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Bank of England keeps its main interest rate on hold at 5% in wake of big US Fed rate cut

BusinessFILE - The Bank of England is pictured in London, on Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File) (Alberto Pezzali, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)LONDON – The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at 5% Thursday despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic more than four years ago.The decision was widely expected amid ongoing concerns about inflation within the bank’s monetary policy committee, […]

September 19, 2024

Tech News

Majority of Americans don’t trust AI-generated election information, poll finds

Most Americans do not believe artificial intelligence (AI) is trustworthy for election information.A poll released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts found that just under two-thirds of Americans do not trust generative predictions produced by AI.Approximately 64% of respondents responded to the survey saying that they are not confident that election information generated by AI chatbots is reliably factual. US INDICTMENT HIGHLIGHTS HOW RUSSIAN HACKERS USED AI IN ELECTION DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN Text from the ChatGPT […]

September 19, 2024

Orlando News

SpaceX announces Crew 9 launch date with 2-person crew from Space Coast

Local NewsCrew 9 set to launch Sept. 26In this photo taken from video released by Roscosmos space corporation, the Soyuz-2.1 rocket booster with Soyuz MS-26 space ship carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner and NASA astronaut Don Pettit, a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off in the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Roscosmos space corporation, via AP) (Uncredited, Roscosmos space corporation)BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX has released a new potential launch […]

September 19, 2024

Tech News

What’s behind those ridiculous random ‘hello’ text messages

Across the country, people are experiencing a sudden surge of anonymous messages that often begin with a simple "hello" or a similar greeting like "hi." These unexpected communications can leave you feeling confused and even concerned about their origins. While this phenomenon is particularly prevalent on WhatsApp, it’s important to recognize that similar incidents are occurring with regular text messages as well.Take Bruce from Lititz, Pennsylvania, for example. He wrote to us asking, "Why all of a sudden am I receiving […]

September 19, 2024

Politics News

Trump, Harris locked in tight race in critical battleground Pennsylvania, polls find

Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are in a deadlock in the state of Pennsylvania, a virtual must-win state for both candidates, according to a new poll.A Thursday poll from the Washington Post had Harris at 48% support among likely and registered voters, while Trump sits at 47%. A New York Times poll gave Harris a slight edge, however, with Harris sitting at 50% compared to Trump's 46%. Nationally, however, the Times' poll had Harris and Trump tied at […]

September 19, 2024

Orlando News

New video shows detectives questioning Stephan Sterns after disappearance of Madeline Soto

Local NewsDetectives question Sterns for hours ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Newly released video showed detectives questioning Stephan Sterns after the disappearance of Madeline Soto.During the interview, Sterns explained to detectives what he did the day the teen went missing.“That’s when I grabbed the clicker, went back, then drove over to her school area and dropped her off,” Sterns said.Investigators, though, said Madeline never made it to school that day and that they later found her backpack in the trash even […]

September 19, 2024

Orlando News

Man shot, killed at Seminole County apartment complex

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A man was shot and killed Wednesday night at a Seminole County apartment complex, according to sheriff’s officials.Deputies responded around 11:20 p.m. to 497 Sun Lake Circle in unincorporated Lake Mary, where they found the man dead inside an apartment.“A suspect, who has a connection to the victim, was quickly located by our Alert helicopter and apprehended after a traffic stop was executed on his vehicle. Authorities believe the incident is isolated and not random in […]

September 19, 2024

Sports News

Mets rookie Christian Scott has to wait until 2026 to pitch again as he will undergo special elbow surgery

New York Mets rookie Christian Scott will not just miss the end of the 2024 campaign, but all of 2025 as well, after needing special surgery on his pitching elbow. Scott, who has been trying to recover from a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right arm, will get a combined Tommy John ligament replacement as well as an internal brace. Instead of a traditional Tommy John surgery, this hybrid procedure, which will be performed by Dr. Keith Meister next week, usually […]

September 19, 2024

Orlando News

4 Rivers Smokehouse to open on Sundays in Florida. Here’s when, where

FoodChanges set to take effect on Sept. 22(Credit: 4 Rivers Smokehouse)The 4 Rivers Smokehouse barbecue chain is set to begin opening its restaurants on Sundays, according to the chain’s Facebook account.This will mark the first time since the faith-based chain first kicked off nearly 15 years ago that its locations will be open on a Sunday, as the chain has traditionally taken that day off so that employees could spend time either at home or church, according to Bungalower.The change […]

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Bank of England keeps its main interest rate on hold at 5% in wake of big US Fed rate cut

Majority of Americans don’t trust AI-generated election information, poll finds

SpaceX announces Crew 9 launch date with 2-person crew from Space Coast

What’s behind those ridiculous random ‘hello’ text messages

Trump, Harris locked in tight race in critical battleground Pennsylvania, polls find

New video shows detectives questioning Stephan Sterns after disappearance of Madeline Soto

Man shot, killed at Seminole County apartment complex

Mets rookie Christian Scott has to wait until 2026 to pitch again as he will undergo special elbow surgery

4 Rivers Smokehouse to open on Sundays in Florida. Here’s when, where

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