California homebuying jumps 20%, biggest gain in 41 months
“Swift swings” takes a quick peek at one economic trend. The number: California homebuying in November took its biggest one-year leap since June 2021. The source: My trusty spreadsheet looked…
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Laphonza Butler, first LGBTQ+ Black senator, exiting after 14 months
WASHINGTON — Earlier this year, as Republicans sought to ban books with Black history and LGBTQ+ themes from schools across the country, the nation’s first openly gay Black senator stepped onto…
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Google Search AI Overviews at 6 months: Is the feature getting better?
It’s been six months since Google started adding AI-generated text to the top of many Google Search queries by default, and this experiment — that’s what a disclaimer at the…
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Morocco court sentences journalist to 18 months for defaming justice minister – JURIST
The Rabat Court of First Instance sentenced journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui on Monday to 18 months in prison for defamation against Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahb. The verdict also includes…
Read More »Months Before Ethiopian Crash, Boeing Turned Aside Carrier’s Questions
Ethiopian Airlines appeared to foresee the deadly confusion its pilots would face if flawed software in the Boeing 737 Max failed. Boeing chose not to provide the guidance that the…
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I replaced my Samsung S24 Ultra with the Z Fold 6 for two months – here’s why I’m keeping it
Kerry Wan/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 is more polished, feature-rich, and pricier than ever, starting at $1,899 for the 256GB variant. (Currently, it’s $300 off!)…
Read More »Rancher Gets 6 Months in Prison for Scheme to Create Giant Sheep Hybrid
Prosecutors said the Montanan illegally used tissue from a sheep from Central Asia and the testicles from a bighorn sheep to make large hybrids that he could sell at premium…
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I bought Samsung’s $649 Galaxy Watch Ultra: What I learned after months of testing
Matthew Miller/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways The 47mm Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is on sale ahead of Prime Day for $572 on Amazon. It’s a stylish-looking smartwatch with a slew of…
Read More »Florida’s Big Bend Prepares for Helene, Third Hurricane in 13 Months
Hurricane Helene is forecast to be much larger and stronger than other recent storms, with up to 18 feet of storm surge expected along the marshy coastline south of Tallahassee….
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Iran releases journalists jailed for covering Mahsa Amini death after 17 months – JURIST
Iranian authorities on Sunday released two journalists who spent over a year in prison for covering the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman whose arrest in Tehran by the…
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Four Months After Launching Its ‘Homegrown’ GenAI Tool, Law Firm Gunderson Dettmer Reports On Results So Far, New Features, And A Surprise on Cost
In August, the Silicon Valley-based international law firm Gunderson Dettmer became one of the first U.S.-based firms — if not the first — to develop and launch a “homegrown” internal generative…
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Months later, publishers still sorting out plagiarism mess
This week, Simon & Schuster finally published “The Book of Animal Secrets: Nature’s Lessons for a Long and Happy Life,” the highly anticipated book by USC’s Dr. David Agus whose…
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Body Of Teen Girl Missing For Months Found In Neighbor’s Yard
The body of a 17-year-old Indiana girl missing since June was found buried Tuesday in the yard of her neighbor, who authorities said later confessed to killing her. Patrick A….
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Hiker found dead in Grand Canyon, second in two months
A man died in Grand Canyon National Park while trying to hike from the South Rim to the river and back, the National Park Service said, two months after another…
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Strike among Medieval Times performers hits 9 months – Press Enterprise
When Medieval Times performers launched an unfair labor practices strike against the company in February they probably never imagined it would last this long. But come Saturday, Nov. 11, the…
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Mafia Boss Who’d Been On The Run For Decades Dies Just Months After Capture
L’AQUILA, Italy (AP) — Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted mastermind of some of the Sicilian Mafia’s most heinous slayings, died on Monday in a hospital prison ward, several months after…
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Homebuyers canceling purchases at highest rate in 10 months – Press Enterprise
By Natalie Wong | Bloomberg Home purchases across the US are getting canceled at the highest rate in almost a year as rising borrowing costs weigh on buyers. Nearly 60,000…
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Hong Kong court sentences university student to 6 months prison over Pillar of Shame banner – JURIST
A Hong Kong court found on Tuesday a Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) student guilty of attempting to commit sedition by obtaining a banner of The Pillar of Shame,…
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On LawNext Podcast: Litera CEO Sheryl Hoskins On Her First 17 Months and What’s Ahead For Her Company
It has been nearly a year and a half since Sheryl Hoskins joined Litera as its new CEO in April 2022. She came into that role following a period in which…
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Employees are spending the equivalent of a month’s groceries on the return-to-office–and growing more resentful than ever, survey finds
Despite the benefits of remote work for employees, many organizations are abandoning it in favor of returning to the office full-time–or part-time in a hybrid model. A 2024 survey from…
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