Tag: major
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Extremists inspired by conspiracy theories pose major threat to 2024 elections, U.S. intelligence warns
U.S. intelligence agencies have identified domestic extremists with grievances rooted in election-related conspiracy theories, including beliefs in widespread voter fraud and animosity toward perceived political opponents, as the most likely threat of violence in the coming election. In a Joint Intelligence Bulletin that was not distributed publicly but was reviewed by NBC News, agents from…
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Major flood protection project in Tampa is incomplete as city braces for Hurricane Milton
Major infrastructure upgrades meant to protect Florida’s Tampa Bay area from flooding are months away from completion, as the vulnerable region braces for what could be the worst hurricane in more than a century, officials said. Hurricane Milton is expected to strike the Tampa area overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning with life-threatening storm surge…
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China state planner lays out further actions to boost economy but no new plans for major stimulus
Zheng Shanjie, chairman of China’s National Development and Reform Commission, on Tuesday pledged a raft of actions to bolster the country’s economy during a highly-anticipated press conference. But he stopped short of announcing any new major stimulus plans, underwhelming investors and weakening the rally in the mainland Chinese markets. China will speed up special purpose…
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Beirut faces heavy bombardment; Israel launches major offensive in northern Gaza
Share Morning after a sleepless night in Lebanon Reporting from Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon The headlines this morning in Lebanon told us what had kept us up all night: “One of the toughest nights on Dahiya.” For people outside Beirut; you wake up in the middle of night and you are no longer able to sleep.…
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GM halts production at two major U.S. plants due to Hurricane Helene
DETROIT — General Motors has temporarily halted vehicle production at two U.S. factories that assemble highly profitable large pickups and SUVs due to impacts to suppliers as a result of Hurricane Helene. The automaker canceled shifts Thursday and Friday at a plant in Flint, Michigan, that produces its heavy-duty trucks as well as at Arlington Assembly in…
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Consumers aren’t likely to see major shortages from port strike in the near-term
The AFBF said feedstocks that go into other food products, including soybeans, cocoa beans and sugar cane, could also be affected, but consumers aren’t likely to feel a hit from these immediately. Furniture and other manufactured goods, especially machinery like farm equipment, vehicles and auto parts, could also be disrupted, the lobbying group said. Most…
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East and Gulf Coast ports are headed for a major strike at midnight
Tens of thousands of longshoremen are likely to go on strike at the stroke of midnight, shutting down major ports along the East and Gulf Coasts and choking off deliveries of everything from produce to auto parts. Consumers aren’t likely to feel the pinch unless a walkout lasts for multiple weeks, after businesses and logistics…
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With A’s last game, Oakland says goodbye to major professional sports
The Raiders left for Los Angeles in 1982, came back to Oakland in 1995 and then uprooted for Las Vegas 2020. The Golden State Warriors moved across the bay to San Francisco’s Chase Center starting in the 2019-20 season after having played in Oakland since 1971. Oakland even briefly had an NHL team: the California…
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GLAAD finds overall decline in LGBTQ representation in major studio films
GLAAD, the LGBTQ media advocacy organization, has released its 12th annual Studio Responsibility Index tracking films released during 2023. Despite “a huge increase in LGBTQ characters who were front and center in their own narratives,” the study found the number of films with LGBTQ characters dropped in 2023. The survey looked at 256 films from…