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Month: October 2024

Her case began the CIA #MeToo movement. A jury found the man she accused of assault not guilty

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — It was the first case in the CIA’s #MeToo moment — when a line of women who came to Capitol Hill beginning in early 2023 to report to Congress that they had been the victims of sexual assault or harassment while working at the agency. Rachel Cuda, a trainee, was the first. Dozens more would follow. Her story was

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Judge rules civil lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs cannot proceed under a pseudonym

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge said a woman who accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her cannot proceed with her lawsuit under a pseudonym after finding the rapper has a right to defend himself. “The fundamental question is whether Plaintiff has a ‘substantial privacy’ interest that ‘outweighs the customary and

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Los factores alrededor de la devastación por la DANA “sin precedentes” en España: sorpresa, cambio climático y el papel de los mensajes de alerta

Andrea Gomez (CNN Español) — Varias localidades del sur y este de España fueron golpeadas con hasta 30 cm de lluvia en solo unas pocas horas el martes, en lo que marcó la peor lluvia en Valencia en 28 años, según la Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, AEMET. La magnitud del fenómeno tomó por sorpresa a

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Tennis event canceled after players and coach are victims of a ‘virtual’ kidnapping in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican Tennis Federation has canceled a junior tournament in the central state of Guanajuato after 10 players, all underage, and a coach, were victims of a “virtual” kidnapping. The Juniors 30 tournament, the lowest-ranked tournament under the International Tennis Federation’s umbrella, was being held in the city of Irapuato. The

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Oregon Department of Education offers school districts cellphone guidance, model policies to consider

SALEM Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Education released a guidance document for school districts on Wednesday, outlining research, recommendations and three model policies to limit or restrict cellphone use in classrooms. The guidance aims to help school districts update their current policies on the use of cellphones and other mobile devices and increase student learning, well-being

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GOP-led House panel to refer former NY Gov. Cuomo to DOJ for potential prosecution over report on Covid nursing home deaths

By Jake Tapper and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Thursday morning will send a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland referring a potential criminal case involving former New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Department of Justice, alleging he lied to Congress. At

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Dominant Kurdish parties maintain their sway in the election for the parliament in the Iraqi region

Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Final results from this month’s vote for the regional parliament in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region show the two dominant Kurdish parties maintaining their hold while an opposition party made inroads. The results were announced by election officials on Wednesday in the city of Irbil. The surge in support

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Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation

AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform. That’s according to a report published Wednesday by a group that tracks online hate speech. The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate analyzed the Community Notes feature

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Judge sets hearing on $1M-a-day sweepstakes from Elon Musk PAC helping Donald Trump

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge has set a hearing Thursday morning in the city prosecutor’s bid to shut down Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day sweepstakes in battleground states. The giveaways come from Musk’s political organization, which aims to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat, filed suit Monday

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Venezuela llama a consultas a su embajador en Brasil; señala a asesor de Lula da Silva de “agresión” por declaraciones sobre elecciones

Andrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Venezuela convocó este miércoles al encargado de negocios de Brasil y a su embajador, Manuel Vadell, para manifestar el rechazo a las declaraciones del asesor especial de asuntos exteriores brasileño Celso Amorim, informó la Cancillería venezolana en un comunicado. “Se ha dedicado de manera impertinente a emitir

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