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2024
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Israeli army buys advanced mortar munitions
Elbit Systems has announced a contract valued at approximately $190 million to supply its Iron Sting laser and GPS-guided mortar munition to the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The contract is…
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Battle of the Bands at Mizner Park
Watch local bands battle it out at the 4th Annual Battle of the Bands Competition on Friday, August 9, at 7 p.m. and support young entrepreneurs ages 13-20 at the…
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Boca Grove Battle of the Bartenders
Join us at our annual Battle of the Bartenders, one of the most exciting events of the year! It is sure to be a fun-filled evening of friendly competition, delicious…
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Quantum Physics Has Reopened Zeno’s Paradoxes
For thousands of years, scholars pondered the question of how anything can move in our world. The problem seemed to have been solved—until the development of quantum mechanics
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North Korean missile carrier spotted on Ukrainian battlefield
Russian forces have reportedly deployed a North Korean long-range anti-tank missile system, the Bulsae-4, also known as the M-2018, against Ukrainian troops. This revelation comes from the Ukrainian defense publication…
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Japan to supply Patriot missiles to US amid stockpile shortage
Japan has agreed to sell an undisclosed number of Patriot missiles to the United States for 3 billion yen ($19 million) to help replenish U.S. stockpiles that have been depleted…
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The High Cost of Boca’s Separation Agreements & PBC Schools Raise A Grade
By next summer, Boca Raton will have paid the city’s top two former administrators almost $600,000 to not work. That’s the upshot from last week’s city council approval of a…
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U.S. Poured Billions of Military Aid Into Lebanon. Now Israel Threatens to Invade.
The U.S. is warning Israel against launching all-out war on Hezbollah — while continuing to send Israel unconditional military aid. The post U.S. Poured Billions of Military Aid Into Lebanon.…
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Boca Raton country club unveils $70 million renovation
The country club CEO said the lifestyle center was designed to rival five-star resorts.
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French police arrest journalists covering anti-Olympics activism
Two journalists on a critical tour of the Olympics with the activist group Saccage 24 were arrested and interrogated by Parisian police, along with one activist. Is the Olympics destroying…
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Perplexity AI Will Share Revenue With Publishers After Plagiarism Accusations
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Perplexity AI on Tuesday debuted a revenue-sharing model for publishers after more than a month of plagiarism accusations. Media outlets and content…
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Dark Angels Ransomware Receives Record-Breaking $75 Million Ransom
"A Fortune 50 company paid a record-breaking $75 million ransom payment to the Dark Angels ransomware gang," writes BleepingComputer's Lawrence Abrams, citing a report (PDF) by Zscaler ThreatLabz. From the…
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A New White House Report Embraces Open-Source AI
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: According to a new statement, the White House realizes open source is key to artificial intelligence (AI) development -- much like many…
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Pictures: Riots in England After Mass Stabbing Left Three Children Dead
Riots broke out in the English seaside town of Southport after the gruesome mass stabbing left three young girls dead and 10 wounded. The post Pictures: Riots in England After…
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Should humanity build a doomsday vault on the Moon?
As Earth becomes more unstable, some scientists are advocating for storing biodiversity off-world
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$5,000 Exoskeleton Pants Promise to Make You a Better Hiker
"The linked article is pretty much a press release, but it's still interesting to see the promise of exoskeletons starting to infiltrate the mass market," writes longtime Slashdot reader Baron_Yam.…
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NASA Retires Asteroid-Hunting Telescope
NASA’s NEOWISE telescope has searched for asteroids, brown dwarfs and luminous galaxies. The spacecraft will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere
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Dungeons & Dragons Is Shedding ‘Race’ in Gaming. Here’s Why It Matters
The nerd culture powerhouse is rebranding its elves, dwarfs and orcs, previously referred to as races, and moving towards use of the term species
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Biden DOJ Secures 3-Year Sentence for Young Mother Who Protested NYC Abortion Clinic
Thirty-three-year-old pro-life activist Bevelyn Beatty Williams has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison by a Manhattan federal court for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE)…
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“We Have No Choice”: Delta CEO Prepares Legal Battle Against CrowdStrike After IT Outage
"We Have No Choice": Delta CEO Prepares Legal Battle Against CrowdStrike After IT Outage Sparked $500M Loss Update (0822ET): Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian announced on Wednesday that the global IT outage…
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ADP Employment Report Weakest Since January As Wage-Inflation Slows
ADP Employment Report Weakest Since January As Wage-Inflation Slows ADP's Employment report for July was disappointing, showing the addition of just 122k jobs (well below the 150k expected and down…
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Russia to train troops to use nuclear weapons on the battlefield
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Epic: Universal Orlando details its next ‘Harry Potter’ land
Battle at the Ministry attraction will be an 'ambitious, groundbreaking ride,' Universal says.
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McDonald’s Rolls Out Biggest Burger Ever to Revive Sales
Lucy Nicholson/ReutersWhere’s the beef?Just ask Ronald McDonald as the world’s largest fast-food chain plans to roll out its biggest, “most satiating” hamburger ever.The Big Arch—a whopping 14 ounces and 1,025…
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Oil price surges after assassination of Hamas leader in Iran, sparking new fear of war and inflation
"It may get Netanyahu the war he’s been looking for," warns foreign policy expert Trita Parsi.
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Brazil’s Radical Plan To Tax Global Super-Rich To Tackle Climate Crisis
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Proposals to slap a wealth tax on the world's super-rich could yield $250 billion a year to tackle the climate crisis…
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Ayatollah Says ‘Severe’ Revenge Coming For Israel Killing Hamas Leader On Iranian Soil
Ayatollah Says 'Severe' Revenge Coming For Israel Killing Hamas Leader On Iranian Soil The world just woke up to a new Middle East on Wednesday which stands on the precipice…
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Penelope Debuts at Former Kapow Space in Mizner Park
The former Kapow space has been transformed into Penelope. The newest addition to the Sub-Culture Group portfolio of restaurants has arrived at Mizner Park and is serving New Orleans-inspired fare…
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Google upgrades Search to combat deepfakes and demote sites posting them
The company is also expanding privacy protections for users. Here's how.
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Artificial Intelligence and OT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Your Overtime Rights As more employers start to use AI to keep track of time, tasks, and other work data, it is important to keep in…
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Elon Musk says society will ‘crumble’ if people don’t have more children
61% of DINKs—that is, “double income, no kids”—said they could comfortably afford children, but that’s not how they want to spend their money.
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Delta CEO says the CrowdStrike outage cost the airline $500+ million
Delta was by far the hardest hit hard by the CrowdStrike outage, having to cancel thousands of flights.
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FDA warns about more ground cinnamon tainted with lead. Here’s what you need to know
U.S. health officials are warning that several types of ground cinnamon sold at certain discount and specialty grocery stores are contaminated with high levels of lead.
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About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with Harris in stark shift after Biden drops out: poll
Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, with the surge in warm feelings extending across multiple groups.
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Taco Bell implements voice AI in over 100 drive-thru stores
Taco Bell is targeting rollout of voice AI-enabled drive thru technology in hundreds of U.S. stores by the end of 2024.
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Boca Raton’s Strategic Priorities
During recent Strategic Planning Sessions, City Council and leadership determined specific focus areas and priorities to guide the City over the next year. View the presentation to learn more.
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Humana to open primary care centers for seniors at Walmart locations in four states
Some of the spaces that formerly housed Walmart Health are getting a new tenant.
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Top BBC Presenter Says White House ‘Covered Up’ Biden’s Decline
A prominent BBC presenter has accused the White House of covering up President Joe Biden's mental and physical decline from the public. The post Top BBC Presenter Says White House…
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The Bull Market – Could It Just Be Getting Started?
The Bull Market – Could It Just Be Getting Started? Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, We noted last Friday that over the previous few years, a handful of “Mega-Capitalization” (mega-market capitalization) stocks…
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Google backpedals on plan to eliminate third-party cookies in Chrome
Instead, the search giant will introduce a new option in Chrome to let users decide how to manage their online privacy and ad tracking.
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CrowdStrike CSO blasts own failure as stock plummets:
One broker tried to rush out a note recommending investors buy the dip, only to find out his bank's computers were CrowdStriked, too.
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Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source
The United States remains reluctant to work with open source, but European countries are bolder.
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Future of Boca Raton City Attorney To Be Decided
As I reported last week, at tonight’s meeting the Boca Raton City Council will consider a “separation of employment agreement” with City Attorney Diana Frieser. The agreement would pay her…
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Biden Facing Bizarre Demands to Prove He’s Alive: Where Is He?
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDSRepublicans are demanding a national address by President Joe Biden amid growing speculation online over his reasons for remaining out of the public eye since abandoning his White House…
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The best AI image generators of 2024: Tested and reviewed
AI image generators use text prompts to produce images in seconds. I tested the best AI image generators and found that DALL-E isn't your only (or best) option.
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Ron DeSantis says cops can’t agree on how much weed a joint holds
The Governor continues to litigate the question of how many joints can be made from 3 ounces of pot. The post Ron DeSantis says cops can’t agree on how much…
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South Florida woman pleads guilty to $190.7 million Ponzi scheme
A Broward County woman is facing 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to leading a $190.7 million Ponzi scheme.
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Ads Showing How Climate Change Harms Kids to Air in Swing States
The nonpartisan group Science Moms says its campaign of ads that show the harms that climate change brings to children is nonpartisan and meant to educate the public about climate…
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Hometown Heroes Program Working to Make Housing Affordable for All
Realtors in Florida can spread the word about the Hometown Heroes affordable housing program that offers zero-interest downpayment and closing cost assistance.
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U.S. Commercial Foreclosures Decreased in June
Commercial foreclosures decreased 14% from last month but increased 48% from last year. States with the most commercial foreclosures in June included Florida and California.
