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New York court blocks law allowing over 800,000 non-citizens to vote
New York City law allowing non-citizens to vote struck down by court

NEW YORK CITY, New York: New York State's highest court has struck down a law this week that would have allowed over 800,000 legal...

40 times more people killed in Gaza than in the 7 October attack
Gazan death toll now forty times that of 7 October 2023

The death toll in Gaza on the weekend has passed 50,000, local health authorities have reported. What started the carnage was the Hamas-led...

USDA pledges $100 million for bird flu research, vaccine development
USDA to invest up to $100 million in projects to combat bird flu

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to invest up to US$100 million in research to develop...

US HHS orders removal of gun violence public health advisory
US HHS drops advisory labeling gun violence a public health crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has removed a 2024 advisory from its website that called gun...

Regulatory hurdles may leave US behind China in autonomous tech
Trump urged to speed up self-driving car regulations

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Industry leaders are pushing the Trump administration to clear regulatory obstacles slowing the rollout of self-driving...

Israeli forces accused of deadly cruelty against Gazan hospital patients
HRW says Israel committed war crimes while occupying Gazan hospitals

NEW YORK, New York – Israeli military forces caused deaths and unnecessary suffering of Palestinian patients while occupying hospitals...

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Data center safety system nearly sparked US power crisis
Big Tech's data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators

BOSTON, Massachusetts: A routine safety mechanism at data centers nearly triggered a regional power crisis last summer, highlighting...

US homebuilding, manufacturing jump in February, but tariff costs loom
US homebuilding, manufacturing surge; tariffs cast pall over recovery

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. home construction and manufacturing activity surged in February, but rising costs from tariffs and economic...

Delta Jet's wing strikes runway during rough landing at LaGuardia
Delta plane wing hits runway while landing at NYC's LaGuardia

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A Delta Air Lines plane's wing hit the runway at LaGuardia Airport during a rough landing over the weekend....

Tigers sign OF Manuel Margot, move Parker Meadows to IL
Tigers sign OF Manuel Margot, move Parker Meadows to IL

(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images) The Detroit Tigers signed veteran outfielder Manuel Margot to a one-year split contract...

Report: Mavs star Anthony Davis (adductor) to return vs. Nets
Report: Mavs star Anthony Davis (adductor) to return vs. Nets

(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images) Anthony Davis is set to return to the Dallas Mavericks' lineup on Monday night against...

Spring training roundup: Mets tie Yankees on Brandon Nimmo's HR
Spring training roundup: Mets tie Yankees on Brandon Nimmo's HR

(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images) Brandon Nimmo launched a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth for the New York...

Movie Review

Movie Review
Werckmeister Harmonies (4K UHD) [Blu-ray]