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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California ramped up its efforts to curb plastic pollution Friday — suing three plastic-bag makers, alleging the companies falsely claimed their products were recyclable.State Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, said companies Novolex Holdings, Inteplast Group and Mettler Packaging violated a state law passed in 2014 that banned plastic bags that weren’t recyclable. Under the law, shoppers could pay 10 cents for thicker plastic bags that needed to be reusable and recyclable. But the makers of the bags labeled them as recyclable even though they were not — recycling facilities cannot process them and they end…

Senate Republican campaign leaders are using artificial intelligence-generated video to falsely depict Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer appearing to say on camera comments he made in a print publication interview about the political impacts of the partial government shutdown. The 30-second digital ad from the National Republican Senate Committee features the Democratic New York senator appearing to say on camera about the shutdown, now in its 3rd week, “Every day gets better for us.” The words were taken from an interview Schumer gave in a print interview to Punchbowl News last week, suggesting that the longer the government stoppage lasted,…

Nuno Espirito Santo says it is his “wish” West Ham supporters pack out the London Stadium on Monday, amid the prospect of fans boycotting the match with Brentford.The game will be Nuno’s first home game in charge of West Ham since replacing Graham Potter as head coach. However, his prospects of building on the first two performances of his reign, which saw West Ham draw at Everton and lose at Arsenal to sit 19th in the Premier League, have been hit by the potential of empty seats in the stands.There is discontent among the West Ham fanbase with the way…

Head coach Javier Mascherano confirmed Lionel Messi will be available for Inter Miami’s final 2025 MLS regular season clash with Nashville SC on Saturday as the captain looks to secure the Golden Boot.Messi comes into the match after featuring for Argentina on Tuesday night against Puerto Rico at Chase Stadium.”Yesterday they [Messi and Rodrigo De Paul] trained with us, they did a good part of it. Today they will train with us completely,” Mascherano said.”Beyond playing on Tuesday, Messi played for us on Saturday and De Paul didn’t play too many minutes against Venezuela so this wasn’t an international window…

Human rights monitors and medical experts have condemned the conditions of 120 Palestinian bodies handed over by Israel to Gaza, noting that many of the remains show “clear evidence” of torture and the possibility of organ theft. The Government Media Office in Gaza said that official examinations showed that most of the Palestinian bodies retrieved indicated systematic torture, field executions and crushings.  The return of the unidentified bodies came in three batches, with 45 bodies handed over on Tuesday, another 45 on Wednesday and 30 on Thursday. Muneer Alboursh, director general of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, described the bodies in a…

Some of Europe’s major private markets firms sold off on Friday as concerns over lending standards in U.S. markets swept across the Atlantic.London-listed ICG fell about 6%, while CVC Capital Partners, which is headquartered in Jersey, had lost about 5.4% by the afternoon. Swiss private markets firm Partners Group fell 4%, as Sweden’s EQT was down 4%.The moves follow a widespread sell-off among U.S. regional banks this week, as fears grow over risky lending practices potentially spilling over from the private credit market into the broader banking space.ICG manages more than $30 billion in private debt assets, about 25% of…

In a tough labor market, many job seekers are doing anything they can to stand out and find a new position.Some have sent in hundreds of applications in hopes of landing a role, but they should be careful about applying to multiple positions at the same company, experts say.Nicole Kaiser, a technical and executive head hunter in the D.C. area, says that it’s “not unusual” for candidates to apply to several roles at large enterprises.”It can be a great way to get in front of the hiring teams,” she says.However, job seekers should proceed with caution, especially when applying to…

Americans’ views on the economy turned more negative in the third quarter with deepening concerns about jobs, inflation and the outlook, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey.Together with blame for the shutdown aimed at the president and congressional Republicans, those views dragged down President Donald Trump’s net approval rating on the economy to 42% approving and 55% disapproving.The -13 net approval on the economy is the lowest of any CNBC survey during either of Trump’s two terms.The president’s overall approval rating dropped to 44% from 46% while disapproval rose 1 percentage point to 52%. The results continued a second-term…

Several Palestinians have been wounded since dawn on Friday after Israeli shelling targeted civilian areas across the Gaza Strip, as rights groups raise the alarm over the dire humanitarian situation in the war-torn territory.  Local media reported artillery attacks in al-Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza, resulting in at least 10 people wounded over the past 24 hours.  According to an Al Jazeera correspondent, Israeli artillery shelling also targeted the Shujaiya neighbourhood in Gaza City. Under the US-brokered ceasefire deal, which came into force last Friday, the Israeli army is stipulated to “immediately end” all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment and…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressing crowd of demonstrators outside the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.Francis Miller/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty ImagesOpenAI halted artificial intelligence-generated videos of Martin Luther King Jr. on Sora after it said users utilized its short-form video tool to create “disrespectful depictions” of the civil rights leader.At the request of the Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc., “OpenAI has paused generations depicting Dr. King,” OpenAI said in a post to social media platform X on Thursday.”While there are strong free speech interests in depicting historical figures, OpenAI believes…