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Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired air defense batteries early Friday morning after reports of explosions near the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. It remained unclear if the country was under attack. However, tensions remain high in the wider Middle East after Iran’s unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel. One government official suggested sites may have been targeted by drones. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comme
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Gun makers urge US Supreme Court to hear appeal in Mexico's lawsuit
U.S. gun manufacturers on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court hear their challenge to Mexico's $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold them responsible for facilitating the trafficking of firearms to violent drug cartels across the U.S.-Mexico border. Eight companies including Smith & Wesson Brands and Sturm, Ruger & Co in a petition argued that a lower court wrongly concluded the case qualified for an exception to a U.S. law that grants the firearms industry broad protection from lawsuits over t
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Why a deluge of Chinese-made drugs is hard to curb
Thousands of Chinese companies are making synthetic opioids and shipping them around the world.
7 min read - BusinessBBC
Can TikTok's owner afford to lose its killer app?
Sell or be banned - TikTok's US operations, by some estimates, could fetch up to $100bn.
7 min read - NewsThe Canadian Press
India starts voting in the world's largest election as Modi seeks a third term as prime minister
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country's leader. The voters began queuing up at polling stations hours before they were allowed in at 7 a.m. in the first 21 states to hold votes, from the Himalayan mountains to the tropical Andaman Islands. Nearly 970 million voters — more tha
5 min read - NewsBBC
Trump criminal case: Full 12-person jury seated in Manhattan
The trial, the first ever in which an ex-US president is the defendant, may see opening arguments on Monday.
5 min read - TechnologyThe Canadian Press
Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AI
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables, the company said Thursday. It's part of a broader plan to integrate artificial intelligence more widely throughout the company. In a letter to employees, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the changes will “turbocharge the Android and Chrome ecosystems” while helping to spur innovation. The decision w
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