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Unbiased headline news – Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced sharp criticism from both Republicans and Democrats in her initial testimony regarding the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
Lawmakers were outraged at her refusal to answer questions concerning security failures at the Butler, Pennsylvania rally. Cheatle informed the House Oversight Committee that the attack represented the “most significant operational failure” for the Secret Service in decades and repeatedly emphasized her full responsibility for the security lapses.
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CrowdStrike announced this week that a “significant number” of the millions of computers that crashed on Friday, causing global disruptions, are back online as customers and regulators await a detailed explanation of the issue.
A defective software update sent by CrowdStrike to its clients disrupted airlines, banks, hospitals, and other critical services on Friday, affecting around 8.5 million machines running Microsoft’s Windows operating system. The repair process has often required IT crews to manually delete files on affected machines.
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Three homes were destroyed after one of many dangerous wildfires in the West swept into a Southern California neighborhood during a scorching heat wave.
The homes were consumed when the fire broke out Sunday afternoon in a hilly area of Riverside, a city approximately 60 miles east of Los Angeles. Four other structures were damaged, according to Riverside Deputy Fire Chief Steve McKinster. The cause of the fire, which had burned just under a square mile, remains under investigation.
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The Israeli military ordered the evacuation of a crowded area in the Gaza Strip designated as a humanitarian zone, stating plans for an operation against Hamas militants there.
The order prompted a new exodus of Palestinians, many of whom had recently taken refuge there. Thousands of Palestinians, carrying backpacks and accompanied by children, walked along dusty roads under the scorching sun. Many have been displaced multiple times in search of safety during Israel’s air and ground campaign.
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Rescue teams found a man reported missing more than two weeks ago in the Red River Gorge, a wilderness area with steep cliffs and jagged terrain in eastern Kentucky.
The rescue team described it as “truly a miracle” that the hiker survived so long without food or water. Searchers found 48-year-old Scott A. Hern near a cliff line after hearing someone calling for help, according to the Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team. Hern had been hiking in the area to look for waterfalls, his family informed searchers.
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A Baltimore man was arrested for the recent shooting of a 12-year-old girl who was found dead on the first floor of an east Baltimore rowhome.
The shooting occurred last Friday night. Police quickly identified Omar Passmore, 28, as a suspect. Passmore had a child with the victim’s mother, according to charging documents. Police believe he was the only person inside the house with the victim, 12-year-old Breaunna Cormley, when she was killed.
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U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that some Ram pickup trucks and Jeep Wagoneer SUVs can lose power, shift into park, and apply the emergency brake.
The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers approximately 150,000 vehicles made by Stellantis from the 2022 model year. All have the company’s 5.7-liter Hemi e-Torque mild hybrid system, which can allow the vehicle to power itself. The agency states that the system converts captured energy from braking to power some electrical components.
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The best state to retire in the U.S. is also one of the smallest, according to a new ranking.
Based on its high marks for affordability, access to high-quality health care, overall well-being, and other categories, Delaware, known as the “First State,” earned the top spot in Bankrate’s annual ranking of the best states to retire in the U.S. In 2023, the state ranked No. 2, behind Iowa. Bankrate ranked states based on their scores across five key metrics: affordability, overall well-being, access to health care, weather, and crime.
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