Visitors to Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home stop a woman from setting fire to it
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Visitors to Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home stop a woman from setting fire to it

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A woman is facing charges after pouring what appears to be gasoline on the porch of the Queen Anne style house in Atlanta where Martin Luther King Jr. spent the first 12 years of his life. The home was not damaged. Historic American Buildings Survey/ Library of Congress hide caption toggle caption Historic American Buildings…

How the Apple Watch could rescue your next restaurant bill
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How the Apple Watch could rescue your next restaurant bill

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Though many features of the Apple Watch have already been shared since it first launched, here’s an extra tip that might help every time you dine out. Most diners will agree that one of the most stressful parts of dining out, especially in larger groups, is figuring out the proper tip and splitting the bill…

Major donor calls on UPenn president to resign for disastrous testimony on antisemitism, threatening $100 million gift
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Major donor calls on UPenn president to resign for disastrous testimony on antisemitism, threatening $100 million gift

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The walls appear to be caving in on the University of Pennsylvania’s president, Liz Magill, who faces scathing criticism over her performance at a House hearing earlier this week. Prominent donor Ross Stevens threatened to claw back a $100 million donation. The university’s board of trustees held an emergency meeting Thursday. And the powerful Wharton…

Virginia addresses delayed pandemic-related unemployment cases, aiming for completion by July 2024
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Virginia addresses delayed pandemic-related unemployment cases, aiming for completion by July 2024

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The Virginia Employment Commission has made progress in addressing pandemic-related backlogs in unemployment benefits processing. Chief Deputy Commissioner Jeff Ryan reported to lawmakers that first-level appeals are the primary issue, with approximately 45,000 cases expected to be resolved by July 2024. The agency has accelerated first-time payments but faces challenges in providing core services, particularly…

10 signs your identity has been compromised
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10 signs your identity has been compromised

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Deepfake identity theft is at our doorstep Fake AI pictures and videos will be nearly impossible to discern from real images as the technology behind deepfakes advances, University of California, Berkeley professor says. Identity theft is not a joke.  It’s a very real threat that affected more than a million Americans just this year.  With…

How Much Can Forests Fight Climate Change? A Sensor in Space Has Answers.
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How Much Can Forests Fight Climate Change? A Sensor in Space Has Answers.

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Over the last century, governments around the world have drawn boundaries to shield thousands of the world’s most valuable ecosystems from destruction, from the forests of Borneo and the Amazon to the savannas of Africa. These protected areas have offered lifelines to species threatened with extinction, supported the ways of life for many traditional communities…

The New World Bank Leader Has the Climate Crisis at the Top of His Agenda
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The New World Bank Leader Has the Climate Crisis at the Top of His Agenda

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For years now, heads of state and government, academics and development experts have been calling on the World Bank to lead in the fight against climate change. For too long, they say, the international lender had ignored the growing threats posed by rising temperatures and sea levels, been too conservative with its lending to developing…

A rocket attack targets US embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage, no casualties
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A rocket attack targets US embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage, no casualties

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BAGHDAD — A rocket attack at the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Friday morning caused minor material damage but no casualties, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. The attack is the first to be confirmed since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war on the U.S. Embassy, in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses Iraqi government…

Ex-Yankee Cameron Maybin claims team’s no facial-hair rule is ‘wack’, hinders them in free agency
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Ex-Yankee Cameron Maybin claims team’s no facial-hair rule is ‘wack’, hinders them in free agency

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Former Yankees outfielder Cameron Maybin believes the club’s rule against facial hair hurts the team when it comes to signing free agents. “This might be an unpopular take to Yankees fans, but you’d be surprised how much more attractive the Yankees would be if they got rid of that facial hair rule,” Maybin, an ex-YES…

Axelrod: Weiss Charging Hunter in CA Shows a Difference Between Initial Handling of Case
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Axelrod: Weiss Charging Hunter in CA Shows a Difference Between Initial Handling of Case

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On Thursday’s “CNN Newsnight,” CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod acknowledged that there were issues as to whether Special Counsel David Weiss could file cases in venues outside of Delaware before he was made Special Counsel and the new charges against Hunter Biden were filed in California, “So, that’s a difference…