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  • Idaho lawmakers approve bill that would allow execution by firing squad

    Idaho lawmakers approve bill that would allow execution by firing squad

     

    Idaho lawmakers approved a bill Monday that would allow execution by firing squad, according to the legislature’s website.

    ​Idaho lawmakers approved a bill Monday that would allow execution by firing squad, according to the legislature’s website. 

  • Missouri AG seeks to restrict gender-affirming care for minors

    Missouri AG seeks to restrict gender-affirming care for minors

     

    Missouri’s Republican attorney general is seeking to implement an emergency regulation to restrict gender-affirming care for minors.

    ​Missouri’s Republican attorney general is seeking to implement an emergency regulation to restrict gender-affirming care for minors. 

  • Why some Iranian Americans have mixed feelings about this year’s Nowruz

    Why some Iranian Americans have mixed feelings about this year’s Nowruz

     

    Every spring, Mona Gorjestani eagerly awaits the arrival of Nowruz.

    ​Every spring, Mona Gorjestani eagerly awaits the arrival of Nowruz. 

  • Google begins rolling out its ChatGPT rival

    Google begins rolling out its ChatGPT rival

     

    Google is opening up access to Bard, its new AI chatbot tool that directly competes with ChatGPT.

    ​Google is opening up access to Bard, its new AI chatbot tool that directly competes with ChatGPT. 

  • TikTok says it has 150 million US users amid renewed calls for a ban

    TikTok says it has 150 million US users amid renewed calls for a ban

     

    TikTok now has 150 million monthly active users in the United States, CEO Shou Chew confirmed on Tuesday, in a clear attempt to highlight the platform’s vast and growing reach in the country amid renewed calls for a ban.

    ​TikTok now has 150 million monthly active users in the United States, CEO Shou Chew confirmed on Tuesday, in a clear attempt to highlight the platform’s vast and growing reach in the country amid renewed calls for a ban. 

  • Lawmakers say TikTok is a national security threat, but evidence remains unclear

    Lawmakers say TikTok is a national security threat, but evidence remains unclear

     

    As TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew prepares for his first congressional grilling on Thursday, much of the focus will undoubtedly be on the short-form video app’s potential national security risks.

    ​As TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew prepares for his first congressional grilling on Thursday, much of the focus will undoubtedly be on the short-form video app’s potential national security risks. 

  • Credit Suisse’s gold bars, hats and bags are cropping up in online stores

    Credit Suisse’s gold bars, hats and bags are cropping up in online stores

     

    Hats, bags and gold bars emblazoned with Credit Suisse’s logo are being sold on resale sites, having popped up mere hours after the 167-year-old bank was saved from collapse by rival UBS.

    ​Hats, bags and gold bars emblazoned with Credit Suisse’s logo are being sold on resale sites, having popped up mere hours after the 167-year-old bank was saved from collapse by rival UBS. 

  • JPMorgan is advising First Republic on another potential lifeline, sources say

    JPMorgan is advising First Republic on another potential lifeline, sources say

     

    JPMorgan Chase’s investment bank has been hired to advise First Republic as the embattled regional bank tries to ease concerns about its financial condition, people familiar with the matter told CNN.

    ​JPMorgan Chase’s investment bank has been hired to advise First Republic as the embattled regional bank tries to ease concerns about its financial condition, people familiar with the matter told CNN. 

  • Google suspends Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo over malware

    Google suspends Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo over malware

     

    Google has suspended Pinduoduo, a popular Chinese budget shopping app, from its Play Store after finding malware in versions of the app.

    ​Google has suspended Pinduoduo, a popular Chinese budget shopping app, from its Play Store after finding malware in versions of the app. 

  • Crews in California brace for more flooding as another atmospheric river approaches

    Crews in California brace for more flooding as another atmospheric river approaches

     

    California state emergency officials are positioning crews across several counties to brace for more damaging floods as another atmospheric river is set to slam storm-fatigued California Tuesday, threatening to whip up hurricane force winds and deluge the state with more rain and snow.

    ​California state emergency officials are positioning crews across several counties to brace for more damaging floods as another atmospheric river is set to slam storm-fatigued California Tuesday, threatening to whip up hurricane force winds and deluge the state with more rain and snow.