Today: October 10, 2024
Today: October 10, 2024

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Putting a floating barrier in the Rio Grande to stop migrants is new. The idea isn't.

In the final months of the Trump administration, a new plan to seal off the United States’ southern border started gaining steam: a floating water barrier to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico. The idea never materialized. But three years later, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has put it into action. The state installed a floating barrier of bright orange, wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande this month, stretching roughly the length of three soccer fields. It is an untested strategy of deterring migrants along the U.S. border that is already fortified in

Putting a floating barrier in the Rio Grande to stop migrants is new. The idea isn't.
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Northwestern players opt to forgo Big Ten media days in wake of school's hazing scandals

Northwestern will not have any players at the Big Ten’s annual media days this week after the three who were scheduled to attend opted Tuesday to back out because of hazing scandals that have engulfed the school. Linebacker Bryce Gallagher, defensive back Rod Heard II and receiver Bryce Kirtz said in a statement they made the “very difficult” decision after consulting with interim coach David Braun, their parents and teammates. “Given the recent events involving the Northwestern football program, we did not want our participation to be dominated by the hazing issue and steal the focus

Northwestern players opt to forgo Big Ten media days in wake of school's hazing scandals
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Defense wants Pittsburgh synagogue shooter's long-dead father exhumed to prove paternity

Lawyers for the gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue requested a court order Tuesday to exhume the body of his long-dead father. Robert Bowers’ lawyers want the body exhumed for a DNA test after federal prosecutors raised questions about paternity during the penalty phase of Bowers’ trial for the 2018 massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue. Bowers, a 50-year-old truck driver from suburban Baldwin, was convicted in June on 63 criminal counts in the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack. A federal jury has to decide whether to sentence him to death or life in

Defense wants Pittsburgh synagogue shooter's long-dead father exhumed to prove paternity
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Ecuador suspends rights of assembly in some areas, deploys soldiers to prisons amid violence wave

Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso is once again making use of the executive’s power to suspend people’s rights of assembly in some areas and mobilize the military in an attempt to quell the most recent wave of violence that has left at least 18 people dead in the South American country. Lasso on Tuesday declared a state of emergency covering all of its prisons and ordered the deployment of 2,700 soldiers and police officers to regain control of the facilities. Less than 24 hours earlier, Lasso had announced an emergency measure suspending people’s rights to assembly and

Ecuador suspends rights of assembly in some areas, deploys soldiers to prisons amid violence wave
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Traps removed after no sign of the grizzly that killed a woman near Yellowstone

Wildlife workers on Tuesday halted their efforts to capture a grizzly bear that killed a woman over the weekend near Yellowstone National Park after finding no sign of the animal since the day of the attack. Amie Adamson, 48, was killed Saturday morning while running or hiking alone on a forest trail about 8 miles (12.87 kilometers) west of the park, officials said. The bear was traveling with one or more cubs, and officials believe it struck Adamson during a surprise encounter before fleeing the area. “The information that we have suggests that this was defensive

Traps removed after no sign of the grizzly that killed a woman near Yellowstone
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Microsoft reports $20.1B quarterly profit as it promises to lead 'the new AI platform shift'

Microsoft on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $20.1 billion, or $2.69 per share, beating analyst expectations for $2.55 per share. It posted revenue of $56.2 billion in the April-June period, up 8% from last year. Analysts had been looking for revenue of $55.49 billion, according to FactSet Research. CEO Satya Nadella said the company remains focused on “leading the new AI platform shift.” “Organizations are asking not only how – but how fast – they can apply this next generation of AI to address the biggest opportunities and challenges they face – safely and responsibly,”

Microsoft reports $20.1B quarterly profit as it promises to lead 'the new AI platform shift'
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Google rebounds from unprecedented drop in ad drop with a resurgence that pushes stock higher

Google snapped out of an unprecedented advertising slump during its latest quarter, signaling a return to growth cycle needed to fuel investments in artificial intelligence technology that expected to reshape the competitive landscape. The results for the April-June period released Tuesday by Google’s corporate parent, Alphabet Inc., reversed a financial downswing that had raised fears Google was losing its financial steam at the same time advances in artificial intelligence, or AI, threatened to undercut the dominant search engine that powers its digital ad empire. But after Google’s ad revenue suffered year-over-year declines in consecutive quarters for

Google rebounds from unprecedented drop in ad drop with a resurgence that pushes stock higher
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Banc of California to buy troubled PacWest Bancorp, which came close to failing earlier this year

The Banc of California has agreed to buy PacWest Bancorp in an all-stock transaction, bringing an end to months of speculation about whether PacWest could survive on its own after the failures of three other regional banks this spring. The deal announced Tuesday got help from Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge Partners, two large private equity firms, which are investing $400 million to help shore up and restructure the balance sheet of the combined bank. Centerbridge Partners has a long history as an investor in distressed companies, The deal is a bit of good news for PacWest,

Banc of California to buy troubled PacWest Bancorp, which came close to failing earlier this year
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Israel's government has passed the first part of its legal overhaul. The law's ripples are dramatic

The Israeli government has passed the first major piece of legislation in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s legal system — part of a broader plan that has triggered nationwide protests, divided the country and rattled the powerful military and influential business community. The plan seeks to weaken the country’s Supreme Court and transfer more powers to the parliament. Supporters say Israel’s unelected judges wield too much power. But opponents say the judges play an important oversight role, and that the plan will push Israel toward autocratic rule. Despite the fraught atmosphere, Netanyahu’s allies say they are

Israel's government has passed the first part of its legal overhaul. The law's ripples are dramatic
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Education Department opens investigation into Harvard's legacy admissions

Opening a new front in legal battles over college admissions, the U.S. Department of Education has launched a civil rights investigation into Harvard University’s policies on legacy admissions. Top colleges’ preferential treatment of children of alumni, who are often white, has faced mounting scrutiny since the Supreme Court last month struck down the use of affirmative action as a tool to boost the presence of students of color. The department notified Lawyers for Civil Rights, a nonprofit based in Boston, on Monday that it was investigating the group’s claim that alleges the university “discriminates on the basis

Education Department opens investigation into Harvard's legacy admissions
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Investigators pore over evidence from the home of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer as search ends

An intense police search of the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann is now complete, authorities said Tuesday as they ended a 12-day hunt for evidence that involved ripping up the yard and the discovery of basement vault containing hundreds of weapons kept by the man accused of killing at least three women more than a decade ago. At a press conference outside the Massapequa Park home where Heuermann lived with his wife and two kids, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said police had found a “tremendous amount of information” during their search. He declined

Investigators pore over evidence from the home of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer as search ends
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49ers QB Brock Purdy cleared for start of training camp following offseason elbow surgery

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has been cleared to take part in training camp after undergoing surgery on his throwing elbow in the offseason. General manager John Lynch said Tuesday that Purdy has been given the green light from doctors to practice after making good progress in his rehabilitation. “Brock’s cleared and ready to go,” general manager John Lynch said. “He’s been cleared. He’s going to be without restrictions. Having said that, we’re sticking to and adhering to a plan. He got after it the last couple days and we upped his pitch count.

49ers QB Brock Purdy cleared for start of training camp following offseason elbow surgery
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Johnny Lujack, 1947 Heisman winner who led Notre Dame to 3 national titles, dies at the age of 98

Johnny Lujack, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback who led Notre Dame to three national championships in the 1940s, died in Florida on Tuesday following a brief illness. He was 98. Lujack’s death was confirmed by his granddaughter, Amy Schiller, who said he had entered hospice care recently after having been in good health until a couple of weeks ago. “He was not only a legend in Notre Dame football and the sports world,” Schiller said, “he was a legend as a father and grandfather and great grandfather.” Lujack is considered one of the greatest Notre Dame players of all time, having

Johnny Lujack, 1947 Heisman winner who led Notre Dame to 3 national titles, dies at the age of 98
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Judge blocks Biden administration’s policy limiting asylum for migrants but delays enforcement

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a rule that allows immigration authorities to deny asylum to migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they passed through. But the judge delayed his ruling from taking effect immediately to give President Joe Biden’s administration time to appeal. The order from U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar of the Northern District of California takes away a key enforcement tool set in place by the Biden administration as coronavirus-based restrictions on asylum expired in May. The use of a rule known as

Judge blocks Biden administration’s policy limiting asylum for migrants but delays enforcement
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Mexico's homicide rate dropped in 2022, but appears to flatline in 2023, official figures show

The most reliable count shows that homicides in Mexico declined significantly for the first time in several years in 2022, Mexico’s National Statistics Institute said Tuesday. Mexico’s National Statistics Institute said there were 32,223 killings in 2022, 9.7% less than in 2021. The country’s homicide rate per 100,000 inhabitants dropped from about 28 in 2021 to 25 in 2022. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has struggled persistently with high homicide rates since he took office in December 2018, said the decline represented the results of his “hugs not bullets” policy of avoiding open confrontation with

Mexico's homicide rate dropped in 2022, but appears to flatline in 2023, official figures show
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What are cloudbursts and is climate change making them more frequent?

Last Saturday, Mohammed Aslam was working in his kitchen garden when he heard his fellow villagers shouting that water was coming from the nearby foothills in southern Kulgam area in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Within moments, the farmer said, mud and muck from gushing water swept through the village, damaging scores of homes. “It was sudden and swift,” Aslam said. A cloudburst followed by flashfloods hit nearly a dozen villages in Kulgam, filling homes with mud and washing away some cattle. A day before, on Friday night, another cloudburst in the neighboring arid, cold desert region of Ladakh

What are cloudbursts and is climate change making them more frequent?
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Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins forward and captain, announces retirement after 19 seasons

Patrice Bergeron, who led the Boston Bruins to the 2011 championship and two other trips to the Stanley Cup Final over two decades in which he established himself as the NHL’s dominant two-way forward and one of the most respected players in the game, announced Tuesday “with a full heart and a lot of gratitude” that he was retiring. “I have given the game everything that I have physically and emotionally, and the game has given me back more than I could have ever imagined,” the Bruins captain said in a statement posted on social media. “As

Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins forward and captain, announces retirement after 19 seasons
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A fugitive Catalan separatist may hold the key to Spain's government after an inconclusive election

Nearly six years ago, the leader of Catalonia’s failed secession bid slipped secretly across the Spanish border to escape arrest and start a life as a self-styled political exile. Now, Carles Puigdemont has the future of Spain’s government in his hands. An inconclusive national election Sunday has left Spain in political limbo. No leader came close to an absolute majority or was left with a guaranteed path to forming a government in the 350-seat Parliament with 11 parties spread across the spectrum. Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is closest to solving the puzzle after his Socialist

A fugitive Catalan separatist may hold the key to Spain's government after an inconclusive election
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Police officer killed as suicide bomber detonates explosive vest at mosque in northwest Pakistan

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a roadside mosque when a police officer tried to arrest him after a chase in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing the officer, police said. It was unclear whether any worshippers were at the mosque when the bombing took place in Khyber, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, police official Saleem Khan said. The mosque collapsed because of the impact of the explosion, Khan said. He said no worshippers were inside the mosque when the suspect went there to hide. Pakistan has witnessed an

Police officer killed as suicide bomber detonates explosive vest at mosque in northwest Pakistan
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UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers, potentially dodging calamitous strike

UPS has reached a tentative contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union, potentially averting a strike that threatened to disrupt logistics nationwide for businesses and households alike. The agreement was announced after UPS and the Teamsters came back to the negotiating table Tuesday to talk over remaining sticking points in the largest private-sector contract in North America. Both sides had already reached tentative agreement on a host of issues but remained at odds on things like pay for part-time workers who make up more than half of the UPS employees represented by the union. The Teamsters

UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers, potentially dodging calamitous strike
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Myanmar's military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports

Myanmar’s military-controlled government plans to transfer the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from a prison in the capital, Naypyitaw, to home confinement. The move is part of an act of clemency to prisoners in connection with a religious ceremony next week, a security official said Tuesday. There has been no official confirmation of the plans, though journalists working for outlets friendly to the military government said they had heard the same information. News about Suu Kyi is tightly controlled by the military government, and even her lawyers are banned by a gag order from talking

Myanmar's military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports
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Katie Ledecky wins gold in 1,500 at the swimming worlds to tie mark set by Michael Phelps

Katie Ledecky won the 1,500-meter freestyle with ease on Tuesday at the World Aquatics Championships in a landmark victory which made her the most decorated female swimmer at the worlds with 20 golds overall, 15 of which have come in individual events. That ties Michael Phelps’ record at the worlds for individual gold medals. American Ryan Murphy added the second American gold medal on Tuesday, winning the 100-meter backstroke. But as usual when the 26-year-old Ledecky swims, she’s the story. Ledecky has won seven Olympic golds, the first coming more than a decade ago in London.

Katie Ledecky wins gold in 1,500 at the swimming worlds to tie mark set by Michael Phelps
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Bronny James in stable condition after suffering cardiac arrest at USC practice, spokesman says

Bronny James, son of NBA superstar LeBron James, was hospitalized after going into cardiac arrest while participating in a practice at Southern California on Monday, a family spokesman said Tuesday. The spokesman said medical staff treated the 18-year-old James on site and he was transported to a hospital, where he was in stable condition after leaving the intensive care unit. “We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update media when there is more information,” the spokesman said. “LeBron and Savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to

Bronny James in stable condition after suffering cardiac arrest at USC practice, spokesman says
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Poland's population constantly shrinking despite pro-family policy

Poland’s population has shrunk again to just under 37.7 million in June despite returning emigrants, the state statistical office said Tuesday. A preliminary report by the Statistics Poland office says there were around 130,000 Poles fewer in the European Union country at the end of June compared to a year ago. It was among Poland’s highest decreases since 2010, when the population was over 38.5 million, despite a policy of bonuses for families with many children that the right-wing government launched after taking office at the end of 2015. In the first six months of 2023,

Poland's population constantly shrinking despite pro-family policy
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Cases of tick-borne illnesses are on the rise. Some experts believe climate change is the cause

In 2022, doctors recorded the first confirmed case of tick-borne encephalitis virus acquired in the United Kingdom. It began with a bike ride. A 50-year-old man was mountain biking in the North Yorkshire Moors, a national park in England known for its vast expanses of woodland and purple heather. At some point on his ride, at least one black-legged tick burrowed into his skin. Five days later, the mountain biker developed symptoms commonly associated with a viral infection — fatigue, muscle pain, fever. At first, he seemed to be on the mend, but about a week

Cases of tick-borne illnesses are on the rise. Some experts believe climate change is the cause

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