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May 6 (Reuters) – Navigation equipment maker Trimble on Wednesday raised its annual forecast after strong first-quarter results, riding on steady demand for its product bundle tailored for the construction and transportation sectors. • The Westminster, Colorado-based company has integrated its navigation equipment with software solutions that gather data, analyze it and provide actionable insights, helping clients streamline their workflows. • It now expects total revenue of $3.84 billion-$3.92 billion […]

SAO PAULO, May 6 (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans to discuss tariffs and cooperation in fighting organized crime at a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday, Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan said. “We are preparing to engage with Trump in a constructive manner,” Durigan told state broadcaster EBC on Wednesday. “I’m very optimistic about this conversation.” • Trump last year imposed […]

LONDON (AP) — Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company on Tuesday reached a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit for false advertising of its artificial intelligence capabilities. Apple trumpeted new AI features for its virtual assistant Siri when it rolled out the iPhone 16 in 2024, part of new software updates that the company billed […]

Teen drivers are inexperienced, take risks, and are easily distracted when they’re behind the wheel. Those factors are among the findings that contribute to what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says is the leading cause of death and injury in teens age 13 to 19 years old: motor vehicle crashes. Parents can help minimize the risks by providing professional driving instruction, modeling safe driving behavior, and putting their […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shula Jassell is insecure about the size of her chin and has periodically considered getting filler to make it bigger. But when the 25-year-old from Southern California gives serious thought to the idea of repeatedly having to get the cosmetic procedure — it only lasts about a year — she wonders if a surgical implant would be more practical, even though the prospect of surgery scares […]

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Russian punk group Pussy Riot joined members of Ukrainian feminist organization FEMEN on Wednesday in a protest at the Venice Biennale against the opening of the Russian pavilion. Yelling “Russia’s art is blood” and “Disobey” under a cloud of pink, blue and yellow smoke, the anti-Putin feminist groups covered their faces with pink balaclavas before rushing the venue in the Giardini exhibition area. Italian police blocked […]

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia is shifting from individual recruits to ‘professional’ networks to carry out a campaign of sabotage and other attacks across Europe, Poland’s internal security service said in a report published Wednesday. European officials and law enforcement have previously warned that Russia is waging a hybrid war against Europe, including sabotage, arson attacks, and vandalism, as well as influence operations. The Associated Press has tracked more than […]

CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — Starting in the 1970s, the textile mills of northwest Georgia relied on chemicals known as PFAS to add stain resistance to the carpets they manufactured. Some of the chemicals that didn’t stick were flushed with the multibillion-dollar industry’s wastewater into local sewer pipes and, eventually, the region’s rivers. Decades later, the odorless, colorless chemicals are now found everywhere in the area, including in the blood of […]

CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — Growing up in northwest Georgia, Stormy Bost lived her life in the water. During summers she plucked crawdads from the neighborhood creek and played in its cool depths, racing home for dinner to beat the setting sun. Waiting for her were pitchers of sweet tea, which her family brewed using tap water. “Your family’s going through a gallon every day or two, and it’s cheap,” Bost […]