LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Fraudulent signatures could upend Michigan’s congressional races this year as each declared GOP U.S. Senate candidate faces new calls to investigate their attempts to get on the August primary ballot and a Democratic U.S. House candidate appears likely to fall short. Just two years ago, multiple high-profile gubernatorial campaigns fell into […]
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Protesters at MIT campus take to the streets, disrupt traffic in Cambridge
Protesters marched in the streets Wednesday afternoon, blocking off traffic in the downtown area. Cambridge Police closed off Massachusetts Avenue from Memorial Drive to Vassar Street around 4:30 p.m. as protesters gathered outside of MIT. The group mobilized about an hour later, traveling along Vassar Street towards Main Street, taking up the entire main road. […]
Solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US
A strong solar storm heading towards Earth could produce northern lights in the US and potentially disrupt communications this weekend. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a rare geomagnetic storm watch – the first in nearly 20 years. The watch starts on Friday and lasts all weekend. ICYMI, @NWSSWPC has issued the first […]
Strong solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A strong solar storm headed toward Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. and potentially disrupt communications this weekend. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare geometric storm watch — the first in nearly 20 years. The watch starts Friday and lasts all weekend. NOAA said the […]
Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Auschwitz remembrance march
Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a remembrance march to honour the victims of Nazi atrocities at the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp. The demonstrators chanted slogans at the marchers, unfurling Palestinian flags and banners reading “stop genocide”. Survivors of the Holocaust and the Oct 7 Hamas attacks on Israel took part in the march on Monday, […]
Pro-Palestinian protests briefly disrupt University of Michigan graduation
(Reuters) – Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly disrupted a commencement ceremony at the University of Michigan on Saturday while demonstrators faced off with police at the University of Virginia as U.S. colleges braced for more turmoil during graduation festivities. Students across the U.S. have rallied or set up tents at dozens of universities to protest the months-long […]
Students protesting against Gaza war disrupt Cambridge open days
Pro-Palestine demonstrators are disrupting open days at Cambridge as Britain’s leading Jewish student group calls on universities to do more to tackle “antisemitic hatred” on campuses. Activists are telling prospective undergraduates and their families they will be “complicit in Israel’s genocide” in Gaza if they apply to Trinity College, which is said to have invested […]
Inside the far-right plan to use civil rights law to disrupt the 2024 election
(Illustration by Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times) At a diner just off the freeway north of Sacramento, a mostly white crowd listened intently as it learned how to “save America” by leaning on the same laws that enshrined the rights of Black voters 60 years ago. Over mugs of coffee and plates of pot […]
Is Nvidia Getting Ready to Disrupt Another Computing Industry Standard?
Analysts at Wall Street firm Rosenblatt Securities recently downgraded shares of high-flying Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) all the way from a buy rating with a stock price target of $330 to a sell rating with a price target of $210. The reason cited was rising competition from Nvidia. To be clear, Arista is a fantastic […]
A Georgia beach aims to disrupt Black students’ spring bash after big crowds brought chaos in 2023
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia’s largest public beach will be greeted by dozens of extra police officers and barricades closing off neighborhood streets. While the beach will remain open, officials are blocking access to nearby parking. Tybee Island east of […]
Cathie Wood Thinks Palantir Could Disrupt Microsoft in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Here’s Why I Think She’s Right.
Earlier this month, Ark Investment Management CEO Cathie Wood sat down for a podcast conversation hosted by former NBA stars Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner. While Iguodala may be best known for his NBA accolades, the athlete has a prolific career off the court as a start-up investor. During the podcast, Wood spoke at length […]
Experts war-gamed what might happen if deepfakes disrupt the 2024 election. Things went sideways fast.
It’s Election Day in Arizona and elderly voters in Maricopa County are told by phone that local polling places are closed due to threats from militia groups. Meanwhile, in Miami, a flurry of photos and videos on social media show poll workers dumping ballots. The phone calls in Arizona and the videos in Florida turn […]