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Mexican cartel forces locals to pay for makeshift Wi-Fi under threat of death 01/03/2024 01:28pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� A cartel in the embattled central Mexico state of Michoacan set up its own makeshift internet antennas and told locals they had to pay to use its Wi-Fi service or they would be killed, state prosecutors said Wednesday. Dubbed ���narco-antennas��� by local media, the cartel's sy Prosecutors say Sen. Menendez cashed in by linking Qatari royal family member with NJ businessman 01/02/2024 08:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez used his international clout to help a friend get a multimillion-dollar deal with a Qatari investment fund, partly by taking actions favorable to Qatar���s government, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in a revised indictment. The new allegations deepen the le Why more people are cutting back on streaming subscriptions 01/02/2024 08:00pm • More people are jumping the streaming service ship. November numbers from subscription analytics provider Antenna show that about a quarter of streaming service subscribers canceled at least three of their subscriptions over the past two years. So what's behind this migration away from servic 8 Top-Performing Fidelity Funds for Retirement 01/01/2024 07:00pm • The investment landscape of the past two years has served as a reminder to investors of the fickle nature of market sentiment and the challenges inherent in predicting the best-performing themes or individual stock picks. In 2022, amid rising interest rates and a bearish bond market, durable dividen WTOP Book Report: From Gen Z to Silents, Generations goes 'straight to the source' of our differences 01/01/2024 09:00am • In her latest groundbreaking work, "Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents ��� and What They Mean for America's Future," acclaimed author and psychology professor Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D., takes readers on a data-driven deep dive into the tapestry of A Netanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for 'many more months,' thanks US for new weapons sales 12/30/2023 06:13pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza will continue for ���many more months," pushing back against persistent international cease-fire calls after mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in the besieged en Activists who engage with voters of color are looking for messages that will resonate in 2024 12/30/2023 08:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� This year���s elections in Louisiana didn���t go the way that voting rights advocate Ashley Shelton had hoped, with the far-right conservative attorney general replacing a term-limited Democratic governor and consolidating Republican control in the state. Turnout was just 37%, de Activists who engage with voters of color are looking for messages that will resonate in 2024 12/30/2023 08:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� This year���s elections in Louisiana didn���t go the way that voting rights advocate Ashley Shelton had hoped, with the far-right conservative attorney general replacing a term-limited Democratic governor and consolidating Republican control in the state. Turnout was just 37%, de Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using 'incognito mode' 12/29/2023 08:11pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used the ���incognito��� mode in its Chrome browser ��� along with similar ���private��� modes in other browsers ��� to track their internet use. The class-action lawsuit filed in 202 Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney 12/29/2023 03:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Michael Cohen, Donald Trump���s onetime personal lawyer and fixer, says he unwittingly passed along to his attorney bogus artificial intelligence-generated legal case citations he got online before they were submitted to a judge. Cohen made the admission in a court filing unsealed Casino smoking and boosting in-person gambling are among challenges for Atlantic City in 2024 12/29/2023 01:25pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) ��� After the confetti is swept away and the empty champagne bottles recycled in Atlantic City, 2024 will bring numerous challenges and potential opportunities for the East Coast gambling resort. The most burning issue for Atlantic City in the new year is likely to be whethe 5 of the Best Stocks to Buy Now 12/28/2023 07:00pm • Major market indexes including the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are set to close out 2023 at or near their all-time highs. With the Federal Reserve's seeming pivot toward looser monetary policy, the bulls are running wild on Wall Street. That totally makes sense. Rising interest rates were a huge conc Altice USA, PENN Entertainment rise; Hess, NeoGenomics fall, Thursday, 12/28/2023 12/28/2023 04:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: Apple Inc., up 43 cents to $193.58. A federal court temporarily lifted a sales halt on two models of the company's Apple Watch that are involved in an international patent dispute. Amazon.com Inc., up 4 cents An 'almost naked' party of Russian elites brings on jail time, a lawsuit and apologies 12/28/2023 10:57am • The nightlife of Russia���s elite has long been famously rakish but a recent party crossed an invisible line and provoked a public scandal. One pop star ended up in jail and several others issued public apologies while an ensuing lawsuit demanded a fortune in reparations. The scandal erupted after Election officials see a range of threats in 2024, from hostile countries to conspiracy theorists 12/28/2023 09:20am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� For election officials preparing for the 2024 presidential election, the list of security challenges just keeps growing. Many of the concerns from four years ago persist: the potential for cyberattacks targeting voter registration systems or websites that report unofficial results,