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1 week ago | 
san.com | Bast Bramhall |Cassandra J. Buchman |Evan Hummel |Kalé Carey
New research from France’s food safety agency, known as ANSES, released on Friday, June 20, shows that certain drinks in glass bottles contain more microplastics than drinks in plastic bottles or aluminum cans. This revelation raises fresh concerns about how labeling and packaging impact the amount of microplastics we consume, and how it affects our health. The study involved soft drinks, beer, lemonade, iced tea, water and wine sold in a variety of bottles across France.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Alan Judd |Devin Pavlou |Evan Hummel |Kalé Carey
U.S. Border Patrol agents have shut down a more than half-mile tunnel linking Tijuana to San Diego with the help of U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents and Mexican law enforcement. Authorities have discovered nearly 100 illicit tunnels in the San Diego area since 1993. Federal officials said gangs used the tunnel — 50 feet deep and nearly 3,000 feet long — to smuggle drugs into the United States.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Devin Pavlou |Evan Hummel |Emma Stoltzfus |Kalé Carey
Amazon plans to build up to 10,000 robotaxis each year by 2027 at a 220,000-square-foot factory near Silicon Valley. The move comes as it challenges Waymo’s dominance in the autonomous cab industry and as Tesla joins the self-driving taxi competition. The announcement of the production facility on Wednesday, June 18, presents a big step in Amazon’s move toward pioneering vehicle technology. An effort that began in 2009, when rival Waymo started a secretive effort within Google.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Harry Fogle |Kalé Carey
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company’s growing use of artificial intelligence is transforming both customer experience and internal operations, and it will likely reshape the workforce. In a memo released Tuesday, Jassy said Amazon is using or developing more than 1,000 generative AI applications. While some current roles may be reduced, he noted that new types of jobs could emerge over time as AI changes the way work is done.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Kalé Carey |Lawrence Banton
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has stepped up deportation efforts in recent weeks, targeting various locations across the country, including worksites. However, in a sudden shift last week, DHS instructed staff to temporarily pause immigration enforcement at farms, restaurants and hotels, which are workplaces where some employees may lack legal status. The pause lasted just a few days, according to sources.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Bast Bramhall |Evan Hummel |Kalé Carey |Mathew Grisham
A Georgia man was arraigned on Monday, June 16, on federal charges stemming from alleged threats made against Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Deb Fischer of Nebraska, according to federal prosecutors. Robert Davis Forney, 25, of Duluth, is accused of leaving voicemails in January in which he threatened sexual violence against the senators. Prosecutors say he also threatened Cruz’s family.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Evan Hummel |Emma Stoltzfus |Kalé Carey |Mathew Grisham
The Pentagon has failed seven audits, and now a group of U.S. House members are asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for answers. The bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to know how close the Department of Defense is to getting its budget to a point where it can pass at least one audit. Members of the House Oversight Committee to Hegseth on Monday, June 16, asking for an accounting. Adding to the poignancy of the request is the fact that DOD is expected to fail its audit next year. Rep.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Kalé Carey |Lawrence Banton
A government-commissioned audit finds the U.K. repeatedly failed to stop organized child sexual abuse. The report, led by Baroness Louise Casey, paints a bleak picture of how organized groups of men have repeatedly targeted vulnerable girls. The report, released Monday, June 16, shows how these girls are often in state care or with disabilities and are sexually abused over long periods of time across various locations.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Drew Pittock |Kalé Carey |Zachary Hill
A Minnesota man is facing federal charges after a deadly weekend attack targeting state lawmakers and their families. Vance Luther Boelter, 57, allegedly shot and killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. Investigators say Boelter had a list of more than 45 state and federal elected officials that he targeted.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Evan Hummel |Emma Stoltzfus |Kalé Carey
One of the biggest tourist attractions in Paris abruptly closed its doors Monday, June 16. The move came amid a strike by staff at the Louvre Museum, who told CNN that they fear the building is being damaged due to too many tourists. The halt in operations left thousands of visitors with tickets already purchased stuck in line beneath the Louvre Pyramid, as they were unable to move any further into the world-famous institution.
