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Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:57:58 EDT

Global Smartphone Market Set to Rebound in 2024, Report Says

Global smartphone shipments are expected to rebound 3% this year as easing inflation aids a demand recovery in emerging markets and the integration of generative AI attracts buyers to premium devices, a report by Counterpoint Research said on Thursday. Global shipments had...


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:55:06 EDT

Pope, Looking Strong, Washes Feet of 12 Women at Rome Prison from His Wheelchair

Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison during a Holy Thursday ritual meant to emphasize his vocation of service and humility.The 87-year-old Francis performed the ritual from his wheelchair, after recent ailments have compounded his...


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:53:12 EDT

Trump Pays Respects to Slain NYPD Officer

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday paid his respects to NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, who was killed on duty earlier this week.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:24:22 EDT

Speaker to Senate: Announce Trial Date for Mayorkas

House impeachment managers and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday requesting that the Senate schedule an impeachment trial for DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:03:29 EDT

DOD Funding for Gaza Peacekeeping Force Under Discussion

Preliminary talks are taking place in the Biden administration about ways to stabilize the peace in post-war Gaza, including a proposal for the Pentagon to fund a Palestinian peacekeeping team or a multinational option that would not include U.S. troops.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:53:56 EDT

Bernardo Arévalo: Invest in Guatemala to Deter Migration

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo told CBS News in a recent interview that the United States should invest more money into his country in order to deter migration.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:40:30 EDT

Rep. Meuser: Biden's Bridge Funding Vow 'Outrageous'

Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., slammed President Joe Biden for promising that the federal government will pay to replace the Francis Scott Key Bridge.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:18:11 EDT

Former Prosecutor: Fla. Judge Could Block Jack Smith in Trump Case

Former prosecutor Bill Shipley said U.S. District Court judge Aileen Cannon could hamper special counsel Jack Smith's case against Donald Trump by blocking him from using evidence against the former president.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:54:16 EDT

Xi: 'No Force Can Stop China's Technological Progress'

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte attempts to restrict China's access to technology will not stop the country's advance.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:37:48 EDT

Rep. Sherrill: Bar Trump From Classified Docs Access

Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., introduced legislation Thursday to prevent federal officeholders and those seeking to hold federal office from access to classified information if they have been charged with specific criminal offenses, The Hill reported.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:11:00 EDT

Judge Questions Hunter Biden's Ask to Dismiss Tax Charges

A U.S. judge gave a skeptical reception on Wednesday to an attempt by President Joe Biden's son Hunter to dismiss his criminal tax-evasion case on the grounds that he was selectively targeted for prosecution due to political pressure.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:50:35 EDT

Fallen Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Gets 25 Years

Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud that unraveled with the collapse of FTX, once one of the world's most popular platforms for exchanging digital currency.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:34:49 EDT

SF Mayoral Candidate: Send in National Guard to Fight Drugs

San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Farrell floated the idea Thursday of sending in the National Guard to address the fentanyl overdose crisis by fighting the city's downtown drug markets.The proposal is the latest instance of the Democrat venture capitalist trying to...


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:29:14 EDT

Surge of Arrests at Northern Border Alarms GOP

U.S. federal agents along the Canadian border are on pace to arrest more than 14,000 illegal immigrants in fiscal year 2024, a number that would shatter the record of 10,000 set just last year.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:22:01 EDT

Josh Kushner, Karlie Kloss to Revive Life Magazine

Entrepreneur and model Karlie Kloss, along with her husband, billionaire investor Joshua Kushner, will be reviving LIFE magazine, which stopped regular publication over two decades ago.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:21:02 EDT

Cases of STIs More Than Doubled in Older Adults

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise among adults 55 and older. The rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis for this age group more than doubled in the U.S. over the 10-year period from...


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:09:00 EDT

Strategist Karl Rove: GOP Senate Majority in Reach

Republicans have a clear shot at claiming a majority in the upper chamber, GOP strategist Karl Rove predicted.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:48:41 EDT

Democrats Mull Protecting Speaker for Ukraine Aid

As Congress departs Washington to begin their spring recess, many Democrats see circling the wagons around Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., as their best hope in salvaging aid for Ukraine, the Hill reported Thursday.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:14:01 EDT

Judge to Hear Trump Motion to Dismiss Ga. Election Case

The charges against former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize political speech and advocacy conduct that the First Amendment protects, his lawyers argued in a court filing challenging the indictment.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:18:52 EDT

Trump to Press Biden on Policing, Crime at Slain Officer's Wake

Donald Trump attended Thursday's wake for a New York City police officer gunned down in the line of duty, in keeping with his focus as presumptive Republican presidential nominee on the nation's problem with crime.