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☆ Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Suspends Presidential Campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Asa Hutchinson was the governor of Arkansas for eight years and a U.S. congressman for four. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Associated PressFormer Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary following a poor showing at the Iowa caucuses. Hutchinson, who has said the Republican party needs to move past Donald Trump because of the criminal charges he faces and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, failed to connect with GOP voters. He came in sixth in the Iowa caucuses, according to the Associated Press.

Persons: Asa Hutchinson, Andrew Harnik, Hutchinson, Donald Trump Organizations: Associated Press Former Arkansas Gov, Republican, Capitol, GOP, Associated Press Locations: Arkansas, U.S, Iowa

☆ Republican Lawmakers Spar With University Presidents at Campus Antisemitism Hearing
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Joseph De Avila | Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Harvard University President Claudine Gay speaking at the congressional hearing on Tuesday. Photo: ken cedeno/ReutersRepublican lawmakers chastised the presidents of three elite U.S. universities during a congressional hearing about efforts to curb rising antisemitism on their campuses. Claudine Gay of Harvard University, Liz Magill of the University of Pennsylvania and Sally Kornbluth of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology acknowledged Tuesday to lawmakers on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce that antisemitism was a growing problem at their schools.

Persons: Claudine Gay, Liz Magill, Sally Kornbluth Organizations: Harvard, Reuters, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Education

☆ Rosalynn Carter’s Memorial Honors Life of Former First Lady
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Carter is hugged by her husband at his Atlanta campaign headquarters in 1966 during the race for the Democratic nomination for governor of Georgia. Carter campaigned often for her husband and became an important player in his administration when he became president. Associated Press

Persons: Carter Organizations: Democratic, Associated Locations: Atlanta, Georgia

Police in Burlington, Vt., arrested a suspect after a shooting wounded three young men of Palestinian descent on Saturday. Officials are investigating the attack as a possible hate crime. Photo: WCAXThe man arrested in connection with the shooting of three young men of Palestinian descent in Burlington, Vt., was charged with attempted murder. Jason J. Eaton , 48 years old, pleaded not guilty at a hearing Monday.

Persons: Jason J, Eaton Locations: Burlington , Vt

☆ Leaf Blower Fight Roils Greenwich, Conn., Home to World’s Most Perfect Lawns
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Updated Nov. 23, 2023 6:04 am ETWill Greenwich, Conn., home to some of America’s most perfect lawns, finally blow off noisy leaf blowers? Some who live there are pleading for peace.

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☆ Cruise Recalls Driverless Vehicles Over Software Issue
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Joseph De Avila | Ryan Felton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

General Motors has invested heavily in Cruise, its self-driving vehicle unit. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesCruise, the self-driving vehicle unit of General Motors , has issued a voluntary software recall after California regulators suspended the company’s license to operate in the state following an accident that left a woman severely injured. The recall of 950 vehicles will address a software problem in the car’s response to collisions, Cruise said in a report submitted to federal regulators. Depending on the circumstances of an accident, driverless Cruise cars will either pull over out of traffic following a collision or in some cases remain stationary, it said.

Persons: Justin Sullivan, Cruise Organizations: Motors, General Motors Locations: Cruise, California

☆ Halloween Candy Is Getting Scary Expensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Joseph De Avila | Joseph Pisani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Fliers Tangle Over Armrests. It’s ‘Like a Cage Fight in the Air.’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Apple Raises TV Streaming Price to $9.99
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A scene from Apple TV+ show ‘Ted Lasso.’ Photo: Colin Hutton/Associated PressApple is raising the monthly price of its TV streaming service to $9.99, joining Netflix, Disney and other companies that have recently increased prices. The iPhone maker is increasing the monthly cost of Apple TV+ by $3. It is also raising prices for Apple Arcade, its videogame service, and Apple News+.

Persons: Ted Lasso, ’, Colin Hutton Organizations: Apple, Associated Press Apple, Netflix, Disney, Apple Arcade

☆ Who Owns the Armrest on Planes? ‘It’s Sort of Like a Cage Fight in the Air.’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Can Police Officers Smoke Pot? Jersey City Says No
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ New Mexico’s Ban on Guns in Parks Upheld by Federal Judge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ You'll Go Ape for This Year's Comedy Wildlife Photo Award Finalists
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Dancing horses, playful polar bears and a kangaroo playing air guitar are among the finalists for this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards, an annual competition for professional and amateur photographers that captures the humorous side of the animal kingdom. Danny Sullivan/Comedy Wildlife 2023

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☆ Driverless Cruise Vehicle Pins San Francisco Woman, Causing Serious Injuries
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Suspect in Killing of Baltimore Tech CEO Pava LaPere Is Arrested
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Joseph De Avila | Joseph Pisani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Egon Schiele Artworks Stolen by Nazis Returned to Family
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Even the Senate Is Loosening Its Dress Code in the Return-to-Office Era
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Joseph De Avila | Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ NASA Panel to Release Report on How to Study UFOs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ NASA Will Study UFOs Using AI and Crowdsourcing
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Pennsylvania Fugitive’s Escape Is Haunting Déjà Vu for One Brazil Family
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Manual Slot Payouts and Physical Hotel Keys: MGM Resorts Cybersecurity Issue Continues to Snarl Vegas Operations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Dawn Gilbertson | Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ MGM Resorts Investigating Cybersecurity Issue at Hotels, Casinos
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Joseph De Avila | James Rundle | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Manhunt for Danelo Cavalcante Continues for 12th Day as Police Defend Efforts
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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