Four people have been arrested in Texas in connection with a shooting that occurred at an after-prom party in Jasper County, leaving 11 people injured on April 23, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities have scheduled a news conference for Friday to release further details, and the suspects’ identities have not yet been…
Judge Not Ready to Rule on Pre-Trial Release of Alleged Pentagon Leaker
April 27, 2023
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The Massachusetts Air National Guard airman accused of leaking classified national security information, a breach that Pentagon brass, federal prosecutors, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say is highly damaging to the United States, will remain in federal custody while a judge determines if he will grant bail. Jack Teixeira, 21, who shared…
Microsoft Reports Boost in Profits, Revenue, as It Pushes AI
REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft on Tuesday reported a 9 percent increase in profit for the January-March quarter, as growth in cloud computing sales helped bolster its plans to expand its use of artificial intelligence. The company reported quarterly profit of $18.3 billion, or $2.45 per share, beating Wall Street expectations for earnings of $2.24 a share. The…
UK Blocks Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal Over Cloud Gaming Concerns
April 27, 2023
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LONDON—Britain will block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard over concerns it would hinder competition in cloud gaming, dealing an unexpected blow to the biggest-ever deal in gaming. The country’s antitrust regulator said on Wednesday that Microsoft’s commitment to offer access to Activision’s multi-billion dollar “Call of Duty” franchise to…
FISA Renewal ‘Critical’ for National Defense, Officials Say but Critics Demand More Privacy Safeguards
April 27, 2023
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Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows the United States’ 18 federal intelligence agencies to spy without a warrant on non-Americans overseas but many in Congress—especially Republicans—say the measure, adopted after the 9/11 attacks, has been abused and needs to be revised. FISA’s Section 702 music be reauthorized by Congress every five…
Google’s Persistent Ad Slump Weighs on Alphabet’s 1Q Results
SAN FRANCISCO—Google’s advertising malaise persisted during the first quarter while the internet company also grapples with advancements in artificial intelligence technology that threaten to undercut its dominant search engine. An unprecedented downturn in Google’s digital ad revenue—the company’s main moneymaker for more than 20 years—came into sharper focus Tuesday with the release of the January-March…
Bowman Out at Least 3 NASCAR Races With Fractured Vertebra
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Alex Bowman suffered a fractured vertebra in a sprint car crash and Hendrick Motorsports said Wednesday the NASCAR star will miss at least the next three Cup races. Bowman will be replaced by Josh Berry, who filled in for Chase Elliott for five races as Elliott recovered from a broken leg. Berry will be…
Comedy Is Cancelled, What Does That Say About Us?
Commentary If ANZAC Day is secular Australia’s one day of “religious observance,” Barry Humphries might have been one of our only secular patron saints, embodying the culture’s virtues, or at least what we thought were our virtues. While throwing the Anzacs and Humphries together in one paragraph might seem as surreal as some of his…
Woman Whose Claim Caused Emmett Till Murder Has Died
JACKSON, Miss.—The woman who accused teenager Emmett Till of whistling at and accosting her in Mississippi in 1955—causing his lynching—has died at 88. Carolyn Bryant Donham died in hospice care Tuesday night in Westlake, Louisiana, according to a death report filed Thursday in the Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office. Her death marks the last chance for…
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Shen Yun’s ‘Powerful Message’ is ‘Food for the Soul,’ Says Australian MP
SYDNEY—Tim James, State Member for Willoughby in the New South Wales Parliament, enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on April 27. “What a wonderful spectacle … beautiful coming together of art, culture, dance, history, people, and stories,” Mr. James said, “I’m very much enjoying it.” “I think it’s a wonderful thing…