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As Israel pushes punitive demolitions, family of 13-year-old Palestinian attacker to lose its home 08/31/2023 06:39am • JERUSALEM (AP) — With the walls stripped bare and furniture dismantled, the east Jerusalem apartment is a far cry from the vividly-hued haven it was in early February, when members of the Zalabani family played cards on the cobalt couch and feasted on stewed chicken with richly spiced rice. That F Australians are voting on creating an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Here's what you need to know 08/29/2023 10:26pm • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians will vote on Oct. 14 in a referendum that would enshrine in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that effect their lives known as the Voice. Proponents say embedding the Voice in the constitution would Lawyers indicted with Trump say they were doing their jobs. But that may be a tough argument to make 08/29/2023 05:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As John Eastman prepared to surrender to Georgia authorities last week for an indictment related to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, he issued a statement denouncing the criminal case as targeting attorneys "for their zealous advocacy on behalf of their clients Man charged with cyberstalking ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend while posing as different ex 08/28/2023 04:33pm • A Colorado man has been charged in federal court with cyberstalking his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in Hawaii while repeatedly posing as a different ex-boyfriend, federal prosecutors said Monday. John B. Hart, 53, of Louisville, who previously lived in Hawaii, was arrested Friday in Colorad Sweden charges man arrested last year in predawn raid with spying for Russia 08/28/2023 08:24am • STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Russian-born Swedish citizen was charged Monday with collecting information for the Russian military intelligence service GRU for almost a decade. Sweden’s Prosecution Authority said Sergey Skvortsov, 60, was accused of “gross illegal intelligence activities against Sweden a 15 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy Now 08/27/2023 08:00pm • The Federal Reserve has made a dramatic move to raise interest rates and tighten liquidity as part of its efforts to rein in inflation. After having held interest rates at or near zero for the greater part of the past decade, the effective federal funds rate has now topped 5%. In August, the surge i How Do Banks Handle Unauthorized Transactions? 08/27/2023 08:00pm • Banking fraud is an unfortunate fact of life these days. At some point when reviewing your monthly checking account statement or online activity, you may notice a purchase you didn't make. What should you do next? If you find any unauthorized transactions have occurred in your checking account, it's Pope warns of social media perils: relationships reduced to algorithms, partisan propaganda, hatred 08/26/2023 08:06am • ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday warned against the danger of reducing human relationships to “mere algorithms” and urged lawmakers to be vigilant against “partisan” propaganda and divisiveness on social media. In a speech to participants of the International Catholic Legislators Netwo Ramaswamy faces curiosity and skepticism in Iowa after center-stage performance in GOP debate 08/26/2023 12:04am • PELLA, Iowa (AP) — Vivek Ramaswamy has charged back into Iowa, stoking curiosity and skepticism after his attention-grabbing performance in the first Republican presidential debate. The charismatic 38-year-old businessman was met Friday by hundreds of GOP activists in small central cities near De Business Highlights: More rate hikes possible, Fed's Powell says; Tax preparers under fire 08/25/2023 04:30pm • ___ Economy’s solid growth could require more Fed hikes to fight inflation, Powell says at Jackson Hole JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — The continued strength of the U.S. economy could require further interest rate increases, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a closely watched speech that Monaco closes corruption probe against Lebanon's caretaker prime minister for lack of evidence 08/25/2023 03:25pm • BEIRUT (AP) — A three-year probe against Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister and his family over corruption allegations has been closed by Monaco's judicial authorities for lack of evidence, the premier's office said Friday. Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s office said that Morgan Raymond, the dep Touring North America, singer-songwriter Maisie Peters comes of age 08/25/2023 03:11pm • NEW YORK (AP) — With British pop singer Maisie Peters' tour across North America underway, there's one city she's particularly looking forward to playing: Sacramento, California. Why? The Greta Gerwig effect. “That’s like a ‘Lady Bird,’ Greta Gerwig pilgrimage,” Peters told The Associa Experts warn against wave of fake news ahead of Mexico’s 2024 presidential election 08/25/2023 01:32pm • MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — With the 2024 Mexican presidential election less than a year away, political analysts and academics warn of a wave of fake news and disinformation making the rounds on the internet, a trend they deem especially worrisome as some of the falsehoods seem to come from the part Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on 08/25/2023 05:53am • LONDON (AP) — Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change. People in the 27-nation European Union can alter some of what shows up when they search, scroll and share on the biggest social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and other tech giants like Google and Amaz Erik Spoelstra believes coaching in Philippines at World Cup is a perfect homecoming 08/25/2023 03:00am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Erik Spoelstra had a plan. He was going to finish college and head to the Philippines to play professional basketball in his mother’s homeland. He’d been watching games from that part of the world on VHS tapes for years and wanted to experience those atmospheres for