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Month: July 2024

Climate change is making it harder to estimate Sierra snowpack. AI may be able to help

By Heather Waldman Click here for updates on this story     SIERRA NEVADA, California (KCRA) — Changes in California’s climate patterns are making it more difficult for scientists to accurately estimate the state’s snowpack. This could present a problem for water managers, who rely on accurate numbers to plan for spring flood control and annual water

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Violence plagued all levels of American politics long before the attempt on Trump’s life

Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Long before a would-be assassin wounded former President Donald Trump, the fuse of political violence had been burning across America. Members of Congress have been shot. One lawmaker’s staffers in Virginia were attacked with a baseball bat. In Louisville, a bullet grazed the mayor’s sweater after someone stormed into

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Iranian spies tasked Israeli citizen with delivering severed animal head, Shin Bet says

By Pauline Lockwood, Benjamin Brown, Mike Schwartz and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An Israeli citizen has been charged with colluding with Iranian spies, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency and police announced in a joint statement Tuesday. Twenty-one-year-old Elimelech Stern is suspected of completing “missions” given to him by a social media user with the

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French federation files complaint after ‘racist and discriminatory remarks’ by Argentina players

PARIS (AP) — The French soccer federation has pledged to file a complaint with FIFA over “racist and discriminatory remarks” by Argentina players in post-match chants about France’s team after their Copa America title win. Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 on Sunday. A video posted on Instagram by Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, who plays for Chelsea,

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Operation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet

Associated Press ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Authorities in Paraguay have announced the largest cocaine seizure in the country’s history as officials were surprised to find more than 4 tons of the drug stashed inside a shipment of sugar bound for Belgium. President Santiago Peña on Tuesday expressed hope the seizure would disrupt the trade and

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Gobierno de Colombia anuncia el fin del cese del fuego que mantenía con el EMC, principal grupo disidente de las FARC

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Colombia anunció este martes que da por terminado el cese del fuego bilateral que mantenía con el Estado Mayor Central (EMC), el principal grupo disidente de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). Las autoridades explicaron que la decisión se debe a los constantes ataques

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Exclusive: Secret Service ramped up security after intel of Iran plot to assassinate Trump; no known connection to shooting

By Evan Perez, Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — US authorities obtained intelligence from a human source in recent weeks on a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump, a development that led to the Secret Service increasing security around the former president, multiple people briefed on the matter told CNN.

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House Democrats want to stop early DNC effort to nominate Biden before party convention in August

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some House Democrats are wary of swiftly nominating President Joe Biden as the party’s pick for reelection. Those Democrats are circulating a letter Tuesday with “serious concerns” about plans for a virtual roll call as soon as July 21, ahead of the Democratic National Convention next month in Chicago. The

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‘Time Bandits’ show reinvigorates Monty Python film with Lisa Kudrow-led ensemble

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Kudrow stars in “Time Bandits,” an upcoming Apple TV+ series based on the 1981 movie written by Monty Python legends. Kudrow told The Associated Press that the series adaptation allows for further exploration. Created by Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris, “Time Bandits” follows a ragtag band

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