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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, USA, June 24, 2024. Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersWall Street saw a dramatic shift in market dynamics on Thursday, with winners and losers swapping places in a single day — and that may be just what is needed to keep stocks rallying.The Russell 2000 small-cap index, which has struggled to find its footing all year, rose more than 3% on Thursday. At the same time, the so-called “Magnificent Seven” stocks all fell, including Nvidia’s more than 5% drop and Apple’s 2.3% drop, dragging down both…

The campus protesters have finally returned home for the summer, and they have left a lasting mark on history. What will their legacy be? [RECORD SCRATCH] A destructive trend in the social justice movement that goes far beyond college campuses. It’s self-centered, manipulative, and terrible for America. I call it extravagant belief. [MUSIC PLAYING] I am a rare doctor who grew up with all my possessions in a garbage bag from the age of 3. I lived in 10 foster homes before joining the Air Force. Then I went to Yale on the GI Bill and then to Cambridge. Along…

DETROIT (WXYZ) — The Detroit Police Department and the American Civil Liberties Union have reached an agreement over police use of controversial facial recognition technology.The ACLU called it a “landmark settlement” that “achieves the strongest police department policies and practices in the nation to restrict law enforcement’s use of this dangerous technology” and will reduce “the likelihood of wrongful arrests of people of color and women, who are disproportionately likely to be misidentified by facial recognition technology.”The agreement stems from the case of Robert Williams, who told 7News Detroit Investigator Heather Catalo in 2020 that he was wrongfully arrested because…

Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston (Republican) has rejected a petition to put an abortion access measure on the ballot this fall, citing procedural errors by the sponsors.The group Arkansas for Limited Government has collected more than 100,000 signatures in support of a ballot proposal that would legalize abortion within 18 weeks of conception, with exceptions thereafter in cases of rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormality or fear of physical harm to the pregnant woman. The group faces a formidable challenge in pushing its constitutional amendment forward in a state sometimes described as “the most pro-abortion state in America.”Thurston said the…

Keep fighting… Tyler Ankrum returns to Pocono Raceway this week following a fifth-place finish at Nashville Superspeedway (NSS) two weeks ago. His fourth top-five finish is the most top-five finishes in a single season of his career. Ankrum’s performance at NSS has moved him to sixth in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) points standings with three races remaining in the regular season. The driver of the No. 18 LIUNA Chevrolet Silverado RST now sits 47 points behind the cut line in the standings as he prepares to make his sixth start at Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Close race… The 14th…

MARRAKECH: The Shura Council has highlighted Qatar’s commitment and enthusiasm to support start-ups, provide promising investment opportunities and foster entrepreneurship. This was stated in a speech delivered by His Excellency Abdullah bin Nasser bin Turki Al Subaie, Vice President of the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly and Member of the Shura Council, at the second meeting of the Marrakech Economic Parliamentary Forum for the Euro-Mediterranean and Gulf Region, organized by the Moroccan Parliament in collaboration with the House of Councillors. Al Subaie said Qatar has made great strides in supporting projects and start-ups and providing investment opportunities through the establishment of laws…

TTwo weeks after Joe Biden’s nightmare debate, the White House is trying to navigate an increasingly volatile political climate amid calls from within his own Democratic Party for the president to step down ahead of the 2024 election.The embattled president is facing perhaps the most crucial moment of his political career as a growing number of critics from within his own party openly question his leadership. Supporters and skeptics alike say he needs to appear strong at a planned news conference on Thursday night after the NATO summit, his first major news conference since the debate. And with defections likely…

Alpine Space Ventures founding partners Bulent Altan (left) and Yoram Volklein. Photo: Alpine Space Ventures European Venture Capital Firms Alpine Space Ventures The firm closed its first fund with 170 million euros ($185 million) in capital targeting space-related startups. The fund will target Series A funding rounds for companies in the space sector, primarily in Europe, but also in the US and other countries. The fund has a particular focus on companies working on the industrialization of the space sector, as well as hardware and software solutions around connectivity and data. A concentrated portfolio of no more than 10 to…

Republican lawmakers are demanding information from the Biden administration about Microsoft’s $1.5 billion investment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based artificial intelligence company G42, highlighting concerns about the possible transfer of U.S.-originated technology to entities with close ties to China. Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and John Moulenaar, chairman of the Select Committee on China, expressed their concerns in a letter to White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. They stressed the urgency of holding a briefing before the investment agreement can move to Phase 2. “We remain deeply concerned by attempts to rush through…

For creator Erika Kalberg, YouTube is the real moneymaker compared to other platforms: With more than 21 million followers across social media, Kalberg has made more than $353,000 through YouTube in five years, compared to $5,756 from TikTok and $20,251 from Facebook.Credit: Erica KullbergNow, with a TikTok ban potentially looming, YouTube is giving veteran YouTubers like Kullberg new tools while also trying to attract more short-form video creators to Shorts with new features. YouTube on Thursday announced that it’s adding a text-to-speech feature to its Shorts videos with four built-in voices, meaning that if creators write text in their Shorts…