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A judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors deadlocked in the murder trial of Karen Reed, a Massachusetts woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend in 2022.The decision came on the fifth day of deliberations after a nine-week trial in a suburban Boston court where Reed’s lawyers argued the killing of John O’Keefe, 46, was a cover-up by law enforcement officials. Prosecutors had argued that Reed, 44, and O’Keefe had a tumultuous relationship that culminated when O’Keefe, a financial analyst, rammed her boyfriend with her Lexus SUV on Jan. 29, 2022, leaving him dead.Karen Reed and her attorney, David…

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Appalachian Highlands Women’s Business Center (AppH-WBC) hit the ground running just two weeks ago with Blair Roberts taking the helm. “I’m trying to get myself comfortable and trained so I can help clients who ask for help,” Roberts told News Channel 11. Where can you set off fireworks in the Tri-Cities? Kingsport Chamber of Commerce leaders announced in April that they had secured a grant to open the area’s first women’s entrepreneurship center, and so far, Roberts said she’s noticed a big demand for her services. “A lot of the women that I’ve spoken to,…

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Six Flags and Cedar Fair completed their merger on Monday.The combined company’s portfolio now consists of 42 theme parks, water parks and resort properties throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.The combined company will be worth an estimated $8 billion.Regional theme park giants Six Flags and Cedar Fair completed their merger Monday, creating the largest amusement park operator in North America, according to a press release.”Our entire team is eager to celebrate this important milestone and embark on the next chapter of our journey to provide millions of guests across North America with unparalleled family entertainment filled with fun, thrills…

“Our European partners see the challenges in Asia, on the other side of the world, as relevant to them, and similarly, our Asian partners see the challenges in Europe, on the other side of the world, as relevant to them,” Blinken said.He noted that in a joint statement last year, NATO and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, “What is happening in Europe could happen tomorrow in Asia,” in reference to Russia’s war in Ukraine.Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea are NATO’s partners in the Indo-Pacific region and will take part in the summit, which begins on July 9.…

Raipur: The Indian National Congress’s inquiry committee, currently conducting an in-depth investigation into the party’s disappointing performance in the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, convened its fourth and final meeting at Rajiv Bhawan in Raipur on Monday to analyse the electoral defeat. During the deliberations, an anonymous letter was circulated placing the blame for the election defeat squarely on former Prime Minister Bhupesh Baghel. Addressed to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, the letter blamed Baghel’s arrogance as the main reason for the party’s defeat. Despite these serious allegations, no official response has been issued by the Congress till date.The letter also criticised other…

As the demand for AI chips increases with the popularity of large language models, so does the demand for computing memory. In response to this demand, South Korea’s SK Hynix, which supplies memory chips to AI vendors such as Nvidia, said it plans to invest about $75 billion in AI chips through 2028. The move on June 30 comes after South Korea announced last month that it would begin providing financial assistance totaling about $19 billion to affected chipmakers. SK Hynix plans to invest about 80% of the $75 billion in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips. High-bandwidth memory chips consume less…

A Chinese civilian rocket carried out an unscheduled flight over the weekend.Beijing-based Space Pioneer conducted a “static ignition” test of the first stage of its new Tianlong-3 rocket on Sunday (June 30) in Gongyi, a city of about 800,000 people in central China’s Henan Province. Space Pioneer briefly ignited the stage’s engines while the rocket remained anchored to the launch pad — as it was meant to do anyway — but the anchoring mechanism failed on Sunday, sending the rocket hurtling off in a dramatic and frightening surprise mission.Wow. Apparently this is a static test launch of the first stage…

Coach Gregg Berhalter will be forced to make changes to his starting lineup for the first time in the Copa America after Tim Weah was suspended for the U.S.’ 2-1 loss to Panama. The team came into this match with the same lineup after their win over Bolivia, so Panama was expected to dominate, but soccer can be entertaining at times. The U.S. now faces a win-or-lose scenario against Panama. Uruguay Even if they win, there’s no guarantee they’ll advance to the Copa America quarterfinals, making this a crucial match for coach Gregg Berhalter’s future. Regarding who will replace Ware,…

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