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BAGHDAD (AP) – A U.S. drone strike hit a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a high-ranking commander, officials said. did.The strike took place on a main street in Baghdad's eastern Mashtar district. Crowds gathered as emergency response teams searched the wreckage. Security forces cordoned off the heavily guarded Green Zone, home to many diplomatic facilities, amid calls for protesters to storm the US embassy.Two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said Wednesday's U.S. strike in Iraq targeted senior Kataib Hezbollah leaders. They were not authorized to comment publicly…
WASHINGTON – House Republicans had perhaps one of the most perplexing and confusing days in recent memory Tuesday. Republican leaders called for votes on two key legislative priorities for the party: impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and funding U.S. aid to Israel. Both of these votes resulted in back-to-back defeats in the full House, with Republicans suffering defeats that have been described as disappointing and demoralizing defeats.”It's not good,” said Rep. Ralph Norman, R.S.C.”It's very frustrating,” said Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont.”It's embarrassing. It's embarrassing,” said Rep. Troy Neals (R-Texas).Preparing to vote: See who's running for president and compare their…
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego is shown on August 25, 2023. Search teams found the Marine Corps helicopter, which was reported to be overdue, early Wednesday morning in a mountainous area outside San Diego. Nelvin C. Cepeda/AP hide caption toggle caption Nelvin C. Cepeda/AP Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego is shown on August 25, 2023. Search teams found the Marine Corps helicopter, which was reported to be overdue, early Wednesday morning in a mountainous area outside San Diego. Nelvin C. Cepeda/AP SAN DIEGO — A missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying five soldiers was found…
February 6, 2024Updated 35 minutes agoimage source, Getty ImagesThe Republican-led House of Representatives failed in a knife-edge vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. Four Republicans joined all Democrats in the chamber in voting 216-214 against the bill.Opponents of U.S. President Joe Biden have blamed Mayorkas for the surge in illegal immigration on the U.S. frontier.Border security is a top political issue in the 2024 election. Three Republican defectors, Colorado's Ken Buck, California's Tom McClintock and Wisconsin's Mike Gallagher, voted against the bill Tuesday night. A fourth, Utah's Blake Moore, switched…
Neiman Marcus Group announced Wednesday that it has scrapped plans to use Farfetch's e-commerce software to revamp the luxury department store's online store and app. Luxury department store chains will also not participate in Farfetch's marketplace.Neiman Marcus Group first signed a deal with Farfetch in 2022, when the luxury e-tailer invested $200 million in the department store chain. As part of the deal, Bergdorf Goodman will enable its e-commerce experience to use Farfetch Platform Solutions, Farfetch's software that provides online shopping tools to companies such as Harrods, Chanel and Thom Browne. was scheduled to be updated.Farfetch will remain a minority…
The four migrants reported were recorded on video The suspect who assaulted two police officers in Times Square last month has not been arrested in Arizona, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement had claimed, three law enforcement officials said.On Tuesday night, an ICE spokesperson announced that ICE had arrested four people believed to be involved in the attack. The people in ICE custody do not match the identities or names of those involved in the New York attack, three law enforcement officials said.New York law enforcement officials said the four people detained may be in the country illegally and could be…
Given the fast pace of change in the AI and generative AI market, it can be difficult to stay up to date with the latest news, technology, and announcements. With that in mind, I'm starting a new blog series focusing on what I think are the most important industry developments and, of course, my views on why they matter. Enhanced code generation with CodeLlama 70B release from Meta I recently spoke about the role of generative AI in application development as part of TechTarget and BrightTALK's Generative AI Summit. According to a study by TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), one…
Washington — When the nine members of the Supreme Court take their seats on the bench on Thursday, they will be wading into uncharted legal waters to hear a case that could have sweeping ramifications for the 2024 presidential race.The dispute before the court involves whether former President Donald Trump is ineligible for a second term in office because of his conduct surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. A decision against him could disrupt his bid for a second term in the White House. The outcome of the legal battle is expected to reverberate across all…
Luxury goods and e-commerce have always had a complicated relationship.When Nathalie Massenet launched Net-a-Porter in 2000, most luxury brands still had some level of distrust of online shopping. It wasn't clear how a small digital image could convey what makes a high-touch item of luxury fashion valuable and worth the splurge. In this case, technology seemed to be adding barriers between products and consumers, rather than removing them.But even if they weren't ready to launch e-commerce themselves, many brands were eager to join Massenet's idea of making Net-a-Porter the first major shopping site for online luxury goods. Ta. Of course,…
The judge overseeing Donald J. Trump's civil fraud case is questioning whether a key witness committed perjury during the former president's trial, new court filings reveal. Ta.Judge Arthur F. Engoron asked Mr. Trump's lawyers to address the veracity of witness Allen H. Weisselberg, Mr. Trump's longtime chief financial officer. Mr. Weisselberg and Mr. Trump are both defendants in the lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.Judge Engoron, who is scheduled to decide the non-jury case this month, cited a recent New York Times article about Mr. Weisselberg's testimony. The article reported that Mr. Weisselberg, 76, was negotiating an…