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Facebook Tweet Email Link A Colombian judge on Monday convicted former President Alvaro Uribe of abuse of process and bribery of a public official in a long-running witness tampering case, making him the country’s first ex-president to ever be found guilty at trial. Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia read her decision aloud to the court over the course of some ten hours. She found the right-wing politician not guilty of a separate bribery charge. The ruling, which Uribe is expected to appeal, is the latest decision in a hugely politicized case that has run for some 13 years. The decision comes…

A report in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) last week found that prices on Amazon’s low-cost essentials had risen since President Trump announced his plans for massive tariffs on international goods. Amazon responded with a lengthy blog post in response to the article, which describes the WSJ’s reporting as “fundamentally flawed.” WSJ analyzed the prices of 2,500 common Amazon items like cough drops, antibacterial wipes, and chicken broth, determining that the prices of these items increased on average by 5% from Trump’s inauguration on January 20 to July 1. Amazon accused WSJ of “cherry-picking” data and ignoring other factors surrounding…

CNN  —  High atop the Korean Peninsula, past military checkpoints and bumpy dirt roads in one of the world’s most secretive countries, rises a volcano and deep crater lake steeped in symbolism. Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling the border of North Korea and China, is the highest peak on the Korean peninsula and lies at the heart of North Korea’s foundation myth. The North Korean side of the mountain was recently designated a UNESCO Global Geopark, marking North Korea’s first natural site to be included on the list. The executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…

by Donald Wood Last updated: 9:10 AM ET, Mon July 28, 2025 Travelers planning for a last-second summer adventure or a vacation later in the year will be excited to learn about American Airlines Vacations’ newest deal, which helps people save up to $150 on packages to Mexico.The first package offered by American Airlines Vacations can provide customers with $75 off when they spend at least $2,500 on a minimum three-night stay. Travelers who book by August 11 for travel through April 30, 2026, should use code SUNSPLASH75 to take advantage of the deal. The second package offers customers $125…

During the first few months of the new Trump administration, the White House slashed cybersecurity budgets, staff, and initiatives. And some, including cybersecurity experts and legislators, are not happy about it. One of them is Colin Ahern, the chief cyber officer for the state of New York. In a recent interview with TechCrunch, Ahern said that both he and New York Governor Kathy Hochul are worried that the Trump administration’s cuts to cybersecurity are putting the country at risk. “We work with the federal government day in and day out. We need and want the federal government to be effective,”…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Days of heavy rain have killed at least 30 people in the mountainous northern outskirts of Beijing, state media reported Tuesday. Intense rainstorms have battered northern China in recent days, triggering flooding and landslides. A landslide in Hebei province, which neighbors Beijing, killed four people, with eight others still missing, according to state media. The rains intensified around the Chinese capital on Monday, killing 28 people in Miyun, an outlying mountainous district in the northeast; another two were killed in Yangqing, another northern district, China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported. The downpours have also damanged dozens of…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:20 AM ET, Mon July 28, 2025 A Delta Air Lines co-pilot was escorted from the cockpit of an airplane and arrested on the night of July 26 by local law enforcement and Homeland Security, prompting questions for those who witnessed the incident. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the pilot was co-piloting DL2809 from Minneapolis to San Francisco. The flight had just landed after a delayed approach due to fog at around 9:35 p.m. when law enforcement agents boarded the plane and went straight for the cockpit.  A passenger witness in first class counted at…

Anthropic says its rolling out new weekly rate limits for Claude to curb usage among subscribers who are running its AI coding tool, Claude Code, “continuously in the background, 24/7.” Anthropic says the rate limits also aim to stop a handful of users who are violating Claude’s usage policy by sharing accounts and reselling access to Claude Code. The new rate limits will go into effect August 28 for subscribers to Anthropic’s $20-per-month Pro plan, as well as its $100- and $200-per-month Max plans, the company said Monday in an email to subscribers and a post on X. We’re rolling…

SMIMOU, Morocco (AP) — Argan oil runs through your fingers like liquid gold — hydrating, luscious, and restorative. Prized worldwide as a miracle cosmetic, it’s more than that in Morocco. It’s a lifeline for rural women and a byproduct of a forest slowly buckling under the weight of growing demand.To make it, women crouch over stone mills and grind down kernels. One kilogram — roughly two days of work — earns them around $3, enough for a modest foothold in an economy where opportunities are scarce. It also links them to generations past.“We were born and raised here. These traditions…

With demand for AI-powered browsers on the rise, Microsoft on Monday launched a new feature in its Edge browser called Copilot Mode, which allows users to browse the web while being assisted by AI. The idea is that the AI can become a helper that can understand what the user is researching, predict what they want to do, and then take action on their behalf. How well it works in practice remains to be seen, but Microsoft notes that Copilot Mode is still considered an experimental feature. It’s also opt-in by default during these tests and is currently free for…