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Stop & Shop cyber incident leaves some shelves empty ahead of Thanksgiving
A “cybersecurity issue” has left some Stop & Shop and Hannaford grocery stores in the Northeast with their shelves bare for nearly two weeks, just a week before the Thanksgiving holiday. The grocery stores’ parent company, Ahold Delhaize, of the Netherlands, said in a statement on Nov. 8 that it was experiencing a “cybersecurity issue…
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Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post’s decision to stop presidential endorsements days before election
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire Amazon founder who owns The Washington Post, defended the newspaper’s decision to stop endorsing presidential candidates, arguing in part that the move is a way to shore up credibility and combat perceptions of political bias. “Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election. No undecided voters in Pennsylvania…
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‘We have to stop getting so offended’
Sen. JD Vance said Monday that while he hadn’t heard the racist jokes made by a comedian at his running mate’s New York City rally the previous night, he thinks Americans need to “stop getting so offended.” “I’m just — I’m so over it,” Vance said after an NBC News reporter asked about the inflammatory remarks…
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Shanghai puts a stop to spooky season
HONG KONG — Police in Shanghai were out in force over the weekend to crack down on Halloween festivities, amid concerns that revelers would once again turn up in costumes considered politically sensitive. Last year huge crowds turned out to celebrate Halloween around Julu Road, in the heart of China’s financial capital. It was the…
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Dozens of casualties after truck slams into bus stop near Tel Aviv
Israel’s emergency services are treating dozens of casualties after a truck rammed into a bus as it was dropping of passengers at a bus stop near Glilot military base north of Tel Aviv on Sunday morning. A spokesperson for Israel’s police force said a preliminary investigation indicated that the truck collided with passengers as well…
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Election 2024 live updates: Harris, Walz to visit churches; Trump to stop at a McDonald's
Election 2024 live updates: Harris, Walz to visit churches; Trump to stop at a McDonald’s
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Ron DeSantis battles his onetime ally in a bid to stop marijuana legalization in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The last time Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was fighting former President Donald Trump, he had one of the most powerful operatives in Republican politics punching alongside him. But now, as Trump lines up against DeSantis in a battle over a high-profile ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in Florida, the governor’s old ally,…
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Joe Biden says Israel should stop strikes on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon
The Iranian president’s latest stop in a diplomatic drive aimed at blunting Israel’s promised attacks was a meeting today with Russian President Putin in Turkmenistan. “Relations with Iran are a priority for us,” the Kremlin said, as it released video of the two leaders together. “We work together actively in the international arena, and our…
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Sen. Warren and Rep. Dean demand food and beverage CEOs stop ‘shrinkflation’
Two Democratic lawmakers are demanding that some of the biggest food and beverage companies stop engaging in “shrinkflation” — the practice of reducing product sizes while charging prices that are the same or higher. In pointed letters, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania accused General Mills, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo of…
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‘No challenges can stop China’s progress,’ Xi Jinping says in 75th anniversary speech
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that no challenges can stop the country from moving forward and reiterated Beijing’s reunification aims with Taiwan. He was speaking at a reception commemorating the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, which was founded on Oct. 1, 1949. “The path ahead will definitely see challenges,” Xi said,…