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Deputy's acquittal in Parkland school massacre case shows holes in the law, attorneys say 06/30/2023 03:27pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) ��� When Florida prosecutors charged former Deputy Scot Peterson for his alleged inaction during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, they faced a major hurdle: no law precisely fit. So it was not a surprise to legal observers that Peterson was acquitted Thursday of child ne A week after an armed rebellion rattled Russia, key details about it are still shrouded in mystery 06/30/2023 11:20am • Did mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin have inside help from the military and political elite in his armed rebellion that rattled Russia? A week after the mutiny raised the most daunting challenge to President Vladimir Putin���s rule in over two decades, key details about the uprising are still unkno France mobilizes tens of thousands of police to head off unrest after police fatally shot a teenager 06/29/2023 11:54pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) ��� France mobilized tens of thousands of police officers Thursday in an effort to head off widespread urban rioting following the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that shocked the nation, with commuters rushing home before transport services closed early to avoid being Anti-gang community defense activist Hip��lito Mora slain in Mexico 06/29/2023 08:56pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� The leader of an armed civilian movement that once drove a drug cartel out of the western Mexico state of Michoacan has been killed, authorities confirmed Thursday. Tributes quickly rolled in for slain ���self defense��� leader Hip��lito Mora. He was one of the last surviving l How AI Could Spark the Next Financial Crisis 06/29/2023 08:00pm • The prospect of artificial intelligence has long been visible at the edges of the cultural horizon. For decades, the promises and pitfalls of AI have been entertained in sci-fi films and literature, serving as captivating thought experiments for how a digital intelligence could help or hurt humanity Health clinic in Montana Superfund town faces penalties for false asbestos claims 06/29/2023 07:02pm • MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) ��� A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination faces millions of dollars in penalties ��� and potential bankruptcy ��� after a jury found it submitted more than 300 false asbestos claims to the U.S. government, making patients eligible for Medicar Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race can't be used 06/29/2023 03:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. The court���s conservative majority effectively overturned ca French suburbs are burning. How a teen's killing is focusing anger over police tactics 06/29/2023 03:28pm • The fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old outside Paris this week has set off widespread disorder in French suburbs, with protesters burning cars, garbage and buildings. The killing also has raised questions about whether France has failed to move on since it was wracked by weeks of urban rioting i Suspected car bomb explodes in cartel-dominated Mexican city, wounds several National Guard officers 06/29/2023 02:53pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� An apparent booby trap or car bomb exploded in a cartel-dominated Mexican city, wounding several officers of Mexico���s National Guard, who approached the vehicle to inspect it, authorities confirmed Thursday. The National Guard said the explosion occurred late Wednesday in the Buddhist monk and a child reported among almost a dozen civilians killed in Myanmar airstrikes 06/29/2023 01:10pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Airstrikes by Myanmar���s military on two villages in the country���s north-central region this week killed nearly a dozen civilians, including a Buddhist monk and a child, according to villagers and the head of a local pro-democracy group on Thursday. Tuesday���s attacks on Nyaung Greece���s left-wing opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, stepping down after crushing election defeat 06/29/2023 08:38am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Greece���s firebrand opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, announced his decision Thursday to step down as leader of the left-wing Syriza party, days after a crushing general election defeat. Tsipras, 48, served as Greece's prime minister from 2015 to 2019 during politically tum How to calculate your life expectancy 06/28/2023 08:00pm • How would your retirement plans change if you knew you would live to 100? While no one has a crystal ball to see the future, there are tools available to help you make an educated guess regarding your life expectancy. And that knowledge could help you avoid running short of money in retirement. " 8 New Taxes Retirees Face 06/28/2023 08:00pm • After you're done working, you can expect to pay retirement taxes when you reach certain ages and milestones. These can occur as you withdraw from your retirement accounts like the traditional 401(k) or individual retirement account. There could also be some tax breaks available in this stage. You'l NATO chief convenes talks in a bid to persuade Turkey to let Sweden join the military alliance 06/28/2023 04:39pm • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday he has called a meeting of senior officials from Turkey, Sweden and Finland for July 6 to try to overcome Turkish objections to Sweden joining the military alliance. The meeting is a last-ditch effort by Stoltenberg to deal wit US public debt is projected to reach 181% of American economic activity in 30 years 06/28/2023 03:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Congressional Budget Office is giving the world a concerning look at the U.S. government's ledgers: ever higher deficits, greater government spending and tax revenues that only begin to increase when existing tax cuts expire. The nonpartisan agency estimates in its latest 30-