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Jacques Chirac, French President Who Championed European Identity, Is Dead at 86
Jacques Chirac, who molded the legacy of Charles de Gaulle into a personal power base that made him one of the dominant leaders of France across three decades and a vocal advocate of European unity, died on Thursday. He was 86. His death was confirmed by the Fondation Chirac in Paris. Mr. Chirac was elected …
Volkswagen gambles on ride-hailing to break through African roadblocks
JOHANNESBURG/KIGALI (Reuters) – When Volkswagen’s Africa boss Thomas Schaefer set out to conquer the continent, he quickly realized he needed more than a flashy new product. He needed a new business model. Rwandan Joseline Iradukunda sits inside her “Move” app-driven ride-hailing service Volkswagen Polo in Kigali, Rwanda. September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana Study after study …
Are Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Already Causing Trouble in Wyoming?
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West recently made headlines for purchasing a massive property in the state of Wyoming. While the family is still splitting their time between California, Wyoming, and some of their other vacation properties, West and Kardashian have already started to raise some eyebrows during their time at their new residence. But the …
Google Confirms Buggy Chrome Update Is Breaking Apple Macs. Here’s The Fix
Google has confirmed a Chrome update is at fault for a wave of unbootable Macs reported yesterday. MacLife Magazine/Future via Getty Images Google has confirmed a Chrome update is at fault for a mysterious reported wave of unbootable Macs. The update was causing issues by corrupting an operating system folder, which prevented those impacted from …
5 things to know Thursday
USA TODAY Published 3:42 a.m. ET Sept. 26, 2019 CLOSE House panel to question intelligence director about whistleblower The House Intelligence Committee on Thursday will ask the acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, about the complaint that ignited a firestorm around President Donald Trump over communications with Ukraine. A whistleblower filed the complaint Aug. 12 to the …
Tekashi 6ix9ine Not Planning to Go into Witness Protection After Prison
Exclusive TMZ.com Tekashi 6ix9ine plans to do something very un-snitch-like — after all the snitching he just did — and that’s to reject the witness protection program as soon as he’s a free man again. The federal trial that saw the rapper sing like a canary for 3 days wraps up Thursday as prosecutors and …
Georgia reports first death from vaping-related illness
The Georgia Department of Public Health announced Wednesday the state’s first death from a vaping-linked illness. The state agency said the patient was a man over the age of 35 who did not live in metro Atlanta. He had a history of heavy nicotine vaping, but no history of vaping THC, which has been linked …
Wales live breaking news plus traffic, weather and travel updates (Thursday, September 26)
Crash causing M4 delays through Newport A crash between a van and a car is causing delays on the M4 through Newport. Lane two was blocked on the eastbound side, between junction 25A and junction 26, but has since reopened. Traffic monitors are reporting delays, and that both vehicles involved have driven off. Source link
Whistleblower complaint has been declassified and contains no ‘surprises,’ GOP lawmaker says
Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart announced on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” and on social media late Wednesday that the explosive whistleblower complaint concerning President Trump’s July call with Ukraine’s leader has been declassified — and Stewart said that it doesn’t contain any damning information. “I encourage you all to read it,” Stewart tweeted. The complaint …
Intel Announces SSD 665p: Denser, Faster QLC NAND
Intel’s Memory and Storage Day event today in South Korea was mostly focused on enterprise and datacenter products, but they did announce an upcoming consumer SSD: The Intel SSD 665p. This is the successor to the Intel 660p, the first and most successful consumer SSD to use four bit per cell (QLC) NAND flash memory. …
