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FCC to slash monthly broadband benefits in May amid funding shortfall

A federal program that has helped roughly 23 million American households receive free or heavily discounted high-speed internet is set to see sharp cuts in May, leaving many low-income families facing possible price hikes — or the imminent loss of service altogether. Congress has not yet approved new money for the digital initiative, so the […]

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Simon Harris becomes Ireland’s youngest-ever prime minister | Politics News

Ireland’s parliament has elected Simon Harris as the country’s new and youngest-ever prime minister, to succeed Leo Varadkar following his surprising resignation last month. On Tuesday, parliament members erupted in cheers as Harris’s nomination was confirmed 88-69, after securing support from some independent lawmakers, as well as his coalition partners Fianna Fail and Green Party. The […]

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Tesla settles case over fatal 2018 crash of an Apple engineer

SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla has settled a long-running lawsuit over the 2018 death of a former Apple engineer whose vehicle veered off a highway in Northern California, court documents say, avoiding a lengthy jury trial over what role its driver-assistance technology may have played in the crash. Details of the settlement were not disclosed in […]

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Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claim

Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday urged the Supreme Court to reject Donald Trump’s “novel and sweeping” claim that he is immune from criminal prosecution on charges of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. “The President’s constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed does not entail a […]

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USWNT’s Jaedyn Shaw making an impact ahead of Paris Games

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jaedyn Shaw struck the ball with purpose and purity, and when the shot from beyond the penalty area skipped into the Japanese net Saturday in Atlanta, the teenager shimmied backward, flashed an ear-to-ear smile at teammate Sam Coffey and held up her palms as if to say, “Can you believe this is […]

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Swapping of the Guards: UK and France celebrate friendship

Troops swapped places in Paris and London on Monday to mark 120 years since the Entente Cordiale was signed. British troops from Number 7 Company, the Coldstream Guards, took part in a changing of the guard ceremony at the Élysée Palace, while members of French Republican Guard did the same at Buckingham Palace. France is […]

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