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CNN  —  Federal prosecutors believe they could charge Hunter Biden with tax crimes and a false statement but a final decision still has not yet been made by the US attorney in Delaware, according to sources familiar with the matter. The case against Biden narrowed earlier this year, and was a matter of discussion in early summer between FBI and IRS investigators, prosecutors in Delaware and the Justice Department, CNN previously reported. The discussions included assessing the strength of the case and questioning whether more work was needed before deciding on charges, according to sources who spoke to CNN in…

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the National Baptist Convention on September 08, 2022 in Houston, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesVice President Kamala Harris was involved in a motorcade accident Monday that was initially reported to Secret Service leaders as a “mechanical failure,” an agency spokesman said Wednesday night.The spokesperson, Anthony Guglielmi, said the accident occurred when the vehicle carrying Harris overcorrected and hit a curb.”During a protective movement Monday, a vehicle in a motorcade had a minor overcorrection and struck a curb,” Guglielmi said. “The protectee [Harris] was transferred to a secondary vehicle and the motorcade continued to its…

Google on Thursday announced the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro phones and its first watch, the Pixel Watch. The devices were first teased during Google’s developer event in May, but the company used an event in New York City to provide more detail about each new product, such as what’s new, how much they’ll cost and when you can buy them.The Pixel is gaining momentum, but it still has just a fraction of the phone market. During Alphabet’s earnings call for the first quarter, CEO Sundar Pichai said the Pixel Series 6 is the “fastest-selling Pixel ever” and said…

In a new study, dogs detected samples of breath and sweat taken from an individual experiencing psychological stress with an accuracy of 93.75%The results indicate the physiological processes associated with stress produce changes in compounds flowing from breath, sweat, or both, and that dogs can detect these changes.According to researchers, four dogs were trained for about an hour each week over the course of about 10 months.Humans have developed multiple ways to put the canine olfactory system to work. Trained diabetic alert dogs warn owners when they smell changes in their blood sugar. Researchers have taught dogs to detect people…

“Frequency and extremity of flood events (in Malaysia) have increased in recent decades with projections they could increase with continued global warming,” said the report which was released in 2021.  There is concern among mental health experts in Malaysia that there will be more flood victims, who will in turn show symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Such cases could start with depression and anxiety. Eventually, there may be more suicides.  Mental health expert Andrew Mohanraj, who is president of the Malaysian Mental Health Association (MMHA), told CNA that those with PTSD from floods are likely to report intense feelings of anxiety,…

Katie Couric is speaking out about her breast cancer diagnosis.The former TODAY co-anchor revealed in September she has breast cancer and then underwent a lumpectomy.“I’m feeling just fine,” Couric told Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie on TODAY on Oct. 3. “I finished radiation last week. They said it makes you tired. I was actually not too tired from it.”Couric said she was six months late getting her mammogram, but still considers herself fortunate.“I just feel super lucky that it was diagnosed when it was, that I went, even though I was late, that I went when I did,” she said.Couric…

Once she arrived at the presentation, Abrams then took in Viard’s spring assortment in the front row. She was a big fan of the glitzier evening pieces. “One of the looks I can’t get out of my head is the long silver dress with pink feathers at the bottom,” says Abrams, who also loved the theatrical setting. “All I could think about the entire time—besides how badly I wanted every single piece that came down the runway—was how I feel like someone has to make a movie where the wardrobe consists only of this collection. It was strong, delicate, feminine,…

American chess player Hans Niemann broke his silence Wednesday after he was accused in an investigation of cheating 100 times more than he previously admitted in online matches.The Chess.com report that implicated Niemann came out before his first match at the U.S. Championship, which is an over-the-board tournament. Video from the event showed the 19-year-old being scanned around his backside and even on the snacks he brought for the day. Niemann had been accused of using devices to help him cheat in matches, including anal beads. He defeated Christopher Yoo in his first-round match. He then spoke briefly about the Chess.com report…

A court in Brazil has ruled that a major commercial bank is allowed to inspect one of its debtors’ crypto wallets – and has stated that crypto has “monetary properties.”According to the media outlet Consultor Jurídico, a branch of the Justice Court of São Paulo State (known locally as TJ-SP) granted a special legal request from Banco Safra, one of the nation’s biggest and busiest banks. The bank had asked the court to let it search a debtor’s crypto wallets to see if they had tokens that could be liquidated.The TJ-SP’s Chamber of Private Law met to consider the case…

September was a horrible month for stocks. The Dow fell nearly 9%, its worst monthly drop since March 2020, when pandemic lockdowns started in the United States. The index ended Friday deeply in the red, too. The Dow, a widely watched barometer of America’s stock market that includes corporate giants such as Apple (AAPL), Coca-Cola (KO), Disney (DIS), Microsoft (MSFT) and Walmart (WMT), was down about 500 points, or 1.7%. All 30 Dow stocks ended the day lower. Worries about rising inventory levels at Dow component Nike (NKE) pushed the blue chips lower Friday. Shares of Nike (NKE) plunged 13%…