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Correction: Microsoft-Review Board-Hack story

Apr 2, 2024, 7:00 PM

BOSTON (AP) — In a story published April 2, 2024, about a federal report critical of Microsoft lapses in a hack last year affecting senior U.S officials and allies, The Associated Press erroneously said Britain’s National Cyber Security Center was among institutions reported compromised. In fact, compromised institutions reported the hacks to the U.K. center.

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Protests are planned in Serbia against a real estate project financed by Trump’s son-in-law Kushner

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Opposition groups in Serbia are planning protests against a real estate development project that will be financed by the firm of Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, at the site of the former Serbian army headquarters destroyed in a U.S.-led NATO bombing campaign in 1999. The Serbian government earlier this week signed […]

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Stock market today: World shares retreat, though China stocks are lifted by new property measures

World shares were mostly lower on Friday, though Chinese stocks reversed earlier losses following the announcement of fresh measures to revive the ailing property market. U.S. futures were little changed, with the contract for the Dow Jones Industrial Average near 40,000 after it topped that level for the first time on Thursday. In early European […]

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Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, cause widespread power outages and risk of tornadoes

HOUSTON (AP) — Severe thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to nearly 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area. Mary Benton, chief of communications and senior advisor to the mayor, confirmed […]

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UN reports improved prospects for the world economy and forecasts 2.7% growth in 2024

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations reported improved prospects for the world economy since its January forecast on Thursday, pointing to a better outlook in the United States and several large emerging economies including Brazil, India and Russia. According to its mid-2024 report, the world economy is now projected to grow by 2.7% this […]

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Federal prosecutor in Arkansas stepped down while being investigated, report says

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal prosecutor in Arkansas left the post while under investigation for having an inappropriate relationship with an employee in the office, Justice Department documents show. The report, first reported by the Intercept and released Tuesday, said that Duane “DAK” Kees began an intimate relationship with a subordinate within months […]

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Transgender girl faces discrimination from a Mississippi school’s dress code, ACLU says

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A transgender girl from Mississippi’s Gulf Coast who wanted to wear a dress to a regional band event was discriminated against when her school insisted she follow a dress code based on her sex assigned at birth, according to a new civil rights complaint. The American Civil Liberties Union and the […]

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Correction: Microsoft-Review Board-Hack story