London— Catherine, the Princess of Wales, or Kate, as she’s known to most of the world, was back at her home in Windsor, England on Monday and “making good progress” in her recovery from abdominal surgery, Kensington Palace said in a statement. The nature of the future queen’s medical procedure has not been revealed, but the palace announced on Jan. …
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is looking into running for president as a Libertarian, since he still faces significant hurdles in gaining ballot access in the vast majority of states as an independent candidate. “That’s something that we’re looking at,” he told CNN’s Michael Smerconish Monday, in response to a question about whether he’d consider a Libertarian bid. “We …
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X has disabled Taylor Swift-related searches on its platform in an attempt to curb the spread of fake pornographic images in the likeness of the singer that began circulating on social media last week. Since last Sunday, searches for “Taylor Swift” on X have returned the error message, “Oops, something went wrong.” X blocked the search term after pledging to …
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Walmart said its store managers can now earn up to $400,000 annually, with the company announcing on Monday that it will give $20,000 in stock grants each year to Supercenter managers. “We ask our managers to own their roles and act like owners — and now, they’ll literally be owners,” said Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner in a video posted …
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E. Jean Carroll, a writer who accused former President Donald Trump of sexual assault and was awarded $83.3 million in damages on Friday for defamatory statements, says she believes the jury was sending a message with their verdict. “I think they said ‘enough,'” Carroll said in an interview on “CBS Mornings” on Monday. “Enough saying horrible, slimy, terrible things about …
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Major corporations in the media, retail and technology sectors have conducted mass layoffs to trim costs as they invest in AI, and after bulking up workforces during the pandemic. High interest rates are also contributing to layoffs at tech companies, in particular. A number of companies across sectors kicked off 2024 by announcing they are slashing jobs on the heels …
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Japanese flight controllers re-established contact with the robotic SLIM lunar lander Saturday, eight days after the spacecraft tipped over and lost power as it was touching down on Jan. 19, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced Sunday. An engine malfunction moments before landing caused the Smart Landing for Investigating (the) Moon, or SLIM, spacecraft to drift to one side during …
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Washington — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, who announced the group’s endorsement of President Biden for reelection last week, explained why the union endorsed Mr. Biden, noting a “very clear difference” between him and former President Donald Trump. “One of them, President Biden, has always been on the American worker and stood with the American worker and he proved …
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(CBS DETROIT) –The grand re-opening ceremony at the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills marked the historic transformation of its core exhibit. The event also showed the importance of remembering the Holocaust. As Edith Kozlowski, a Holocaust survivor, took the stage to celebrate the Zekelman Holocaust Center’s exhibits, she and others who lived through that horrific time, were present to …
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HUDSON – A German rail car from 1913 that was used to transport Holocaust victims sits on display at the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, showing a dark chapter of human history. “Well, it’s important people that understand what the Holocaust is all about. I mean it was the ultimate discrimination when six million Jews were put to death. And …
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