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Facebook Tweet Email Link Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made a rare trip to Tibet and hailed the crushing of “separatism” in the once-restive region, as Beijing prepares for a looming struggle over the successor of the aging and exiled Dalai Lama and the hearts and minds of millions of Tibetans. Communist Party cadres waved Chinese flags, People’s Liberation Army soldiers marched with rifles, and Tibetans in colorful robes performed traditional dances at a ceremony marking 60 years since the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region. From a stage in front of Lhasa’s towering Potala Palace, Xi watched the meticulously…
NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up as the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica, Stacey Watson didn’t see herself in the characters of the books she read. Now 28, she wants to be a book editor who helps promote a more diverse range of story protagonists so her nieces and other young people feel represented.But an entry-level job in publishing has proven elusive. Two years after earning her master’s degree, with four internships and several part-time jobs under her belt, Watson hasn’t landed a full-time staff position. She lives with her parents in Brooklyn to make ends meet.“You’re hoping every year…
Facebook Tweet Email Link The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday urged the public not to eat certain bags of frozen raw shrimp sold at Walmart, citing concerns about unsanitary conditions and radioactive contamination found in shipments from the same supplier. The FDA said that a radioactive isotope, cesium-137, was detected in a sample of breaded shrimp detained at US ports – in Los Angeles, Houston, Savannah, and Miami – from an Indonesian supplier named BMS Foods. Those contaminated shipments never reached the US market. However, because Walmart’s raw frozen shrimp came from the same supplier – and the…
Google launched a new journaling app called the Pixel Journal at its Pixel 10 launch event, which comes nearly two years after Apple introduced its Journal app in 2023 with the arrival of iOS 17. Google said its Pixel Journal uses on-device AI models to prompt users to fill out journal entries. The app can also suggest writing prompts based on memories, past entries, or your goals. Plus, you can add photos, locations, and activities to a journal entry apart from logging your mood. Image Credits:Google The company said that the Journal app will learn about your patterns based on…
CULEBRA, Puerto Rico (AP) — When temperatures soar at a public school on the small Puerto Rican island of Culebra, students scatter in search of relief.During a summer program last month, as outdoor temperatures climbed into the upper 80s, Zedrik, a rising third grader, sat in the schoolyard beside a bush not tall enough to shade him entirely from the sun. Kenneth, a ninth grader, took refuge in the library. Nayla, an eighth grader, went to the director’s office, where an air conditioner offered limited relief. The school has ceiling fans, but they don’t operate at full strength. Other cooling…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to make “some compromise” on his demand that a ceasefire takes place before any talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin – as long as some security guarantees for Ukraine are established. His comments come as Moscow openly contradicts the White House narrative that plans for a bilateral meeting between Putin and Zelensky are “underway.” Ukraine and its allies in Europe have long pushed for there to be a ceasefire as a first step towards ending the war, which would require resolving seemingly intractable issues such as land and…
Disney is launching its new ESPN flagship streaming app Thursday, just in time for the football season, bringing customers the full ESPN suite in one place.The entertainment company has been working on the launch of the direct-to-consumer app — which is also named ESPN — for some time. It’s designed to expand access for existing cable subscribers and give sports fans outside the traditional pay TV bundle access to all of ESPN’s content.It’s the first time the company is offering all of its linear TV content to customers via streaming.Tune in at 10 a.m. ET: CNBC’s David Faber interviews Disney…
Facebook Tweet Email Link A Lake Tahoe area resident has tested positive for plague, California health officials said Tuesday. Officials said they believed the resident was infected after being bitten by an infected flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area. The person is recovering at home and under the care of medical professionals, El Dorado County officials said in a news release. “Plague is naturally present in many parts of California, including higher elevation areas of El Dorado County,” said Kyle Fliflet, El Dorado County acting director of public health. “It’s important that individuals take precautions for themselves…
At its Made by Google event on Wednesday, Google unveiled its new Pixel Watch 4. The smartwatch features a domed display, support for standalone satellite communication, enhanced health and fitness tracking, and more. The 41mm Pixel Watch 4 starts at $349 for Wi-Fi and $449 for LTE, while the 45mm version starts at $399 for Wi-Fi and $499 for LTE. The watch features an Actua 360 display that’s physically curved to deliver a 10% larger active area and an edgeless appearance with 16% smaller bezels. Plus, it has a 50% brighter 3,000 nit display. The LTE versions of Pixel Watch…
At its Made by Google 2025 event, the company unveiled its next foldable, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, alongside the rest of the new Pixel 10 line. The foldable comes with a new gearless hinge, camera improvements, and a Tensor G5 chip to deliver higher-quality AI experiences. The device starts at $1,799 and is available in Moonstone and Jade. It features 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage. The phone’s new gearless hinge allows for a larger outer display with smaller bezels, and the hinge is 2x more durable than the Pixel 9 Pro Fold’s hinge, Google says.…