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Global glitch: Swaths of internet go down after cloud outage
Jun 08, 2021 by Rick Watts
LONDON (AP) — Dozens of websites briefly went offline around the globe Tuesday, including CNN, The New York Times and Britain’s government home page, after an outage at the cloud service Fastly, illustrating how vital…
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Bezos plans to go to space aboard Blue Origin flight in July
Jun 07, 2021 by Rick Watts
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP News - Jeff Bezos will be aboard for Blue Origin’s first human space flight next month. In an Instagram post early Monday, Bezos said he, his brother, and the winner of an ongoing…
US adds 559K jobs as firms still struggle to fill positions
Jun 04, 2021 by Rick Watts
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a modest 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from April’s sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to find enough workers as the…
Talk of Trump 2024 run builds as legal pressure intensifies
Jun 03, 2021 by Rick Watts
By JILL COLVIN WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was calling into yet another friendly radio show when he was asked, as he often is, whether he’s planning a comeback bid for the White House. “We…
Charges after US Capitol insurrection roil far-right groups
Jun 02, 2021 by Rick Watts
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER AP - Former President Donald Trump’s lies about a stolen 2020 election united right-wing supporters, conspiracy theorists and militants on Jan. 6, but the aftermath of the insurrection is roiling two…
UN watchdog: Access to key Iranian data lacking since Feb 23
Jun 01, 2021 by Rick Watts
By KIYOKO METZLER and DAVID RISING VIENNA (AP) — The United Nations’ atomic watchdog hasn’t been able to access data important to monitoring Iran’s nuclear program since late February when the Islamic Republic started restricting…
Biden commemorates war dead at Arlington National Cemetery
May 31, 2021 by Rick Watts
By CALVIN WOODWARD ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden honored America’s war dead at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day by laying a wreath at the hallowed burial ground. The president was joined on…
GOP blocks bipartisan probe of deadly Jan. 6 riot at Capitol
May 28, 2021 by Rick Watts
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Friday blocked creation of a bipartisan panel to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, turning aside the independent investigation in…
Senate hits snag on vote for Jan. 6 Capitol riot commission
May 28, 2021 by Rick Watts
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate pushed action into Friday on a bill to create an independent commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by…
Biden orders more intel investigation of COVID-19 origin
May 27, 2021 by Rick Watts
By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any possibility the trail might lead to…
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