Month: May 2023

A look ahead to the European and global markets by Kevin Buckland. Politics is in the spotlight at the start of a new week, which falls mainly – still – on the US debt ceiling. Talks between President Joe Biden and lawmakers appear set to resume Tuesday after being postponed Friday. Despite that setback and deep partisan divisions, both Biden and analysts say there are signs of progress. Biden is confident enough that he still plans to board a flight Wednesday to Hiroshima for the G7 summit. Investors, however, want to clearly see the ink on the paper. Equity markets…

Breaking news LIVE: Hello and welcome to the breaking news live blog. Please follow this space for all breaking news and latest developments in India and around the world. SC to hear activist Navlakha’s plea to walk out of Mumbai Public Library today The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Monday the plea of ​​activist Gautam Navlakha, who is under house arrest in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, to be shifted from a public library in Mumbai. A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna had on April 28 directed the CBI to file its reply within two…

WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (WABC) — A mother who was killed in her Brooklyn home worked for the Department of Homeless Services. The victim, Theresa Gregg, was found Saturday in a bedroom of her Williamsburg apartment with stab wounds to her body, including her neck. The Department of Homeless Services issued a statement saying: “This is an absolutely heartbreaking tragedy and our deepest condolences go out to the family, friends, colleagues and loved ones of Officer Theresa Gregg. We are forever grateful for Officer Gregg’s valuable contributions and tireless dedication to serve and support vulnerable New Yorkers and ensure a safe environment…

From the Florida Highway Patrol Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to a two-vehicle collision in Orange County Sunday afternoon that left an Apopka police officer with non-life-threatening injuries. According to the FHP, the crash occurred at approximately 3:30 pm on US-441 (Orange Blossom Trail) at the intersection of State Road 414 (Maitland Boulevard) in Orange County. A 2013 Chevrolet Camaro was traveling west on the State Road 414 (Maitland Boulevard) exit ramp approaching US 441 (Orange Blossom Trail). At the same time, an Apopka Police Department patrol vehicle was traveling southbound on US 441, approaching State Road 414 in the…

A man was arrested after he entered two different dormitories and touched women on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland, Wash., police said Sunday. The university told students that Campus Safety had received “two separate calls from two students who reported being sexually assaulted in South Hall by the same unknown assailant,” according to the CBS affiliate. KIRO TV. The first woman woke up around 4:15 a.m. local time when she noticed someone in her room watching her and her sleeping roommate, the Pierce County Sheriff told CBS News in a statement . According to police, the woman…

WAYNESBURG, Pa. – In a 28-page complaint filed in the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court, the Greene County District Attorney said the county’s district attorney is guilty of “official oppression.” He said the prosecutor has a history of using his office to charge his political opponents with crimes. In the complaint, Robert Eugene Grimm said as the Greene County attorney, he was involved in several investigations into the alleged criminal acts and misconduct of District Attorney David Russo. Those investigations include the arrest of several county 911 employees on “criminal process” charges without probable cause, their creation of a SWAT team…

CHAPEL HILL, NC — NC State baseball suffered a devastating sweep against the rival UNC Tar Heels on Saturday. The Pack9 cruised through most of the series, leading through the first eight innings of Game 1, but never came close to winning again. After blowing a 5-0 lead in the series opener, the Wolfpack (31-18, 10-16 ACC) lost all momentum in games two and three. State fell behind early in the last two games, never giving themselves a chance in a 9-3 loss on Friday and a 12-2 loss on Saturday. The Heels (33-17, 14-11 ACC) pummeled the Pack’s pitching…

AI experts and tech-inclined political scientists are sounding the alarm about the unregulated use of AI tools in an election season. Not only can generative AI rapidly produce targeted campaign emails, texts or videos, it can also be used to deceive voters, impersonate candidates and undermine elections at a scale and speed never seen before. A voter stands ready for a voter, Feb. 24, 2020, at City Hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the first morning of early voting in the state. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) “We’re not ready for this,” warned AJ Nash, vice president of intelligence at cybersecurity firm ZeroFox….