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DirecTV on Saturday announced it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. that will restore ESPN and ABC-owned stations to its service after a nearly 2-week dispute that blacked out those networks for millions of viewers across the U.S. The end of the i...

Ride-hailing leader Uber on Friday announced it will dispatch robotaxis built by driverless technology pioneer Waymo beginning next year in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta in a deal that deepens the bond between once-bitter rivals

The XEC strain is said to be a hybrid of the KS. 1.1 and KP.3.3 variants. It was initially detected in Germany in June but has since been found in 15 countries spanning three continents. Quoting experts in the United States, the Mirror said that the Covid XEC will become the dominant variant.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Angela Zepeda keeps giving herself impossible challenges. She made it cool to drive Korean budget cars.

Kamala Harris revealed that she owns a handgun for personal safety. This disclosure, which came as a strategic response to Republican criticisms, highlights her effort to navigate the complex landscape of American gun politics. According to a White House source, Harris’s gun is securely stored at her California home. During the debate, Harris addressed Republican accusations with the statement: “This business about taking everyone's guns away — Tim Walz and I are both gun owners. We're not taking anybody's guns away, so stop with the continuous lying about this stuff.” She also recalled her personal reasons for owning a gun, saying in 2019, “I am a gun owner, and I own a gun for probably the reason a lot of people do — for personal safety. I was a career prosecutor.”

Prince Harry will celebrate his 40th birthday in a different way on September 15 which would be unlike Royals as he is staying in the U.S. But his father, King Charles is very keen to wish his son face-to-face on the birthday morning extending a beautiful gesture of gifting him an olive branch, reported the Mirror. Although, the family is not staying together anymore in the U.K, a source told the Daily Express that King Charles will wish Prince Harry through a skype call on the birthday morning which will be organized by the royal staff as the Prince is staying with his family in California. Also Read :Is ‘The Kardashians’ facing cancellation? Here’s the truth

California has been arrested for causing a disturbance on a Frontier Airlines flight bound for San Francisco. Charles Angel Salva, aged 30, may face up to 20 years in federal prison. He assaulted the crew and threatened to kill everyone onboard. This incident reportedly occurred earlier this month. Federal prosecutors revealed that Salva tampered with the oxygen masks in the overhead compartments. A witness mentioned that Salva seemed out of breath and wanted to get off the plane. When he pulled down the oxygen masks, his hand got stuck, and a fellow passenger helped him. Salva then verbally abused a flight attendant, saying, «This airplane is going down, we are all going to hell.» Panic erupted when Salva grabbed a fellow passenger and ran to the back of the plane. He tried to choke a flight attendant, leaving marks on her neck, and threatened to kill everyone on the flight.

Uber on Friday announced it will dispatch robotaxis built by driverless technology pioneer Waymo beginning next year in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta in a deal that deepens the bond between once-bitter rivals. The alliance expands upon a partnership the two companies forged in Phoenix last year, signaling they were ready to set aside their differences and work together following a bruising legal battle revolving around allegations that Uber had stolen Waymo's trade secrets. Uber's increasing reliance on Waymo's robotaxis to supplement the fleet of cars driven by people responding to requests sent on a mobile app comes just a few weeks after it announced plans to deploy driverless cars from General Motors' beleaguered Cruise subsidiary.

Tesla Semi’s lithium-ion battery, resulting from a crash, required around 50,000 gallons or about 190,000 litres of water to extinguish. The incident took place on August 19 and is being investigated by the US's National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). According to the NTSB's preliminary report, the battery reached temperatures of 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. As a safety measure, firefighters also used an aircraft to drop fire retardant around the truck. The crash occurred near Interstate 80 at Emigrant Gap, approximately 70 miles northeast of Sacramento. NTSB investigators examined the fire risks linked to the truck's large battery. They confirmed that the truck was not operating on Tesla's partially automated driving systems, which «could not be engaged.»

The National Transportation Safety Board says California firefighters had to douse a flaming battery in a Tesla Semi with about 50,000 gallons of water to put out flames after a crash

A San Jose-based biotechnology company that helps doctors detect genetic causes for cancer is among those that could be cut out of the U.S. market over ties to China

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Applied Materials Inc., the world’s second-largest toolmaker for semiconductor fabrication units, is working with more than a dozen international and domestic suppliers to set up manufacturing in India, said Prabu Raja, president of the semiconductor products group at the California-headquartered company.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Elon Musk secretly channelled hundreds of thousands of dollars into a local race in Travis County, Texas, in an unsuccessful effort to unseat a prosecutor who had won the office with the backing of the investor and Democratic donor George Soros. A group primarily funded by the Tesla and SpaceX chief executive, which called itself Saving Austin, sent out fliers and texts and spent more than $650,000 on television ads attacking District Attorney José Garza in the Democratic primary race earlier this year, according to people familiar with Musk’s involvement, as well as Federal Communications Commission filings and corporate documents.

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Prince Harry is apparently not doing too well these days. According to the royal family biographer Angela Levin, the Duke of Sussex is miserable in his marriage to actress Meghan Markle. The Duke, who authored his memoir Spare, reflecting on his life growing up in the shadow of his brother William, the heir to the throne, is reportedly growing more discontent with his life in California. In an interview withThe Sun, Levin said that the younger Prince is desperate to return to his motherland. «You could say Harry is not even the spare to his wife. He’s almost nothing. She (Meghan) treats him horrendously. If you look at the filming of them in Colombia and Africa, he is not asked anything. He’s pushed out of the way,» The Sun quoted Levin as saying. Some friends of the Prince told the publication that he feels helpless and feels overshadowed by Meghan in public. During their recent trips to Nigeria in May and Colombia last month, Meghan, 43, took the spotlight.

BEIJING—The U.S. and Chinese militaries are taking tentative steps to re-engage diplomatically after a two-year freeze in relations, seeking to dial back the risk of confrontation while tensions simmer over Beijing’s activities in the South China Sea and its support of Russia. Jump-starting talks between military leaders has been a priority of the Biden administration, but one that has previously faced stiff resistance in Beijing.

TikTok star and Disney influencer, has died. He was 35. He has completed the Disneyland Halloween Marathon,2024 before he died. Entertainment Weekly's report stated that on Sunday, September 8, on Anaheim, California, amusement park, Celeb required a medical assistance on emergency basis just after reaching the ending line.

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Texas gas station has hit the winning Mega Millions jackpot worth $800 million on Tuesday. This marks the end of more than 20 drawings without a jackpot winner. The winning ticket, purchased at Murphy USA 8848 in Sugar Land, Texas, had the numbers 1, 2, 16, 24, 66, and the Mega Ball 6. For selling the ticket, the store will receive $1 million. The prize winner can choose annual payouts totaling $800 million or a one-time cash option of $404.2 million. Texas law allows winners of prizes over $1 million to remain anonymous.

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