes from three New Jersey businessmen.
4 min read - HealthYahoo News
3 questions for the CDC about how COVID-19 is still transforming our lives
The CDC's deputy director spoke to Yahoo News about how Americans should think about, and respond to, the current coronavirus mini-surge.
4 min read - PoliticsYahoo News
Trump legal news brief: Judge to rule on Letitia James's summary judgment request — or whether to dismiss Trump case altogether
A New York judge hears dueling arguments Friday on whether to find former President Donald Trump, his adult sons and his business liable for financial fraud, as well as whether to dismiss the case outright.
41 min read - BusinessYahoo News
The UAW strike and electric cars: Does Trump have a new wedge issue?
Former President Donald Trump will give a speech to autoworkers in Detroit next Wednesday, and he is expected to attack President Biden’s policies promoting a transition to electric cars.
4 min read - USYahoo News
Read the indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., his wife and three associates have been charged by federal prosecutors with accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for the U.S. senator’s influence.
1 min read - PoliticsYahoo TV
Katie Couric ended Sarah Palin's vice presidential hopes on this day in 2008
Palin's rising star was brought back to Earth after her sit-down with Couric.
7 min read - WorldYahoo News Canada
'What a joke': Canadians share mixed reactions to feds sending $650M to Ukraine
Canada has pledged a multi-year commitment in supporting Ukraine amid its war with Russia.
4 min read - TechnologyEngadget
How to use StandBy mode on your lock screen in iOS 17
Apple’s new StandBy mode that accompanied iOS 17 lets you use your phone’s lock screen in a number of unique ways. Here’s how to do just that.
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Retirement investors are finally getting good returns from the 'safest assets in the world'
Cash investments are seeing some of the largest yields in more than decade.
5 min read - ScienceEngadget
NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully delivers asteroid samples back to Earth
Seven years ago, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission was launched to collect asteroid samples from the near-Earth object Bennu. Today, the samples made landfall on Earth, closing a long-awaited chapter for the mission.
3 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Honda's first production V8 sadly wasn't designed for a sports car
The first commercially-available Honda V8 is a 5.0-liter unit called BF350 and designed for 25-plus-foot boats. It develops 350 horsepower.
2 min read - BusinessEngadget
The Hollywood writers strike may soon end after tentative deal is struck
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and major studios have reached a tentative deal to end a 146-day strike that has shut down much of the industry.
2 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance UK
Can web3 emulate the success of the $350bn traditional gaming market?
In Web3 gaming, players can earn cryptocurrency as they play as well as accumulate digital property that can serve as collateral for decentralised finance loans, according to an industry leader.
4 min read - USTechCrunch
California governor vetoes bill to ban driverless AV trucks
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Friday that would have required a human safety operator to be present any time a self-driving truck operated on public roads in the state. The win for the autonomous trucking industry comes after the California Senate had passed the bill in mid-September. The bill would have effectively banned driverless autonomous heavy-duty trucks from operating in the way they were designed.
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Student loans: 'Higher education is worth it but not the loans,' expert says
Americans owe over $1.7 trillion in federal student loan debt with a million borrowers defaulting every year.
3 min read - USYahoo News UK
Chris Kaba: Everything that has happened since armed police officer charged with murder
What has happened after the decision to charge an armed police officer with the murder of Chris Kaba in London in September 2022.
5 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Amazon to invest up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic
Amazon has agreed to invest up to $4 billion in the AI startup Anthropic, the two firms said, as the e-commerce group steps up its rivalry against Microsoft, Meta, Google and Nvidia in the fast-growing sector that many technologists believe could be the next great frontier. The e-commerce group said it will initially invest $1.25 billion for a minority stake in Anthropic, which like Google's Bard and Microsoft-backed OpenAI also operates an AI-powered, text analyzing chatbot. As part of the de
4 min read - NewsYahoo News Singapore
Singaporean tourist dies, 10 others hurt as van plunges into ravine in Penang
An accident in Penang resulted in the death of a Singaporean woman and left 10 others injured when a tourist van skidded and plunged into a deep ravine.
2 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Correcto grabs $7M to build out its 'Grammarly for Spanish'
The generative AI boom has put a spring in the step of Correcto, a Madrid-based language writing tool startup focused on Spanish speakers that's today announcing $7 million in seed funding. The round is led by London-based Octopus Ventures, with Carya Venture Partners and River Park Ventures also contributing. Studying and working abroad led co-founders Abraham López Lee (CEO) and Ignacio Prieto Mayorga (COO) to use and appreciate tech tools like Grammarly which, they recount, helped them impr
11 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
HS2: All the delays and U-turns on £100bn rail project since it started
The High Speed 2 £106bn project has been beset by delays and cost re-evaluations since 2009. Here's a full timeline of the setbacks to the rail network.
6 min read - WorldYahoo Finance UK
UK slowdown since financial crisis 'left families £1,400 poorer'
Low productivity is a key issue holding the economy back, according to a new report by the Resolution Foundation.
2 min read - NewsYahoo News Singapore
Residents to be evacuated for on-site disposal of World War II bomb in Singapore
Residents in areas of Bukit Panjang and Upper Bukit Timah have to evacuate their premises as Singapore authorities prepare to dispose a World War II bomb.
3 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
A conversation with Cruise's Kyle Vogt, Bird scoops up Spin, and self-driving trucks live to see another day in Cali
New York, Austin, London, Los Angeles, China — descended on San Francisco this past week for Disrupt 2023. Startup founders were EVERYWHERE; so were investors. My personal highlights included my interviews with Redwood Materials founder and CEO JB Straubel (it covered a lot of ground including maintaining a startup mentality) and Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt.
7 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Return-to-office mandates could be detrimental to working mothers
The labor force participation rate for women with children under 5 is at an all-time high of 70.4% — for now.
7 min read - TechnologyYahoo Finance
Q&A: GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke talks AI, supercharging productivity, and the future of software
"The world has opened up around us," GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke told Yahoo Finance about AI.
7 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Is 'Ukraine fatigue' creeping in?
Amid a bitter row with Poland and questions over military aid, is 'Ukraine fatigue' creeping in?
5 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Factoring time into your investments
Regardless of if you’re trading for the short term or investing for the long term, making money in the stock market is a process. And processes involve time.
9 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Despite the ups and downs of the fintech space, people still really care about it
Last week, our team was at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, which featured a dedicated fintech stage for the first time (!) and dozens of Battlefield 200 companies in the fintech space. One-on-one chats on the fintech stage included Robinhood co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev, Plaid founder Zach Perret, Checkout.com president and COO Céline Dufétel. Calley Means and Justin Mares started the payment integration company last year to make it easy for consumers to pay for healthy food, exercise and supplement
5 min read - WorldYahoo News UK
'Stop the boats' - councils expected to say they are 'full' as Braverman focuses on immigration during US visit
The issue of immigration and small boats continues to dominate the news agenda, with more developments expected in coming weeks.
4 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Popular American truck seeing massive discounts, some as much as $20,000 off
2023 Jeep Gladiator MSRPs dropped by as much as $20,000 nationwide. A manufacturer discount and dealer incentives mean huge savings.
3 min read - USEngadget
Hitting the Books: Beware the Tech Bro who comes bearing gifts
In 'Optimal Illusions' UC Berkeley applied mathematician Coco Krumme explores our historical fascination with process optimization and how that pursuit has led to unintended is in the systems we're streamlining.
14 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Labor strikes, inflation and Nike earnings: What to know this week
A stacked calendar with inflation data and updates on several macro economic headwinds awaits investors in the week ahead.
8 min read - PoliticsYahoo Finance
Lawmakers are pushing ideas to end government shutdowns forever
One area of agreement in Washington as it heads toward a possible shutdown is that these regular government stoppages are a pattern worth trying to break.
6 min read - WorldUkrayinska Pravda
Putin orders Russian Defence Minister to halt Ukrainian counteroffensive before early October – ISW
Russian President Vladimir Putin has given his Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu until October to stop the Ukrainian counteroffensive, the Institute for the Study of War reports, citing an insider source.
2 min read - USBBC
Woman's body found in jaws of 13ft Florida alligator identified
A witness raised the alarm after seeing the large animal clutching human remains in a canal.
2 min read - WorldThe Telegraph
Army called in as Met firearms officers put down their guns
Soldiers will be drafted in to replace armed police officers following a mass walkout by firearms teams to protest against the decision to charge one of their colleagues with murder.
5 min read - USFox News
Florida argument over dog sale leads to fatal shooting of toddler, two adults
The Jacksonville, Florida sheriff's office said fire broke out during a private dog sale on Saturday night, resulting in a 3-year-old toddler and two adults getting fatally shot.
1 min read - USFox Weather
Series of storms to slam Pacific Northwest with heavy rain, raising threat of debris flows
The West Coast is prepping for the first atmospheric river (AR) of the season. The river of moisture in the sky sets to slam Oregon, Washington and Northern California beginning on Monday.
3 min read - PoliticsINSIDER
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who has long been one of Trump's biggest political targets, says he'll back the ex-president should he win the GOP nomination
Kemp sought to defend himself during his talk with the AJC, saying his potential support of Trump next year "has nothing to do with being a coward."
2 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
A Russian reserve army of 15,000 soldiers is pinned down near Bakhmut and will be destroyed, says Ukraine's spy chief
Ukraine's spy chief said Russia's 25th Army, which was deployed earlier than planned, will be buried where they are fighting.
2 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
The world's largest airplane was destroyed by Russia — and Ukraine estimates it will cost $500 million to rebuild. Take a look at what's left of the mammoth jet.
The one-of-a-kind Antonov An-225 could hold 550,000 pounds of freight. Here's how Ukraine is salvaging the plane, which was wide as a football field.
10 min read - USAtlanta Black Star
‘The Jail Lace Fronts Ain’t Lacing’: Tory Lanez’s New Mugshot Gets Roasted Online After Fans Zoom In on His Hair
Tory Lanez is getting a taste of his own medicine, as fans dragged him online after his latest mugshot hit social media. The rapper born […]
3 min read - USThe Cool Down
Florida authorities issue warning to Tesla owners after Hurricane Idalia: ‘It is crucial to relocate’
"They don’t have as much training and knowledge. They really need to be trained.”
2 min read - ScienceIdeal Home
3 colours that cause anxiety – avoid these shades in your home to protect your mental wellbeing
Experts reveal the colours associated with negative emotions you don’t need in your life
6 min read - HealthINSIDER
A hospital chaplain reveals the two things people worry about on their deathbeds
Chaplain Joon Park is present at every death at the Florida hospital where he works, to counsel people in their last moments.
3 min read - BusinessMotley Fool
OPEC Just Did Social Security Retirees a Huge Favor
If you're a retiree collecting Social Security, you probably know that one of the most important days of the year is just around the corner. The Social Security Administration (SSA) announces the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) every year in mid-October. The COLA is the amount by which your Social Security checks will increase next year, and the size of the increase is based on a specific inflation rate, the CPI-W, or the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers.
4 min read - PoliticsThe Daily Beast
Rep. Gosar’s Homophobic Sunday Rant Is Deranged—Even for Him
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via GettyRep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) used his weekly email newsletter—hosted on a .gov domain that is funded by American taxpayers—on Sunday to launch a thinly veiled, homophobic attack on Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, shockingly suggesting Milley should be put to death.The diatribe came in a section commenting on former Capitol Police Chief Stephen Sund’s testimony to the House Committee on Administration last week, in which Sund discussed the Capitol rio
3 min read - USSlate
An Ohio Site Was Just Declared One of the Most Important in Human History. Why Has It Been Ignored?
“It’s a real common summertime excursion, but on par with the pyramids?” It is now.
33 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
A video appearing to show a Russian Lancet drone striking a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter at its base suggests the small drones can now hit targets far further away
Previous versions of the drone had a range of around 25 miles, weighed around 35 lbs, and could cruise at about 70 mph, Forbes reported.
2 min read - ScienceThe Cool Down
Scientists sound alarm over ‘unheard of’ ocean conditions: ‘We could see mass mortality’
"It will go unnoticed."
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