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Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY, ELAINE KURTENBACH and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press

July 19, 2024

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Travelers stand in a line at Brussels International Airport in Brussels, Friday, July 19, 2024. A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers. (AP Photo/Harry Nakos)FRANKFURT, Germany…

Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94

July 18, 2024

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FILE – Comedian Bob Newhart pretends to speak on an antique telephone at his home in the Bel Air Estates community of Los Angeles, June 25, 2003. Newhart, the deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, died in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 18, 2024. He was 94. (AP Photo/Jerome T. Nakagawa, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Newhart, the deadpan…

Trump, in highly personal speech, will accept GOP nomination again days after assassination attempt

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press

July 18, 2024

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on stage during his walk-through on the third day of the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump takes the stage Thursday at the Republican National Convention to accept his party’s nomination again and give his first speech since he was cut…

Trump announces Vance as VP pick

July 15, 2024

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FILE – Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, July 9, 2024, in Doral, Fla. Trump waiting until the actual convention to choose a running mate is later than usual for recent cycles, but hardly unprecedented. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump says Ohio Sen. JD Vance will be his vice presidential pick….

Shooting at Trump rally is being investigated as assassination attempt, AP sources say

By JILL COLVIN, COLLEEN LONG, JULIE CARR SMYTH, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press

July 13, 2024

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — The shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the former president and presumptive Republican nominee, law enforcement officials say….

Data of nearly all AT&T customers downloaded to a third-party platform in security breach

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer

July 12, 2024

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The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded to a third-party platform in a security breach, the company said Friday, as cyberattacks against businesses, schools and health systems continue to spread globally. The breach, most of which took place over five months in 2022, hit customers of AT&T’s cellular customers, customers of mobile virtual network…

BMW recalling more than 390,000 vehicles due to airbag inflator issue

July 10, 2024

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FILE – Logo of BMW is seen displayed at the Auto Expo in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, India, Feb. 8, 2018. BMW of North America is recalling more than 390,000 vehicles in the U.S. because an airbag inflator could possibly explode, leading to a potentially serious injury or death. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, file)WASHINGTON (AP) — BMW of North America…

Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave

By MELINA WALLING Associated Press

July 4, 2024

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Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of the country, according to the National Weather Service. Regions that may see temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) or much higher into the triple digits (well above 37 degrees Celsius) include nearly all of the West Coast,…

Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest goes on without its star eater

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press

July 4, 2024

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NEW YORK (AP) — Dental hygiene student Miki Sudo of Florida has won her 10th women’s title at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. On Thursday, Sudo consumed 51 hot dogs in 10 minutes and set a new world record for women. The 38-year-old defending champion last year won after eating 39 1/2 hot dogs,…

FDA approves a second Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow disease

July 2, 2024

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment. The Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s Kisunla on Tuesday for mild or early cases of dementia caused by Alzheimer’s. It’s only the second drug that’s been convincingly…

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Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY, ELAINE KURTENBACH and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press

Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94

Trump, in highly personal speech, will accept GOP nomination again days after assassination attempt

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press

Trump announces Vance as VP pick

Shooting at Trump rally is being investigated as assassination attempt, AP sources say

By JILL COLVIN, COLLEEN LONG, JULIE CARR SMYTH, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press