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Following the surprise arrest in Texas of two alleged Sinaloa Cartel drug lords, three law enforcement officials said investigators believe one of the men may have tricked the other into boarding a flight to the United States.Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel boss known as “El Chapo,” and the cartel’s co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia were arrested Thursday in El Paso, U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced.Garland said in a statement that both men have previously been indicted and face “multiple charges, including operating a deadly fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking network” with ties to…

The owners of Griffin Crow Brewing Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday morning to avoid further litigation between the partners.Co-owner Scott LePage said the bankruptcy filing will not affect the operations or employees of Griffin Claw Brewing Co., which has restaurants and bar counters in Birmingham and Rochester. The bankruptcy filing will allow Griffin Claw to continue business as usual and preserve jobs, he said.”Nothing has changed. We are open, our patio is busy and we’re ready for a fun Friday night,” he said, adding that all employees and vendors are being paid. “This is an ownership disagreement.”LePage’s…

In his Oval Office speech on Wednesday, President Biden announced his support for reforming the Supreme Court “because this is crucial to our democracy.” But how? By reforming the Supreme Court, more Politicized and few It’s been politicized. The encouraging thing is that Biden appears to be on the side of people who are moving in the right direction.The Post reported that Biden had two proposals in mind before he dropped his candidacy. The first would be to create an enforceable ethics code for judges, and the second would be to impose term limits on judges. Both proposals have constitutional…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Josh Hartnett in “Oppenheimer.” Universal Josh Hartnett gained 30 pounds for his role in ‘Oppenheimer.’Co-star Matt Damon warned her it would be difficult to lose the weight once filming wrapped.”He said, ‘You’ll never get that again,'” Harnett recalled Damon telling him. Matt Damon knows a thing or two about the challenges of gaining and losing weight for a role. It’s a shame he didn’t warn co-star Josh Hartnett before deciding to gain 30 pounds to play famed physicist Ernest Lawrence in “Oppenheimer.” “He said, ‘You’ll never get that again,'”…

Apple said Friday it would voluntarily implement safeguards for its artificial intelligence (AI), joining other big tech companies including Open AI, Amazon, Google parent Alphabet and Meta in following Biden administration guidelines aimed at minimizing national security risks. In July 2023, the Biden administration announced it had secured voluntary commitments from seven major AI companies that pledged to “help advance progress toward safety, security, and transparency” of AI technology. Amazon, Anthropik, Google, Inflexion, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI were the first seven companies to endorse the administration’s initiative. Pictured above, Apple CEO Tim Cook is on the company’s campus in Cupertino,…

Jeremy Mohler/Getty Images All products and services featured are independently selected by our editors, however, Billboard may earn commission on orders placed through retail links and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. If you’ve been scrolling through TikTok, you may have noticed bubble dresses making waves. These dresses are everywhere. Bubble dresses come in both long and mini styles, making them versatile enough to wear for any occasion. The design features a round, puffy hem that resembles the shape of a bubble. Celebrities like Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande have been seen wearing bubble dresses at…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images PepsiCo said it is two-thirds of the way through its supply chain overhaul.The company has been investing in AI and automation to make production and distribution more profitable.This article is part of the “Future of Supply Chain Management” series on corporate manufacturing and distribution strategies.Media not supported by AMP.Tap for a complete mobile experience.PepsiCo Chief Operating Officer Greg Rhoden, who has spent his entire 34-year career with the snack-food giant, said he has seen more change in the past three years than he had in…

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to reporters after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Vice President’s Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC on July 25. Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris’ office on Friday denied suggestions from Israeli officials that her comments on Thursday, in which she strongly criticized Israel’s actions in the war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, could have made it harder to reach a ceasefire agreement. “We don’t know what they’re talking about,” a Harris aide told CNN, responding to a report in Israeli media citing a senior…

The new Democratic presidential candidate has arrived with memes and music that are unfamiliar to many voters.Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, walks a fine line between the younger baby boomers and the older Gen Xers. But it was Gen Z who bestowed her the title “Selfish,” after British pop icon Charlie XCX’s latest album.For a generation that automatically associates the word “brat” with spoiled brats, several outlets have explained what the term means to Gen Z. The Independent defined the word as “an icon, a symbol of authenticity and confidence in one’s own right.”The Brat meme became a social media…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shining Donald Trump Welcome to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu The Israeli leaders met face-to-face for the first time in nearly four years on Friday, repairing a political alliance crucial to both men that had been torn apart after he angered Trump by being one of the first to congratulate Joe Biden on his victory in the 2020 presidential election.Asked by reporters whether the US visit had brought progress towards a ceasefire in Gaza, Netanyahu said “I hope so,” adding that Israel was eager for an agreement.Netanyahu handed Trump a framed photograph that the Israeli leader said…