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Associated Press
Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing's orders
Apple said it had removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China to comply with orders from Chinese authorities. The apps were removed from the store on Friday after Chinese officials cited unspecified national security concerns. The U.S. has threatened to ban TikTok over national security concerns.
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Reuters
Blinken says he's made 'determinations' linked to human rights accusations against Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said he has made "determinations" regarding accusations that Israel violated a set of U.S. laws that prohibit providing military assistance to individuals or security force units that commit gross violations of human rights. The Leahy Laws, authored by then-Senator Patrick Leahy in the late 1990s, prohibit providing military assistance to individuals or security force units that commit gross violations of human rights and have not been brought to justice.
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Associated Press
BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain
John Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so he could take customers fishing for sea trout and flounder in the Gulf of Mexico. It was nasty work under oppressive, humid heat in oily water and around the chemical dispersant Corexit deployed in massive quantities to break up oil. Maas said the Corexit smelled like burning brake fluid and caused his eyes to water and skin to burn.
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AFP
Tesla to recall Cybertruck over acceleration defect
Tesla is recalling 3,878 Cybertruck vehicles because of a defect that can cause unintentional vehicle acceleration, increasing crash risk, according to a US notice posted this week.If the accelerator pedal becomes trapped, "the performance and operation of the pedal will be affected, which may increase the risk of a collision," Tesla said in the notice.
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Associated Press
US sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians
The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israeli-occupied West Bank settlers who have harassed and attacked Palestinians, as well as the founder of an organization whose members regularly assault Palestinians. The Treasury Department announcement comes as the West Bank has seen some of its worst violence perpetrated by extremist settlers against Palestinians since the war in nearby Gaza began. There is also friction between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose far-right government has reacted angrily to previous sanctions imposed against West Bank settlers.
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Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: Stocks dig out of Israel strike-fueled tumble
A measure of calm was returning after Israel's retaliatory strike on Iran spooked the market and spurred a rush to safe havens such as gold.
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AFP
Court aims to wrap Trump jury selection ahead of opening arguments
The judge in Donald Trump's criminal trial hoped to wrap up jury selection Friday before opening arguments start next week in the historic case against the former president and 2024 Republican White House contender.The Republican tycoon faces three other criminal cases, including on far more serious charges of attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, but these have been repeatedly delayed.
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Yahoo Finance
Ulta stock downturn is simply 'normalizing,' analyst says
Ulta stock has struggled to recover after the beauty retailer's CEO hinted that some of the post-pandemic cosmetics hype may be wearing out.
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Yahoo Finance
Higher oil prices, shipping disruptions create a double-edged sword for retailers
Higher freight costs and lower consumer buying power could hit retailers in the coming months.
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The Wall Street Journal
Tesla to Recall 3,878 Cybertrucks Due to Accelerator Pedal Problem
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the Cybertruck’s accelerator pedal pad might dislodge and get trapped, causing the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally.
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Associated Press
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
CLAIM: New York Judge Juan M. Merchan told former President Donald Trump on the first day of his hush money case that he can’t attend his son Barron’s May 17 high school graduation because he must be in court that day. THE FACTS: Merchan said on Monday that he was not prepared to rule on a request that court be adjourned on May 17 so that Trump can attend the ceremony. Despite that, Trump said as he left court following the trial’s first day, “it looks like the judge will not let me go to the graduation of my son.”
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AFP
Hundreds rally in Stockholm for climate action
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday led some 500 people in a march in Stockholm to demand politicians do more to address the issue of climate change.The first global youth climate strike, started by Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement, attracted thousands of people on March 15, 2019.
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Reuters
US designates PFAS chemicals as Superfund hazardous substances
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country's Superfund program, accelerating a crackdown on toxic compounds known as "forever chemicals." The rule will require companies to report leaks of two of the most commonly used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and help pay to clean up existing contamination. The EPA separately last week announced its first-ever drinking water standards to guard against PFAS pollution.
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Reuters
Spain's Basque separatist party Bildu could win regional ballot
A Basque separatist party with origins in the political wing of the now-defunct armed group ETA could win a regional election in Spain's Basque Country for the first time on Sunday, with potential implications for the shaky national government. Opinion polls show the left-wing pro-independence EH Bildu with a narrow lead over the moderate right-wing nationalist PNV that has long governed the northern region - one of Spain's, and Europe's, wealthiest.
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CNN
Chibok girl rescued after 10 years in Boko Haram captivity
The Nigerian army says it has rescued one of the missing Chibok schoolgirls abducted by militant Islamic group Boko Haram a decade ago.
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CNN
WHO chief scientist calls for increased monitoring and preparation for highly pathogenic bird flu
The bird flu spreading through cattle in the United States is an “enormous concern” the chief scientist of the World Health Organization said Thursday as he called for more tracking and preparation for the virus.
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Associated Press
American Express profits jump 34%, helped by jump in new customers, higher spending
Credit card giant American Express posted a 34% jump in its first quarter profits on Friday, helped by more customers spending on its namesake cards as well as more customers keeping a balance on the cards. The jump in profits for AmEx came largely from higher cardmember spending on their accounts as well as more balances collecting interest. AmEx takes a small percentage of each transaction spent on their cards as a fee from merchants, which was its primary business model for decades.
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Popular Science
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Politico
Conservative enclaves quit California's oldest city alliance
At least five cities have voted to end their membership with the League of California Cities over policy disputes.
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Time
Israel Reportedly Attacks Iran
Here’s what we know so far amid fears of conflict escalating in the region.
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