Family and friends are mourning the loss of prominent Sacramento criminal attorney Donald Heller, who died Wednesday at the age of 79. He's perhaps best known for authoring the 1978 ballot measure that expanded the types of offenses for which the death penalty could be imposed. Heller later actively opposed the death penalty.
Who knew what Taylor Swift's latest era would bring? “The Tortured Poets Department,” here Friday, is an amalgamation of all of the above, reflecting the artist who — at the peak of her powers — has spent the last few years re-recording her life’s work and touring its material, filtered through synth-pop anthems, breakup ballads, provocative and matured considerations. In moments, her 11th album feels like a bloodletting: A cathartic purge after a major heartbreak delivered through an ascendant vocal run, an elegiac verse, or mobile, synthesized productions that underscore the powers of Swift's storytelling.
Taylor's Threads account, and her first post, are going live around midnight.
The Biden administration's threat to impose more tariffs on China is the latest election-year signal that frostier relations with China are likely to follow regardless of who wins the U.S. presidency. U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday to call for higher tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum products, and top administration officials have signaled those are unlikely to be his last salvo against China this election season. This week, the administration also launched an investigation into what it said were China's attempts to dominate the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries.
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CBS comedy "Ghosts" stirs the souls with the return of missing hippie spirit Flower and Hetty's tragic backstory. Here's what happened.
Shares of Infosys fell as much as 2.9% on Friday, a day after India's No.2 software services exporter forecast annual revenue below expectations, raising doubts over predictions of early recovery in the sector. Larger rival Tata Consultancy Services is up 2.3%, while the Nifty IT services index is down 5.7%. Some analysts termed Infosys' quarterly performance and outlook "disappointing."
CALGARY — Blake Coleman scored his 30th goal and MacKenzie Weegar got his 20th as the Calgary Flames set multiple personal milestones in a season-ending 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Adam Klapka, with his first NHL goal, Oliver Kylington, and Kevin Rooney also scored for Calgary (38-39-5). The Flames finished 25th overall in missing the post-season for the second year in a row. Dustin Wolf, who lost his bid for his first NHL shutout with nine seconds left in the game, h
Iran has grounded commercial flights across parts of the country after reports of explosions. State media also said Iran fired its air defence systems after reports of blasts near the city of Isfahan. Iran's state-run IRNA news agency said its air defences fired across several provinces - but did not elaborate on what caused the batteries to fire.
Google's proposed technology, dubbed Privacy Sandbox, leaves gaps that can be exploited to undermine privacy and identify users who should be kept anonymous, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) wrote in a draft report, according to WSJ. Privacy Sandbox is an initiative that aims to phase out support for third-party cookies and reduce cross-site and cross-app tracking while keeping online content free for all. Google plans to completely phase out the use of third-party cookies for users in the second half of 2024.
A 19-year-old student who impersonated a MAS official to assist scammers in defrauding a woman, has been sentenced to eight weeks in jail. Find out what he did.
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The former president's latest complaint gets a cool reception on social media.
The UK privacy regulator said Google's proposed replacements for cookies need to do more to protect consumer privacy, the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday, citing internal documents reviewed by them. Google's proposed technology, dubbed Privacy Sandbox, leaves gaps that can be exploited to undermine privacy and identify users who should be kept anonymous, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) wrote in a draft report, according to WSJ. Google plans to completely phase out the use of third-party cookies for users in the second half of 2024.
A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service has been charged by police with terrorism offenses. Authorities said the stabbing was declared a terrorist act because of the teenager’s suspected religious motivation and that the boy traveled up to 90 minutes from his home to the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney's western suburbs. The teen spoke in Arabic about the Prophet Muhammad being insulted after he stabbed Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and the Rev. Isaac Royel during Monday night’s Assyrian Orthodox service.
It remains unclear if country is under attack
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Ryne Nelson exited Thursday night’s start against the San Francisco Giants with a bruised pitching elbow after getting hit by a line drive in the second inning. The ball left Mike Yastrzemski's bat at 87 mph. Nelson recovered to field the ball and throw out Yastrzemski at first base, ending the inning. But the pitcher grimaced and held his right forearm as he walked back to the dugout. The 26-year-old Nelson threw 27 pitches, allowing two hi
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