Heavily armed gangs have tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport as they exchanged gunfire with police and soldiers trying to repel them.
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Settlement in Wisconsin fake elector case offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers
The agreements settle a civil lawsuit brought by Democrats in 2022 against the 2 attorneys and 10 Republicans in Wisconsin who posed as fake electors.
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Vice President Harris hosts Israeli war Cabinet member as the U.S. pushes to get more aid into Gaza
The meeting comes after the U.S. on Saturday carried out the first of what are expected to be ongoing airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
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Far-right Catholic news site likely to close in wake of New Hampshire priest’s defamation case
A 2019 Church Militant article cast aspersions on the emotional state of a Manchester church official, said he had ‘botched’ his work and was known as a ‘troublemaker’ in the Vatican – all claims the site now acknowledges were not properly vetted.
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California ski resort workers tunnel their way into work after getting 10 feet of snow
Skiers and snowboarders had been lining up since the weekend for what were considered to be epic conditions of deep powder at some California ski resorts.
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Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants
The Justice Department argues that the law would significantly harm the country’s relationship with Mexico and ‘create chaos’ in enforcing federal immigration laws in Texas.
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Takeaways from Supreme Court: Trump stays on the ballot, but his legal peril is just starting
The decision shuts down a push in dozens of states, including Maine, to end Trump’s candidacy, but it may open the door to further electoral uncertainty.
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Do AI video-generators dream of San Pedro? Madonna among early adopters of AI’s next wave
Making instant videos is the next wave of generative artificial intelligence, much like chatbots and image-generators before it.
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Black women struggle to find their way in a job world where diversity is under attack
With attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives raging, Black women looking to climb the corporate ladder face a more hostile landscape than ever.
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Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking military secrets
Teixeira pleaded guilty to 6 counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act nearly a year after he was arrested in the most consequential national security leak in years.