Internet-enabled phones can play a unique role in sub-Saharan Africa, where infrastructure and public services are among the world’s least developed. But despite growing mobile internet coverage on …
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By FRANCIS KOKUTSE and JACK THOMPSON
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5/19/24
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Disneyland performers who help bring Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and other beloved characters to life have chosen to unionize following a three-day vote. The Actors’ Equity Association labor union …
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5/19/24
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Elon Musk has arrived in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation. The billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX and …
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By FIRDIA LISNAWATI and NINIEK KARMINI
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5/18/24
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The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is providing a $100,000 annual sponsorship to each Aces player for this season and 2025. The sponsorship is higher than the earnings of six Aces …
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By MARK ANDERSON
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5/18/24
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It was once a center of Islamic learning. Now Mali's historic city of Djenné mourns lack of visitors
Mali’s historic city of Djenné was once a center of Islamic learning, known for its sprawling mud-brick mosque that has been on the UNESCO World Heritage in Danger list since 2016. The Grand …
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By MOUSTAPHA DIALLO
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5/18/24
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Federal wildlife officials have declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species. The Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that future energy development, sand …
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By SCOTT SONNER
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5/17/24
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Frontier Airlines is dropping those dreaded change fees, at least for some of its passengers. The discount airline said on Friday that it's creating four types of fares. The cheapest tickets, called …
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5/17/24
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A former OpenAI leader who resigned from the company earlier this week said on Friday that product safety has “taken a backseat to shiny products” at the influential artificial intelligence …
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5/17/24
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Since its creation roughly 14 years ago, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has faced lawsuits, political and legal challenges to the idea of whether the Federal Government’s aggressive …
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By KEN SWEET
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5/17/24
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Commuters in Buenos Aires are being hit by an abrupt 360% increase in subway fares. It's one of the most dramatic price hikes in libertarian President Javier Milei's harsh budget austerity campaign …
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By ISABEL DEBRE
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5/17/24
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Boeing shareholders have approved CEO David Calhoun’s $32.8 million compensation. During an online annual meeting on Friday, shareholders also heard company leaders explain what the troubled …
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By DAVID KOENIG
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5/17/24
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Much attention has been paid to the $120 million of his own fortune that Francis Ford Coppola put up to make the futuristic epic “Megalopolis.” The director himself isn’t much concerned. …
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By JAKE COYLE
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5/17/24
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New York’s first-in-the-nation plan to levy a hefty toll on drivers entering Manhattan is the focus of a legal battle playing out in federal court. A Manhattan judge will hear arguments Friday in …
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By PHILIP MARCELO
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5/17/24
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Tim Kuniskis, CEO of the Ram and Dodge brands and the unofficial voice of American muscle cars, is retiring from Stellantis after nearly 32 years. The announcement Friday comes as the company …
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5/17/24
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British regulators say they don’t need to open a competition investigation into Microsoft’s partnership with French artificial intelligence company Mistral, a month after asking for industry …
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5/17/24
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OpenAI and Reddit are teaming up in a deal that will bring the social media platform’s content to ChatGPT. Reddit said in a blog post that the agreement will give OpenAI access to its data …
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
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5/17/24
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Paul McCartney is a billionaire Beatle. The annual Sunday Times Rich List says McCartney is the first British musician to be worth 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion). The list released Friday …
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5/17/24
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Abu Dhabi, once an untapped desert city, sees its first brewery open as UAE relaxes its alcohol laws
In 2018, Chad McGehee opened Side Hustle Brews and Spirits, an Abu Dhabi-branded brewery and distillery with funky camels on its cans and playful names familiar to anyone living in the United Arab …
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By MALAK HARB
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5/17/24
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For the nation’s bicycle shops, the past few years have probably felt like the business version of the Tour de France. Early in the pandemic, a surge of interest in cycling pushed sales up 64% to …
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By MAE ANDERSON
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5/17/24
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A local council in Germany has approved a plan by electric carmaker Tesla to expand the grounds of its first plant in Europe, a proposal which has drawn persistent protests this year. Councilors in …
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5/17/24
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