Australian Judge Fines X $465,000 for Online Safety Breach After 3-Year Court Battle

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge fined X Corp. 650,000 Australian dollars ($465,000) on Thursday for failing to provide information to an online safety watchdog in 2023 about how it tackled child sexual exploitation content. Federal Court Justice Michael Wheelahan also ordered the Texas-based social media giant to pay AU$100,000 ($71,000) of eSafety Commissioner …

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Mexico Arrests Municipal President, Five Others in Corruption Probe

MEXICO CITY, ⁠May ⁠20 (Reuters) – Mexican ⁠authorities arrested the ​municipal president of ‌Atlatlahucan and five ‌other ⁠political ⁠figures in an investigation into corruption ​and organized crime in central Morelos ​state, special prosecutor Ulises ⁠Lara ⁠said in ⁠a video ​message late on Wednesday. The ​former ⁠municipal president of Yecapixtla was among those ⁠arrested in the …

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Behind the scenes of "The Pitt"

The Emmy-winning HBO Max drama “The Pitt” immerses viewers in the hour-by-hour struggles faced by the overworked-yet-superhuman emergency room staff at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook visits the series’ hyper-realistic set at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif. (where cast members undergo a two-week medical boot …

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Extended interview: Noah Wyle – CBS News

In this web exclusive, CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook talks with Noah Wyle, the star of “ER” and the HBO Max series “The Pitt,” about how his new show depicts the fragility of the medical system, and about his character, Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch.

Flagg, Knueppel, Edgecombe, Harper and Coward

NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas’ Cooper Flagg, Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel and Philadelphia’s VJ Edgecombe were unanimous first-team selections for the NBA’s All-Rookie team, which was unveiled Wednesday night. Also making first-team All-Rookie: San Antonio’s Dylan Harper and Memphis’ Cedric Coward. Harper also appeared on all 100 ballots, with 93 first-team nods and seven second-team votes. …

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China’s Xi May Visit North Korea as Early as Next Week, Yonhap Reports

SEOUL, May 21 (Reuters) – Chinese President ⁠Xi ⁠Jinping may visit ⁠North Korea as early as next ​week, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported late on ‌Wednesday quoting a senior ‌government official. Another government source was cited as ⁠saying ⁠a team of Chinese security service and protocol officials ​were in Pyongyang recently and that a …

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