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Israeli settlers' siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke
QUSRA, West Bank (AP) — For five nights, Israeli settlers surrounded three Palestinian homes on the outskirts of a town in the occupied West Bank, preventing the families from leaving safely as their food and water supplies dwindled.Qusai Abu Rida was holed up inside with his teenage son when settlers cut the water and electricity, leaving them to drink well water as dozens of Israeli settlers erected tents outside. His Palestinian American brother in Ohio, who owns the house, watched the siege unfold on security cameras and called for updates.
The standoff in the... Read More
US stocks tick toward records as oil prices drop and inflation gets less bad
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is ticking toward an all-time high Thursday following the latest sign that inflation is getting less bad. Stocks also got a lift from easing oil prices in their latest yo-yo move.The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% and was on track to top its record set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 47 points, or 0.1%, as of 12:50 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.7% higher.
Wall Street relaxed after a report showed prices at the U.S. wholesale level were 4.7% higher last month than a year earlier. While that’s still... Read More
Blanche seeks to rally a depleted Justice Department workforce in first speech as attorney general
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Todd Blanche sought to rally a depleted Justice Department workforce Thursday in his first speech since taking the reins of the beleaguered agency, promising rank-and-file staff that he will lead them with integrity.Blanche's speech inside the storied Great Hall at Justice Department headquarters represented an effort to reassure lawyers and law enforcement officials on the heels of a tumultuous confirmation battle that exposed deep concerns about the direction of the agency under Republican President Donald Trump.
Blanche vowed to... Read More
Neroâs Bridge emerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis
ROME (AP) — The remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River, near St. Peter’s Basilica, as weeks with virtually no rain caused water levels to plunge.The bridge — known as Nero's Bridge, named for the former Roman emperor — once connected Rome’s city center with the Tiber’s right bank.
“Nero is the most famous person linked to this area, because precisely in Nero’s circus, where the Vatican is now located, the Apostle Peter was martyred,” said Antonella Bonini, an archaeologist at Rome’s cultural heritage superintendency.
Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the U.S., announced Thursday that it is making changes to its platform intended to quell privacy concerns and address documented abuses of its system by some members of law enforcement.The company operates a vast nationwide network of automated cameras that record the license plate numbers and other characteristics of all passing vehicles every day. Thousands of law enforcement agencies in 49 states... Read More
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- Israeli settlers' siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke
- US stocks tick toward records as oil prices drop and inflation gets less bad
- In the Reflecting Pool saga, the National Park Service's mission is tested by Trump's demands
- UK records hottest day of the year as western Europe swelters once again
- Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw
- Tennessee carries out second of 3 executions scheduled for the same day in the US
- Rescuers call for silence around earthquake rubble as window for survival narrows in Colombia
- Mission Improbable: A onetime Republican is trying to prove Democrats can win in Florida
- Ukrainian drones strike a major refinery deep inside Russia, setting it ablaze
- Congoâs fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth province
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