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Dozens killed as army, rivals battle for control of Sudan

Published On: April 17, 2023 11:42 AM NPT By: Associated Press

KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 17: The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group battled for control of the chaos-stricken nation for a second day Sunday, signaling they were unwilling to end hostilities despite mounting diplomatic pressure to cease fire.

Name-that-tune game Heardle dropped by Spotify after a year

Published On: April 16, 2023 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, April 16: Heardle, the name-that-tune game inspired by the Wordle craze, is being dropped by Spotify less than a year after the music-streaming giant acquired it.

Japanese PM unhurt after blast during campaign event

Published On: April 15, 2023 12:58 PM NPT By: Associated Press

TOKYO, April 15: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after someone threw an explosive device at a campaign event in a western port city, officials said. Police wrestled a suspect to the ground as screaming bystanders scrambled to get away and smoke filled the air.

Jeremy Renner attends premiere, months after snowplow crush

Published On: April 12, 2023 10:59 AM NPT By: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, April 12:Jeremy Renner attended the premiere for his new series Tuesday, capping a remarkable recovery roughly four months after the “Avengers” star was nearly killed in a snowplow accident.

Louisville bank employee livestreamed attack that killed 5

Published On: April 11, 2023 11:23 AM NPT By: Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 11: A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people — including a close friend of Kentucky’s governor — while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said.

3 new ‘Star Wars’ movies coming, including Rey’s return

Published On: April 8, 2023 10:48 AM NPT By: Associated Press

LONDON, April 8: For “Star Wars” lovers, new entertainment is a little less far, far away — Lucasfilm announced three new live-action films in the franchise Friday.

4 dead in plane crash off Florida's Gulf Coast

Published On: April 7, 2023 02:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press

VENICE, Fla., April 7: The bodies of two men and two women have been recovered following a small plane crash just off Florida's Gulf Coast, police said Thursday.The plane had just taken off from Venice Airport when it crashed into the Gulf of Mexico west of the city’s fishing pier just after 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Venice police said in a news conference.Several people on the pier saw the plane crash and called 911, Venice police Capt. Andy Leisenring said. In addition video footage from the airport and the pier will be reviewed and turned over to the National Transportation Safety Board, which is conducting an investigation, he said.

Israel stages rare strikes in Lebanon, also hits Gaza Strip

Published On: April 7, 2023 10:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press

JERUSALEM, April 7: Israel launched rare strikes in southern Lebanon early Friday and pressed on with bombing targets in the Gaza Strip, marking a widening escalation in the region following violence this week at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.

OpenAI to offer remedies to resolve Italy’s ChatGPT ban

Published On: April 7, 2023 09:43 AM NPT By: Associated Press

LONDON, April 7: The company behind ChatGPT will propose measures to resolve data privacy concerns that sparked a temporary Italian ban on the artificial intelligence chatbot, regulators said Thursday.

Australia bans TikTok from federal government devices

Published On: April 4, 2023 10:18 AM NPT By: Associated Press

CANBERRA, Australia, April 4: Australia has become the last of the “Five Eyes” security partners to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from its federal government’s devices.

Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account

Published On: April 3, 2023 01:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

April 3: Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations.

Trump faces setbacks in other probes as NY case proceeds

Published On: April 3, 2023 11:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, April 3: Former President Donald Trump faces the most urgent legal challenge of his life this week in New York, where he’s set to be arraigned Tuesday on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign.

At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South

Published On: April 2, 2023 12:44 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WYNNE, Ark, April 2: Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the Arkansas capital, collapsing the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois and stunning people throughout the region Saturday with the damage’s scope.

Donald Trump indicted; expected to surrender next week

Published On: March 31, 2023 12:21 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, March 31: Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, a historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House.

TikTok propaganda labels fall flat in ‘huge win’ for Russia

Published On: March 31, 2023 09:44 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March 31: A year ago, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, TikTok started labeling accounts operated by Russian state propaganda agencies as a way to tell users they were being exposed to Kremlin disinformation.

Army quickly plans new ads after Jonathan Majors’ arrest

Published On: March 29, 2023 01:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press

The Army is working to quickly pull together some new recruiting ads to air during the NCAA’s Final Four basketball games this weekend, after being forced to yank commercials that featured actor Jonathan Majors, in the wake of his arrest last Saturday.

Brazil hits 700,000 virus deaths, 2nd highest in the world

Published On: March 29, 2023 10:54 AM NPT By: Associated Press

SAO PAULO, March 29: Brazil’s government on Tuesday reported the 700,000th death from COVID-19 in the South American nation, which has the second most victims of the virus after the United States.

Twitter says parts of its source code has leaked online

Published On: March 27, 2023 11:51 AM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, March 27: Some parts of Twitter’s source code — the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs — were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing on Sunday that was first reported by The New York Times.

Jonathan Majors arrested on assault charge in New York

Published On: March 26, 2023 10:39 AM NPT By: Associated Press

The actor Jonathan Majors was arrested Saturday in New York on charges of strangulation, assault and harassment, authorities said.

Widespread damage as tornado moves through Mississippi

Published On: March 25, 2023 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

ROLLING FORK, Mississipi, March 24: Storms producing tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, and hail up to the size of golf balls were moving through several southern states Friday night with widespread damage and injuries reported in Mississippi from a large tornado.