NEW YORK (AP) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández took the witness stand in his defense at his New York trial on Tuesday, denying that he teamed up with drug dealers to protect…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – HERNANDEZ ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN KICKOFF & FUNDRAISER FOR MAYOR
As soon as Hernandez announced her event, the attached spoof began circulating almost immediately. We are sharing it here for the sake of comic relief! We also received the original version: Read…
Border Report – Immigration judges union, a frequent critic, is told to get approval before speaking publicly
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 53-year-old union of immigration judges has been ordered to get supervisor approval to speak publicly to anyone outside the Justice Department, potentially quieting a frequent critic of…
Tech Crunch – TikTok says its revamped creator fund has increased total creator revenue by over 250%
TikTok announced today that its revamped creator fund has increased total creator revenue by over 250% within the last six months. The company says the fund, which launched a year ago and…
Tech Crunch – Accenture to acquire Udacity to build a learning platform focused on AI
Accenture announced today that it would acquire the learning platform Udacity as part of an effort to build a learning platform focused on the growing interest in AI. While the company didn’t…
Tech Crunch – Amazon’s new Rufus chatbot isn’t bad — but it isn’t great, either
Last month, Amazon announced that it’d launch a new AI-powered chatbot, Rufus, inside the Amazon Shopping app for Android and iOS. After a few weeks’ delay, the company began to roll out…
Border Report – Alleged smugglers get spooked, send migrant to pick up foreign nationals
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Three U.S. citizens who allegedly sent a migrant to pick up eight foreign nationals from the brush in southern Arizona are facing federal conspiracy charges. The…
Yard Barker – Top OL prospect JC Latham isn’t shy about ‘dream’ draft team, quarterback
He allowed just one sack and nine pressures on 742 offensive snaps as Alabama’s right tackle this season, and he didn’t surrender a sack on 821 offensive snaps in 2022. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Waymo launches driverless rides for employees in Austin
Waymo will start letting its autonomous vehicles traverse Austin without a safety operator behind the wheel as of tomorrow, a crucial step before the company opens the program up to the public….
KTSM News – Iconic Virgen de Guadalupe mural vandalized in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The iconic Virgen de Guadalupe mural in the Lower Valley was vandalized over the weekend. The mural, located at Alameda and Zaragoza near the Ysleta Mission, had…