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US Senate advances nominee to head Transportation Security Administration

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of David Cummins, a ​senior vice president of ​Serco, to head the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump administration pushes to privatize screeners at smaller airports. Pres

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US Senate advances nominee to head Transportation Security Administration
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Palestinian authorities ask Supreme Court to halt $656M judgment pending appeal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Palestinian authorities asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to halt for now a $656 million judgment in a long-running lawsuit filed by Americans killed or wounded in attacks in Israel. The emergency appeal comes after a lower court reinstated the damages in the wake of a Supre

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Palestinian authorities ask Supreme Court to halt $656M judgment pending appeal
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Father of Georgia school shooter sentenced to 15 years in prison

By Julia Harte July 30 (Reuters) – A man who gave his troubled son the rifle he used to kill four people at a Georgia high school was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison, the culmination of the state’s first case in which a parent was convicted of second-degree murder for a mass shooting com

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Father of Georgia school shooter sentenced to 15 years in prison
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Why Americans are leasing fewer cars

By Kalea Hall DETROIT, July 30 (Reuters) – Vehicle leasing has declined in the United States in recent years, curbing what has long been a preferred route to new wheels for many car shoppers. Before the pandemic, leasing accounted for around 30% of the U.S. new-vehicle market, according to research

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Why Americans are leasing fewer cars
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Veterans’ PTSD resolves with psychedelic therapy in small US study

By Nancy Lapid July 30 (Reuters) – Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who got no relief from conventional treatments went into remission following treatment with the psychedelic drug psilocybin in a small U.S. pilot study, researchers say. In the United States, psilocybin and almo

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Veterans’ PTSD resolves with psychedelic therapy in small US study
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The US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution

CAIRO (AP) — The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for any quick resolution. After a brief respite, the risk of a return to all-out war emerged once more, with the fighting threatening to engulf e

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The US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution
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Consumers, AI spending likely supported US economic growth in the second quarter

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. economy likely maintained a steady pace of growth in the second quarter, supported by stronger consumer spending and robust business investment in equipment tied to the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure. The Commerce Departm

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Consumers, AI spending likely supported US economic growth in the second quarter
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Witness to a fatal ICE shooting in Houston is released from immigration detention

A witness to a fatal shooting in Houston by a federal immigration agent was released from a detention center Wednesday after spending weeks in custody following the deadly encounter. Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego was one of three men riding in a work van July 7 being driven by Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, w

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Witness to a fatal ICE shooting in Houston is released from immigration detention
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Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations with $90B in revenue

Microsoft posted strong results for its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, beating expectations and showing strong growth in its cloud computing platform and a boost in paid AI users. The Redmond, Washington, company earned $90 billion, or $4.81 per share, in the April-June quarter. That is up 18% fro

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Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations with $90B in revenue
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Stephen Colbert wins an anti-censorship award after CBS ends ‘The Late Show’

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert, whose 11-year run as host of “The Late Show” was defined in part by his feud with President Donald Trump, has received an “anti-censorship” award from a foundation established by the author-playwright-publisher Ishmael Reed. Colbert was among the recipients of the 47

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Stephen Colbert wins an anti-censorship award after CBS ends ‘The Late Show’