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The Biden administration announces a cybersecurity labeling program for smart devices
The Biden administration announces a cybersecurity labeling program for smart devices
The Biden administration and major consumer tech players are launching an effort to put a nationwide cybersecurity certification and labeling program in place
2023-07-18 17:53
Tom Cruise's 'MI:7' co-star Hayley Atwell praises the 60-year-old action star's 'stratospheric running speed'
Tom Cruise's 'MI:7' co-star Hayley Atwell praises the 60-year-old action star's 'stratospheric running speed'
'One thing I will say about watching his run: he runs with every cell in his body,' said Hayley Atwell about Tom Cruise’s action scenes
2023-06-24 19:17
Elon Musk reveals details about Colosseum fight with Mark Zuckerberg during Joe Rogan's podcast
Elon Musk reveals details about Colosseum fight with Mark Zuckerberg during Joe Rogan's podcast
On 'The Joe Rogan Experience' podcast, Elon Musk discussed the rumors and details surrounding his potential showdown with Mark Zuckerberg
2023-11-01 16:49
Pope opens Church meeting amid tensions with conservatives
Pope opens Church meeting amid tensions with conservatives
Pope Francis opened a major congress on the Catholic Church's future Wednesday, vowing open doors to "everyone" despite tensions with conservatives on issues from LGBTQ...
2023-10-04 23:47
Supreme Court agrees to hear trademark dispute over 'Trump too small' slogan
Supreme Court agrees to hear trademark dispute over 'Trump too small' slogan
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up a trademark dispute over an individual's wish to register "Trump too small" as a slogan for T-shirts and hats.
2023-06-05 22:25
Thousands march on Jerusalem as former Israeli officials beg Netanyahu to halt legislation overhaul
Thousands march on Jerusalem as former Israeli officials beg Netanyahu to halt legislation overhaul
Tens of thousands of protesters marched on the main highway into Jerusalem on Saturday evening in a last-ditch show of force aimed at blocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul. More than 100 of Israel's former security chiefs signed a letter pleading with the Israeli premier to halt the legislation. The arrival of the marchers turned the city's main entrance into a sea of blue and white Israeli flags as they completed the last leg of a four-day, 70 kilometer (45-mile) trek from Tel Aviv to Israel's parliament. The marchers joined forces with hundreds of other protesters and planned to camp outside the Knesset, or parliament, ahead of Monday's expected vote. Netanyahu and his far-right allies claim the overhaul is needed to curb what they say are the excessive powers of unelected judges. But their critics say the plan will destroy the country's system of checks and balances and put it on the path toward authoritarian rule. The proposed overhaul has drawn harsh criticism from business and medical leaders, and a fast-rising number of military reservists in key units have said they will stop reporting for duty if the plan passes, raising concern that the country's security interests could be threatened. Over 100 top former security chiefs, including retired military commanders, police commissioners and heads of intelligence agencies joined those calls on Saturday, signing a letter to Netanyahu blaming him for compromising Israel’s defense, undermining the Israeli Defense Forces and urging him to halt the legislation. The signatories included Ehud Barak, a former Israeli prime minister. “The legislation is crushing those things shared by Israeli society, is tearing the people apart, disintegrating the IDF and inflicting fatal blows on Israel’s security,” they wrote. “The legislative process violates the social contract that has existed for 75 years between the Israeli government and thousands of reserve officers and soldiers from the land, air, sea, and intelligence branches who have volunteered for many years for the reserves to defend the democratic state of Israel, and now announce with a broken heart that they are suspending their volunteer service,” the letter said. After seven straight months of the most sustained and intense demonstrations the country has ever seen, the grassroots protest movement has reached a fever pitch. The parliament is expected to vote Monday on a measure that would prevent the Supreme Court judges from striking down government decisions on the basis that they are “unreasonable.” Proponents say the current “reasonability” standard gives the judges excessive powers over decision making by elected officials. But critics say that removing the standard, which is invoked only in rare cases, would allow the government to pass arbitrary decisions, make improper appointments or firings and open the door to corruption. Protests were also planned on Saturday evening at the central square of the coastal city of Tel Aviv, Israel's main hub. Monday's vote would mark the first major piece of legislation to be approved. The overhaul also calls for other sweeping changes aimed at curbing the powers of the judiciary, from limiting the Supreme Court’s ability to challenge parliamentary decisions, to changing the way judges are selected. Protesters, who make up a wide swath of Israeli society, see the overhaul as a power grab fueled by various personal and political grievances by Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption charges, and his partners, who want to deepen Israel’s control of the occupied West Bank and perpetuate controversial draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men. In a speech Thursday, Netanyahu doubled down on the overhaul and dismissed as absurd the accusations that the plan would destroy Israel’s democratic foundations. “This is an attempt to mislead you over something that has no basis in reality,” he said. Alarmed by the growing mass of reservists refusing to serve, the country’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, pushed for a delay in Monday’s vote, according to reports in Israeli media. It was unclear if others would join him. Read More Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Fierce protests have been rocking Israel for months. What's fueling them? Thousands march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to protest Israeli government's judicial overhaul plan Ex-Israeli security chief backs reservists' protest as Netanyahu allies advance judicial overhaul
2023-07-23 01:26
Texas sues Hyatt Hotels for misleading marketing and charging hidden fees
Texas sues Hyatt Hotels for misleading marketing and charging hidden fees
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Monday against Hyatt Hotels
2023-05-17 01:23
Ukraine-Russia war - live: Moscow shoots down two armed drones heading towards capital
Ukraine-Russia war - live: Moscow shoots down two armed drones heading towards capital
Russia has claimed it shot down two Ukrainian combat drones headed for Moscow today – one near a major airport to the south of the city and one to the west of the capital. Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said while one drone was shot down near Domodedovo, where one of Russia’s biggest international airports is located, another one was downed near the Minsk motorway. The mayor said emergency services were at the scene, but did not specify if there were casualties. The Russian defence ministry dubbed the incident a “terrorist attack”. Kyiv has never claimed responsibility for attacks inside Russian territory. This comes as officials confirmed dozens of second-hand Leopard 1 tanks are being readied for Ukraine’s forces fighting the Russian invasion and will hit the battlefield by winter. The tanks, that number 50 and were bought from the Belgium government five years ago, were sold to an unnamed European government at a confidential price, said Freddy Versluys, CEO of defence company OIP Land Systems. Arms maker Rheinmetall acquired the tanks and will prepare most of them for export to Ukraine, reported German newspaper Handelsblatt. Read More Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting rescue workers in latest missile strikes Pokrovsk reduced to rubble after Russian strike hits hotel, killing eight What Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska wants the world to know
2023-08-09 14:46
This woman held off Hamas by barricading safe room door with a vacuum cleaner and rolling pin
This woman held off Hamas by barricading safe room door with a vacuum cleaner and rolling pin
An Israeli woman and her daughter survived Hamas' 12-hour siege of their kibbutz by barricading themselves into a safe room using a vacuum cleaner and a rolling pin.
2023-10-12 11:20
Henry Brooks: Maine father drowns in heroic attempt to save daughters struggling in deeper part of pond
Henry Brooks: Maine father drowns in heroic attempt to save daughters struggling in deeper part of pond
Henry Brooks' 27-year-old son was able to save the two daughters, who accidentally fell into a deeper section of the Seven Tree Pond
2023-07-10 15:51
Data of 237,000 US government employees breached
Data of 237,000 US government employees breached
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON The personal information of 237,000 current and former federal government employees has been exposed
2023-05-13 07:19
Biden campaign memo: Many paths available on road to 2024 victory
Biden campaign memo: Many paths available on road to 2024 victory
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON President Joe Biden's re-election campaign attempted to set the tone for the battle to
2023-05-18 17:25