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Venezuela’s security forces were “massively involved” in human-rights violations that constitute crimes against humanity after July’s disputed election, according to a United Nations panel.
President Nicolas ...Read more
Commentary: How the merry gore of 'Terrifier 3' won over horror fans -- and the weekend box office
LOS ANGELES — Why do we go to horror movies expecting art? I’ve sometimes wondered as much while watching Dario Argento’s “Suspiria,” suffused with shades of color that have never been matched, or when I soak in ...Read more
Israel considers US warnings in calibrating new Iran strikes
Israel said it’s weighing U.S. misgivings over a planned counter-strike on Iran, after a report suggested the government is keeping nuclear and energy facilities off the target list to cap a potential escalation.
Yet ...Read more
Simu Liu asks fans to stop 'bullying' bubble tea brand amid 'cultural appropriation' stir
Simu Liu is hustling to turn down the heat on a Canadian bubble tea company after criticism of its televised sales pitch to the Marvel superhero boiled over online.
During a recent guest appearance on CBC's "Dragon's Den"...Read more
'My Robots': Sci-fi director looks at Elon Musk's Cybercab and Optimus and detects a copy cat
Tesla's Robovan may operate autonomously, but according to one sci-fi director, Elon Musk doesn't.
Last week Musk presented Tesla's latest prototypes for its autonomous electric bus, the self-driving Cybercab and robotic ...Read more
Kroger-Albertsons merger needed to close pricing gap with Walmart, executives testify
Two top Kroger Co. executives took the stand Monday in the Denver District Court antitrust trial seeking to block the grocer’s $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons Cos., arguing the combination is key to competing with ...Read more
Did bogus business filings artificially boost Colorado's economic data? And what should the state do?
Colorado residents have formed a record number of new businesses this decade, especially after the state reduced the filing fee for new limited liability companies or LLCs to $1 in the summer of 2022.
The fee holiday, ...Read more
US weighs capping exports of AI chips from Nvidia and AMD to some countries
Biden administration officials have discussed capping sales of advanced AI chips from Nvidia Corp. and other American companies on a country-specific basis, people familiar with the matter said.
The approach would set a ...Read more
EVs have a 'Republican problem' with divide deepening ahead of election
Tucked between the onslaught of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris ads flooding Michigan’s airwaves ahead of the U.S. election is a six-figure TV blitz that, on the surface, has nothing to do with politics. Rather, the 30-...Read more
Abortions in Georgia continue to decline in post-Roe world
ATLANTA — The number of abortions performed in Georgia has continued to drop since the state’s abortion law took effect in 2022, according to state records.
Of those, about one-half of 1% of the nearly 70,000 ...Read more
UnitedHealth Group stock falls more than 8% following Q3 earnings report, 2025 forecast
UnitedHealth Group stock fell more than 8% in early trading Tuesday as the Minnesota-based health care giant reported higher medical spending during the three-month period ending Sept. 30 and updated its earnings forecast ...Read more
David Cross, now 60, doesn't mind being an older dad with a 7-year-old
ATLANTA — Actor, quirky raconteur and stand-up comic David Cross, who crossed the 60 year mark this past spring, joked on his comedy special earlier this year “The Worst Daddy in the World” about being an older dad ...Read more
Cleaver calls for 'bold' congressional response to hurricanes
WASHINGTON — Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, ranking member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, says the policy response to hurricanes Helene and Milton should be as wide-ranging and impactful...Read more
Harris and Trump campaigns scramble to turn out Georgia voters
ATLANTA- As early voting begins in Georgia Tuesday, campaign staff, volunteers and advocates will fan out across the state, intensifying their push to get voters to the polls.
The presidential race in Georgia between Vice...Read more
Proposition 32 would raise California's minimum wage to $18 -- but would it cost jobs or lead to higher prices?
A closely fought ballot initiative on the Nov. 5 ballot, bankrolled by a deep-pocketed anti-poverty crusader, would raise California’s state-wide minimum wage to $18 an hour.
An extra $2 an hour is alluring to those ...Read more
How Atlanta's top business leaders are using AI in the workplace
It’s hard to put the genie back in the bottle.
New research indicates generative artificial intelligence technologies have been adopted at a faster pace than the internet or personal computers, from chatbots like ...Read more
Tax veterans see protracted standoff over expiring breaks
WASHINGTON — While 2025 is being hailed as “Tax Super Bowl” — or, in some corners, “Tax Armageddon” — the growing possibility of divided government in Washington next year has some predicting the tax fight ...Read more
North Korea blows up roads, prompting South to fire warning shots
North Korea blew up sections of roads in its own territory that are part of links once used to connect the southern part of the peninsula with the north, in a show of defiance after it accused Seoul of flying drones over ...Read more
Fulton judge rules that election certification is mandatory in Georgia
ATLANTA — Certifying elections is a required duty of county election boards in Georgia, and they’re not allowed to refuse finalizing results based on suspicions of miscounts or fraud, a Fulton County judge ruled ...Read more
Candidate experience matters in elections, but not the way you think
Ever since he was chosen as Donald Trump’s running mate back in July, U.S. Sen. JD Vance, a Republican from Ohio, has come under a level of scrutiny typical for a vice presidential candidate, including for some of his...Read more
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