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The Latest: Rubio walks back military action in Venezuela but defends US presence near Iran
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has given his much-anticipated congressional testimony about Venezuela, defending the Trump administration’s military operation to oust then-President Nicolás Maduro and unpacking the United States’ military posture on Iran.Speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, Rubio denied that President Donald Trump ’s military capture of Maduro was an act of war but backed down from the threat of additional military action in the South American country.
On Iran, meanwhile, the secretary of state said there was no... Read More
Man arrested in the attack on Ilhan Omar has a criminal history and made pro-Trump posts
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man who squirted an unknown liquid on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis has a criminal history and has made online posts supportive of President Donald Trump.Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, was convicted of felony auto theft in 1989, has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence, and has had numerous traffic citations, Minnesota court records show. There are also indications he has had significant financial problems, including two bankruptcy filings.
Police say Kazmierczak used a syringe to squirt the... Read More
Icy highways leave drivers stuck in Mississippi as freezing US temperatures persist
Emergency crews dispatched to ice-covered highways in Mississippi worked overnight and into Wednesday morning to clear stranded vehicles as the eastern U.S. endured what forecasters said could become its longest period of freezing cold in decades.Traffic was snarled on Interstate 55 and other major highways in northern Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves said in a social media post. He said crews were still working Wednesday morning and urged people to stay off the roads. The Mississippi National Guard sent soldiers equipped with wreckers to help.
Sheets of ice coated a... Read More
Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant
Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter imagery and a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its digital services with more artificial intelligence technology.The features rolling out include making Google's AI image generator and editing tool, Nano Banana, available to Chrome's logged-in users on desktop computers in the United States. The expanded access to Nano Banana through the leading web browser may further blur the lines between real-life pictures and fabricated images.
The browser's expansion... Read More
Spanish soccer league offers reward of 50 euros for tips to ID bars illegally broadcasting games
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league is stepping up its fight against audio-visual fraud by offering 50 euros ($59) for each verified tip on the establishments broadcasting games without proper permission, it said Wednesday.Bars, restaurants, betting places and similar establishments need to subscribe to a specific package to be able to show the games. The league said such broadcasts have a letter on the corner of the screen to identify them, allowing fans to tell whether they are legal or not.
If people see that an establishment is showing an unauthorized broadcast,... Read More
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- Man arrested in the attack on Ilhan Omar has a criminal history and made pro-Trump posts
- Rubio defends Trump on Venezuela while trying to allay fears about Greenland and NATO
- Wall Street drifts around its record while the dollar's value stabilizes
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachment
- Icy highways leave drivers stuck in Mississippi as freezing US temperatures persist
- Middle East worries over possible US strike on Iran one month after protests began
- Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England
- A new report warns that combined war casualties in Russia's war on Ukraine could soon hit 2 million
- Eating snow cones or snow cream can be a winter delight, if done safely
- Amazon cuts about 16,000 corporate jobs in the latest round of layoffs
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