MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A police shooting in Wisconsin’s progressive capital city this week put the spotlight on persistent and deep racial divisions, prompting cancellations and other changes to popular summertime events as protesters said they were determined to continue public pressure for change in
SEOUL, July 25 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will pursue memory chip supply partnership with U.S. big tech companies including Nvidia worth $950 billion overall, South Korea’s presidential adviser said on Saturday. It includes the long-term supply of $750 billion in memo
BEIJING, July 25 (Reuters) – China’s market regulator said on Saturday it had fined and confiscated a total of 5.2 billion yuan ($770 million) from Trip.com Group for abusing its dominant position in the domestic online hotel-booking market. China’s largest online travel platform, Trip.com used traf
By Max A. Cherney and Heekyong Yang SAN FRANCISCO/SEOUL, July 24 (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosted an AI summit in San Francisco on Friday, bringing together the heads of leading AI developers with top South Korean business figures to accelerate efforts by Seoul to make the cou
SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket blasted off Friday on another test flight stretching halfway around the world, this time releasing 20 of the most advanced Starlinks. Towering 407 feet (124 meters), Starship soared from the company’s base at the southern tip of Texas. NASA monitored the space-skimmi
Performing blues-rock that, according to Blues Blast Magazine, delivers a sound "loaded with explosive, steady-driving fretwork" and "a heavy beat and a voice to match," genre great Hughes Taylor performs an August 2 concert sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society, his Pour Bros. Craft Tap
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 (Reuters) – Nvidia and South Korea’s SK Group on Friday unveiled a more than $500 billion AI initiative spanning large-scale AI data centers and next-generation memory, Nvidia said. The initiative includes a long-term partnership with SK Hynix to secure next-generation memory
WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) – SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifted off from Texas on Friday in the company’s 13th flight test to demonstrate an array of onboard capabilities, including the rocket’s first suborbital deployments of new Starlink satellites. (Reporting by Joey Roulette; Editing by Chris Re
MILWAUKEE (AP) — CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office’s arrest report, Romo performed poorly on field sobriety tests after getting stopped wh
Aaron Donald’s potential comeback bid, Patrick Mahomes’ recovery and several quarterback battles are just a few of the top NFL storylines entering training camp. The reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots opened camp on Friday, joining the Arizona Cardinals and Ca
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James’ first “final” decision was that he would retire. Weeks of deep reflection led him to change his mind, however, with all the familiar options in front of him to extend his career; a third trip with Cleveland, a second stop in Miami, maybe even stay in California for
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 (Reuters) – Anthropic on Friday launched Opus 5, its latest AI model that the startup says nears the capabilities of its more powerful cousin Fable 5 at half the price. The San Francisco-based lab said the new Claude AI model was well suited for daily office and computer progr
July 24 (Reuters) – Meta is rolling out new features for its Meta AI service in select markets, allowing the chatbot to complete certain tasks autonomously, the company said on Friday. The updated Meta AI, powered by the company’s new Muse Spark 1.1 model, is designed to understand user context and
By Marta Serafinko July 24 (Reuters) – High up on volcano summits, the Andean leaf-eared mouse is showing how life can thrive in places where humans cannot. This plucky rodent, according to researchers, has evolved an unusual mix of metabolic and genetic adaptations that help it survive across the b
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil is using forensic science to tackle illegal gold mining in the Amazon, a top threat to the rainforest, Indigenous groups and other communities there that has accelerated deforestation and driven mercury contamination to dangerous levels. The work takes place at the Nat
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin, appointed during the rule of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned Friday halfway through his term following years of political turbulence in the South Asian country. A new government headed by Tarique Rahman, the son of f
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court ordered a halt to impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal involving over $580 000 of cash stolen from his farm in 2020. The Western Cape High Court judgment on Friday does not stop the impeachment committee from doing other p
MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK, Uganda (AP) — On a cold morning in Uganda’s largest national park, rangers chat and sing to lift their spirits ahead of the start of a daunting wildlife project considered critical to conservation: moving the Nubian giraffe to a new home. Rangers at Murchison Falls Nat
SPØTTRUP, Denmark (AP) — With swords, axes and shields, competitors from 30 countries are going head-to-head in the grounds of a Danish fortress in a modern version of old-fashioned battle. The International Medieval Combat Federation’s annual world championship roared into gear in northern Denmark
LONDON (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty Friday to affray over an altercation in a London nightclub in a fight that injured a music producer. Brown, 37, made the change of plea during a hearing at London’s Southwark Crown Court. He had previously denied more serious charges ove
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard ships blasted water cannons at two Philippine government fisheries vessels Friday in the South China Sea, the third confrontation this week, as top diplomats met in Manila for the annual foreign minister meetings, with the skirmishes in the disputed wat
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Fausto has strengthened into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to approach the Hawaiian Islands next week, forecasters said. The risk of some impacts from wind and rainfall in the area is increasing, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Friday, but
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(SRN NEWS)-( ) The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBT option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline. That phone number offers specialized options for certain groups, such as veterans and Spanish speakers. A year ago, the Trump administration stopped off
(SRNN NEWS)-The giant Christian relief agency is serving people injured or displaced by the recent earthquake. Ministry President Franklin Graham tells the Christian Post “These people are surrounded by so much death and destruction. We want to bring the light of Jesus Christ into these places of pa
(SRN NEWS)-After decades of promoting abortion and birth control to stem predicted overpopulation, the world body has finally noticed that birth rates are dropping in nearly every nation, threatening economic and societal ruin. The U.N. has issued a report that indicates about two-thirds of all coun
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government declared a national emergency Friday after multiple wildfires forced the evacuation of some 10,000 people in the central region of Madrid. The measure means that Spain’s interior ministry, which control police and security forces, has taken charge of overseeing the f
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Flooding in India’s northeastern Assam state has killed at least 50 people and displaced 700,000 after days of heavy monsoon rain that overflowed the Brahmaputra River, officials said Friday. The river, one of Asia’s largest that originates in China’s Tibet region and flows ab
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian air force investigators on Thursday published their findings about the 2024 Voepass airplane accident that killed 62 people after it spiraled into a crash outside metropolis Sao Paulo. The probe confirmed that a combination of severe icing conditions, as well as mechanical
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada is intensifying negotiations with the United States to reach a comprehensive trade deal but is prepared to respond should President Donald Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs on Canadian goods go into effect. The new t
