6 h. ago 'Queer' San Francisco bookstore pulls 'Harry Potter' series after Rowling launches women's legal fund

A San Francisco bookstore said it was pulling author J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series because she was privately funding a "women's rights" legal fight.

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6 h. ago Davis Square looked like a ‘dumpster.’ Some Somerville neighbors are working to keep it clean.

A new Somerville resident has launched a local litter clean-up group to beautify Davis Square. The post Davis Square looked like a ‘dumpster.’ Some Somerville neighbors are working to keep it clean. appeared first on Boston.com.

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10 h. ago June routes roundup: Alaska Airlines expands its international footprint by launching flights to Europe

June routes roundup: Alaska Airlines expands its international footprint by launching flights to Europe  Flightradar24

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10 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Jury Ends First Day of Deliberations Without a Verdict

The jury deciding the sex-trafficking case was interrupted for an hour when the foreperson told the court that a juror was having trouble following the judge’s instructions.

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12 h. ago Seattle’s 48 Hour Film Project marks 20 years of local filmmaking, launches new nonprofit

Seattle’s 48 Hour Film Project marks 20 years of local filmmaking, launches new nonprofit  B-Town Blog

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13 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Jury Tells the Judge One Juror Has an Issue as Deliberations Snag

An hour after the jury began its work deciding the sex-trafficking case, the foreperson told the court that one juror was having trouble following the judge’s instructions.

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13 h. ago New method combines imaging and sequencing to study gene function in intact tissue

The approach collects multiple types of imaging and sequencing data from the same cells, leading to new insights into mouse liver biology.

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13 h. ago Bob Vylan’s Chant Against Israel’s Military at Glastonbury Draws Criminal Inquiry

The band Bob Vylan led a chant of “Death, death to the I.D.F.” at Britain’s biggest music festival. A senior State Department official said the band’s U.S. visas had been revoked.

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14 h. ago President Trump: Group of 'Very Wealthy People' Are Ready to Buy China's TikTok

President Donald Trump has announced that he has a group of "very wealthy people" prepared to purchase the popular video-sharing app TikTok, pending approval from the Chinese government. The identities of the potential buyers has not been disclosed. The post President Trump: Group of ‘Very Wealthy People’ Are Ready to Buy China’s TikTok appeared first on Breitbart.

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15 h. ago State Department pulls visas for British band Bob Vylan, following ‘death to the IDF’ chants at Glastonbury

The State Department has pulled visas for British band Bob Vylan after the group called for "death" to the Israel Defense Forces during the Glastonbury Music Festival on Saturday.

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15 h. ago 'Antisemitic' British band banned from US after viral 'death to the IDF' festival chants

The State Department has pulled visas for British band Bob Vylan after the group called for "death" to the Israel Defense Forces during the Glastonbury Music Festival Saturday.

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15 h. ago Sense of Place: Black Snake Moan is inspired by his ancient Italian home

Marco Contestabile makes psychedelic blues music influenced by Tarquinia, where he grew up.

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15 h. ago BBC Apologizes for Airing Rock Duo Bob Vylan’s ‘Death to IDF,’ Anti

The BBC has apologized for live-streaming Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury Music Festival set over the weekend, calling it “deeply offensive” and “antisemitic.” The post BBC Apologizes for Airing Rock Duo Bob Vylan’s ‘Death to IDF,’ Anti-Israel Glastonbury Performance appeared first on Breitbart.

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16 h. ago Tiny AI ERP startup Campfire is winning so many startups from NetSuite, Accel led a $35M Series A 

Campfire was launched in 2023 to upend 1990s-era enterprise resource planning accounting software (ERP) like Netsuite with an LLM-powered alternative. 

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17 h. ago California's Only Hydromagnetic Water Coaster Launches From 55 Feet In The Air—And It's Now Open 30 Minutes From DTLA

California's Only Hydromagnetic Water Coaster Launches From 55 Feet In The Air—And It's Now Open 30 Minutes From DTLA  Secret Los Angeles

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17 h. ago AI vision language models provide video descriptions for blind users

For people who are blind or have low vision, the audio descriptions of action in movies and TV shows are essential to understanding what is happening. Networks and streaming services hire professionals to create audio descriptions, but that's not the case for billions of YouTube and TikTok videos.

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18 h. ago State Dept. to Revoke Visa of British Rock Duo Bob Vylan After 'Death to IDF,' 'Free Palestine' Glastonbury Chants

The State Department is reportedly looking to revoke the visas for British rap punk rock duo Bobby Vylan after one of them chanted "death to IDF" as well as "Free Palestine" at a U.K. music festival. The post State Dept. to Revoke Visa of British Rock Duo Bob Vylan After ‘Death to IDF,’ ‘Free Palestine’ Glastonbury Chants appeared first on Breitbart.

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22 h. ago Starmer and Glastonbury Condemn Bob Vylan’s Chant Against Israel’s Military

The band Bob Vylan led a crowd in a chant of “Death, death to the I.D.F.” while performing at Glastonbury, Britain’s biggest music festival.

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22 h. ago At the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial, Jurors Are Ready to Deliberate

The panel of 12 will be asked to decided whether the music mogul is guilty of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.

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22 h. ago PolitiFact declares Zohran Mamdani is not a communist in fact

PolitiFact refuted President Trump's label of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as communist, noting his affordable housing platform differs from communist government control.

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