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Waymo is aiming for the Sunshine State as its next destination. The startup, which is owned by Alphabet, declared on Thursday that it will begin operations in Miami. Before allowing users to use its robotaxi service via the Waymo One app in 2026, Waymo stated that it will start roaming the Florida city with human safety drivers in 2025. Waymo's decision to expand into Miami reflects its increasing confidence in its ability to operate its self-driving cars in more severe weather conditions in major American cities. In 2019, Waymo conducted its first test in Miami, which the company said enhanced its self-driving cars' capacity to maneuver in rainy and damp circumstances. According to a company spokeswoman, we gained a deeper comprehension of how the Waymo Driver performs in inclement weathe...

London With world-ending weapons once again proliferating worldwide and international accords to regulate them disintegrating, the top of the British armed services has warned that the world is approaching a third nuclear age. The head of the UK's military staff, Adm. Tony Radakin, accused Russia on Wednesday of threatening NATO nations with tactical nuclear weapons and staging mock assaults. The West and the United States have been frequently threatened with nuclear vengeance by Russian President Vladimir Putin for their support of Ukraine, where his soldiers have been engaged in combat since their invasion over three years ago. However, Radakin's warnings at a talk at the Royal United Services Institute think tank in London were not solely motivated by Kremlin saber-rattling. In additi...

Donald Trump, the incoming president, is not wasting any time in claiming that bitcoin's price has increased and that its owners are becoming richer. Early on Thursday, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform: "BRAVO, BITCOINERS! One hundred thousand dollars! YOU'RE WELCOME! We will work together to restore America's greatness. The cryptocurrency hovered in the $90,000 level for several weeks before hitting the six-figure milestone late Wednesday. Following Trump's resounding victory in the November election, the price of bitcoin skyrocketed, increasing by $20,000 from roughly $68,318 in just seven days. It's up over 130% so far this year. Supporters of cryptocurrencies are not contesting the notion that Trump should take some of the credit for the most recent price increase. "President ...

Amnesty International declared on Thursday that it had discovered proof that Israel's conflict in Gaza has resulted in the genocide of Palestinians. The human rights group's complaint is the most recent of a rising number of organizations, including many United Nations agencies, that claim Israel committed genocide during the conflict, which has been going on for 14 months. It is also a further setback to Israel's argument that its actions have been justified. Such accusations against the government from both inside and outside of Israel are bolstered by the Amnesty International report. These include the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well as a former defense minister who claimed th...

This year's holiday shopping season is driven by bargain hunters, but not all inexpensive options provide the best value. Customers are turning to foreign vendors for reasonably priced presents as the price battles between the biggest American stores intensify. Salesforce forecasts that over one out of five holiday purchases will be made on Chinese-based or affiliated retail platforms. Temu, Shein, AliExpress, and TikTok are a few of them that provide incredibly low costs that American competitors have rushed to match. Customers seeking less expensive alternatives to name-brand products may have to compromise on quality in order to save money. For example, safety authorities recently expressed concern about certain children's products marketed on Temu and Shein; the companies have stated t...

New regulations being considered by the Biden administration would mandate that airlines compensate customers for major delays that are under their control. Described as a step to safeguard travelers who are stuck by airlines, the U.S. Department of Transportation opened the rule-making process for public comment on Thursday. It aims to set minimum requirements for what airlines must provide to customers in the event of disruptions, such flight cancellations or protracted delays brought on by airline-related events like an IT system failure or mechanical problem. As part of the new guidelines, airlines would have to pay customers on a tiered basis for delays of at least three hours domestically, $375 to $525 for delays of at least six hours, and $750 to $775 for delays of at least nine hou...

According to a senior New York City law enforcement official briefed on the investigation, NBC News confirmed Thursday that shell casings discovered at the scene where a masked shooter killed the UnitedHealthcare CEO in front of a busy hotel in New York City bore the words "deny, defend, and depose." According to police, a deliberate, preplanned targeted attack outside the New York Hilton Midtown on Sixth Avenue in the center of Manhattan killed 50-year-old Brian Thompson. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told a news conference Wednesday that the gunman, who had been waiting for many minutes, approached from behind and fired at least once into his back and at least once in his right calf as he was en route to speak at UnitedHealth Group's investor conference. Police claim that the gunman ...

In a move that might have major ramifications for the nation's 14-year-old civil war, rebel rebels broke into the Syrian city of Hama and drove out government troops on Thursday. An official from the militant organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, and the Syrian Defense Ministry both reported that insurgents had taken control of the nation's fourth-largest city and that, in spite of intense combat, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime's forces had evacuated the area. The senior commander of the HTS-led forces, Hassan Abdul-Ghani, told NBC News that fighters had broken into the Hama Central Prison and released hundreds of people who had been wrongfully imprisoned, and that tanks had been deployed during the incursion. Syria's defense ministry said in a Facebook post that rebel grou...