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Seattle plastic surgery provider accused of posting fake positive reviews must pay $5M 07/02/2024 06:31pm • SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle-area plastic surgery provider accused of threatening patients over negative reviews and posting fake positive ones must pay $5 million to the state attorney general’s office and thousands of Washington patients, according to a federal consent decree. The consent decree Bolivia summons Argentine ambassador for reprimand over its claims of a fake coup 07/01/2024 10:12pm • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The Bolivian government on Monday summoned the Argentine ambassador to address the country's claim that the attempted military coup that rattled Bolivia last week was a hoax. Bolivia's official reprimand of its neighbor adds to the fallout from the purported foiled mutiny la Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial 07/01/2024 09:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, extending the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss and all but ending pros What to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling in Trump's 2020 election interference case 07/01/2024 09:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's ruling Monday in former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election. The Supreme Court did not dismiss — as Trump had wanted — the i Colombia captures one of the founders of the Tren de Aragua gang, wanted in Venezuela and Chile 07/01/2024 05:58pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police arrested one of the founders of Tren de Aragua, a transnational gang that was founded in a Venezuelan prison and is now involved in multiple criminal enterprises throughout Latin America, authorities said Monday. Larry Álvarez was arrested near the town of Semaglutide vs. Weight Loss Surgery: Which Is Better? 06/30/2024 08:00pm • In 2002, Paul Lesser weighed 385 pounds and was experiencing severe back problems from a herniated disc that impacted his quality of life. As a condition of treating him, his doctor insisted he lose weight. After several unsuccessful attempts to lose weight, Lesser was referred to Dr. Christine J. R German police believe man who climbed arena roof during Euro 2024 game was a would-be photographer 06/30/2024 11:10am • DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — German police said Sunday they believe a man who scaled the roof of the stadium as Germany played Denmark at Euro 2024 was a would-be photographer and they have no evidence he intended to hurt anyone. Video shown by public broadcaster WDR appeared to show the man being det Amazon is reviewing whether Perplexity AI improperly scraped online content 06/28/2024 06:45pm • Amazon is reviewing claims that the artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI is scraping content — including from prominent news sites — without approval. Amazon spokesperson Samantha Mayowa confirmed Friday that the tech giant was assessing information it received from the news outlet WIR Emails sent to a Chinese dissident in the Netherlands about his family were fake, officials say 06/28/2024 11:53am • BANGKOK (AP) — Emails sent to a Chinese dissident living in the Netherlands over his petition for asylum for his family members detained last year in Thailand were apparently fake, Dutch authorities said Friday. The announcement was the first public statement from officials in the Netherlands in Vibrant fan culture at Euro 2024 comes at security cost of beer cup showers and field invaders 06/28/2024 11:27am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The flip side of the European Championship having a vibrant fan culture is the added security risk inside stadiums. A tournament staged in Germany that is affordable and accessible in the center of Europe has revealed some of those challenges. Too many fans have got on th Ukraine spent years trying to build a Western-style democracy. Then Russia invaded the country 06/28/2024 09:15am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As an investigative journalist, then an activist, and later a lawmaker, Yehor Soboliev sought to expose corruption in business and government as a way to defend Ukraine's budding democracy. Now, as a soldier battling Russia, he's had to put those aims on hold as he fights alo Ethnic Greek imprisoned in Albania hopes his election to European Parliament will boost rule of law 06/27/2024 02:30pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An Albanian prison cell wouldn't rank high among choice spots to run a successful campaign for election to the European Parliament. Fredis Beleris, a member of Albania's ethnic Greek minority, had no choice. Last year, he was elected mayor of a town in southern Albania — a Masked intruder pleads guilty to 2007 attack on Connecticut arts patron and fake virus threat 06/25/2024 06:33pm • The last of three masked men pleaded guilty to a failed attempt to extort $8.5 million from a wealthy Connecticut arts patron and her companion by threatening them with a deadly virus in a 2007 home invasion. The 38-year-old Romanian citizen, Stefan Alexandru Barabas, had been on the run for about 1 The best albums of 2024 so far: AP's picks include Beyoncé, Chief Keef, Kali Uchis, Waxahatchee 06/25/2024 02:04pm • The sun is hot, but the tunes are hotter. We're only halfway through 2024, and some of the biggest names in music have already released albums. That’s as good a reason as any to take stock of this year's releases. Here are The Associated Press' picks for the year’s best...so far. POP POWERHOUSES Amazon teams up with Megan Thee Stallion to promote its 10th Prime Day sales event 06/25/2024 01:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is partnering with hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion to boost sales for its 10th annual Prime Day discount event. On Tuesday, the rapper unveiled a new original song called “It’s Prime Day.” An accompanying music video shows her purchasing a pink dog collar, fake eyela