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Merrilee Cassidy/Cape Cod Times/USA Today Network Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Air Station Cape Cod on July 20, 2024. CNN — Kamala Harris drew some of the fiercest reactions she’s received in years after defending Joe Biden and slamming Donald Trump at a fundraiser in Provincetown, Massachusetts on Saturday afternoon. The vice president did not directly address the turmoil facing his running mate, George H. W. Bush, whom he called “our president” and “one of the most important presidents in American history,” but he spoke of the anxiety spreading among the white tents in the shadow of the Pilgrim…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Passengers queue at counters at Hong Kong International Airport as a system failure causes airline operations to be suspended. Tyrone Siu/Reuters A global IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike update disrupted air travel, banking and television.Microsoft is 8.5 million Machines using Windows software I was influenced.Experts say the blackouts could cause billions of dollars in damages around the world and take weeks to resolve. An update issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused a global IT outage on Friday, causing widespread disruptions to air travel, banking services and even television…
LUCKNOW: With an eye on the upcoming Maharashtra elections, a delegation of SP legislators has been camping in the state since Friday. The delegation, led by SP’s Maharashtra unit chief and sitting MLA Abu Azmi, met Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday. Though the reason for the delegation’s visit to Maharashtra was “officially” to attend a special felicitation ceremony organised by the party’s Maharashtra unit on Friday, reports suggest the visit was aimed at giving the legislators a first-hand feel of the state’s political battleground and preparing them for an aggressive campaign for the state assembly polls. The…
Carrie Bradshaw’s style has been inspiring us for decades, and I’m adding her latest look to the list of memorable outfits. Sarah Jessica Parker was spotted on set of season 3. And just like that… She is wearing a really big black hat with white tassels and a white lace dress with an off-white fringe sweater over it and a black crossbody bag. I don’t usually walk around town in high heels or a loud hat, but I love her white lace dress. Jose Perez/Bauer Griffin/GC Images A white lace dress can be worn for any occasion, depending on how…
So far this year, China has seen imports of most major commodities increase, except for crude oil.China’s purchases of LNG, coal, copper and iron ore surged year-on-year in the first half of the year despite a continuing property crisis and a sluggish economy, even as second-quarter growth fell short of expectations, disappointing market bulls. If the Chinese economy is weaker than expected, why is it importing more goods that are generally seen as an indicator of economic health?The answer may be that Chinese people tend to stock up on goods at low prices, says Reuters columnist Clyde Russell.In the first…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Secret Service agents are looking after former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Several questions remain regarding Donald Trump’s injuries following the assassination attempt.Ronny L. Jackson, Trump’s former White House physician, said in a statement that the injury was caused by a gunshot.He added that the bullet was “within a quarter of an inch of entering his head.” President Donald Trump’s former White House physician said the former president was shot during an assassination attempt, with the bullet coming close to…
Emily Ratajowski Arrive on Friday with the ultimate off-duty look.When she returned home, presumably from the airport, Black Rimowa carry-on suitcase The model showed off her comfortable travel style with a red leather weekender bag. Farmer’s Daughter Chic “I woke up like this,” she said, wearing a loose white T-shirt and white boxer shorts, the latter of which looked more like underwear than bottoms. Of course, Ratajowski pulled off the look with ease, thanks in part to her modeling career and, more importantly, her accessories. GothamTo accessorize her all-white outfit, she layered on gold jewelry: gold hoops in her ears,…
The cascading computer outages that grounded planes, crippled hospitals and disrupted vital public services laid bare just how dependent the global economy is on a single company: Microsoft.Regulators and lawmakers from all political stripes have sounded the alarm, saying the massive outage that crippled Windows shows the dangers of concentrating so much power in one company that runs governments, businesses and critical infrastructure around the world.The outages rippled around the world, with credit card systems down in Australia, airlines in India handing out handwritten tickets and US courts postponing hearings including those in Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes case.…
New Delhi: The death of over 50 security forces personnel in Jammu since August 2021 has brought into focus one of the most crucial parts of counter-terrorism operations – generation of reliable intelligence. The need for it has become urgent following a surge in terror operations led by the China-Pakistan axis that are disrupting life and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir and creating addiction and violence in Punjab and other parts of the country through narcotics smuggling. The Sunday Guardian spoke to several people involved in one way or another in the effort to eradicate terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir…
Given the fact that Joel Embiid just became a U.S. citizen in 2022 and will be making his U.S. national team debut at the Paris Olympics, it seems a bit odd that he would 1) criticize the team’s chances of winning and 2) suggest that the team’s best players are past their prime. But that’s exactly what it appears to be.Joel Embiid’s comments are a bit oddAs always, context is key. The U.S. team enters this summer’s Paris Olympics holding the record for most gold medals in men’s basketball with 16. In that sense, it’s fair to say the U.S.…