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Oklahoma Law Criminalizing Immigrants Without Legal Status Is Blocked
The ruling by a federal judge is the latest setback for G.O.P.-controlled states that have passed their own laws on immigration. Press Release Distribution Service
Hurricane Beryl strengthens into a Category 4 storm as it nears the southeast Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Beryl strengthened into what experts called an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm as it approaches the southeast Caribbean, which began shutting down Sunday amid urgent pleas from government officials for people to take shelter. Hurricane warnings were in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the…
French voters surge to polls in first round of high-stakes legislative elections; turnout at 59%
PARIS — French voters are surging to the polls for the first round of high-stakes legislative elections, with turnout an unusually high 59% and three hours to go before polls close Sunday. That’s 20 percentage points higher than turnout at the same time in the last first-round vote in 2022. President Emmanuel Macron called the…
Canada airline WestJet cancels more than 400 flights after a surprise strike by mechanics union
TORONTO — Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, said it canceled 407 flights affecting 49,000 passengers after the maintenance workers union announced it went on strike. The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association said its members started to strike Friday evening because the airline’s “unwillingness to negotiate with the union” made it inevitable. The surprise strike affecting international and domestic…
‘A Quiet Place’ prequel box office speaks volumes as Costner’s Western gets a bumpy start
By LINDSEY BAHR “ A Quiet Place: Day One ” is making noise at the box office. The prequel earned an estimated $53 million in its first weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s both a franchise best and significantly more than expected. Going into the weekend, prerelease tracking had “Day…
Andy Murray is still not sure whether he will be able to compete at Wimbledon
By HOWARD FENDRICH WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray said Sunday “it’s impossible” to know yet whether he will be able to compete at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament, even if he is “feeling better every day” as he recovers from surgery to remove a cyst from his spine. The 37-year-old Murray…
Whole Foods CEO: AI is going to fundamentally change every part of our business
When I say that I have an obsessive fascination with cashiers, Jason Buechel, CEO of Whole Foods Market, laughs. He understands my niche (and admittedly nerdy preoccupation). Cashiers have been the target of automation for decades, long before the mass application of generative AI. The role was first disrupted by James Ritty, a saloonkeeper from…
Two injured in shooting on Coursey Boulevard early Sunday morning
BATON ROUGE – Two people were injured in a shooting on Coursey Boulevard early Sunday morning, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened at Coursey Boulevard and Jones Creek Road around 2 a.m. after deputies received a complaint of individuals in two vehicles shooting at each other. Shortly after deputies arrived,…
I-10 Westbound near Port Allen closed due to overturned semi trailers; 40,000 pounds of candles on road
PORT ALLEN – I-10 westbound at mile marker 149 near Port Allen is closed due to several overturned semitrailers, Louisiana State Police said. A detour is set up from Highway 415 to 190 West. Congestion has now reached the Mississippi River Bridge. Images from the accident showed candles scattered across I-10. According to Louisiana State…
Ten Commandments. Multiple variations. Why the Louisiana law raises preferential treatment concerns
Christians and Jews believe in the Ten Commandments — just not necessarily the version that will hang in every public school and state-funded college classroom in Louisiana. The required text prescribed in the new law and used on many monuments around the United States is a condensed version of the Scripture passage in Exodus containing…