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Month: May 2024

Ship that struck Baltimore bridge lost power twice before crash, NTSB preliminary report finds

By Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The cargo ship Dali that crashed into Baltimore’s Key Bridge in March had a pair of catastrophic electrical failures minutes before the crash and had experienced two blackouts a day earlier, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board.

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Brittany Wohlfeil and Kasey Gusho are the co-owners of Batter & Mac in Menomonee Falls.

Bakery owners cancel Drag Story Hour event after ‘threatening’ and ‘violent’ messages

By Mariam Mackar, Katlin Connin Click here for updates on this story     MENOMONEE FALLS, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — A bakery in Menomonee Falls canceled a ‘Drag Story Hour and Cupcake Decorating’ event after they said they received ‘threatening’ and ‘violent’ messages. The event at Batter and Mac was scheduled as a fundraiser for Courage MKE, which

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Waymo and Zoox are under federal investigation as self-driving cars allegedly behave erratically

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating two autonomous driving companies following incidents in which the vehicles behaved erratically and sometimes disobeyed traffic safety rules or were involved in crashes. The investigations involve Waymo, the self-driving technology subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, as well as Zoox, the

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Chiefs kicker Butker congratulates women graduates and says most are more excited about motherhood

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The commencement speaker at Kansas’ Benedictine College, a private Catholic liberal arts school, congratulated the women receiving degrees — and said most of them were probably more excited about getting married and having children. Harrison Butker, the kicker for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, is getting attention for

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FBI, Homeland Security warn of possible threats to LGBTQ events, including Pride Month activities

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agencies are warning that foreign terrorist organizations or their supporters might target LGBTQ-related events and venues as part of the upcoming June Pride Month. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued the announcement May 10 to raise awareness of “foreign terrorist organizations” or their

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Argentina reports its first single-digit inflation in 6 months as markets swoon and costs hit home

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Government data in Argentina says the country’s monthly inflation rate has eased sharply to a single-digit rate in April for the first time in half a year. The figures are a closely watched indicator that bolsters President Javier Milei’s severe austerity program aimed at fixing

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‘Inappropriate’ behavior shuts down Dublin to New York City portal

By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — That didn’t take long. Less than a week after two public sculptures featuring a livestream between Dublin, Ireland, and New York City debuted, “inappropriate behavior” in real-time interactions between people in the two cities has prompted a temporary shutdown. The two sculptures, “The Portals,” are round, lens-like installations with

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