Patricia Washburn – Page 20

Animals, Nation & World

Pair of giant pandas from China acclimating to new home at San Diego Zoo

by Associated Press July 9, 2024July 9, 2024

The 2 giant pandas from China are not yet on public display.

Justice Department Russian Disinformation

Election 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics

U.S. disrupts Russian government-backed disinformation campaign to sow discord

by ERIC TUCKER Associated Press July 9, 2024July 9, 2024

U.S. officials described the internet operation as part of an ongoing effort, boosted by artificial intelligence, to create fictitious social media profiles designed to advance the aims of the Russian government.

Nation & World, News

Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing U.S. heat wave blamed for several deaths

by TY O'NEIL Associated Press July 9, 2024July 9, 2024

Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are still being drawn to Death Valley National Park.

Business, Nation & World, News

Fed’s Powell highlights slowing job market in signal that rate cuts may be nearing

by CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press July 9, 2024July 9, 2024

Chair Jerome Powell’s written testimony Tuesday marked a shift in emphasis away from the Fed’s single-minded fight against inflation that suggests it’s moving closer to cutting interest rates.

Business

‘This is break glass in case of emergency stuff’: Analysts alarmed by threats to U.S. data gathering

by MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press July 9, 2024July 9, 2024

They warn that funding for the federal statistical agencies is inadequate and measures in a House appropriations bill could undermine what Americans know about themselves.