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Month: September 2024

13-year-old girl arrested for school threats targeting specific students, police say

By Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story     MANTECA, California (KCRA) — A 13-year-old girl was arrested Monday and is accused of targeting specific students at two Manteca schools while sharing threats on Instagram, the police department said. The Manteca Police Department said the teenager listed the names of actual students at Sequoia

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This undated image provided by OceanGate Expeditions in June 2021 shows the company's Titan submersible.

OceanGate’s former operations director says tragic deaths could have been prevented if US safety officials had investigated

By Ray Sanchez and Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — David Lochridge, a former director of marine operations for OceanGate who expressed safety concerns about the ill-fated Titan submersible, said Tuesday that the tragedy could have been prevented if US safety authorities had investigated his complaints. Lochridge also blasted OceanGate’s company culture as being centered on

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Russia-linked actors are seeding disinformation about Harris as election nears, Microsoft says

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new Microsoft threat intelligence report details how multiple Russia-linked actors have shifted their efforts to covertly influence the U.S. election from focusing on President Joe Biden and global events to directly targeting Vice President Kamala Harris. The report released Tuesday shows how even through dramatic changes in the

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Microsoft says Russian operatives are ramping up attacks on Harris campaign with fake videos

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Microsoft said Tuesday that Russian operatives have in recent weeks intensified their online attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign by producing and disseminating videos promoting “outlandish conspiracy theories” aimed at stoking US racial and political divisions. One of the inauthentic videos, which Microsoft said had been viewed millions

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Evacuación de toda una ciudad tras las inundaciones, 7 muertos en incendios forestales mientras el clima extremo azota Europa

Alexandra Ferguson Lisboa, Portugal (CNN) — Vastas zonas de Europa han sufrido el azote de unas condiciones meteorológicas extremas y mortales, mientras los ríos amenazan con desbordarse en Europa central tras las lluvias torrenciales y los incendios forestales arrasan Portugal. Siete personas han muerto en incendios en Portugal desde el domingo, entre ellas tres bomberos, cuyo

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A man accused of stalking UConn star Paige Bueckers is found with an engagement ring near airport

Associated Press Police reports say a man charged with stalking UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers was found with an engagement ring and lingerie when he was arrested near a Connecticut airport. Authorities say Robert Cole Parmalee posted statements on TikTok saying he loved Bueckers and wanted to marry her. Police also say some of Parmalee’s

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California governor signs laws to protect actors against unauthorized use of AI

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor has signed legislation to protect Hollywood actors and performers against unauthorized use of artificial intelligence, such as creating their digital clones without their consent. Studios have increasingly used AI to create digital clones of performers. A new law signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom will allow actors

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The Biden administration is letting Alaska Airlines buy Hawaiian Air but with conditions

AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration is letting Alaska Airlines buy Hawaiian Airlines. The Transportation Department said Tuesday that as a condition, the airlines are promising to maintain some current service, including routes between Hawaii and the mainland U.S. where they don’t have much competition. Alaska and Hawaiian also agreed to some consumer protections, including

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Conservative group asks FEC to probe effort to promote spoiler candidates

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A secretive group that recruited retired and disabled supporters of Donald Trump to run as third-party spoiler candidates in some of the nation’s most competitive congressional districts was accused of violating campaign finance law in a complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday. The group, the Patriots Run

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