WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who was killed at 35 by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Babbitt was a U.S. Air Force veteran from California who was shot dead wearing a Trump campaign flag wrapped around her shoulders while attempting to climb through …
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The U.S. Air Force is planning to offer an official military funeral for deceased insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt, who was shot during the attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to documents released by a conservative nonprofit. Babbitt has become a cause célèbre for President Donald Trump and his most strident followers — some of whom have turned to conspiracy theories to …
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Apple TV Plus joined the price hike trend last week and raised its monthly subscription by 30%, from $10 to $13. The move sparked a wave of cancellations, and, seemingly to plug the leak, the streamer has unveiled a new, albeit temporary, 54% discount. Instead of $13, people who attempt to cancel their subscriptions will be offered the service at …
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Apple is aiming to keep Apple TV+ subscribers from canceling, offering a discounted subscription when customers threaten to stop paying. If you cancel your Apple TV+ subscription, you may see a pop-up that drops the price of Apple TV+ to $5.99 for the next two months, before the $12.99 per month cost resumes. Apple appears to have started offering the …
Read More »Hasselblad has launched the followup to its first 100MP medium-format camera with a new model that improves on it in almost every way. The X2D II 100C promises better image quality, a brighter display, 10-stop stabilization and updated hybrid autofocus. As with any Hasselblad product, it’s expensive — but less so than the previous model. The original X2D 100C took …
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Gov. Phil Murphy offered his condolences Sunday to the families of the three New Jersey residents who were among the five people killed in a tour bus crash Friday in New York. The fatal crash occurred at approximately 12:45 p.m. near the town of Pembroke, roughly 30 miles east of Buffalo, Tom Chapman, an official with the National Transportation Safety …
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Meta’s former policy chief Nick Clegg seems to be walking a tightrope as he promotes his upcoming book, “How to Save the Internet.” Unlike certain other Meta employee memoirs, “How to Save the Internet” doesn’t sound like a tell-all or a scathing critique. And in an interview with the Guardian, Clegg (who previously led the U.K.’s Liberal Democrats) seems to …
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