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MLB to test robot umpires in spring training
Major League Baseball spring training is just a couple of months away now and it’s getting a high-tech upgrade. This year, MLB is testing out robotic umpires. The automated ball-strike challenge system, or ABS, made its debut in the 2022 Triple-A season. Now, it’ll be tested out at 13 ballparks hosting 19 different major league… -
Florida man charged in plot to blow up New York Stock Exchange
A Florida man is facing charges after being accused of planning to blow up the New York Stock Exchange. The FBI said agents arrested Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The investigation started in February 2024 after the FBI received a tip that Yener was keeping bomb-making supplies in a storage unit. Investigators said they found bomb-making sketches, watches with… -
DOJ asks judge to force Google to sell off its Chrome web browser
The U.S. government wants to break up Google. The Department of Justice asked a federal judge late Wednesday night, Nov 20, to force the sale of the Google Chrome web browser to keep the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine. This comes after a landmark ruling earlier this year found Google violated U.S. antitrust… -
Ukraine says Russia fires intercontinental ballistic missile
Ukraine has accused Russia of launching intercontinental ballistic missiles. The FBI says it thwarted an attack on the New York Stock Exchange. And the Pacific Northwest is experiencing a one-two punch as a “bomb cyclone” combines with an atmospheric river. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Ukraine says Russia… -
Not happy with the 2024 election? Italian village offers Americans $1 homes
Plenty of people in the United States threatened to leave the country if Donald Trump won a second presidency. He did, and now one Italian village is inviting Americans to put their money where their mouth is, even if it’s not much. The rural village of Ollolai on the Italian island of Sardinia is offering… -
Mom who drowned children in lake gets parole hearing after 30 years
A South Carolina mother convicted of killing her two sons by drowning them in a lake 30 years ago is up for parole. Susan Smith is serving a life sentence for rolling her car into a lake with her 3-year-old and 14-month-old boys strapped into their car seats in 1994. At her trial, prosecutors said… -
Comcast to spin off its NBCUniversal cable channels
Comcast said Wednesday, Nov. 20, it is planning to spin off its NBCUniversal cable networks into a separate company. The spinoff includes MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Oxygen, E!, Syfy and the Golf Channel. Digital assets including Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes will also be part of the new standalone company. In its press release, Comcast is referring to the… -
Netanyahu offers $5M reward for each hostage freed from Gaza
As cease-fire talks to end the fighting in Gaza continue to stall, Israel estimates around a hundred hostages remain in Hamas custody. Now, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is offering a $5 million reward for anyone who returns a hostage and to provide those who do with safe passage out of Gaza. Netanyahu announced the reward during… -
House Ethics Committee to discuss Gaetz report amid calls for its release
A key meeting of the House Ethics Committee could affect the nomination of former Congressman Matt Gaetz as attorney general. And President-elect Donald Trump looks on as Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches its latest Starship test flight. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. House Ethics Committee to discuss Gaetz… -
1 in 5 Americans get their news from social media influencers
While it’s no secret more and more people have been getting their news from social media in recent years, a new study shows just how many people regularly forgo traditional journalism. According to the Pew Research Center, 21% of American adults say they prefer to get their news from social media “news influencers” first. That’s… -
Republican introduces transgender bathroom ban for Capitol Hill
History will be made four times over when the 119th Congress meets for the first time in just a few weeks. However, some current representatives introduced legislation to create a transgender bathroom ban that targets a new coworker. In the House of Representatives, Sarah McBride will become the first openly–transgender person to be elected to… -
Blackstone strikes deal with Jersey Mike’s Subs: WSJ
Private equity firm Blackstone could soon own the popular sandwich chain Jersey Mike’s Subs. According to The Wall Street Journal, the deal would value Jersey Mike’s at $8 billion, including debt. In an update Tuesday, Nov. 19, Blackstone responded to the Journal’s report and confirmed it has struck a deal to take a majority stake in the… -
45 pro-democracy activists sentenced to prison in Hong Kong
A court in Hong Kong sentenced dozens of pro-democracy activists to 4 to 10 years in prison Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the single largest trial under a national security law introduced in 2020. Critics say it has been used by Beijing to all but eliminate political dissent in the Chinese territory. The court convicted 45 of 47 defendants of conspiracy to commit subversion for…
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