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Arizona AG drops election subversion charges against former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis in exchange for testimony

August 5, 2024 1:00 pm CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former Donald Trump 2020 campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the Arizona election subversion case, the state’s attorney general announced Monday, and charges against her will be dropped. Ellis is expected to cooperate with prosecutors and testify against other defendants in the criminal case as part of

UN probe finds 9 UNRWA employees ‘may have’ been involved in October 7 attack

August 5, 2024 12:57 pm CNN Newsource

By Richard Roth and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — A United Nations investigation has found that nine employees from its main agency for Palestinian humanitarian relief, UNWRA, “may have” been involved in the October 7 attack and no longer work at the agency. UNRWA has 14,000 staff members in Gaza. The investigation was launched in

Google illegally maintains monopoly over internet search, judge rules

August 5, 2024 12:55 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation, a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies. The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta

Rompen 5 veces en un día el récord mundial de velocidad por equipos en el ciclismo de pista femenino de París 2024

August 5, 2024 12:53 pm CNN Newsource

urielblanco (CNN Español) — Las ciclistas que participaron este lunes en la prueba femenina de velocidad por equipos prácticamente volaron por la pista, pues rompieron el récord mundial de este evento en cinco ocasiones. Todos los récords se hicieron presentes a lo largo de este día, desde la fase de clasificación hasta la carrera final

Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X

August 5, 2024 12:53 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Five secretaries of state are urging Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on the social media platform X, saying in a letter sent Monday that it has spread election misinformation. The top election officials from Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington told Musk that X’s AI chatbot, Grok,

Trial starts in case that seeks more Black justices on Mississippi’s highest court

August 5, 2024 12:45 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has only one Black justice serving on its highest court despite having the largest percentage of Black residents in the U.S. A federal judge began hearing arguments Monday in a lawsuit that seeks to compel Mississippi to redraw its three Supreme Court districts to increase the chances of

Lee Kiefer (USA) competes against Qianqian Huang (CHN) in a women's team foil table of 8 during the Paris Olympic Games at Grand Palais.

The Podium: A parry in the Palais

August 5, 2024 12:40 pm NBC Olympics

The Podium: An NBC Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Join us for insider coverage during the intense competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Throughout the Paris Olympics, we’ll bring you deep into the stories and events that have you know and those you’ll be hard-pressed to forget.

Justice Clarence Thomas took undisclosed 2010 trip with GOP megadonor, Democratic senator finds

August 5, 2024 12:37 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to publicly disclose additional travel on GOP megadonor Harlan Crow’s private jet. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote to Crow’s lawyer asking about the trip. Wyden is backing an election-year push to tighten the high

Quién es Rebeca Andrade, la gimnasta brasileña que derrotó a Simone Biles

August 5, 2024 12:36 pm CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Simone Biles, once veces medallista olímpica, es difícil de batir, pero no imposible. La gimnasta brasileña Rebeca Andrade lo demostró al superar a su rival estadounidense en la final de suelo de los Juegos Olímpicos de París. Biles se llevó la medalla de plata. Fue un momento de catarsis para la

Oakland A’s to sell stake in Coliseum to local Black development group

August 5, 2024 12:31 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Oakland Athletics has reached a tentative agreement to sell its half of the Coliseum to a private Black development group for $125 million. Monday’s announcement paves the way for the African American Sports & Entertainment Group to build in a long-neglected part of the San Francisco Bay Area

U.S. women hold off Canada to capture bronze medal

August 5, 2024 12:30 pm NBC Olympics

It wasn’t the medal the U.S. women’s 3×3 team was hoping for, but it’s still an impressive showing at the Paris Olympics.

Above normal temperatures, breezy and dry

August 5, 2024 12:29 pm John Carroll

The fire danger increased over the weekend with the arrival of isolated storms. The lightning and gusty winds were unkind to the area as several new wildfires were generated and fanned quickly by the winds. Currently the fires in Jefferson County continue to expand as firefighters continue to work to suppress the activity. This, along

911 operator calmly walks expectant mom through a surprise at-home delivery

August 5, 2024 12:18 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When a 911 call came in saying a woman in Nashville was experiencing sudden labor, emergency operator Kaitlyn Kramer says her training kicked in as she successfully coached the expectant mom and bystanders through delivering a healthy baby boy. Audio of the July 7 call reveals Kramer’s calm voice

Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case

August 5, 2024 12:18 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday shut down a long-shot push from Missouri to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trump’s hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York. The Missouri attorney general went to the high court with the unusual request to sue New York after the

Louisiana AG asks court to dismiss lawsuit against new Ten Commandments law

August 5, 2024 12:16 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s attorney general has announced that she is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to overturn the state’s new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1. The Republican said that she is not aware of

Financial markets around the world stabilize after recent rout. Here’s what to know

August 5, 2024 12:08 pm The Associated Press

Markets on Wall Street and in Asia are stabilizing Tuesday following a mini-panic caused by an assortment of factors that stretched from late last week through Monday. Big Techs regained favor among investors after the sell-off that had knocked billions of dollars off their market values. Calmer voices that had urged patience and said a

Tornado briefly sweeps into Buffalo, damaging buildings and scattering tree limbs

August 5, 2024 12:08 pm The Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A small tornado has damaged buildings, flipped cars and sent debris swirling over downtown Buffalo. The National Weather Service confirms that the swirling column caught on multiple videos shortly before 1 p.m. Monday was a tornado. One video shows the cell appearing to move from Lake Erie into the city, which

January 6 rioter ‘QAnon Shaman’ to get his headdress and spear back, judge rules

August 5, 2024 12:08 pm CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — US Capitol rioter Jacob Chansley, known as the “QAnon Shaman” for his elaborate garb on January 6, 2021, will get back the spear he carried inside the building as well as his horned, coyote-tailed headdress, a judge ruled on Monday. Judge Royce Lamberth’s order resolves one of the residual