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Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza

AP Technology Writer Microsoft has fired two employees who organized an unauthorized vigil at the company’s headquarters for Palestinians killed in Gaza during Israel’s war with Hamas. The two employees told The Associated Press they were fired by phone call late Thursday, several hours after a lunchtime event they organized at Microsoft’s campus in Redmond,

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Washington Post won’t endorse candidate in 2024 presidential election after Bezos decision

CNN By Hadas Gold and Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — For the first time in decades, The Washington Post will not endorse a candidate in this year’s presidential election, the newspaper’s publisher announced Friday, a decision that sparked widespread outrage among the paper’s staffers. “The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement

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Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says

Associated Press YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — Russian actors were behind a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, U.S. officials confirmed on Friday. The video had taken off on social media Thursday but was debunked within three hours by local election officials and law enforcement after members of

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Native Americans laud Biden for historic apology over boarding schools. They want action to follow

Associated Press LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden did something Friday that no other sitting U.S. president has: He apologized for the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children endured in boarding schools at the hands of the federal government. For 150 years the U.S. removed Indigenous children from their homes and sent

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Native Americans laud Biden for historic apology over boarding schools. They want action to follow

Associated Press LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden did something Friday that no other sitting U.S. president has: He apologized for the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children endured in boarding schools at the hands of the federal government. For 150 years the U.S. removed Indigenous children from their homes and sent

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City of Bend dusts off its winter equipment, getting ready for snowy streets; Les Schwab Tires offers advice

(Update: Adding video, comments by city staff, Les Schwab Tire Centers store manager) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — ODOT isn’t the only agency keeping busy preparing for snowy winter roads. The city of Bend is also starting its winter preparations.   “The shop is actually getting our equipment all fitted,” Streets Division Manager Chuck Swann said Monday.

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Hackers chinos tuvieron como objetivo los datos telefónicos de Trump y Vance

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hackers chinos vinculados al gobierno han apuntado a las comunicaciones telefónicas del expresidente Donald Trump y del candidato a la vicepresidencia J. D. Vance como parte de un esfuerzo mucho más amplio de ciberespionaje dirigido a objetivos estadounidenses de alto nivel, dijeron a CNN dos fuentes familiarizadas con el asunto. Los

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Elon Musk’s dozens of meetings with presidents, prime ministers and political candidates show his growing political influence

By Clare Duffy and Way Mullery, CNN New York (CNN) — Over the past three years, Elon Musk has met dozens of times with presidents, prime ministers, lawmakers, government officials and political candidates from around the world. Some of these meetings have been highly publicized, like his visit to Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; independent Dan Osborn, a Nebraska Senate candidate; entrepreneur Mark Cuban. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee; Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Vance; former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.; Adrian Fontes, Arizona’s

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Jury awards Apple $250 in design patent lawsuit against Masimo

By Reuters (CNN) — Apple convinced a federal jury on Friday that health monitoring tech company Masimo’s smartwatches infringe two of its design patents. The jury, in Delaware, agreed with Apple that Masimo’s W1 and Freedom watches and chargers willfully violated Apple’s patent rights in smartwatch designs, awarding the tech giant $250 in damages. Apple’s attorneys told the court the “ultimate

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