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US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels

By JON GAMBRELL
Oct 17, 2024 7:38 am - The U.S. military unleashed B-2 stealth bombers to target underground bunkers used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Thursday, a major escalation in the American response to the rebels' attacks on Mideast shipping lanes that appeared to be a warning to Iran as well.
Panel looking into Trump assassination attempt says Secret Service needs ‘fundamental reform’

REBECCA SANTANA
Oct 17, 2024 7:09 am - An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally faulted the Secret Service for poor communications that day and failing to secure the building where the gunman took his shots. The review also found more systemic issues at the agency such as a failure to understand the unique risks facing Trump and a culture of doing “more with less.”
Harris campaign calls plagiarism claims a partisan attack. Expert says it was ‘sloppy writing’

By RICHARD LARDNER
Oct 17, 2024 7:03 am - Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' campaign is dismissing accusations that she and a co-author plagiarized parts of a 2009 book on the U.S. criminal justice system as a desperate attempt by “rightwing operatives” to distract voters.
Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO
Oct 17, 2024 6:48 am - Donald Trump has had a tough time finding a consistent message to questions about abortion and reproductive rights.
Harris’ interview with Fox News is marked by testy exchanges over immigration and more

By ZEKE MILLER
Oct 17, 2024 6:45 am - Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a combative interview with Fox News on Wednesday, sparring with anchor Bret Baier on immigration and shifting policy positions while asserting that if elected, she would not represent a continuation of Joe Biden's presidency.
Edmunds: The four tech features you need to get on your next vehicle

By JOSH JACQUOT
Oct 16, 2024 8:23 am - Technology features in modern vehicles can make driving easier and more enjoyable. But when buying your next car, it can be hard to know which features are useful and whi...
Amazon, Google make dueling nuclear investments to power data centers with clean energy

By ALEXA ST. JOHN and JENNIFER McDERMOTT
Oct 16, 2024 8:17 am - Amazon on Wednesday said that it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet surging demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.
Zelenskyy’s ‘victory plan’ includes a big hurdle for the West: NATO membership for Ukraine

By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA
Oct 16, 2024 7:34 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday his plan to win his country’s fight against Russia’s invasion could bring peace next year, but it contains a step that some crucial Western allies have so far refused to countenance: inviting Ukraine to join NATO before the war ends.
Israeli strikes hit Lebanon and kill at least 15 in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB, MOHAMMAD ZAATARI and SAMY MAGDY
Oct 16, 2024 7:09 am - Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 21 people, officials said Wednesday, including 15 in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are seared into local memory.
What's behind the widening gender wage gap in the US?

By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE
Oct 16, 2024 7:06 am - Although women who lost or left their jobs at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic have largely returned to the workforce, a recent finding points to the price many paid for stepping back: In 2023, the gender wage gap between men and women working full-time widened year-over-year for the first time in 20 years, according to an annual report from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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