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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas truck driver charged in the deaths of 53 migrants who rode in a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning pleaded guilty Thursday over the 2022 tragedy that became the nation’s deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border. Homero Zamorano Jr., who lived in Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to transport aliens resulting in death, causing serious bodily injury, and placing lives […]

DENVER (AP) — U.S. property management company Greystar swindled renters across the country out of hundreds of millions using deceptive advertising and hidden fees, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Colorado. The lawsuit arrive as renters gasp for air in America’s squeezed housing market and federal officials move to intervene. The Biden administration last week accused several major landlords and property managers, including […]

A man wielding a stick killed two people in Miami in an “unprovoked” attack on four homeless people, law enforcement officials said. The suspect was taken into custody following the beatings, which police say were carried out early Thursday. A 911 call placed just after 6 a.m. Thursday alerted officials to what they say was a 30-year-old man armed with a stick, beating people living on the streets of Miami. […]

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Vice President Han Zheng will attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, Chinese state news agencies said on Friday, with Beijing ready to enhance dialogue with the new U.S. administration. Han’s participation in the Washington, D.C. event comes at the invitation of the U.S. side, China’s national television broadcaster reported. “We are ready to strengthen dialogue and communication with the new U.S. government, […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s nuclear power plant operator Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and state utility Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) have reached an agreement with United States’ Westinghouse to end their intellectual property dispute, KEPCO said on Friday. They also agreed to strengthen cooperation in the global nuclear power plant market, KEPCO said in a statement. (Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Chris Reese) Brought to you by […]

(Reuters) – Facebook parent Meta assured advertisers this week that its “community notes”, similar to that used on Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, will not apply to paid ads when they arrive later this year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

BEIJING (Reuters) -China has begun preparations to resume group tours to Taiwan by residents of Shanghai and Fujian province in the near future, China’s culture and tourism and ministry said on Friday. China and Taiwan have argued since the end of COVID-19 about when and how tourism from China to the island could resume, with each side blaming the other for it not yet fully returning, adding to existing tensions […]

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Musicians Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Joni Mitchell and Jelly Roll will take the stage with other big names at wildfire relief concerts in Los Angeles this month, organizers said on Thursday. Other acts for the fundraisers dubbed FireAid include Green Day, Gracie Abrams, Katy Perry, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sting and Stevie Nicks. Dave Matthews and John Mayer will perform together for the first […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The publisher of a prominent blog about the Supreme Court was indicted Thursday in a multimillion-dollar scheme to evade federal income taxes and use money from his law firm to cover gambling debts from high-stakes poker games. SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein, who also has argued 44 cases before the high court, took part in poker games in Beverly Hills, Asia and elsewhere involving millions of dollars, hid […]