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AT&T says it has resolved software issue that caused an outage for some wireless customers AT&T wireless service was down for some customers for parts of Tuesday because of a software issue ... The AT&T outage came one day after the Federal Communications Commission announced a $950,000 settlement with AT&T to resolve an investigation into whether the company violated FCC rules by failing to deliver 911 calls and timely notify 911 call centers during an August 2023 outage. ... number of impacted customers and the length of Tuesday’s outage weren’t immediately released. ...most reports of AT&T outages in the previous 24 hours were Dallas, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago and New York City Ref: www.cnn.com

Many balk at big changes state plans for Anastasia State Park Florida Department of Environmental Protection proposing major changes to 9 parks around state. The city released a statement Thursday (read below) about the proposed changes, which will be discussed at a meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday at First Coast Technical College in St. Augustine. Anastasia State Park is a state-owned recreation area inside the city limits of the City of St. Augustine. The City of St. Augustine has been made aware of a project to construct a 350-room lodge, pickleball courts and a disc golf course inside Anastasia State Park. The City has not been contacted by the State of Florida with any details of this project. The project will require a review by city staff for compliance with the city’s Comprehensive Plan and various sections of the Municipal Code of Ordinances. If the State of Florida is required to obtain approval for aspects of this project by the city’s Planning and Zoning Board, City Commiss

Trump: The most pro-Israel president in American history Pew Research Center found that Israel was the only country among 33 where a majority of people (55%) approved of Trump’s policies; and 71% expressed confidence in his “world leadership.” Here Israel was ranked second only to the Philippines at 77%. Following the atrocious civil war in Syria, the relentless Iranian attempts to build another front against Israel in Syria (in addition to Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza), and the loss of any chance to reach peace, Israel sought American recognition of its sovereignty over the Heights. On 25 March 2019, Trump signed a proclamation stating that “the United States recognizes that the Golan Heights are part of the State of Israel. Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moved the Embassy from Tel Aviv. Israelis were gratified with the move because Trump corrected a historical diplomatic anomaly, since every sovereign country has t

Biden campaign will no longer feed questions to media after being outed by radio host: source President Biden’s campaign will no longer feed media outlets questions for future interviews after it was embarrassingly outed for the practice on national television. revealed on CNN that the Biden campaign supplied her questions before the embattled 81-year-old appeared on her show. Ref: nypost.com

Mob ravages California mini-mart during flash robbery near airport, shocking video shows The gas station's owner said several hours passed before police responded to the crime. ...Sam Mardaie, the owner of the 76 Gas Station & Mini Market on Hegenberger Road, told FOX 2 the thieves caused an estimated $100,000 in damage at the store and that they threatened two employees working at the time. ... Ref: www.foxnews.com

US weapons exports hit record high US President Joe Biden has come under pressure from the Republican opposition about the US's spending on the Ukraine war. He has argued however that US support in Ukraine boosts the domestic economy through arms sales. Ref: news.sky.com