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Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is escorted away by security after shots rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. ReutersA shot fired at Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday is being investigated as an assassination attempt against the former president and current Republican presidential candidate.American history is filled with assassination attempts on presidents and presidential candidates, and what happened in Pennsylvania is horrific but sadly not surprising.I was really shocked by how many senior US officials said after the shooting that political violence…
Federal investigators continue to investigate the shooter’s motive. Shots were fired during a rally for former President Donald Trump on Saturday., Grasping the ex-president’s ear One bystander was killed and two were seriously injured.In an Oval Office speech Sunday night, President Biden said the shooter’s motive remained unclear and urged Americans to reject politically motivated violence.”There is no place in America for this kind of violence, any kind of violence. Period. No exceptions. We cannot allow this kind of violence to become normalized,” Biden said. “The political discourse in this country has become so heated. It’s time to calm down.…
Stock Price Heatmap by FinViz.com Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:46:08 GMTThe stock market showed mixed performance today, with big moves coming from the technology sector, particularly semiconductors and consumer electronics.Technology and appliances lead the wayA heat map of trading activity today highlights the strong performance of the technology sector, with Apple (AAPL) well outperforming its peers with a 2.26% gain, signaling strong investor confidence fueled by positive news and new product announcements, while the semiconductor sector posted modest gains with Nvidia (NVDA) up 1.28% and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) up 2.04%, reflecting a recovery trend after the turmoil of recent…
I’ve spent many years covering just about every awesome light electric vehicle that has come out of China, from e-bikes and e-scooters to more obscure rides like electric three-wheelers and more. After over a decade in the digital trenches, I’ve felt mighty overdue for a firsthand look at where these fun and functional personal electric vehicles come from. So I made the trip to China and snuck my way behind the scenes at a number of factories to check out some of the biggest and most important players in the industry. If you’ve been following along already, you might have…
Family of Pakistani man held ‘hostage’ in recruitment scam in Myanmar urges authorities to release him KARACHI: The families of six Pakistanis who were allegedly held “hostage” in Myanmar by fake job scammers appealed to Pakistani authorities this week for their release, saying their loved ones were being subjected to “worst form of torture”. The Pakistani nationals’ families say they were lured with high-paying jobs in Thailand by a group of alleged Chinese con artists, but are now being forced to work 18-hour days, suffer sleep deprivation and torture, including electric shocks. Arab News could not independently confirm that the…
Four-time state legislator CB Suresh Babu has been sworn in as the new Janata Dal (S) leader in the Karnataka assembly. He replaces Union Industries Minister and Janata Dal (S) leader HD Coomaraswamy, who resigned from his seat after being elected to the Lok Sabha from Mandya constituency in the 2024 general elections.The party has also appointed two-time state legislator SL Bhojegowda as its leader in the Legislative Council. A lawyer by profession and vice-president of the Bar Council of India, he is the son of SR Lakshmaiah, a former three-time state legislator from Bilur, and brother of former Deputy…
Traditional travel agency marketAccording to a new report published by Allied Market Research titled, “Traditional Travel Agent Market Size, Share, Competitive Landscape, Trends Analysis by Service Type and Age Group: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2023-2032,” the global traditional travel agency market size is valued at $143.9 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $212.9 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 3.7% from 2023 to 2032. The global traditional travel agency market size is valued at $143.9 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $212.9 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 3.7% from…
MUMBAI: In a politically significant move, the BJP-led Maha Yuti has decided to fill up 12 vacant seats in the Legislative Council from the Governor’s quota ahead of the Legislative Assembly elections in Maharashtra. The 12 vacancies, which are due to governor’s allocations, have existed since June 2020.The ruling Maha Yuti Party’s partners – the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP – have begun taking a decision on the issue.However, it remains to be seen whether the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi will contest it. The Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled for around September-October and the Maha Yuti…
Jay Choudhury runs businesses, makes fortunes, You can’t help but contribute to the proliferation of an entire industry, even if you didn’t grow up in rural India, emigrated to the US in 1980 to study engineering and marketing, and then went on to work for tech giants IBM and Unisys.“I come from a small farming family and have no entrepreneurial experience, so did I ever think about starting a business as a child? [or] “There was never a time early in my career where I thought, ‘Oh, is that right?'” Chaudhry, the billionaire founder and CEO of cloud security company…
Syracuse, N.Y. — We’ve gathered quite the list of nominations, now it’s your turn to give your input on who belongs on the male sports Mount Rushmore of Utica Proctor athletics.Syracuse.com’s high school sports staff launched the Mount Rushmore Project to highlight the top four male and top four female athletes of all time at high schools throughout Section III. Each summer, we will select high schools to be featured as part of the project.This summer, Utica Proctor is one of six schools we are featuring, along with Baldwinsville, Hamilton, Henninger, Tully, and Westhill.Below is a list of some of…