Michèle Taylor, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council, at a hearing in Geneva on Aug. 11. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON — American officials blasted a high-ranking United Nations diplomat in charge of monitoring the tense situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories, arguing that posts she made about the conflict there disqualified her from being an objective broker. The offending posts were made in 2014 by Francesca Albanese, an unabashed… Source link

New Orleanians stranded on a roof in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Aug. 30, 2005. (Vincent Laforet/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) A recent report from ProPublica, a nonprofit news organization, reveals data showing that some of the hardest-hit victims of Hurricane Katrina were shortchanged tens of thousands of dollars on average by a federal program meant to help residents to rebuild. ProPublica, in partnership with New Orleans media outlets the Times-Picayune, the Advocate and WWL-TV, Source link

The problem is equally as confounding as the email alert Whenever something goes wrong with an app or a service that can potentially affect users, whether that’s a security breach, or some other kind of service interruption, we always appreciate when the company involved clearly discloses what’s going on to its users. After all, depending on the severity of the issue, they may want to take some steps to keep their data safe. But for as much we appreciate such… Source link

Apple’s (AAPL) App Store may soon be competing for space on iPhones in Europe thanks to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act. The law, which goes into effect Jan. 11, 2023, with enforcement beginning in early 2024, could force Apple to allow users to install third-party app stores on their devices, circumventing Apple’s own digital storefront. The problem, for Apple at least, is that if developers can take advantage of third-party app stores they’ll be able to bypass the 30% fees… Source link

Fans are loving this selfie of the two costars. Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni are giving fans what they want!  The Law & Order Twitter account has delivered a brand new selfie between the two costars, and fans are absolutely loving it. The snap features Meloni, 61, and Hargitay, 58, as they smiled at the camera. The two appear to be in the middle of filming Law & Order where they star as Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson. Meloni donned a dark grey button-up shirt as his costar opted… Source link

Stocks fell sharply on Thursday after new data released today showed that retail sales slowed in November. The declines also came one day after the Federal Reserve rose interest rates to a 15-year high. As of the closing bell on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 764.13 points, or 2.25%, to 33,202.74 — in its worst day since September. The S&P 500 dropped 2.49% to 3,895.82 and the Nasdaq Composite tumbled 3.23% to 10,810.53. More from Footwear News Footwear companies also felt… Source link

© NurPhoto/Getty Images ChatGPT, a AI chat bot, has gone viral in the past two weeks. NurPhoto/Getty Images When ChatGPT went viral, people began using it as an alternative to Google Searches. Investors started seeing a world where generative AI would disrupt Google by taking some search traffic away. But Google has a first mover advantage and also heavily invests in AI — challenging it will be difficult. ChatGPT, the viral internet AI chatbot, has brought the world of… Source link

Amazon (AMZN) has begun rolling out a short-form video and photo feed in its app. Though the feature, called Inspire, immediately drew comparisons to TikTok, Oliver Messenger, director of Amazon Shopping, told Yahoo Finance Live that it wasn’t TikTok’s success that encouraged the company to build Inspire – it was customer feedback. “We spend a lot of time listening to customers,” said Messenger. “We have survey sessions, we have usability labs, and there are also ways within the app… Source link

President Joe Biden, left, and former President Donald Trump, right, in a composite image.Getty Images Former president Donald Trump used Truth Social to tease what he called a “MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT.” It turns out he’s selling NFT “trading cards” featuring himself for $99 each. President Joe Biden mocked Trump by tweeting he has had some “MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS,” too. President Joe Biden mocked what his predecessor billed as a “MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!” on Thursday with one of his own, releasing a… Source link

Maryland was one of the first states to make state IDs available on Apple’s Wallet app for iPhones, and now Google is beta testing support for the “Digital Driver’s License” in the Wallet app on Android phones. The Apple Wallet integration can already be used to get through TSA at airports like the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport that allow the use of digital state IDs, which should be similar on Android. Users running Android 13 who are in the Google Play… Source link