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Congo’s president accuses former leader of backing a US-sanctioned rebel coalition

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is accusing former leader Joseph Kabila of backing a U.S.-sanctioned coalition of rebel groups. During an interview with a private radio station on Tuesday, Tshisekedi said, without providing any evidence, that Kabila “boycotted the elections and is preparing an insurrection because he is the AFC,”

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Georgia State Election Board passes new rule allowing county boards to demand more information before certifying an election

By Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s State Election Board passed a new rule ahead of the November election that will give county election boards the authority to demand more information, including the ability to conduct inquiries, before certifying election results. The rule change comes 91 days ahead of the presidential election –

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Microsoft hits back at Delta after the airline said last month’s tech outage cost it $500 million

Microsoft is joining cybersecurity software firm CrowdStrike in fighting back against Delta Air Lines, which blames the companies for causing several thousand canceled flights following a technology outage last month. A lawyer for Microsoft said Tuesday that Delta’s key IT system is probably serviced by other technology companies, not Microsoft Windows. “Your letter and Delta’s

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Crazy Creek Fire now tops 75,000 acres, still 19% contained despite wind, low humidity fanning the flames

PAULINA, Ore. (KTVZ) — Wind and “critically low humidity” fueled fire behavior Tuesday on the eastern flank of the more than 75,000-acre Crazy Creek Fire, resulting in spot fires and more challenging conditions for crews, officials said Wednesday. Wednesday’s Crazy Creek Fire update: Wind and critically low humidity increase fire activity on east flank of

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4 hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in connection with Black man’s death

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors charged four Milwaukee hotel employees Tuesday with being a party to felony murder in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death. Mitchell was Black. The incident has drawn comparisons to the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who died in 2020 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his

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Fósiles recién descubiertos revelan datos sobre el origen de los curiosos humanos “hobbit”

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una especie de humano antiguo del tamaño de un “hobbit” que vivió en la isla indonesia de Flores hasta hace unos 50.000 años desconcierta a los científicos por varios motivos. Homo floresiensis, el nombre científico de esta especie extinta, descubierta por primera vez hace casi 21 años, puso en entredicho la

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