Twitter executive responsible for content safety resigns after Elon Musk criticism
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A top Twitter executive responsible for safety and content moderation has left the company, her departure coming soon after…
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Connecticut governor poised to sign state’s most sweeping gun measure since post-Sandy Hook laws
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A slate of gun control measures is headed to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk. The state Senate debated through the…
Continue Reading Russia bans ‘unfriendly’ countries’ journalists from showpiece economic gathering
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Saturday that journalists from countries that Russia regards as unfriendly have…
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Holtville’s magical run meets its final chapter in Saturday’s title game
The next chapter of an incredible run takes center stage on Saturday for the Holtville Lady Vikings softball program who has reached unimaginable…
Continue Reading Gadhafi’s son goes on hunger strike in Lebanon to protest detention without trial
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi, who has been held in Lebanon for more than seven…
Continue Reading Austria’s Social Democrats choose Doskozil as new leader, looking to elections expected next year
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s center-left Social Democrats have elected Hans Peter Doskozil as their new party leader Saturday, hoping to turn around…
Continue Reading Here’s how to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the pandemic payment freeze ends
By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A three-year pause on student loan payments will end this summer regardless of how…
Continue Reading Death toll from Senegal protests rises to 15 as opposition supporters clash with police
By BABACAR DIONE and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s government says the number of people killed in clashes…
Continue Reading Eastern Libyan authorities round up thousands in crackdown on migrants
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan activists say authorities in eastern Libya have rounded up thousands of migrants and amassed…
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California police chase suspected catalytic converter thief
Around 2:00pm Friday, Ventura County Sheriff’s began a pursuit a black Prius on the 101 Freeway in Calabasas, according to CBS News Los…
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West Virginia trooper killed in ambush, suspect on the run
Another person was also shot during the incident. However, there is no word on that person’s condition at this…
Continue Reading India’s deadly train crash renews questions over safety as government pushes railway upgrade
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s prime minister had been scheduled to inaugurate an electrical semi-high-speed train…
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California woman finds mastodon tooth on beach
Experts say this is a the molar tooth of a Pacific Mastodon, an extinct elephant-like…
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California ports shut down due to failed negotiations
Ports and terminals on the West Coast are shutting down after union workers walked off following failed…
Continue Reading Ukraine says inspections found nearly a quarter of its air-raid shelters locked or unusable
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Concerns around civilian safety spiked in Ukraine on Saturday, as officials announced that an…
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Man repeatedly shocked with Taser by LAPD died from enlarged heart and cocaine use, coroner says
A teacher who was repeatedly shocked with a Taser by Los Angeles police died from an enlarged heart and cocaine use, according to an autopsy report…
Continue Reading Trump-appointed judge rejects Tennessee’s anti-drag law as too broad, too vague
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is…
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Protests erupted outside Los Angeles elementary school’s Pride month assembly
Police officers separated groups of protesters and counterprotesters Friday outside a Los Angeles elementary school that has become a flashpoint for…
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Retired Phoenix police officer in landmark Miranda rights case dies at 87
Retired Phoenix Police Capt. Carroll Cooley, the arresting officer in the landmark case partially responsible for the Supreme Court’s Miranda rights…
Continue Reading Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden…
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