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Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling, some left Ukraine and entered city in Russia 06/24/2023 12:05am • The owner of the Wagner private military contractor made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia���s defense minister. The security services reacted immediately by calling for the arrest of Yevgeny Prigozhin. In a sign of how seriously the Amid infighting among Putin's lieutenants, head of mercenary force appears to take a step too far 06/23/2023 08:09pm • For months, the outspoken millionaire head of the Wagner private mercenary force bombarded Russia���s military leaders with expletive-ridden insults in a rift that has weakened the country���s forces amid the war in Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin accused them of not providing him with munitions in the k Mexico probes video showing gunmen demanding protection money from bar hostesses at gunpoint 06/23/2023 05:32pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Authorities in Mexico said Friday they���re investigating a video that appears to show gunmen from a drug cartel forcing female bar hostesses to kneel on the floor in a mock execution and extorting money from them. The video, posted on social media, shows one of the gunmen holdi Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise 06/23/2023 05:16pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Entering court using a walker, a doctor's note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and asthma, pleaded to delay eviction from his two-bedroom apartment in Atlanta. Although sympathetic, the judge said state law required h US sanctions Russian intelligence officers over elections interference 06/23/2023 01:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence officers who supervised two officers who were recently indicted by the Justice Department for their involvement in the Kremlin���s attempts to influence a local election in the United States. Yegor Popov, a Russian Israel arrests 3 settlers suspected in violent attacks in Palestinian towns 06/23/2023 11:52am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Israel���s security agency said Friday it had detained three Israeli settlers on suspicion of involvement in mass rampages through Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank this week following the killing of four Israelis. While rights groups welcomed the arrests, the small numb Malaysia says it will take legal action against Meta over harmful content on Facebook 06/23/2023 01:24am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) ��� Malaysia's government said Friday it will take legal action against Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms, for failing to remove undesirable and harmful content from its social media platform. The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission said Facebook has Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamation 06/23/2023 12:20am • PHOENIX (AP) ��� A top Republican election official in Arizona filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against Kari Lake, who falsely claims she lost the 2022 race for governor because of fraud. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer said he's faced ���violent vitriol and other dire consequences��� be They fled the war in Nigeria's northeast. Then bulldozers levelled their homes at a camp in Abuja 06/23/2023 12:15am • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ��� On a breezy morning at the height of the dry season six months ago, Rifkatu Andruwus and her children were chatting in front of their house in a displacement camp in the heart of Nigeria���s capital. Suddenly, security forces stormed into the camp, followed closely by bulldoz 2.5M Genworth policyholders and 769K retired California workers and beneficiaries affected by hack 06/22/2023 08:25pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� The country's largest public pension fund says the personal information of about 769,000 retired California employees and other beneficiaries ��� including Social Security numbers ��� was among data stolen by Russian cybercriminals in the breach of a popular file-transfer Revenge Spending: What It Is and How to Stop It 06/22/2023 08:00pm • Humans are reactive, even about how we spend our money. Many have fallen victim to retail therapy on a bad day or lifestyle creep after a raise, for instance. Revenge spending is a financial phenomenon based on reacting to an emotional event and it refers to a person increasing their spending after 12 Fixed-Income Investments to Take Advantage of High Rates 06/22/2023 08:00pm • As the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to cool inflation over the past year or so, fixed-income investments have become an increasingly attractive investment vehicle for some. That's because fixed-income investments are typically less volatile and risky than equities, and many investors al UEFA president ��eferin tells soccer fans how they can win the war against racists 06/22/2023 07:21pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) ��� Soccer fans were told Thursday to play their part in driving racism out of the sport. Following the sickening abuse received by players like Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior, UEFA president Aleksander ��eferin called on supporters to identify offenders. ���Let���s work Google backs creation of cybersecurity clinics with $20 million donation 06/22/2023 02:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Free medical clinics and legal aid clinics, where college students and their instructors help their communities while also learning more about their professions, are now commonplace. Google hopes to add cybersecurity clinics to that list. Google CEO Sundar Pichai pledged $20 mill Who's running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates 06/22/2023 11:28am • With roughly a year and a half until the 2024 presidential contest, the field of candidates is largely set. Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have dominated the early Republican race as the other candidates look for an opening to take them on. President Joe Biden faces a co