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ATLANTA — For the first time in over 10 years, Luci Harrell can vote in a presidential election.Around the time she graduated law school this year, Harrell completed two years of parole and became legally allowed to register.“It feels important to me…real and symbolic,” Harrell said. “For years I was required by the federal government to pay taxes and pay student loans, yet being denied the ability to vote.”Harrell is one of an estimated 450,000 people in Georgia with past convictions who are eligible to cast ballots. As get-out-the-vote efforts ramp up across the swing state, advocates have a hard…
The morning of Thursday, October 9, has turned out to be a record-breaking one for England batter Joe Root. As the 33-year-old became the first batter to score 5,000 runs in the history of the World Test Championship (WTC), he also went past a series of cricket legends in another list. Root brought up his 35th Test century, a figure that took him past India legend Sunil Gavaskar, Pakistan stalwart Younis Khan, Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene and West Indian icon Brian Lara. Root’s 35th Test hundred now puts him outright in sixth position when it comes to the…
The campaign office shared by Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign and the Democratic Party in Tempe, Arizona, was damaged by gunfire for the third time in less than a month on Sunday, police told ABC News on Wednesday.The Tempe Police Department provided new details in its investigation, including a picture of the suspect’s vehicle it says is possibly a 2008-2013 silver Toyota Highlander, and announced that Silent Witness was offering up to a $1,000 reward “for any information that leads to the arrest or indictment of the suspect(s) involved in this crime.”In this Sept. 25, 2024, file photo, bullet holes…
Ratan Tata (Credit: @RNTata2000)4 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 8:52 AM IST The US on Wednesday mourned the death of veteran industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Naval Tata, remembering him as someone who drove India to greater prosperity and development. Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who transformed a staid group into India’s largest and most influential conglomerate, breathed his last at south Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital at 11.30 pm on Wednesday. He was 86. My last meeting with Ratan Tata at Google, we talked about the progress of Waymo and his vision was…
TEMPE, Ariz. — A Democratic National Committee campaign office in suburban Phoenix has been struck in a third shooting in recent weeks, police said Wednesday. No one was inside the building in Tempe, Arizona, and no injuries were reported in any of the shootings. The latest incident occurred Sunday, when someone fired shortly after midnight at the door and windows of the office. A $1,000 reward has now been offered for any information leading to the arrest or indictment of those responsible. Police did not provide any other new details in the latest update. The most recent shooting came days…
The phrase “practice makes perfect” is usually reserved for humans, but it’s also a great maxim for robots newly deployed in unfamiliar environments.Picture a robot arriving in a warehouse. It comes packaged with the skills it was trained on, like placing an object, and now it needs to pick items from a shelf it’s not familiar with. At first, the machine struggles with this, since it needs to get acquainted with its new surroundings. To improve, the robot will need to understand which skills within an overall task it needs improvement on, then specialize (or parameterize) that action.A human onsite…
Entire India went into a state of mourning as Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons, died at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai aged 86. He was among India’s most respected and loved industrialists, who took Tata Group to new heights and touched the fabric of the nation through his contributions across different areas including philanthropy. Even sports stars, including Olympian medallist Neeraj Chopra, Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma, and India’s T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav, took to social media to pay their tributes to Ratan Tata after hearing the saddening news of his death. “A man with a…
Lt. Cmdr. Josh Rannenberg, lead pilot of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hurricane Hunters, has been diligently monitoring Hurricane Milton’s trajectory, anticipating its historic and potentially life-threatening impact when it reaches the Florida shoreline.Rannenberg flew into the hurricane at 3 a.m. Wednesday, making at least four passes through the storm to sample each quadrant on a nine-hour mission. The information he and his team gathered goes directly to the National Hurricane Center during the flight so they can update the forecast and advisories before landfall, expected Wednesday night.A car is seen parked as it rains heavily in Fort…
WATERBURY, Conn. — Former President Donald Trump’s name was mentioned multiple times during a debate held Wednesday night in Connecticut’s closely watched 5th Congressional District race.But it was only the Democrat, U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, who uttered it. Her Republican opponent, former state Sen. George Logan, who has tried to portray himself as a moderate, independent candidate in this rematch election from 2022, would only say he supported the top of the GOP ticket and was focused more on helping the residents of what is considered the most politically diverse district in blue Connecticut.“I’ve said over and over again, I’m…
Israel’s defence minister warned on Wednesday that his country’s retaliation for a recent Iranian missile attack will be lethal and surprising, while the Israeli military pushed ahead with a large-scale operation in northern Gaza and a ground offensive in Lebanon against Hezbollah militants. On the diplomatic front, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Joe Biden held their first call in seven weeks, with a White House press secretary saying the call included discussions on Israel’s deliberations over how it will respond to Iran’s attack. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp It was direct, it…