Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas over facial recognition
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Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas over facial recognition

By NADIA LATHAN Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission, officials said Tuesday. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the settlement is the […]

American consumers feeling more confident as expectations of future improve…
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American consumers feeling more confident as expectations of future improve…

By MATT THERE Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] American consumers felt more confident in July as expectations over the near-term future rebounded. However, in a reversal of recent trends, feelings about current conditions weakened. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 100.3 in July […]

Pirates pick up Marlins’ De La Cruz, Jays’ IKF
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Pirates pick up Marlins’ De La Cruz, Jays’ IKF

What Isiah Kiner-Falefa brings to the Pirates (0:57) Jeff Passan analyzes the Pirates’ acquisition of Isiah Kiner-Falefa before the trade deadline. (0:57) ESPN News Services Jul 30, 2024, 06:03 PM ET With an eye on a playoff push, the Pittsburgh Pirates added two new bats ahead of Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline. The Pirates acquired outfielder […]

Dodgers bolster rotation with trade for Flaherty
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Dodgers bolster rotation with trade for Flaherty

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 30, 2024, 06:04 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. SAN DIEGO — The Los Angeles Dodgers approached this year’s trade deadline with a desire to add a frontline starting pitcher […]

Angels shut down rehab for Trout after setback
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Angels shut down rehab for Trout after setback

play Jeff Passan saddened by Mike Trout’s continued injuries (1:08) Jeff Passan marvels at the ability of Mike Trout as the Angels star suffers a setback in his recovery from injury. (1:08) Associated Press Jul 30, 2024, 09:24 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels said Tuesday that they are shutting down the […]

Fredette & Co. drop opening Olympics 3×3 tilt
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Fredette & Co. drop opening Olympics 3×3 tilt

U.S. men lose to Serbia in 3×3 basketball (1:10) The United States men’s 3×3 basketball team falls 22-14 against Serbia in their Olympic opener. (1:10) Associated Press Jul 30, 2024, 7:55 PM ET PARIS — The U.S. men’s debut in Olympic 3×3 basketball at the Paris Games was one to forget. The Americans fell to […]

Triathlon to go ahead as Seine passes water tests
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Triathlon to go ahead as Seine passes water tests

ESPN News Services Jul 30, 2024, 10:21 PM ET On a morning that started with rain, the Olympic triathlons were held Wednesday as the athletes dove into the Seine to swim after days of delays and uncertainty over water quality concerns. The athletes began near the Pont Alexandre III, a bridge that spans the famed […]

REVEALED PENTAGON PLAN OF ATTACK
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REVEALED PENTAGON PLAN OF ATTACK

MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump improperly stored in his Florida estate sensitive documents on nuclear capabilities, repeatedly enlisted aides and lawyers to help him hide records demanded by investigators and cavalierly showed off a Pentagon “plan of attack” and classified map, according to a sweeping felony indictment that paints a damning portrait of the former… […]