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President Joe Biden spoke from the Oval Office on Sunday, a rare presidential address reserved for the most solemn of occasions, calling for Americans to come together and ease political tensions in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Here’s what else you need to know: Biden’s speech: The president condemned political violence, saying, “Disagreements are inevitable, and American democracy is part of human nature, but politics must never become a literal battlefield or, pray to God, a killing field.” He warned against the normalization of such violence and urged…
Temperatures are starting to drop in Kern heading into next week, with Bakersfield expected to remain above 100 degrees all next week before dropping to a low of 101 degrees on Wednesday.Bakersfield’s high temperature on Sunday was 103 degrees and its low was 77. Similar temperatures are expected in the Valley on Monday. Temperatures in Kern on Monday are expected to reach a high of 108 degrees in the desert and a low of 89 degrees in the mountains. The high temperature in the Kern River Valley will be 99 degrees.While the extreme heat warning has been lifted across the…
Subhash Sharma, 50, on Friday received a distressing message from an unexpected place after activating a duplicate SIM card for his missing son.Harsh Nagotra, in his early 20s, went missing on June 11 from his hometown of Julian in Jammu. On Friday, his father Subhash saw several WhatsApp messages sent to Harsh’s number on four consecutive days from an unknown person in Pakistan. The messages said that Harsh’s body had been found in a canal across the border and was buried there. Police suspect that Harsh had jumped into the Chenab River to his death. Subhash has now sought Prime…
Rochester restaurant and food truck Petit Poutinerie was recently featured in a USA TODAY article showcasing America’s favorite fries, which included nearly two dozen varieties from eateries in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida and several other states.Elizabeth Clapp, co-founder and co-owner of the restaurant, said she is thrilled to be gaining national recognition.”So many friends and family have reached out,” she says. “Rochester is such a close-knit community, and I’m happy to be able to make these simple, homey dishes that complement our amazing Finger Lakes Cheese Curds a part of the local pride.”Gannett newsrooms conducted a poll on…
A security guard helps fans waiting to enter the stadium before the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia, Sunday, July 14, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynn Sladky)Argentina, the reigning World Cup and Copa America champions, and Colombia, unbeaten in 28 games since 2022, will face off in the 2024 Copa America final on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.The game kicked off at approximately 9:15 pm ET after fans flooded the gates, delaying the originally scheduled 8 pm start.Colombia’s unbeaten streak continued all the way to the final, where they won two, drew one…
In the first part of the series , we spoke about Pakistan’s first Nobel laureate Prof. Abdus Salam. We learned about the man of science who took pride in being a Muslim but how his country did not consider him one. From his story, we also understood how science lost to politics and religion in Pakistan.While calling it the “biggest tragedy”, Pakistani scientist Pervez Hoodbhoy insisted that the country prioritised religion over science. “Everything is joined up with religion and that I think has been Pakistan’s tragedy and of course, I wish more people thought in these terms, whenever you…
President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Americans to “de-escalate political tensions” in a speech from the Oval Office, the day after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.”We are friends, we are colleagues, we are citizens, and above all, we are fellow Americans. We must come together,” he said. “There is never any place in America for this kind of violence, any kind of violence. There are no exceptions. We cannot allow this violence to become the norm.””Disagreements are inevitable in our American democracy. They’re part of human nature,” Biden said, urging…
President Joe Biden on July 14 warned of the risk of political violence in the United States following Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, saying “it’s time to calm things down.”In a prime-time address to the nation from the Oval Office, Biden said political passions would flare but “we must never let this descend into violence.” Read also | Trump assassination plot: America’s violent rhetoric “brings it on itself””There is no place in America for this kind of violence, any kind of violence. Never. Period. No exceptions. We cannot allow this kind of violence to be normalized,” Biden…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Alphabet is nearing a deal to acquire cybersecurity startup Wizz for $23 billion, according to the WSJ.The tech giant is in advanced talks to acquire the startup, according to sources at The Wall Street Journal.Wiz was founded in 2020 and a year later has become one of the fastest growing startups. Google unit Alphabet is nearing a deal to buy four-year-old cloud cybersecurity startup Wizz for about $23 billion, sources familiar with the talks told The Wall Street…
Jeffrey MooreJeffrey Moore Over the past 50 years, Geoffrey Moore has made a name for himself as an original thinker and visionary. Moore has lived through cycles of technology-driven change, and his life’s work has focused on market trends surrounding disruptive innovation. This wasn’t the obvious path for Moore, who earned a BA in American Literature from Stanford University, a PhD in English Literature from the University of Washington, and taught at a university as an English professor. This was all before Moore found his niche in marketing consulting. Moore worked for Regis McKenna Inc, a technology marketing pioneer that…