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- Associated Press
No sign of widespread lead exposure from Maui wildfires, Hawaii health officials say
Lead screening conducted on west Maui residents after last summer's devastating wildfires showed no widespread exposure to the toxic metal, Hawaii health officials said Thursday. Blood samples were taken from 557 people after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century ripped through the town of Lahaina, killing 101 people. Just 27 people's screening results came out positive, and subsequent testing showed 15 of them did not have elevated blood lead levels and were determined to have had a false positive, the state health department said.
ReutersApple apologizes for iPad Pro 'Crush' ad, Ad Age says
An Apple spokesperson declined to comment but directed inquiries to the Ad Age report. The advertisement titled "Crush" has over a million views on Apple's YouTube channel and was shared by CEO Tim Cook on social media platform X. It shows a variety of creative tools and objects such as a camera, guitar, piano and paint being destroyed by an industrial crusher.
- Kansas City Star
8 GOP candidates can’t run as Republicans, MO judge rules. They’d refused morals test
“What this means is that no one but the party gets to decide who runs on that party’s ticket.”
- Investor's Business Daily
Dow Jones Futures Rise; Nvidia Chipmaker Taiwan Semi On Tap With 5 AI Stocks Near Buy Points
The Dow rose for a seventh straight session Thursday. Nvidia chipmaker Taiwan Semi reports sales Friday with AI stocks near buy points.
- BBC
Africa's week in pictures: 3-9 May 2024
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
- Business Insider
JP Morgan's Mary Callahan Erdoes says 'curiosity' will be the most important human trait in the age of AI
JPMorgan's Mary Callahan Erdoes told Business Insider that there's potential in AI but that employees will have ask the right questions to harness it.
- The Independent
Trump turns to oil industry for $1bn towards campaign as they draft executive orders for him to sign
The call for donations comes after Mr Trump struggled to make a bond payment in New York earlier this year
- MLB.com
Giants vs. Rockies Highlights
Charlie Blackmon and the Rockies defeat Michael Conforto and the Giants, 9-1
- The Daily Beast
Mysterious Fraudsters Are Exploiting the Plot to Kill Zelensky
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyWhen the Ukrainian government announced it had foiled an assassination plot against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other top officials, Russian disinformation operatives got to work.The plot was simple, according to the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU): The suspects—two colonels in the State Security Administration—had plans to off Zelensky, as well as SBU Chief Vasily Malyuk and the chief Ukrainian military intelligence offi
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-Target to cut LGBTQ Pride month products from some stores after backlash, Bloomberg
Target is planning to cut LGBTQ-themed merchandise from some of its stores during Pride Month this June, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, after a backlash hit sales of the retailer last year. Target plans to offer the full assortment of the merchandise online but is examining store-level data to decide which physical locations will carry the products, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Target is likely to stock the products in about half of its nearly 2,000 stores in the U.S., the report said.
- USA TODAY
'Young Sheldon' tragedy: George Cooper's death is flawed father's 'Big Bang' redemption
Just a week before the series finale, George Cooper Sr.'s "Young Sheldon" death is a life-changing shock to Sheldon Cooper and TV fans. What happened?
- BANG Showbiz
Modern actors take themselves too seriously, says Ian McShane
Ian McShane believes actors have changed their approach to how they work.
- BANG Showbiz
Kristen Doute: I still want to have a baby
Kristen Doute has revealed that she's keen to start trying to have a baby again.
- BANG Showbiz
Kris Jenner doesn't plan to retire
TV star Kris Jenner has revealed that she won't retire anytime soon.
- BANG Showbiz
Woody Harrelson and Ted Danson launch a podcast series
Woody Harrelson and Ted Danson have joined forces to create 'Where Everybody Knows Your Name'.
- LA Times
L.A. County to offer discounted home internet to lower-income residents in some neighborhoods
Years in the making, L.A. County's Community Broadband Network is set to launch this year in East L.A., South L.A. and Boyle Heights.
- Reuters
Dollar nurses losses after another set of soft jobs data
The U.S. dollar had a soft tone in early Asian trading on Friday after losing ground overnight to the euro and sterling on the back of U.S. data showing further signs of a cooling labour market and hence higher odds of Fed rate cuts this year. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar was trading at 155.39 yen, down from highs of 155.95 hit in the previous session. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, was flat at 105.25.
- The Independent
Four flight attendants arrested for smuggling $8m in drug money from NYC to Caribbean
The defendants smuggled large amounts of illicit money linked to the sale of narcotics, including fentanyl, from the US and took advantage of airport security checkpoints by using their ‘trusted positions as flight attendants’
- KSBW - Monterey Videos
Another sunny beautiful day expected for Friday
Another sunny beautiful day is expected for Friday
- The Canadian Press
Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve air safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires. The bipartisan bill, which comes after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports, would boost the number of air traffic controllers, improve safety standards and make it easier for customers to get refunds after flights are delayed or canceled. It passed the Senate 88-4.