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How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 8/26/2024
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon,08/26/24-3:21PM , 60 Reads
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high on Wall Street, even as losses for Big Tech companies pulled the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite lower.
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The logo for the Telegram messaging app is seen on a notebook screen in Munich, Germany, Oct. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

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What is Telegram and why was its CEO arrested in Paris?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP Technology Writer
Mon,08/26/24-3:10PM , 111 Reads
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity including drug trafficking and the distribution of child s
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Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump
By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press
Mon,08/26/24-2:34PM , 82 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying a judge's decision that dismissed the p
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LULAC National President Roman Palomares speaks at a news conference where he and other officials with LULAC held a news conference to respond to allegations by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Latino voting rights group calls for investigation after Texas authorities search homes
By NADIA LATHAN - Associated Press/Report for America
Mon,08/26/24-2:29PM , 69 Reads
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Latino voting rights group called Monday for a federal investigation after its volunteers said Texas authorities raided their homes and seized phones and computers as part of an investigation by the state's Republican attorney general into allegations of voter fraud.
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Chance of Rain: 20%
Max Temp: 93°F
Min Temp: 78°F
Feels Like: 106°F
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Humidity: 85%
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