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Ecuador's Former Comptroller General Convicted in Case Tied to Odebrecht
Carlos Ramon Polit Faggioni was convicted in Miami of accepting more than $10 million in bribes from the Brazilian construction company.The Wall Street Journal - World -
BHP plans £31bn bid for Anglo American but attracts ire from South Africa and shareholders
Legal & General and Abrdn criticise offer as undervaluing UK-listed minerFinancial Times - Business -
Deadly Dubai floods made worse by climate change
But it rains so rarely in the region that scientists do not have enough data to be fully sure.BBC News - Top stories - Climate -
Study says it's likely a warmer world made deadly Dubai downpours heavier
A new report says circumstantial evidence points to climate change as worsening the deadly deluge that flooded Dubai and surroundingsABC News - Tech -
Deadly Rains and Floods Sweep Cities Across East Africa
Downpours have killed at least 200 people and submerged homes and farms in Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi.The New York Times - World -
'Documenting Police Use of Force' Review: When Encounters Turn Deadly
This ‘Frontline’ presentation on PBS examines the ‘less-lethal’ tactics used by law enforcement that sometimes cause much more grievous harm than they are meant to.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Middle East Crisis: Blinken Will Visit Israel Next Week, Official Says
The top U.S. diplomat will return to Israel, an official there said, as tensions between the allies have grown and talks on a cease-fire in Gaza appear stalled.The New York Times - World - Israel -
MLB bringing back Players Weekend in August
For the first time since 2019, MLB will dedicate three days in August to players, focusing on showcasing them beyond their stats and on-field performances, according to a release distributed Thursday.ESPN - Sports - MLB -
Pennsylvania brings protest votes to center stage
Beneath the surface of Pennsylvania’s mostly sleepy primary was a trend that's stalked Joe Biden and Donald Trump across the country: a substantial protest vote.NBC News - Politics -
Pennsylvania brings protest votes to center stage
Beneath the surface of Pennsylvania’s mostly sleepy primary was a trend that's stalked Joe Biden and Donald Trump across the country: a substantial protest vote.NBC News - Top stories -
Biden must bring the fight to the battleground states
Joe Biden must tout his successes even more aggressively. He must adopt a more populist Bernie Sanders-like tone and rail against the excessive corporate profits and the Trump COVID-19 first term blunders that left the economy in shambles.The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
How Pulisic, McKennie are bringing the spotlight back to Serie A
Americans like Pulisic and McKennie, who could face each other Saturday, are helping boost the league's profile.ESPN - Sports -
Video from Hamas shows Israeli-American hostage once feared dead
Hamas has released a disturbing new video of an American-Israeli hostage taken captive during the Oct. 7 attack. The video, which cannot be independently verified, shows Hersh Goldberg-Polin speaking under duress. He was previously feared dead.CBS News - Top stories - Israel -
Video from Hamas shows Israeli-American hostage once feared dead
Hamas has released a disturbing new video of an American-Israeli hostage taken captive during the Oct. 7 attack. The video, which cannot be independently verified, shows Hersh Goldberg-Polin speaking under duress. He was previously feared dead.CBS News - World - Israel -
Report: Up to 200,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah fearing offensive
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David Pecker Says He and Others Around Trump Feared His Anger
They called Donald J. Trump “the boss.” The desire to avoid his fury drove many decisions made by those around him.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Alphabet tempers fears that it's falling behind in AI with blowout first-quarter results
Alphabet's revenue jumped 15% in the first quarter and profit in the company's cloud business more than quadrupled.CNBC - Business -
India election: fears that Modi’s BJP will polarise voters in fight for key state
Muslims worry Modi’s party will rely on familiar tactics of drawing on religious divisions as it battles Congress to to retain seats in Karnataka. The sun scorched the carpeted car park at Mudipu Junction outside Mangalore in Karnataka state as ...The Guardian - World - India -
Poland’s foreign minister says Putin should fear a war with NATO
In a speech Thursday, Poland’s Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski said Russian President Vladimir Putin should fear a war with NATO as it would inevitably end in Russia’s defeat. “It is not we, the West, who should fear a clash with Putin, but ...The Hill - Politics -
Egypt Sends Negotiators to Israel, Fearing Time Is Running Out for Rafah
Cairo’s intelligence chief is leading effort to spur a new Gaza cease-fire proposal and stave off an invasion of the crowded border city.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Egypt Sends Negotiators to Israel, Fearing Time Is Running Out for Rafah
Cairo’s intelligence chief is leading effort to spur a new Gaza cease-fire proposal and stave off an invasion of the crowded border city.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Judge declines to dismiss lawsuits filed against rapper Travis Scott over deadly Astroworld concert
A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surgeABC News - Entertainment -
Johnson calls for Columbia University president to ‘bring order to this chaos’
Speaker Mike Johnson addressed the ongoing protests at Columbia University, where he called for the college’s president Nemat “Minouche” Shafik to resign. The speaker was met with several “boos” from protesters throughout his remarksNBC News - Politics -
Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left
When cases of locally transmitted malaria were found in the United States last year, it was a reminder that climate change is reviving or migrating the threat of some diseasesABC News - World - Climate -
Salesforce Einstein Copilot brings new reasoning and actions to enterprise generative AI
Salesforce Einstein Copilot generative AI is now generally available, bringing new actions and analytics to enterprise users.VentureBeat - Tech -
Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left
When cases of locally transmitted malaria were found in the United States last year, it was a reminder that climate change is reviving or migrating the threat of some diseasesABC News - Health - Climate -
Sissy Strolls bring queer people of color together in WeHo
This monthly outing satisfies an appetite for stepping out on the town while addressing the lack of comfortable social spaces for queer people of color in West HollywoodLos Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Seven-round Pats mock draft: Athletic freaks bring offensive facelift
The picks are in! Phil Perry shares his final prediction for all eight New England selections in his seven-round, Patriots-specific 2024 NFL Mock Draft.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Movement Labs raises $38M to bring Facebook’s Move Virtual Machine to Ethereum
Movement Labs has raised $38 million in funding to bring Facebook’s Move Virtual Machine to Ethereum in order to improve security.VentureBeat - Tech -
MLB brings back Players' Weekend, but without the fan-favorite nicknames
The August weekend will instead highlight players' interests, backstories and charitable causesCBS Sports - Sports - MLB -
San Francisco Buyers Bring Its Luxury Housing Market Back to Life
A recovery is under way in the Bay Area, as interest-rate shock finally wears off and stock-market gains fuel high-end home salesThe Wall Street Journal - World - San Francisco -
Marriott signs deal to bring Ritz-Carlton Reserve to Saudi Arabia’s Trojena
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Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘mortal’ Europe needs stronger defence, says French president
Emmanuel Macron says Europe faces existential threat from Russian aggression and calls on continent to adopt ‘credible’ defence strategy. Russia has vetoed a UN security council resolution calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms ...The Guardian - World - France -
‘Privileged access’: pro-plastic lobbyists at UN pollution talks increase by a third
Fossil fuel and petrochemical campaigners at Ottawa summit outnumber scientists, EU and Indigenous delegates. The number of fossil fuel and petrochemical industry lobbyists has increased by more than a third at UN talks to agree the first global ...The Guardian - World -
GDP report revives stagflation fears in the market, with growing risk of a Fed rate hike seen
Thursday’s U.S. economic data is ringing alarm bells in the minds of traders, economists and others, who are beginning to voice concerns that the world’s largest economy could be shifting into a stagflation-type of environment.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Airbus posts drop in earnings raising fears it may struggle to profit on Boeing’s woes
Airbus posted a 25% drop in earnings as higher costs eroded its margins, even as its sales increasedMarketWatch - Business -
'Dead Boy Detectives' cleverly brings Neil Gaiman's comic book sleuths to life
Netflix's 'Sandman' spinoff, based on Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner's comic books, is centered on a pair of teenage ghost sleuths who work with London's troubled dead.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Stolen son: A hostage’s mom fights to bring her child home from Gaza
Rachel Goldberg-Polin's son, 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, was taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. In the six months since, she has become a vocal advocate in the effort to free the over 100 hostages that remain in Gaza — all while bearing the ...NBC News - Top stories -
Travel by Bike, Bring Your Own Cup: China Imposes a Frugal Life on Public Servants
Local Chinese leaders have been adjusting thermostats and using cheaper paper to heed calls from Beijing to save money.The Wall Street Journal - World - China -
Walgreens to help bring cell and gene therapies to patients as it expands specialty pharmacy services
Among the company's investments to "transform" its specialty pharmacy services is the opening of a new facility dedicated to cell and gene therapy services.CNBC - Business