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Cancer survivor invites life-saving donor to be best man

Ten years before meeting the love of his life, Ben Clark was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, a rare blood cancer.

Nevada jury awards $228M in damages in lawsuit against Real Water over liver illnesses

A jury has awarded over $228 million in damages to multiple plaintiffs who sued a Las Vegas-based bottled water company, Real Water, after its product was linked to liver illnesses.

Biden administration is resuming deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants as arrivals grow

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Biden administration will resume deporting Venezuelan migrants, the largest single group encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border last month, back to their economically troubled country as their arrivals continue to grow. U.S.

Maryland Supreme Court weighs victims' rights in case of Adnan Syed from 'Serial' podcast

The Maryland Supreme Court is scrutinizing the outcome of a hearing that vacated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction after he spent 23 years behind bars.

Model found dead in downtown L.A. died from ‘homicidal violence’

Her exact cause of death had previously been listed as "deferred," but “Cause A” is now listed as “homicidal violence” on the medical examiner’s online database.

Girl Scouts discontinue fan-favorite cookie, raise prices

Girl Scout cookie season is only a few months away, but two changes by the organization are not going unnoticed.

2023 on track to be hottest year on record, data indicate

“This is not a fancy weather statistic,” Otto said. “It’s a death sentence for people and ecosystems. It destroys assets, infrastructure, harvest.

Around the world

Senators lament US failure on North Korea denuclearization, look to next steps

Senators said Wednesday that the United States had failed in its policy to contain North Korea's nuclear ambitions and now needed to focus on short-term "risk reduction" as the pariah state ramps up its testing programs and threats.

Russian strike on village kills 51, Ukrainian officials say, as Zelenskyy seeks more Western support

HROZA, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian rocket blast turned a village cafe and store in eastern Ukraine into rubble Thursday, killing at least 51 civilians in one of the deadliest attacks in the war in months, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials in Kyiv.

Work starts on turning Adolf Hitler's birthplace into a police station

Work started Monday on turning the house in Austria where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 into a police station, a project meant to make it unattractive as a site of pilgrimage for people who glorify the Nazi dictator.

Sanofi explores potential acquisition of cancer drugmaker Mirati

Sanofi, the Paris-based pharmaceutical company, is reportedly considering the possibility of acquiring Mirati Therapeutics, a cancer drug manufacturer.

Biden administration to resume deportations to Venezuela

The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will start deporting people directly to Venezuela, a country where chaotic economic and political conditions have prompted about 8 million people to flee.

Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said it began releasing a second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea on Thursday after the first round of discharges ended smoothly.

Boy arrested on suspicion of felling landmark tree in England released on bail

LONDON (AP) — The 16-year-old male arrested for felling a 300-year-old sycamore tree near the Roman landmark of Hadrian's Wall in the north of England has been released on bail, police said Friday. The boy was arrested Thursday on suspicion of criminal damage, after the tree was felled overnight.

Technology

Taiwan to investigate suppliers aiding Huawei in chipmaking: Report

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has agreed to investigate Taiwanese suppliers in business with Huawei for aiding the operation of its chipmaking factories in China.

Google packs more artificial intelligence into new Pixel phones, raises prices for devices by $100

Google on Wednesday unveiled a next-generation Pixel smartphones lineup that will be infused with more artificial intelligence tools capable of writing captions about photos that can also be altered by the technology.

Jury selection begins in trial of fallen cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday in the fraud trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried after a prosecutor revealed that no discussions about a potential plea agreement took place in the nearly 10 months since the cryptocurrency executive was arrested and brought to the United States.

Austin program revs up EV tech in local classrooms

AE first launched EVs for Schools in November 2018 at four Title 1 schools, in collaboration with the nonprofit EcoRise.

Robin Williams' daughter denounces AI recreations of him

“These re-creations are, at their very best, a poor facsimile of greater people, but at their worst, a horrendous Frankensteinian monster, cobbled together from the worst bits of everything this industry is, instead of what it should stand for.

7 sins of software development

Software development is a challenging discipline built on millions of parameters, variables, libraries, and more that all must be exactly right. If one character is out of place, the entire stack can fall. And that’s just the technical part.

Elon Musk facing defamation lawsuit in Texas over posts that falsely identified man in protest

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A California man who says he was harassed after Elon Musk amplified posts on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that falsely placed the man at a confrontation involving far-right protesters sued the billionaire for defamation in a lawsuit filed Monday.

Sports News

Andrew Whitworth talks Bears on GN Sports

CHICAGO — So far in the 2023 season, the Bears are one of the teams that's been talked about a lot in the NFL, and for all the wrong reasons. The team enters their Thursday night match-up with the Commanders in Landover, Maryland last in the league at 0-4.

Eagles' Darius Slay pleads with Taylor Swift not to attend Super Bowl rematch against Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs are 2-0 with Taylor Swift in attendance, so the Philadelphia Eagles' Darius Slay does not want her in attendance during a Super Bowl rematch.

GM Preller says Melvin will be back as manager of the underwhelming Padres

Bob Melvin will be back as manager of the big-spending San Diego Padres following the most disappointing season in franchise history, general manager A.J. Preller said Wednesday.

Bears legend Dick Butkus dies at 80

The Bears, their fans, and others around the NFL are mourning the death of one of the greatest players in the history of the sport who grew up in Chicago and was a star at the University of Illinois and in a Hall of Fame career with the Chicago Bears.

Tim Wakefield, who revived his career and Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, has died at 57

BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died. He was 57.

Behind the scenes at Warriors media day with Jonathan Kuminga

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Ever wonder what it's like to be an NBA player at media day? Here's your chance to see what it looks like.

Daniel Jones sacked 10 times as Giants show little in 24-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — If there is any image that should stick in the minds of the New York Giants after being thoroughly beaten by the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night it's the sight of quarterback Daniel Jones being sacked 10 times.

Politics News

Biden administration presses forward with border wall plans in Texas, angering allies

Even as the president says the barriers don’t work, his administration says it will waive environmental laws to build them quickly.

Jordan, Scalise locked in tight race to succeed McCarthy

On to the next. Jockeying to be the next Speaker of the House is in full swing after Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) shocking ouster, with the two declared candidates — Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.

Schumer mocks a Trump speakership: ‘We’ve seen a Trump rally at the Capitol already’

The former president initially seemed to brush aside the idea of throwing his name into the race for speaker, but then said he was considering making a visit to the Capitol.

California workers will get five sick days instead of three under law signed by Newsom

The law, which takes effect in January, also increases the amount of sick leave workers can carry over into the following year.

Biden’s two-headed policy nightmare — Ukraine funding and border security

An increasingly number of lawmakers are calling for the two issues to be tied together in the next funding bill

DC prosecutors probe liberal dark money network after backlash for investigating conservative orgs

D.C.'s attorney general has launched an investigation into the most extensive Democrat dark money network in the country after facing backlash for probing its conservative counterpart.

Lawmakers consider major decisions to shape future of FAA

Soon a new leader could take over the Federal Aviation Administration, with important implications for traveling Americans.