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‼️US Jury rules in favor of Johnny Depp in libel suit against Amber Heard
⚡️ JUST IN: Jury awards Johnny Depp $10 million compensatory, $5 million punitive damages
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⚡️ JUST IN: Jury awards Johnny Depp $10 million compensatory, $5 million punitive damages
⚡️ JUST IN: Amber Heard awarded $2 Million in damages for defamation countersuit
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‼️ Sheryl Sandberg to leave Meta* after 14 years with company
*Meta, Facebook, and Instagram are banned in Russia over extremist activities.
*Meta, Facebook, and Instagram are banned in Russia over extremist activities.
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🏙 After mass shooting, NYC explores gun detectors in subways
The technology to scan for weapons does exist, and is used now to screen people at places like sports stadiums and theme parks, but security experts say installing such a system in the city’s sprawling, porous subway system in a way that would make a difference would be difficult, if not impossible.
The problem wouldn’t necessarily be the technology — but rather the reality that scanners need to be accompanied by human operators to confront people carrying firearms illegally.
In the New York City subway, the screening wouldn’t resemble airport checkpoints, an untenable solution for a system with 472 stations, all with multiple entrances. Instead, Adams referenced a technology that uses sensors to detect metal but also can determine the shape of an object, such as a gun, while people pass by uninterrupted.
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The technology to scan for weapons does exist, and is used now to screen people at places like sports stadiums and theme parks, but security experts say installing such a system in the city’s sprawling, porous subway system in a way that would make a difference would be difficult, if not impossible.
The problem wouldn’t necessarily be the technology — but rather the reality that scanners need to be accompanied by human operators to confront people carrying firearms illegally.
In the New York City subway, the screening wouldn’t resemble airport checkpoints, an untenable solution for a system with 472 stations, all with multiple entrances. Instead, Adams referenced a technology that uses sensors to detect metal but also can determine the shape of an object, such as a gun, while people pass by uninterrupted.
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❌ Shootings prompt debate on purchase age for AR-style rifles The gunmen in two of the nation’s most recent mass shootings legally bought the semi-automatic rifles they used in their massacres after they turned 18. That’s prompting Congress and some governors and state lawmakers to revisit the question of whether to raise the minimum age for purchasing such high-powered weapons. Only six states require someone to be at least 21 years old to buy rifles and shotguns. Federal law already prohibits federally licensed dealers from selling handguns to anyone under age 21, but people age 18 to 20 can still buy handguns from unlicensed dealers in their state. Lawmakers in New York and Utah have proposed legislation that would raise the minimum age to buy AR-15 style rifles to 21. A similar restriction is expected to move as soon as next week in the US House, where it has some bipartisan support, but the legislation faces uncertainty in the closely divided Senate.
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🍼 Biden cites strain on families from infant formula shortage
President Joe Biden on Wednesday acknowledged during a meeting with manufacturers the nationwide infant formula shortage that has been straining American families.
To date, the Biden administration has tried to address the situation by importing foreign supplies and using the Defense Production Act to speed domestic production.
The White House said a third round of formula shipments from overseas will begin next week, from producer Kendamil in Britain. Shipments from Bubs Australia are also expected to be delivered next week.
The push on imports will help but will not immediately bring an end to supply shortages that have left families dependent on formula facing empty shelves or limits on purchases. US regulators and Abbott announced an agreement last month that would help pave the way for reopening a shuttered plant, though production has not restarted.
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday acknowledged during a meeting with manufacturers the nationwide infant formula shortage that has been straining American families.
To date, the Biden administration has tried to address the situation by importing foreign supplies and using the Defense Production Act to speed domestic production.
The White House said a third round of formula shipments from overseas will begin next week, from producer Kendamil in Britain. Shipments from Bubs Australia are also expected to be delivered next week.
The push on imports will help but will not immediately bring an end to supply shortages that have left families dependent on formula facing empty shelves or limits on purchases. US regulators and Abbott announced an agreement last month that would help pave the way for reopening a shuttered plant, though production has not restarted.
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🔫 At least 1 dead, Multiple People Injured After Shots Fired in Tulsa, Oklahoma
At least one person is dead and multiple other people also have been shot in a medical building south of Saint Francis Hospital. Tulsa Police Capt. Richard Meulenberg has confirmed that the shooter was reported down around 5:30 p.m. However, he was not yet sure whether the assailant shot himself or police officers shot him.
Meulenberg said the situation at the Natalie Building, 64th Street and Yale Avenue, is "a catastrophic scene." He said police officers were going floor by floor to clear rooms and direct first responders to victims. There is not active threat at the moment.
The Police Department's Special Operations Team and agents with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are on scene.
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At least one person is dead and multiple other people also have been shot in a medical building south of Saint Francis Hospital. Tulsa Police Capt. Richard Meulenberg has confirmed that the shooter was reported down around 5:30 p.m. However, he was not yet sure whether the assailant shot himself or police officers shot him.
Meulenberg said the situation at the Natalie Building, 64th Street and Yale Avenue, is "a catastrophic scene." He said police officers were going floor by floor to clear rooms and direct first responders to victims. There is not active threat at the moment.
The Police Department's Special Operations Team and agents with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are on scene.
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🔫 At least 1 dead, Multiple People Injured After Shots Fired in Tulsa, Oklahoma At least one person is dead and multiple other people also have been shot in a medical building south of Saint Francis Hospital. Tulsa Police Capt. Richard Meulenberg has confirmed…
‼️ JUST IN: Tulsa police confirm shooter is deceased, officers clearing medical facility
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‼️ Police: At least four dead, multiple people injured after gunman fires on Tulsa Medical facility
‼️ JUST IN: Tulsa police confirm at least five killed in hospital shooting, including gunman
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⚖️ After decades in prison, California man innocent of murder
A California man who spent 21 years in prison for a gang murder he said he didn’t commit has been declared factually innocent by a judge, authorities announced Wednesday. Alexander Torres appeared at a news conference with Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and members of the California Innocence Project, which fought for his exoneration.
Torres was a 20-year-old member of a Compton street gang when he was accused of jumping out of a car and shooting a rival gang member, Martin Guitron, who was shot eight times with a handgun.
Torres was convicted on June 12, 2001, and sentenced to 40 years to life in state prison. He was released from prison after a judge set aside his conviction at the request of Torres and the Conviction Integrity Unit of the district attorney’s office, which cited “newly discovered evidence” that someone else committed the killing.
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A California man who spent 21 years in prison for a gang murder he said he didn’t commit has been declared factually innocent by a judge, authorities announced Wednesday. Alexander Torres appeared at a news conference with Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and members of the California Innocence Project, which fought for his exoneration.
Torres was a 20-year-old member of a Compton street gang when he was accused of jumping out of a car and shooting a rival gang member, Martin Guitron, who was shot eight times with a handgun.
Torres was convicted on June 12, 2001, and sentenced to 40 years to life in state prison. He was released from prison after a judge set aside his conviction at the request of Torres and the Conviction Integrity Unit of the district attorney’s office, which cited “newly discovered evidence” that someone else committed the killing.
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🗣 Meta* COO Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down after 14 years
Zuckerberg called the change an “end of an era” and said that he doesn’t plan to replace Sandberg’s exact role in the company’s structure. His current chief growth officer Javier Olivan, already one of the company’s most powerful but lesser-known executives, will take over as COO in what Zuckerberg says is a “more traditional” COO role.
Sandberg joined the company in 2008 to help the then-23-year-old Zuckerberg navigate the path to an IPO and build an ads business, which she has led since. Though she was recently accused of leveraging her position to squash negative reporting about her ex-boyfriend and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, her decision to leave Meta* was unrelated to that scandal, the person added, saying that Facebook*’s internal review of the matter had recently been closed.
*Meta, Facebook, and Instagram are banned in Russia over extremist activities.
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Zuckerberg called the change an “end of an era” and said that he doesn’t plan to replace Sandberg’s exact role in the company’s structure. His current chief growth officer Javier Olivan, already one of the company’s most powerful but lesser-known executives, will take over as COO in what Zuckerberg says is a “more traditional” COO role.
Sandberg joined the company in 2008 to help the then-23-year-old Zuckerberg navigate the path to an IPO and build an ads business, which she has led since. Though she was recently accused of leveraging her position to squash negative reporting about her ex-boyfriend and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, her decision to leave Meta* was unrelated to that scandal, the person added, saying that Facebook*’s internal review of the matter had recently been closed.
*Meta, Facebook, and Instagram are banned in Russia over extremist activities.
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❌ Elon Musk tells SpaceX and Tesla workers they must return to the office full-time
Elon Musk delivered an ultimatum to Tesla and Space X’s corporate workforces: Spend a minimum of 40 hours a week in the office, or leave the company.
Musk taking a hardline stance on remote work is in stark contrast to a number of other major tech companies that have allowed all or most workers to request to work-from-home permanently, including Facebook, Twitter, Salesforce and Slack. Apple recently suspended a requirement that workers return to the office at least three days a week.
Tesla’s career website still lists a number of salaried and hourly remote positions. It’s unclear whether the new policy will apply to those positions.
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Elon Musk delivered an ultimatum to Tesla and Space X’s corporate workforces: Spend a minimum of 40 hours a week in the office, or leave the company.
Musk taking a hardline stance on remote work is in stark contrast to a number of other major tech companies that have allowed all or most workers to request to work-from-home permanently, including Facebook, Twitter, Salesforce and Slack. Apple recently suspended a requirement that workers return to the office at least three days a week.
Tesla’s career website still lists a number of salaried and hourly remote positions. It’s unclear whether the new policy will apply to those positions.
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🚨 JUST IN: First responders were called to Burlington, Wisconsin, on Wednesday after reports of a hot air balloon crashing with a train. At least three people were injured during the incident, which saw authorities request two helicopters to help the injured.
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🧑🎓 Biden administration will cancel student debt for half a million students from Corinthian Colleges
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden's Education Department announced all remaining student-loan borrowers who attended now-defunct, for-profit Corinthian Colleges are getting their debt balances wiped out. The announcement approved $5.8 billion for a group student-loan forgiveness claim that covers 560,000 former Corinthian students.
Corinthian shut down in 2015 following a number of investigations that found the school engaged in predatory behavior that pushed students to take out loans when that was not the best option for them.
Wednesday's announcement is the biggest group approval the department has acted on to date, and it will include borrowers who did not submit relief claims themselves.
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On Wednesday, President Joe Biden's Education Department announced all remaining student-loan borrowers who attended now-defunct, for-profit Corinthian Colleges are getting their debt balances wiped out. The announcement approved $5.8 billion for a group student-loan forgiveness claim that covers 560,000 former Corinthian students.
Corinthian shut down in 2015 following a number of investigations that found the school engaged in predatory behavior that pushed students to take out loans when that was not the best option for them.
Wednesday's announcement is the biggest group approval the department has acted on to date, and it will include borrowers who did not submit relief claims themselves.
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NASA outsources development of Moon spacesuit
Today, NASA announced that two private companies — Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace — will develop the next-generation spacesuits that future astronauts will wear to conduct spacewalks and eventually traverse the surface of the moon.
Currently, NASA is aiming to land the first Artemis astronauts on the moon by 2025 — a one-year delay from the 2024 deadline originally set by the Trump administration. When the astronauts do land, NASA wants them to be equipped with proper spacesuits they can use to explore the moon’s terrain.
NASA announced that the total value of the contracts is $3.5 billion, though the space agency would not say the individual values of each company’s contract. Once the suits are complete, though, the companies will own them and have the option to use them for other purposes unrelated to NASA.
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Today, NASA announced that two private companies — Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace — will develop the next-generation spacesuits that future astronauts will wear to conduct spacewalks and eventually traverse the surface of the moon.
Currently, NASA is aiming to land the first Artemis astronauts on the moon by 2025 — a one-year delay from the 2024 deadline originally set by the Trump administration. When the astronauts do land, NASA wants them to be equipped with proper spacesuits they can use to explore the moon’s terrain.
NASA announced that the total value of the contracts is $3.5 billion, though the space agency would not say the individual values of each company’s contract. Once the suits are complete, though, the companies will own them and have the option to use them for other purposes unrelated to NASA.
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⚡️ Russia clearly voiced its demands on Ukraine, Kiev is well aware of them, but Ukrainian authorities freeze negotiations, Kremlin says
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